A job costing template tracks every cost on a job against what you charged — so you see real profit and margin per job. What to track, how to set one up, and a done-for-you tracker.
Picking the wrong QuickBooks Online plan is the most common — and most expensive — accounting mistake trade contractors make. This guide walks through which of the four plans actually fits a trade business, how to set up your chart of accounts so job costing works, and which field service tools sync cleanly.
Where AI actually helps landscape contractors price work — and where the marketing oversells. Updated July 28, 2026: CompanyCam, Jobber, Housecall Pro and LeadTruffle were re-verified against their own pricing pages and all four had changed. CompanyCam replaced Pro/Premium/Elite with Core/Crew/Scale and dropped its three-user minimum; Jobber now sells tiers with users included; Housecall Pro … Read more