Pool service software
Orbit vs Pool Office Manager
Pool Office Manager is one plan priced per active user, with dosing suggestions and a saturation index built in. QuickBooks sync and customer texting are paid add-ons, and the trial needs a card.
Where Orbit is stronger
- A trial with no card and plans from $39 instead of $125
- QuickBooks sync included on Business, not a $25 add-on
- Unlimited photos and an offline field app
- Chemical logs that cannot be deleted, and a full export
Where Pool Office Manager is stronger
- Dosing suggestions and a saturation index in the app
- Customer texting as an add-on
- Batch invoicing from completed visits
Feature by feature.
Pool Office Manager's column comes from www.poolofficemanager.com, checked October 2026. Plans and prices change; check theirs before you decide.
| Feature |  | Pool Office Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ||
| How you payWhat the monthly bill is based on | Flat $39 to $139. First tech included, $30 per extra tech | $125 for the first user, then $25 per active user |
| Pools or locationsAny cap on pools or locations | Unlimited on every plan | No per-customer charge |
| Office usersOwner and office staff | Unlimited | Counted as users |
| Free trial | 30 days, no card | 30 days, card required |
| Contract | Month to month, cancel any time | Month to month |
| Card processingWhat the processor charges you | Stripe's standard rate, nothing added | Stripe, QuickBooks Payments or Fortis |
| Routes and scheduling | ||
| Route optimizationReorder a day by distance | Every plan | |
| Route map with progressDone and pending stops on the map | Map view of appointments | |
| Cover a dayHand a route to another tech for one day without touching the weekly route | Not published | |
| Recurring serviceWeekly stops generated from the service day | ||
| Filter clean schedulingCleans come due from the last clean and the interval | Not published | |
| Calendar with repairs, events and time off | Every plan, phone feed on Pro | |
| Field app | ||
| Works without signalLogs save on the phone and sync when signal returns | Not published | |
| Readings per body of waterPool, spa, fountain, each with its own log | 2 on Starter, 5 on Pro, unlimited on Business | |
| Dosing calculator in the appSoftware tells the tech what to add | — | |
| Photos per visit | Unlimited | Not published |
| Time clockClock in and out, hours to a timesheet | Pro and up | |
| Truck stockDoses count down what is on the truck | Business | Not published |
| Message the office from a stop | Not published | |
| Gate codes, dog and entry side on the stop | Not published | |
| Checklists per client | Pro and up | Not published |
| Jobs and quotes | ||
| Repairs flagged from the field | ||
| Quotes with your logo | Every plan | Not published |
| Quotes from the mobile app | Pro and up | Not published |
| Accepted quote becomes the invoice | Not published | |
| Price book and job templates | Pro and up | Not published |
| Billing | ||
| Monthly service invoicesGenerated for every client from their rate | Pro and up | From completed visits, batch invoicing |
| Online payments | Pro and up, card by Stripe | Card and ACH |
| QuickBooks Online syncCustomers, invoices and payments | Business | $25 a month add-on |
| Service report emailed after each visitReadings, chemicals, photos, notes | Not published | |
| Customer portalCustomers log in to see history and pay | — | Not published |
| Text messages to customers | — | From $10 a month add-on |
| Reports and records | ||
| Chemical spend by client, tech and month | Pro and up | Not published |
| Client profitabilityLabor, chemical and travel cost against the rate | Business | Not published |
| Mileage and fleetOdometer readings per truck | Pro and up | Not published |
| Audit log of every changeWho changed what, when | Business, two years | Not published |
| Full export of your data and photos | Business | Not published |
| Chemical logs cannot be deletedNo role can delete a reading | Not published | |
Sources. Pricing. Pool Office Manager is a trademark of its owner; Orbit is not affiliated with it.
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Try Orbit next to Pool Office Manager for 30 days.
Run both on your own route for a week. The trial needs no card, and there is nothing to cancel if Orbit does not earn its place.