Pest control software: scheduling, routes and chemical records in one system

What should pest control software do?

General job software books a visit and sends a bill. Pest control adds recurring routes and strict product records.

• Recurring service: Monthly, quarterly and yearly plans book themselves, with the right service type on each visit.
• Route building: The software groups stops by area and orders them to cut drive time.
• Chemical use records: Each stop records the product, amount, target pest and applicator.
• Devices and bait stations: Techs scan a barcode on each trap or station and log what they found.
• Termite and inspection reports: Techs fill in inspection forms with photos on a phone.
• Commercial accounts: Restaurants, warehouses and property managers need service reports and trend data for audits.
• Recurring billing: Cards on file get charged after each visit or on a set date.
• Sales tools: Door-to-door and phone reps sign up new customers from a phone.

What records do pest control companies have to keep?

States run pesticide rules for pest control companies. The EPA says all 50 states run certification programs for applicators of restricted use pesticides. The federal rule says commercial applicators must recertify at least every 5 years.

Each state sets its own record rules, and your software must capture them. Texas is a good example. Its rule says pest control use records must include these items:

• Customer: The billing name and address.
• Products: Pesticide names and EPA registration numbers.
• Amounts: The total amount applied, or the mix rate and total for mixed products.
• Site: The service address.
• Target pest: The pest or purpose for the treatment.
• Devices: Any pest control devices used and how many.
• People: The name and license number of each person who applied, trained or supervised, plus the business license number.
• Date: The date of the treatment.

Texas requires these records to be kept at the business for two years and shown to the state on request. Ask each vendor to print a sample record for your state, then compare it line by line with your state's rule.

What are the main pest control software products and what do they cost?

Every price and feature below is from the vendor's own website as of October 2026. Prices change, so confirm before you buy.

GorillaDesk

GorillaDesk prices by route, meaning one tech's schedule. Admin, manager, sales and crew users are free on every plan.

• Basic: $49 a month for one route. It includes material tracking for chemical use records. Routing is limited to 25 stops.
• Pro: $99 a month for one route. It adds stronger routing, barcode tracking for traps and devices, and tools for apartment complexes.
• Growth: $149 a month for one route. It adds drive time routing and tools that fit new jobs into existing routes.

Extra routes cost $30 to $100 a month each, depending on the plan. Yearly billing is paid up front, and the page offers one month free on yearly plans. GorillaDesk offers a 14-day free trial of Growth, with no setup fees or contracts. Monthly plans can be cancelled at any time.

FieldRoutes

FieldRoutes has Growth and Corporate plans. Neither shows a price. The page says your monthly price depends on your number of active customers. Both plans list route optimization, a tech app, mobile sales tools, lead management, a customer payment portal, commercial trend reports and an API.

PestPac

PestPac is WorkWave's pest control software. It covers scheduling and routing, a CRM, termite inspections, chemical tracking, custom forms, a customer portal and reporting. Its home page shows no prices, so you need to book a demo for a quote.

Jobber

Some small pest companies use general home service software. Jobber's Core plan costs $49 a month on monthly billing, or $29 a month on a prepaid yearly plan, for one user. You pay $29 a month for each added user. Jobber is built for many trades, so check that it can capture your state's chemical records before you choose it.

Product	Price shown (Oct 2026)	Pricing basis	Pest features
GorillaDesk	From $49 a month	Per route, free users	Chemical tracking, device barcodes on Pro
FieldRoutes	Quote only	Active customers	Route optimization, mobile sales
PestPac	Quote only	Not listed	Termite inspections, chemical tracking
Jobber	$49 a month, or $29 prepaid yearly	Per user	General trade tool, check chemical records

What should a pest control company test before buying?

Bring a real route and a real commercial account to the demo. These tests show most gaps.

• A full day's route: Load 20 real stops and see how the software orders them. Compare the drive time with your current day.
• A chemical record: Log a mixed product at one stop and print the record. Check it against your state's rule.
• A recurring plan: Set up a quarterly plan with an interior visit first and exterior visits after. See if each visit books with the right service.
• A commercial account: Scan a few bait stations, note activity and print the service report your client's auditor will read.
• Billing after service: Check that the card charges when the tech completes the stop.
• Cost at your size: GorillaDesk prices by route and FieldRoutes by active customers, so price both at your size today and next year.
• Moving your data: Ask who moves your customers, plans and past chemical records, and what it costs.

Which AI features help pest control companies?

Pest work creates a lot of small records. AI saves the most time when it fills those records in or keeps customers from cancelling.

Voice notes that become service records

A tech finishes a stop and says what they applied, where and why. AI turns the note into the product, amount, target pest and notes fields. The tech confirms the record before leaving. This cuts typing and makes records more complete.

Pest photos sorted before the visit

A customer texts a photo of a bug. AI suggests what the pest is likely to be and which service fits. A trained person confirms it before quoting. The customer gets a faster answer, and the right tech shows up with the right products.

Cancellation warnings

Recurring customers often cancel after a missed visit or a callback. AI can scan your service history and flag accounts that look at risk, such as repeat callbacks or skipped visits. Your office can call those customers first. An AI scheduling assistant can also handle reschedules so fewer visits get missed.

When does custom pest control software make sense?

Most pest companies should buy a product built for the trade. GorillaDesk, FieldRoutes and PestPac already handle routes, recurring plans and chemical records. A residential pest company with standard plans should start with trials and demos. If Service Autopilot is on your list, its alternatives guide compares the field.

Custom pest software is worth a look in these cases.

• Large commercial contracts: Your food plants, hospitals or warehouses need custom audit reports, site maps or client portals.
• Mixed services: You run pest, lawn, termite and wildlife work with different rules, and one product does not handle them all well.
• Many tools that do not connect: Sales, routing, billing and accounting live in separate systems, and staff retype data.
• Fees at scale: Per-route or per-customer pricing grows into a large yearly bill.
• Your own data: You want years of treatment and trend data in your own database.

You can also keep your current software and add custom parts around it, such as a client portal or an AI record helper. My field service management software guide compares general trade tools if you want a wider view.

What mistakes do pest control companies make with this software?

• Chemical application records logged late or incomplete. A record filled in back at the office at the end of the day, instead of at the stop, is a real compliance risk if it is ever audited. Log it at the point of treatment.
• Routes built around technician habit rather than actual drive time. An unoptimized route can cost a tech more time driving between stops than treating them. Review routes against real drive-time data, not just technician preference.
• Renewal contracts tracked loosely or not at all. Recurring pest control customers who simply forget to renew are one of the most avoidable sources of lost revenue in this business. A system that proactively flags and chases renewals closes that gap.

How would Blur Studio approach a pest control software build?

I would start with one route day and one commercial account. I would follow each stop from booking to the chemical record to the paid invoice, and mark where techs or staff lose time. If a pest product closes those gaps, I would tell you which one to try first. When a product cannot, I build the missing parts. That could be a commercial client portal, a voice-to-record tool for techs or a full system for a mixed service company. You own what I build, including the code and accounts, and I keep it working after launch.