Homeworks vs Contractor Autopilot
Homeworks is free for one user (up to 50 customers), then $299/mo for Growth with up to 10 users or $499/mo for Enterprise with up to 20 ($219 and $379 a month billed annually), plus $15/mo for each extra user — and it is one piece of your business. Contractor Autopilot is $199/mo flat for the whole company, unlimited users: one source of truth, 60+ features from the missed call to the paid invoice. No integrations to build, nothing to keep in sync.
Switching is free: we move your customers and set you up — with a person or with Morgan.
What Homeworks does well
Homeworks (formerly Copilot CRM, founded by Mike Andes) is built for route-based, recurring service work, and it shows. Paid plans include route optimization and saved weekly and bi-weekly routes, multi-step service programs, chemical application tracking, budgeted hours, a dispatch board, offline mode for crews, field upsells, pay-for-performance and a branded customer portal. Both paid plans include white-glove implementation, there is a real free plan, and an open API and MCP let you point Claude or ChatGPT at your data.
Best for: Lawn care and landscaping companies running recurring routes that want routing, chemical tracking and crew tools built by a lawn-care operator, and already have their phone and website covered.
Where it leaves you exposed
- →Reliability is the complaint reviewers raise most. Founder Mike Andes has said publicly the bug count was close to 300 before a year-long stabilization project brought it under 50 (YGG case study), and App Store reviewers still report crashes and features that do not work.
- →Reviewers on LawnSite report automations misfiring, with customers getting "service complete" emails at 3:00 am. Our automatic quote follow-ups only go out between 8am and 8pm in your business's time zone.
- →Card payments on Growth cost 3.9% + 30¢ each; the lower 2.9% + 30¢ rate is on the $499/mo Enterprise plan. We charge no platform fee from Autopilot up, only Stripe's own fee.
- →Their plan list has no phone answering and no website builder, so the call and getting found on Google are still other vendors and other bills.
- →Users are capped: up to 10 on Growth and 20 on Enterprise, then $15/mo for each one after that.
One app for the whole business — finally
Homeworks connects out through Zapier, a one-way QuickBooks sync and an open API, which is a real strength if you like to build. The phone, the website and getting found on Google still live with other vendors you keep in sync.
The call, the lead, the quote, the job, the invoice, the review and the website all live on the same customer record. Your whole crew and your office get their own login — we never charge per seat.
Get found, capture leads, quote & close, run jobs, get paid — the whole business, not one slice of it.
No Zapier, no CSV exports, no paying a consultant to wire your tools together every time something changes.
The time it gives you back
The call gets answered, the lead lands in the CRM, the quote goes out and the follow-ups run on their own, only between 8am and 8pm your time, then the invoice and the review request. Nothing re-typed and nothing to wire together.
What it really costs to run Homeworks
Until now, nobody ran a contracting business on one app. Here is the rest of the bill you are still paying.
| Homeworks Growth (up to 10 users) | $299/mo |
| Answering service | $300+/mo |
| Website + hosting + edits | $50–$300/mo |
| SEO / reviews / social | $350–$1,600/mo |
| Typical all-in | Homeworks plus $700–$2,200/mo of other vendors |
| Contractor Autopilot — all of it, one bill | $199/mo |
Stack costs are typical published US market rates for each category, August 2026. Your numbers will vary — run our free business review and we will price your actual stack.
What it costs at 1, 5 and 10 people
Their price grows with your crew. Ours does not — every plan is unlimited users, so the tenth hire costs you nothing in software.
| Crew size | Homeworks | + what it doesn't include | Their all-in | Contractor Autopilot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Just you | $299/mo (Growth) | $850/mo | $1,149/mo | $397/moAutopilot + AI Receptionist + Get Found |
| 5 people | $299/mo (Growth) | $850/mo | $1,149/mo | $397/moAutopilot + AI Receptionist + Get Found |
| 10 people | $299/mo (Growth) | $850/mo | $1,149/mo | $397/moAutopilot + AI Receptionist + Get Found |
At five people that is $1,149 a month once you add the answering service, website and SEO their plan list leaves out — more than Autopilot with all of it — $397 flat with unlimited users.
Homeworks column uses their published list price, read 19 October 2026. "What it doesn't include" is the same basket every time: answering service ~$300, website and hosting ~$150, reviews and social ~$100, local SEO help ~$300. We price Growth because Solo leaves out most of the features (no texting, automations or routing). Growth includes up to 10 users; each user after that is $15/mo. Our column is Autopilot at $199/mo, unlimited users, and $397 all-in with the AI Receptionist and Get Found (website and SEO) — the same basket.
Side by side
| Feature | Contractor Autopilot | Homeworks |
|---|---|---|
| AI receptionist answering 24/7 | $99/mo add-on | Not on their pricing page (Oct 2026) |
| Builds and hosts your website + custom domain | Yes, with the Get Found add-on (included in Pro) | Not on their pricing page; a work request form you embed on your own site |
| Talk to an AI assistant to get office work done | Yes: Morgan, included from Autopilot up | Connect your own Claude or ChatGPT through MCP (included on Enterprise, 30-day try on Growth) |
| Recurring routes | Recurring work and memberships; dispatch and route order with Field & Office Pro | Their strength: route optimization and saved routes |
| Automatic follow-ups only at sensible hours | Yes: quote follow-ups go out 8am–8pm your time | Not stated on their pricing page |
| Quotes, invoices, card payments | Yes | Yes |
| Card payment fee | Stripe's fee only, 0% platform fee from Autopilot up | 3.9% + 30¢ on Solo and Growth, 2.9% + 30¢ on Enterprise |
| Users | Unlimited, one flat price | Up to 10 (Growth) or 20 (Enterprise), then $15/mo each |
| Free setup | Yes: a real person sets it up with you, or Morgan walks you through it at your own pace | Yes: white-glove implementation on paid plans |
| Guarantee | 30-day money-back guarantee | Software fees back if you do not grow 10% in year one |
| Price | $199/mo, whole company | free for one user (up to 50 customers), then $299/mo for Growth with up to 10 users or $499/mo for Enterprise with up to 20 ($219 and $379 a month billed annually), plus $15/mo for each extra user |
Homeworks pricing and features from their published information, read 19 October 2026. If something here is out of date, tell us and we will fix it.
The honest verdict
If you run recurring lawn routes and want routing and chemical tracking built by a lawn-care operator, Homeworks is a serious option, and its own FAQ is honest that it is not the cheapest. Where it changes is reliability and everything outside the route: reviewers report bugs and misfiring automations, card payments cost 3.9% + 30¢ on Growth, and the phone and the website are still other bills. Autopilot is $199/mo for the whole company with unlimited users — $397 with the AI Receptionist answering today and the website in it. And switching is free: we move your customers and set you up, with a person or with Morgan.
We aren't for everyone
Stay on Homeworks if any of this is you. We would rather lose the sale than take money from a contractor we make worse off.
- —You run mostly recurring lawn or landscape routes and use their route optimization, chemical tracking and pay-for-performance every day. Homeworks was built around that work, and it is not worth breaking a routine that is running well.
- —Your books live in QuickBooks Desktop. We connect to QuickBooks Online only, and there is no two-way Desktop sync coming. Do not break month-end for a website.
- —You run 10 or more techs with memberships, commission plans and a real dispatch board. That is ServiceTitan's job. We would be a downgrade and we will say so.
- —You are mid-contract. What you still owe on a term deal is real money, not sunk cost — put us on your renewal date instead of paying two bills.
- —You already have more leads than you can work and only need to send invoices. A bundle you do not use is not a saving.
None of that you? Then the rest of this page is worth your ten minutes.
Questions contractors ask
How much does Homeworks cost?
Read from their pricing page on 19 October 2026: Solo is free for one user and up to 50 customers, Growth is $299/mo with up to 10 users, and Enterprise is $499/mo with up to 20 users ($219 and $379 a month if you pay for a year). Extra users are $15/mo each. Card payments are 3.9% + 30¢ on Solo and Growth and 2.9% + 30¢ on Enterprise. Tell us if that has changed and we will fix this page.
Is Homeworks the same as Copilot CRM?
Yes. Copilot CRM renamed itself Homeworks in May 2026, and copilotcrm.com now forwards to home.works. Same company, same founder, Mike Andes.
Is Contractor Autopilot a Homeworks alternative?
Yes. You get CRM, quotes, scheduling, recurring work and invoicing, plus the parts Homeworks leaves out: a 24/7 AI receptionist, your website and domain, and automatic follow-ups and review requests. Autopilot is $199/mo for the whole company with unlimited users, and $397 with the AI Receptionist and Get Found.
What does it cost to switch from Homeworks?
Nothing. Setup is free: book a time and a real person sets it up with you, or Morgan walks you through it at your own pace. Send us your customer list or price list as a spreadsheet, or even a photo of the screen, and we bring it in for you to check before anything is saved.
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