CrewNest

CrewNest is a field service management platform for pressure washing, lawn care, and snow removal businesses. For snow work, it records event timestamps, accumulation totals, and service notes, and users can attach weather data and accumulation notes to jobs. Salt and deicer calculators estimate material needs based on surface area and conditions. Map-based dispatch assigns crews to routes and zones. Snow services can be invoiced per push, per visit, per inch, or at a seasonal flat rate; seasonal contracts support fixed monthly or per-event billing, with invoices generated from contract terms after events. CrewNest also covers quoting, scheduling, invoicing, and payments. It is a Progressive Web App with web access that works on iPhone and Android without an app-store download. The free plan is limited to one user, three estimates and ten satellite measurements per month, and 50 SMS messages per month. Pro costs $29.99 a month and includes unlimited estimates, invoices, satellite measurements, and team members. The company is based in Oakville, Ontario, Canada.

CrewNest combines field-service tools with snow-specific logs, material calculations, dispatch, and billing options. The free tier has clear user and monthly usage limits; Pro removes several of those limits for $29.99 a month.

CrewNest suits field service operators in pressure washing, lawn care, or snow removal. Its snow records, billing options, and dispatch tools may be especially relevant to businesses documenting and coordinating snow services.

CrewNest is field-service software for pressure washing, lawn care, and snow-removal businesses. It best suits snow contractors who want records, routing, and event-based billing in one system. The free plan can cover a solo operator starting out, but its one-user cap makes Pro the practical step for a crew.

Overview

CrewNest combines day-to-day field-service tasks with tools tailored to snow work. Event records, material estimates, dispatch, and contract billing can help keep service documentation and customer charges connected to each job. The company describes the product as early-stage, a consideration for businesses that prioritize an established operating platform.

It supports Android, iOS, and web. CrewNest describes its phone access as a Progressive Web App that works on iPhone and Android without an app-store download. The company is headquartered in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. See our Snow Removal Software guide for more options.

Key features

Snow records and job context

Event logs record timestamps, accumulation totals, and service notes, and jobs can include weather data and accumulation notes. That history gives contractors a way to document what happened at a service visit, rather than relying on an invoice as the only record.

Material planning and dispatch

Salt and deicer calculators estimate material needs using surface area and conditions, useful for planning treatment quantities. Map-based dispatch assigns crews to routes and zones. These tools address both preparation and coordination, though the free tier's ten monthly satellite measurements may constrain operators who regularly assess many properties.

Snow billing

CrewNest supports per-push, per-visit, per-inch, and seasonal flat-rate invoicing. Seasonal contracts can use fixed monthly or per-event pricing, with invoices generated from contract terms after events. This range suits contractors with different charging arrangements, while the free plan's basic invoicing lacks the Pro plan's unlimited invoices.

Pricing

The free-forever plan costs nothing. It includes customer management, job scheduling, basic invoicing, offline mode through the PWA, one user, up to three estimates per month, up to ten satellite measurements, and 50 SMS messages per month. That is a useful way for a solo business to start, but the estimate and messaging caps can become restrictive as customer activity grows.

The Pro Plan costs $29.99 a month and includes unlimited estimates and invoices, unlimited satellite measurements, a customer booking portal, unlimited SMS in the US and Canada, route optimization, advanced analytics, and unlimited team members. It is the more suitable choice for a growing operation that needs multiple seats or exceeds the free quotas. CrewNest offers a 14-day trial; the plan terms provided do not state renewal or billing-cycle details.

Platforms

CrewNest is available on Android, iOS, and web. Its Progressive Web App works on iPhone and Android without an app-store download, and the free plan includes offline mode through the PWA.

Who it's for

CrewNest is a strong fit for snow-removal operators who need service histories, material estimates, crew routing, and billing options together. Its broader field-service purpose also includes pressure washing and lawn care. A solo operator with modest monthly volume can begin on the free plan; teams needing multiple users, higher estimate or SMS volume, or more satellite measurements will need Pro. Businesses seeking a mature platform may want to weigh its early-stage positioning before making it central to operations.

Pros and cons

• Pros: Snow-event timestamps, accumulation totals, service notes, and job weather context support a documented service history.
• Pros: Multiple snow billing methods and contract-based invoice generation accommodate both per-event and seasonal work.
• Pros: The free plan includes scheduling, basic invoicing, offline PWA mode, and customer management without a monthly charge.
• Cons: One user, three estimates, ten satellite measurements, and 50 SMS messages per month limit the free plan for active or multi-person businesses.
• Cons: Unlimited team members and several uncapped capabilities require the $29.99 a month Pro Plan.
• Cons: CrewNest describes itself as early-stage, which may make it less appropriate for businesses seeking an established system.

Alternatives

Choose FieldBased if you want a paid option with a $29 a month Starter plan for one user and a $79 a month Pro plan for up to ten users; unlike CrewNest, it has no free plan. Consider Plow360 for a paid snow-focused option whose Solo plan costs $20 a month and includes one user, 25 customer sites, real-time weather job tracking, simple invoices, and reporting. Pinstripe Fleet is another freemium option available on iOS and web.

Icey may suit a business that wants a free plan with up to 15 active sites, five operator seats, and unlimited admin, office users, and clients; it has no free trial. Plowdesk offers a free Operator plan with unlimited users and customers, up to three storm routes, manual customer notifications, and Venmo payment tracking. Choose SaberTask SnowManager if a paid plan with up to five vehicles, basic route planning, and weather alerts fits your needs; its Starter plan costs $99 a month. CrewTracker is a paid alternative with a $200 a month plan for 1–75 properties. Lawn Snow App has a free Starter plan with no monthly software fee and a $2.90 internal LSA cost per paid service stop when paid or marked paid.

Verdict

CrewNest is a good choice for snow contractors who want event documentation, material estimates, route dispatch, and flexible billing in a single field-service tool. Its free plan lowers the barrier for solo operators, and Pro opens the limits that matter for growing crews. Look elsewhere if a one-user free tier is too restrictive or the product's early-stage status is a concern.