WorkBee

WorkBee is field-service software for UK trades, including window cleaners, who need to manage repeat jobs and field crews. Its best reason to choose it is the combination of scheduled rounds, visit reporting and payment collection; the catch is that its rounds workflow starts at Growth.

Overview

WorkBee turns customer schedules into recurring visits and orders the stops, with weekly, fortnightly, four-weekly, monthly or custom-day frequencies. That makes it a stronger fit for businesses built around repeat rounds than for operators who only need a general job list. Field staff can mark a stop done or skipped, record a reason and navigate to an address by phone.

Round reports cover revenue per round, skipped stops and payment success rates. These measures help an owner spot operational and collection issues, rather than relying only on a record that a visit was completed. However, the Rounds module is confined to Growth and Pro, so Starter’s unlimited jobs do not make it a substitute for round-management tools.

Key features

Payments and accounting

Growth adds native GoCardless Direct Debit collection when a stop is completed and flags failed payments. The maker also lists Xero, QuickBooks, GoCardless and Stripe as accounting and payment integrations. That mix can connect field work with collections and bookkeeping, but businesses that specifically need GoCardless Direct Debit for rounds must step up from Starter to Growth.

Field work and integrations

The maker says WorkBee Field can capture jobs, photos and signatures offline, then sync when connectivity returns. That is useful for crews working where reception is unreliable. Route optimization, estimate building, crew management, online payments and accounting sync are also listed capabilities. The mobile app is described as coming soon to the App Store and Google Play, so buyers should not assume it is currently downloadable there.

Security measures described by the maker include TLS in transit, encryption at rest, row-level database security, role-based access controls and regular security reviews. Its privacy policy says customer data is not sold and users can request deletion. It places database and authentication services in EU data centres, with hosting at EU/UK edge locations.

Pricing

WorkBee has a free tier and three paid monthly plans. Paid plans start with a 30-day free trial, require no credit card and can be cancelled anytime.

The free plan’s 10-job monthly ceiling and single-engineer limit make it a narrow starting point, not a long-term choice for a busy round. Starter removes the job cap and supports three engineers, but the two trade modules and lack of rounds mean its appeal depends on workflows outside recurring rounds. Growth is the practical entry point for that core use case. Pro’s price is justified only for businesses that need its added scale, AI tools, API or custom integrations.

Platforms

WorkBee lists Android, iOS, web and API platforms. The Field app’s availability in the App Store and Google Play is described as coming soon.

Who it's for

WorkBee is best suited to trade businesses with repeat customer visits, especially window cleaners that want schedules, field updates and collection reporting tied together. It is less compelling for a solo operator who needs only a few jobs a month, or a small crew that wants rounds but cannot justify Growth’s £59 a month.

Pros and cons

Pros

• Customer-specific recurring frequencies and ordered stops suit businesses managing regular rounds.
• Round reports connect revenue, skipped visits and payment success, giving owners a broader view of performance.
• Offline capture of jobs, photos and signatures can support field work when connectivity drops.
• The plan ladder makes capacity clear: from one engineer on Free to unlimited engineers on Pro.

Cons

• Rounds and GoCardless Direct Debit are held back until Growth, a substantial step above Starter for businesses that need those workflows.
• Free is limited to 10 jobs a month and one engineer, restricting its usefulness beyond a small solo operation.
• The Field app is described as coming soon in the major mobile app stores.

Alternatives

For a broader comparison of category options, see Window Cleaning Software.

• Fieseros is worth considering if a free plan with 100 lifetime jobs, quotes, estimates, basic calendar, invoices, payments and before-and-after photos is enough; those features do not establish a recurring-round workflow like WorkBee’s.
• NSuite Solo may suit a solo service business that values scheduling, inventory and a free allowance of up to 25 clients, rather than WorkBee’s round-oriented setup.
• Scrubix is an option for businesses seeking a free core app with unlimited customers and team users included.
• Work Planner may suit a smaller operation that wants a no-time-limit free plan for up to 20 jobs and one user, or an Essential plan at £15 a month for unlimited jobs and a single user.
• RoundRun is an alternative for eligible UK window-cleaning businesses able to use a founding-member beta that is free during beta, with no card required and no automatic charge.
• Squeegee is another freemium alternative for buyers comparing window-cleaning software.
• Blueworks CRM is an alternative built by a company for its own window-cleaning crews.
• SquadwareOne is another paid alternative to consider.

Verdict

Choose WorkBee if your trade business runs recurring rounds and needs field updates, visit reporting and connected payment collection. Growth is the clearest fit for that workflow, with Rounds and GoCardless Direct Debit in one plan. Look elsewhere if you need rounds on a tighter budget, or if a small free job allowance is all you require.