A Skimmer alternative with no per-service-stop rate and the whole back office included

Start with the pricing model, not the sticker price

Pool route software is commonly billed per stop or per account, which means the bill climbs every time a tech adds a pool. Pool Prime Pro is a flat monthly software fee with no per-stop charges: Basic $99, Pro $199, Enterprise $499, plus $10 per extra user beyond the included admin. The only usage-based cost is a 0.5% fee on invoices processed through the platform, alongside Stripe's own card rates. Whatever you compare, price it against your real stop count over a year, not the headline monthly number.

What Pool Prime Pro includes

It is an OPs system rather than a route app, so scheduling, billing, team management, and customer communication share one dataset.

• Recurring maintenance routes by day and tech, with drag-and-drop and 12 weeks generated ahead
• Route optimization from GPS or the company address, closest or furthest first
• Technician PWA with clock in/out, job start/finish, chemical readings, notes, and photos
• Field View live map of clocked-in techs and green/red stop pins
• Branded quotes and invoices with templates, deposits, tax, and online card payment
• Customer portal for visit history, invoices, service requests, and messaging
• AI Tech Assistant for equipment diagnostics by photo, with brand error codes and a tool-free path
• Team Radio push-to-talk, vehicles and fleet assignment, English/Spanish throughout

Questions worth asking any pool software vendor

Feature lists and prices change, so verify these directly on each vendor's current pricing page before you decide.

• Is billing flat, per stop, per account, or per user — and what does it total at your route size?
• Are invoicing and payments included, or a separate paid module?
• What is the payment processing cost, all-in, including any platform fee?
• Do customers get a self-service portal, or only emailed documents?
• Can techs work through dead zones, and what proof of service is captured?
• Is the whole product available in Spanish for your crews?

Trying it costs nothing up front

The 14-day trial runs on full Enterprise access, so you can import your real customer list, build one week of routes, and send a live invoice before deciding. Import runs off a CSV template or the AI import assistant if your export is a different shape.