Aspire vs simPRO
simPRO scores 7.0/10 vs 6.5/10. Best for: Mid to large commercial trades businesses that handle complex multi-phase project work.
simPRO scores higher overall at 7.0/10 vs 6.5/10. simPRO is built for commercial trades businesses that handle big projects with multiple phases, subcontractors, and complex billing. If that describes your operation, the project management depth is hard to beat. If you are a residential shop doing one-day service calls, this is way more tool than you need.
Aspire 
simPRO Rank
#27 of 35
Rank
#20 of 35
Features
13/17
Features
13/17
Starting at
Custom
Starting at
Custom
User reviews
— (170)
User reviews
4.1/5 (230)
What they cost
| Aspire | simPRO | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting at | Contact for pricing | Contact for pricing |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Number of plans | 3 | Custom |
What the pricing really means
Both Aspire and simPRO use custom pricing, which means you need to talk to sales. In our experience, custom pricing usually means the product is targeting larger operations and the monthly cost will be higher than products with published prices. Ask specifically about total year-one cost, including setup, onboarding, and training.
Where Aspire wins
- Unlimited users included in licensing means no per-seat cost increases as you scale
- Real-time job costing gives precise margin visibility on every property and crew
- Estimating tools are deep with precise bidding capabilities for landscape maintenance contracts
- Now part of ServiceTitan family which adds long-term investment credibility
Where simPRO wins
- Handles complex multi-phase commercial projects that most FSM tools cannot
- Strong inventory and procurement management
- Maintenance contract management with automated scheduling
- Deep job costing and profitability reporting at the project level
Where Aspire falls short
- Extremely complex to deploy with users reporting it takes months to years to get full value
- Pricing is opaque and based on company revenue tiers which makes budgeting difficult
- Billing practices have been called predatory by some customers with overcharges taking months to resolve
- Mobile app and employee-facing tools are weaker than the back-office management features
Where simPRO falls short
- Custom pricing only, no public plans, and generally expensive
- Steep learning curve with a long onboarding period (weeks to months)
- Not designed for small residential-only shops
- Interface can feel overwhelming for basic scheduling needs
Who is each product built for?
Aspire
Target: 20-500+ employees
Aspire is the dominant platform for landscape companies doing $2M or more in revenue who need enterprise-grade estimating, job costing, and crew management. It is not for small shops and the deployment is genuinely painful. If you are under $1M in revenue, the cost and complexity will crush you. If you are a large landscape operation ready to invest 6+ months in setup, it delivers real operational control.
simPRO
Target: 10-200+ technicians
simPRO is built for commercial trades businesses that handle big projects with multiple phases, subcontractors, and complex billing. If that describes your operation, the project management depth is hard to beat. If you are a residential shop doing one-day service calls, this is way more tool than you need.
Feature comparison
| Feature | Aspire | simPRO |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduling & Dispatching | ||
| Scheduling | ||
| Dispatching | ||
| GPS tracking | ||
| Online booking | ||
| Invoicing & Payments | ||
| Invoicing | ||
| Estimates | ||
| Payment processing | ||
| QuickBooks integration | ||
| Operations | ||
| Mobile app | ||
| Customer portal | ||
| Inventory management | ||
| Maintenance agreements | ||
| Reporting | ||
| Growth | ||
| Marketing tools | ||
| Review management | ||
| AI features | ||
| API access | ||
Common questions
simPRO scores 7.0/10 vs Aspire's 6.5/10 in our ranking. simPRO is the better pick for 10-200+ technicians. Aspire is better if you need mid-to-large landscape and commercial cleaning companies doing $2m+ in revenue who need real-time job costing and estimating.
Aspire uses custom pricing (contact sales). simPRO uses custom pricing (contact sales). Watch for add-on costs — the base price often does not include all features. Pricing last verified 2026-03-01.
Aspire: No free trial. simPRO: No free trial. Always test with your actual workflow before committing to an annual plan.
Aspire covers 13 of 17 features we track. simPRO covers 13 of 17. Both are tied on feature coverage, but more features does not always mean better — pick the tool that covers what your business actually needs.
Yes, Aspire has a mobile app. simPRO does too.
Yes. The main effort is migrating your data (customer lists, job history, invoices). Plan for 1-2 weeks of overlap where you run both. Most field service management tools can import CSV data. Ask both vendors about migration support before you sign.
The bottom line
Pick Aspire if...
Mid-to-large landscape and commercial cleaning companies doing $2M+ in revenue who need real-time job costing and estimating
Pick simPRO if...
Mid to large commercial trades businesses that handle complex multi-phase project work