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The Yardbook alternative that
tells you what to do next.
Same records you keep today — leads, estimates, jobs, invoices — plus marketing in the same workspace and an AI direction layer that turns your pipeline into a short weekly action list.
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- Typical time to first branded estimate
- 1 day
- Free trial, no card required
- 14 days
- CRM, jobs, invoicing, marketing
- One system
What crews tell us before they switch
Yardbook keeps the records. These are the gaps owners hit once the business grows past a couple of trucks.
- Estimates look plain next to the competitor who sends a branded quote from the driveway.
- Marketing lives in a separate tool — or nowhere — so promotion happens only when the calendar looks thin.
- Follow-up depends on memory, so high-value quotes go quiet without anyone noticing.
- Reports show last month, but nobody translates them into this week's priorities.
- Team handoffs live in text threads instead of on the customer record.
How the switch actually goes
Bring your catalog and customers over, then keep working the same way — with less admin behind it.
Import
Customers and properties come with you
Bring across the history you already built so you are not starting from a blank list.
Catalog
Price your services once
Paver installs, patios, turf, seasonal maintenance — set them up and reuse them on every estimate.
Quote
Branded estimates from the field
Send a professional quote before you leave the driveway instead of at 9pm.
Chase
Automatic follow-up on silent quotes
A high-value estimate sitting three days without a reply becomes a reminder, not a regret.
Bill
Invoice at completion
Convert the accepted estimate the day the job closes and let reminders collect the balance.
Grow
Campaigns and reviews on a rhythm
Before/after posts, seasonal offers, and review requests run on schedule instead of on inspiration.
The difference is direction
Record-keeping is the easy half. SimpliPilot answers the question every owner has on Monday morning: what should I do first?
- A weekly ranked list of follow-ups, weighted by estimate value and days of silence.
- Close rate and profit by service, so you know whether hardscape or maintenance earns the next truck.
- Season-aware campaign suggestions — cleanups, irrigation checks, lighting.
- Plain-language reasoning behind every recommendation, so you stay the decision maker.
Yardbook
A capable, low-cost record keeper for landscaping: customers, estimates, invoices, and basic scheduling once you enter everything consistently.
SimpliPilot
Keeps the same records, adds marketing in the same workspace, and converts your pipeline into a short prioritized action list every week.
Switching questions, answered
What owners ask before moving a working business into a new system.
Why do landscapers look for a Yardbook alternative?
Usually for three reasons: the interface feels dated next to what customers expect on an estimate, marketing lives somewhere else entirely, and the reporting tells you what happened without telling you what to do next.
Does SimpliPilot do estimates and invoicing like Yardbook?
Yes. Save your services and pricing once — paver install per square foot, turf refresh, monthly maintenance — then build a branded estimate on-site, convert it to an invoice at completion, and let automatic reminders chase payment.
What does SimpliPilot add that Yardbook does not?
A weekly direction layer. SimpliPilot reads your pipeline, close rate, and service profitability and hands you a short prioritized list: the quiet high-value estimate to call, the service worth promoting, the review request worth sending.
Can I move my customers over?
Yes. Customers, properties, and your service catalog can be imported so you are not retyping history. Most crews are quoting from SimpliPilot within the first day.
How much does it cost to switch?
Nothing to try. The 14-day free trial is full access with no card required, and plans start at $59/month on partner pricing.
Comparing more tools? See the LMN alternative comparison or read the landscaping playbook.
Move your landscaping business to a system with direction.
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