Markate is a service operations platform for field service businesses, with tools for managing customers, jobs, schedules, dispatch, routing, payments, and automation. Its features include estimates and invoices, reporting, time logs, employee roles, a customer portal, online booking, and virtual video estimates. Managers can assign jobs and track employees’ time and location; field teams can use checklists and photos, and continue working in the mobile app offline with changes syncing when they reconnect. Customers can pay invoices online. Markate describes Square as supporting saved cards, ACH payments, tips, and instant payouts. It runs on the web, Android, and iOS, and lists integrations such as Google Calendar, CompanyCam, PayPal, QuickBooks Online, Zapier, and Twilio. The 14-day trial includes full feature access without requiring a credit card. Owner Operator costs $39.95/mo with annual billing, paid as $479.40 yearly, or $49.95 per month with monthly billing. Add-ons have separate charges, including online booking and Zapier at $10/month each.
Who it is for
Markate suits home service professionals and small businesses, from startups to established contractors, that need job coordination and customer-management tools. It is also relevant to field teams that need mobile access and offline work.
What is good
- Job assignment and employee time and location tracking
- Offline app use with automatic sync when reconnected
- Online invoice payments and listed payment integrations
- 14-day trial with full feature access and no card required
What to know first
- No free plan
- Annual Owner Operator billing is $479.40 upfront
- Employee app access costs $5 per employee/month
- API access requires a request and approval
Verdict
Markate brings customer, job, scheduling, and payment operations together for service businesses. Check the separate add-on charges and API-use terms when choosing a setup.
Markate plans and pricing
All plansCompared on pressure washing software
- Free plan
- No
- Mobile app
- Yes
- Dispatch and scheduling
- Yes
- Work orders
- Yes
- Crew management
- Yes
- Job costing
- Yes
- Client portal
- Yes
- Accounting integrations
- Yes
