Comparison
NiceJob Alternative: NiceJob vs Own Your Ratings
NiceJob and Own Your Ratings both target service businesses, and both publish their prices. The main difference is how requests go out: NiceJob automates review requests and follow-ups by text and email, and can trigger them from tools like Jobber, QuickBooks or Square. Own Your Ratings prepares each request on your phone and you send it yourself, from your own number.
Everything about NiceJob below comes from NiceJob’s own site, checked October 2, 2026, and is linked.
Updated October 2, 2026
Side by side
| Own Your Ratings | NiceJob | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Tradespeople and home-service pros: owner-operators and small crews | Service businesses, including home services; also “Enterprise, franchise & multi-location” (NiceJob pricing) |
| Price | Free plan (one review request a month); Pro $35/mo or $350/yr. | Starter $75 per month, Pro $125 per month (NiceJob pricing) |
| Trial | Free 14-day Pro trial, no credit card | “14-day free trial” (NiceJob pricing) |
| Contract | No contract, cancel anytime | “No contracts” and “Cancel anytime” (NiceJob pricing) |
| How review requests go out | You tap Send on your own phone. Nothing is sent automatically or from a server. | Automated: “Automate review requests and follow-ups via SMS and email” (NiceJob pricing) |
| Integrations | None: you enter the customer’s first name and contact | Connects to tools such as Jobber, QuickBooks and Square so “reviews start coming in on their own” (NiceJob home) |
| Channels for review requests | Text from your own number, WhatsApp, email, QR code | SMS and email (NiceJob pricing) |
| AI review replies | No | On Pro: “AI Replies – auto-written review replies” (NiceJob pricing) |
| Beyond reviews | Nothing: customer list, review requests, click tracking | Review widgets, social sharing, team leaderboard, reviews microsite; on Pro also rebooking reminders, referrals, email marketing, NPS surveys, competitor tracking (NiceJob pricing) |
Who should choose NiceJob
- Businesses already on Jobber, QuickBooks or Square that want review requests to go out on their own when a job is closed.
- Owners who want automatic follow-ups without thinking about them.
- Teams that want AI-written review replies, website review widgets and a staff leaderboard.
- Businesses that also want marketing tools: referrals, rebooking reminders, email campaigns.
- Multi-location and franchise operations.
Who should choose Own Your Ratings
- A contractor who wants the request to come from their own phone number, the one their customers already have saved.
- Someone who wants to choose the moment for each request rather than have it triggered by an invoice.
- A one-person or small business that wants a smaller monthly bill: Free plan (one review request a month); Pro $35/mo or $350/yr.
- Someone who also uses WhatsApp with customers, or wants a QR code for the customer standing in front of them.
Automatic or by hand?
Automation is NiceJob’s strength: connect your job software and requests and follow-ups go out by themselves. Own Your Ratings is the hands-on option: the app writes the request (first name, your direct review link) and opens Messages, WhatsApp or Mail on your phone; you tap Send. You then see who clicked, and send one follow-up to the ones who didn’t.
Either way, Google’s rules are yours to follow: ask every customer, not only the ones you expect to be positive, and give nothing in exchange for a review (Google’s policy).
More tools side by side: Google review software comparison. Texts to copy: Google reviews for plumbers.
Frequently asked questions
How much does NiceJob cost?
NiceJob lists Starter at $75 per month and Pro at $125 per month, with a 14-day free trial and no contracts (NiceJob pricing, checked October 2, 2026).
Does Own Your Ratings integrate with Jobber or QuickBooks?
No. You add the customer in the app, which takes a first name and a phone number or email.
Does Own Your Ratings send follow-ups automatically?
No. You see who hasn’t clicked and send the follow-up yourself, from your phone.
