The quick verdict
Jobber is operations software: scheduling, dispatch, invoicing, recurring billing. Solar Launch is acquisition software: AI render the homeowner's roof with panels, mail postcards with their projected monthly savings, surface ITC math + financing pre-qualification on a customer portal, take refundable site-survey deposits. They solve different parts of a solar installer's workflow and most established installers use both.
Feature comparison
| Capability | Solar Launch | Jobber |
|---|---|---|
| AI rendering of homeowner's roof with solar | Yes — core feature | No |
| Google Solar API production + savings modeling | Yes — per-home | No |
| Mailed solar postcards (print + USPS, all-in) | Yes — $1 per quote | No |
| Customer portal with ITC math + financing pre-qualification | Yes | No (generic client portal only) |
| Refundable site-survey deposit collection | Stripe Connect | Yes (generic payments) |
| Solar-specific pipeline stages (site survey → contract → permit → install → PTO) | Yes | Generic stages (custom-build needed) |
| Multi-crew dispatch + routing | Basic | Excellent |
| Recurring-service invoicing (maintenance plans) | No | Excellent |
| QuickBooks integration | Stripe payout reports | Tight two-way sync |
| Neighbor follow-up after install | Yes — automated postcards | No |
Pricing
Jobber: subscription-based, $69–$349/mo by tier. Pay every month regardless of volume.
Solar Launch: pay-per-mailing, $1 per mailed solar quote, all-in (print + postage + AI render + customer portal + deposit collection). Free account, free rendering.
Average installer using Solar Launch returns $32 in install revenue for every $1 spent on mailed solar quotes. A 500-postcard campaign costs $500 and typically returns ~$16,000 in install revenue. First $1,000 campaign is money-back guaranteed.
When Jobber wins
- You run a multi-trade business and solar is one of several revenue lines.
- You have 3+ install crews and need real dispatch + routing optimization.
- You already have steady lead flow and your bottleneck is operations, not acquisition.
- You bill recurring services (system monitoring contracts, annual cleanings).
When Solar Launch wins
- You're a solar-focused installer (any size, year 1 through year 10+).
- Your bottleneck is filling the calendar, not running the calendar.
- You want acquisition software that already knows about Google Solar API, federal ITC math, and refundable site-survey deposits — not a generic CRM you have to customize.
- You want pricing that scales with revenue (pay per mailing) instead of a fixed monthly subscription.
Can you use both?
Yes — many established solar installers do exactly that. Solar Launch handles acquisition (mailed quotes → scans → deposits → site survey closed). Jobber takes the closed lead and runs the install ops (crew dispatch, photo workflow, invoicing, maintenance contracts after install). They don't compete for the same workflow.
For installers under year 3, though, the front of the funnel is where the money is. A polished back-office CRM doesn't help if the calendar is half empty.
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