CalOS vs Jobber.Built around how you work, not the other way round.
Jobber is a well-known, ready-made tool for service businesses. CalOS is a system Caltho sets up and runs around how your business actually works. Here is how they differ, and who each suits.
Talk to us→How they compare
A comparison by Caltho, using Jobber's public website as of November 2026. Details change, so check getjobber.com for its current plans.
| Jobber | CalOS | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Ready-made software for service businesses | A CRM Caltho sets up around your business |
| Getting started | Free trial, start on your own | We learn how you work, then set it up with you |
| Shaped to you | Same product for every business, within its settings | Your own tables, fields, stages and rules |
| Quotes, scheduling, invoicing | Yes | Set up as you need them |
| Customer history and follow-ups | Yes | Yes |
| Automations | Built-in follow-ups and reminders | Workflows drawn for how you work |
| Website and forms | Marketing tools on higher plans | Caltho builds and hosts your website; forms feed CalOS |
| Who runs it | You | Caltho sets it up and keeps it running |
| Pricing | Plans by team size and features | Talk to us for a quote |
What it is
- Jobber
- Ready-made software for service businesses
- CalOS
- A CRM Caltho sets up around your business
Getting started
- Jobber
- Free trial, start on your own
- CalOS
- We learn how you work, then set it up with you
Shaped to you
- Jobber
- Same product for every business, within its settings
- CalOS
- Your own tables, fields, stages and rules
Quotes, scheduling, invoicing
- Jobber
- Yes
- CalOS
- Set up as you need them
Customer history and follow-ups
- Jobber
- Yes
- CalOS
- Yes
Automations
- Jobber
- Built-in follow-ups and reminders
- CalOS
- Workflows drawn for how you work
Website and forms
- Jobber
- Marketing tools on higher plans
- CalOS
- Caltho builds and hosts your website; forms feed CalOS
Who runs it
- Jobber
- You
- CalOS
- Caltho sets it up and keeps it running
Pricing
- Jobber
- Plans by team size and features
- CalOS
- Talk to us for a quote
How CalOS actually runs.
One system for your records, your website and your routine work, set up and looked after by the team that built it.
Your data is yours
Your business gets its own CalOS, with its own records and its own address. Your data is kept separate from every other client's, and it belongs to you.
AI that works in your records
Ask CalOS a question about your customers, jobs or what's due and get an answer from your own data. It can also propose changes, like adding a record, setting a task or logging a call. You see each one and use it or not.
Workflows that do the routine work
We draw workflows around how you work: a reply when someone gets in touch, a review request after a job, a reminder on an unpaid invoice. Where a customer would hear from you, you approve it first.
Why we can fit it to your business.
Caltho builds the website, the systems and the automation, and also builds and runs CalOS. That's the difference from picking one tool and working around its limits.
One team, whole picture
Your website forms, your records, your tasks, your time tracking and your workflows sit in one system. A new enquiry becomes a record, a task and a follow-up without anyone copying it across.
It changes as you do
New stage, new table, new rule? We change CalOS to match, and we can connect the tools you already use. You don't wait for a product's roadmap.
See what it looks like in practice.
Follow a week at a demo home services business, from a new lead to Monday's follow-ups, run on CalOS.
Which one fits
Jobber may be right if
- You want to start today, on your own
- Your work fits a standard field-service flow
- You'd rather not have a partner involved
CalOS may be right if
- Your process doesn't fit a standard tool
- You track more than jobs and quotes
- You want your website, workflows and records in one place
- You want someone to set it up and run it
Questions people ask.
Do I have to stop using Jobber?
No. If Jobber works for you, keep it. CalOS is for when your business doesn't fit a standard tool, or you want your records, website and workflows in one place.
Can my customer list come over?
Yes. We can bring in customer records from a spreadsheet or an export file as part of setup.
Who sets it up and keeps it running?
We do. We learn how you work, set CalOS up around it, and keep it running as your business changes.
What does CalOS cost?
It depends on what you need set up. Talk to us and we'll give you a clear quote.
Not sure which fits?Let's talk it through.
We'll walk through how you work today and show you what it could look like.
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