Full disclosure: we make Icey Software, one of the twelve tools on this list. So instead of pretending to be a neutral review site, we wrote the version we would want to read — what each tool is best at, where the others beat us, and what each one costs.
Every price and plan below comes from the vendor’s own website, checked on October 3, 2026, and each row links to the page we read. Prices change, so confirm on the vendor’s site before you buy. Where a vendor names its currency we show it; where it doesn’t, we show the number as listed.
The 12 tools at a glance (as of October 2026)
| Tool | Best for | Published starting price | Free plan | Snow-specific strengths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Icey Software (ours) | Snow and ice contractors who want to start free | Free; Pro $79 CAD/month with 5 operator seats included, + $29 per extra seat — pricing | Yes — up to 5 operator seats and up to 15 active sites | Per-event rate cards and seasonal quotes with salt included, signed online; storm board; crew app with GPS, photos and material logs; a site report for every visit |
| Yeti | Snow crews with subcontractors, and lawn care in summer | From $95 USD/month for 1–25 sites, priced by sites not users; 30% off yearly — yetisoftware.com | None listed on its site | GPS-stamped photos and breadcrumbs, an exportable audit report, subs on the app at no charge |
| Plowdesk | Smaller snow operations, especially residential | Free; Contractor $95/month — plowdesk.com | Yes — unlimited users and customers, up to three storm routes | Seasonal and per-event quotes with materials, shared routes, site photos, GPS route history |
| CrewNest | One-person businesses doing pressure washing, lawn care and snow | Free; Pro $29.99 USD/month or $290 a year — crewnest.app/pricing | Yes — one user, up to three estimates a month | Salt and de-icer calculators, per-push and per-event invoicing, seasonal flat rates |
| QuoteIQ | Small multi-trade businesses that sell on quotes | From $29.99/month (1 user) to $699/month (unlimited users) — myquoteiq.com/pricing | No — 14-day free trial | Snow removal is one of many trades; quoting and estimating come first |
| Jobber | Businesses where snow is one service among many | Core from $29 USD/month billed yearly ($49 month to month), 1 user — getjobber.com/pricing | No — 14-day free trial | General field service across trades; syncs with QuickBooks Online from the Connect plan up |
| LMN (Granum) | Landscape companies that also plow and estimate by budget | Starter from $297 USD/month, billed monthly — granum.com/lmn/pricing | No | Budget-based estimating, with a Snow & Ice offering alongside landscaping |
| Aspire | Large landscape and commercial cleaning companies | Not published — quoted by company size; unlimited users — youraspire.com/aspire-plans | No | Snow plans built from aerial imagery, crews and subs scheduled on the fly, work tickets in real time |
| CrewTracker | Established snow and ice operations that want guided setup | Tier 1 from $250/month, priced by number of properties — crewtracker.com/pricing2024 | No | Snow-and-ice focus, white-glove setup and team training, connects to QuickBooks |
| Aurora Suite | Snow operators who want customers to watch the crew live | Not published — a base monthly fee plus a price per active operator seat — try.aurorasuite.ca | No | Half-second live GPS, a customer portal with ETAs and proof photos, Stripe billing |
| Service Autopilot | High-volume recurring-service companies that want automation | Startup from $49/month plus a sign-up fee, at yearly rates — serviceautopilot.com/pricing | No — free trial | Snow dispatch, route optimization, automations |
| WorkWave (RealGreen) | Lawn and landscape companies that add snow | Not published — book a demo — workwave.com | No | Scheduling, dispatch and invoicing, a crew app that sends service reports, connects to QuickBooks |
Free plans differ more than the word “free” suggests. Plowdesk’s is unlimited users with up to three storm routes; CrewNest’s is one user and three estimates a month; Icey’s is a set number of operator seats and active sites. Check the limit that will bind you first.
Icey Software (ours) — best free start for snow-only contractors
Icey is snow and ice management software from North Vancouver, BC. It is built around how snow work is sold and proven: per-event rate cards, where plowing and de-icing are priced as separate visits, or seasonal contracts paid in monthly instalments, with salt included in the price and the client signing online. Storms run from a dispatch board with routes optimized for traffic and priority sites first, and crews use a phone app that records GPS, timers, before/after photos and per-site material logs, and keeps working with no signal. Every completed visit makes a site report for the client.
Where Icey is weaker, honestly. The Free plan has up to 5 operator seats (office users are unlimited), while Plowdesk’s free plan has unlimited users and Yeti doesn’t charge per user at all; past 5 operators, Icey Pro charges per seat. Prices are in CAD only. It is a younger product — self-serve since July 2026 — with fewer reviews than the older tools here. Accounting is a QuickBooks CSV export with no direct sync, the Android app is still in testing (Android crews use the web app), and new accounts get no subcontractor tools. See pricing and what Icey Software is.
Yeti — best for crews and subcontractors
Yeti is snow and exterior-maintenance software from Langley, BC. It has one plan, priced by the number of sites — from $95 USD a month for 1–25 sites, 30% less paid yearly (billed in full at signup) — so adding drivers doesn’t raise the bill. Its FAQ says subcontractors use its app at no extra charge, it lists an integration with QuickBooks Online, and a site can switch from plow to mow for summer work. Its site lists no free plan.
For a crew of several drivers, Yeti will usually cost less than Icey. We compare the two in detail, with a worked example, in Icey vs Yeti.
Plowdesk — best free plan for a crew
Plowdesk, from New Hampshire, is built for snow contractors. Its free Operator plan has unlimited users and customers with up to three storm routes, site photos, service logging, quotes and invoices. The Contractor plan, $95 a month, adds unlimited storm routes (for residential customers), automated customer notifications, a customer portal and payment integrations. If you have several drivers and only a few routes, its free plan goes further than Icey’s.
CrewNest — best free start for a one-person, multi-trade business
CrewNest, from Oakville, Ontario, covers pressure washing, lawn care and snow removal. Its free plan is one user with up to three estimates a month and unlimited customers and jobs; Pro is $29.99 USD a month or $290 a year with unlimited team members. For snow it offers salt and de-icer calculators, per-push and per-event invoicing and seasonal flat rates.
QuoteIQ — best for multi-trade businesses that sell on quotes
QuoteIQ is quoting-first field-service software for many trades, snow removal among them. Plans run from $29.99 a month for one user (Essentials) to $699 a month for unlimited users (Max), each with a 14-day free trial. It suits a small business doing several services that wants fast estimates; it isn’t snow-specific.
Jobber — best when snow is one service among many
Jobber is broad, mature field-service software across dozens of trades: quotes, scheduling, invoicing, online booking and payments. Core starts at $29 USD a month billed yearly ($49 month to month) for one user, and it syncs with QuickBooks Online from the Connect plan up. It has a 14-day free trial and no free plan.
It isn’t built around storms — per-event billing, storm dispatch and salt logs aren’t what it is designed for. See Icey vs Jobber.
LMN — best for landscape-plus-snow estimating
LMN, now part of Granum, is landscaping software first, known for budget-based estimating, with a Snow & Ice offering. Starter is $297 USD a month billed monthly, with one office or crew-lead licence and five crew licences; Professional is $648 USD a month. You book a demo to start. A snow-only contractor may pay for breadth they don’t use.
Aspire — best for large landscape and commercial operations
Aspire, part of the ServiceTitan family, serves landscaping and commercial cleaning companies, with a snow and ice module that builds plans from aerial imagery and schedules crews and subs. Pricing isn’t published: it is quoted by company size and complexity, as one monthly licence fee with unlimited users, under a contract. It is aimed at larger companies.
CrewTracker — best for established snow operations that want hand-holding
CrewTracker sells to snow and ice, landscaping and custodial businesses. Pricing is tiered by number of properties, with Tier 1 from $250 a month, and the subscription includes white-glove setup, team training and a QuickBooks connection. It suits an established operation with office staff to run it. See Icey vs CrewTracker.
Aurora Suite — best customer-facing experience
Aurora Suite’s strength is what your customers see: a live portal with ETAs, service status and proof photos, backed by half-second GPS updates, with billing through Stripe (seasonal, per visit, hourly or by area). Pricing isn’t published — a base monthly fee for unlimited admin users plus a price per active operator seat — and you start by booking a demo. It offers a 60-day performance guarantee. See Icey vs Aurora Suite.
Service Autopilot — best for automation at volume
Service Autopilot is built for recurring-service companies that want the back office to run itself: route optimization, snow dispatch and triggered automations. Startup is $49 a month and Pro $199 a month, each plus a sign-up fee at yearly rates; Pro Plus, at $499, adds the automations. QuickBooks Online two-way sync and a customer portal are add-ons priced on request.
WorkWave (RealGreen) — best for lawn companies adding snow
WorkWave’s snow removal software runs on RealGreen, its lawn-care platform: scheduling, dispatch, invoicing and a crew app that sends service reports to customers when a job is done, with a QuickBooks connection. Pricing isn’t published; you book a demo.
How to choose
- Decide how much of your business is snow. Snow-only or snow-first points to Icey, Yeti, Plowdesk, CrewTracker or Aurora; several trades point to Jobber, QuoteIQ, CrewNest, LMN, Aspire, Service Autopilot or WorkWave.
- Work out what you would pay for your crew. Yeti, Plowdesk and Aspire don’t charge per user; Icey Pro includes 5 operator seats and charges per seat beyond them, Jobber and QuoteIQ by user count, LMN by licence.
- Decide how you want to buy. Icey, Plowdesk, CrewNest, QuoteIQ and Jobber let you sign up yourself; Aspire, Aurora, LMN and WorkWave start with a demo.
- If commercial clients or insurers ask for records, look closely at proof of service and salt logs — and ask each vendor to show you a real storm’s records, not a demo account.
- Shortlist two and run a real storm on each. Several have free plans or trials, so it costs little to find out.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which snow removal software is the best overall?
There is no single best. Snow-only contractors who want to start free lean toward Icey or Plowdesk; crews with subcontractors toward Yeti; a polished customer view toward Aurora Suite; mixed-trade businesses toward Jobber or QuoteIQ; large landscape-plus-snow companies toward LMN or Aspire.
Is there free snow removal software?
Yes. As of October 2026: Icey Software (up to 5 operator seats and up to 15 active sites), Plowdesk (unlimited users and customers, up to three storm routes) and CrewNest (one user, up to three estimates a month). Yeti’s site lists no free plan. Jobber and QuoteIQ offer 14-day free trials.
Which tools publish their prices?
As of October 2026: Icey, Yeti, Plowdesk, CrewNest, QuoteIQ, Jobber, LMN and Service Autopilot publish prices, and CrewTracker publishes its entry tier. Aspire, Aurora Suite and WorkWave don’t publish prices.
Which is cheapest for a crew of several drivers?
Look at how each one counts. Yeti prices by sites, and Plowdesk and Aspire include unlimited users, so a bigger crew doesn’t raise the bill. Icey Pro includes 5 operator seats and charges per seat beyond them, and Jobber and QuoteIQ price by number of users. Our Icey vs Yeti comparison works an example for a crew of four.
Is this roundup biased, since Icey wrote it?
We make Icey and said so up front. We linked every price to the vendor’s own page and named where others beat us — Yeti and Plowdesk for crews, Yeti for subcontractors and accounting sync, Aurora for the customer view, Jobber for breadth. Use it as a starting point, then trial your shortlist.
Which is best for salt and de-icing records?
Icey logs salt and de-icer per site at every visit and keeps the amounts off the client’s report. CrewNest has salt and de-icer calculators, and Plowdesk quotes can include materials. Whatever you pick, ask the vendor to show you the material records from a real storm.
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