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An LMN alternative built for
crews that need to move fast.
Estimating, scheduling, invoicing, and marketing in one workspace — without a multi-week budgeting build before the software starts paying for itself.
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- From signup to first estimate
- Same day
- Free trial, no card required
- 14 days
- Partner pricing starting point
- $59/mo
Where heavyweight landscape software gets in the way
Enterprise-grade tooling is the right answer at scale. Below that, the setup cost tends to outweigh the benefit.
- Budget-first setup means weeks of configuration before you can send a single quote.
- You pay for crew costing and time tracking modules a two-truck operation never opens.
- Marketing still lives outside the system, so promotion depends on spare evenings.
- Training a new hire on the full platform takes longer than teaching them the work.
- The reporting is deep, but nobody turns it into this week's priority list.
What you keep, what gets simpler
The operational spine stays. The overhead around it disappears.
Setup
Services and pricing in an afternoon
Define what you sell and what it costs, then start quoting — no budget model required first.
Quote
Branded estimates from the field
Build a professional estimate on-site from your catalog and send it before you drive away.
Schedule
Site visits and installs on one calendar
The crew and the office look at the same schedule, with the property details attached.
Bill
Invoice and collect at completion
Turn the accepted estimate into an invoice the day the job wraps, with automatic nudges.
Market
Campaigns inside the same workspace
Seasonal offers, before/after posts, and review requests scheduled a month ahead.
Decide
A weekly action list
Your pipeline turned into the three or four moves that matter most this week.
Depth where it earns its keep
You still get the numbers — just pointed at a decision instead of a dashboard.
- Follow-ups ranked by estimate value and how long they have been quiet.
- Close rate and profitability by service line, updated as jobs close.
- Seasonal campaign suggestions tied to the work you actually sell.
- Role-based team accounts so assignments and customer history stay on the record.
LMN
Deep landscape software built around budgeting, estimating, and crew time tracking — powerful for larger operations willing to invest in setup.
SimpliPilot
A lighter operating system for growing crews: quote, schedule, invoice, and market from one place, with weekly AI direction on top.
LMN comparison questions
What contractors ask when they are weighing a lighter system.
Why look for an LMN alternative?
LMN is built for larger landscape operations with budgeting, time tracking, and crew management. Smaller crews often find the setup heavy and end up using a fraction of it while still paying for the whole thing.
Is SimpliPilot simpler to set up?
Yes. You add your services and pricing, import customers, and start quoting the same day. There is no multi-week budget build required before the software is useful.
Does SimpliPilot handle estimating and scheduling?
Yes — estimates built from your own catalog, jobs and site visits on one calendar, invoicing at completion, and automatic payment reminders.
What about marketing?
Marketing is included in the same workspace: email and social campaigns, review requests, and seasonal offers scheduled ahead instead of improvised.
What does SimpliPilot add on top?
A weekly direction layer that ranks your follow-ups by value and silence, shows close rate and profit by service, and suggests the campaign worth running next.
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Run your landscape business without the setup tax.
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