Lawn Buddy vs LMN: Pricing and Features Compared
Last updated: August 2026
Lawn Buddy vs LMN is a question of what kind of work you do, not how big you are. We have customers grossing over a million dollars a year running on Lawn Buddy. LMN — now sold as LMN by Granum — is built around budgeting, estimating and job costing for landscaping companies that bid work. Its Starter plan is aimed at businesses with fewer than ten employees and starts at $297 a month. Professional, aimed at ten or more employees, is $648 a month. Both are billed monthly, both carry a one-time onboarding fee — $797 on Starter and $1,497 on Professional — and neither price is available without booking a demo.
Lawn Buddy is built for lawn care businesses running routes. Lite is free forever, Standard is $12 a month, Pro is $39 with unlimited users, and Exclusive is $78. Every price is on our pricing page, no demo required.
Both products quote work, schedule crews and send invoices. The difference is depth in one particular area: LMN is built around detailed job costing for large construction and design-build projects, where a mispriced contract costs thousands. We do estimating, quoting and aerial property measurement for the work most lawn care businesses actually bid — mowing contracts, cleanups, mulch and installs — without the layers built for six-figure projects.
Pricing at a glance
| Lawn Buddy | LMN by Granum | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes — Lite, free forever | No |
| Entry plan | $12/mo (Standard, single user) | $297/mo (Starter, under 10 employees) |
| Next tier | $39/mo (Pro) — unlimited users | $648/mo (Professional, 10+ employees) |
| Top tier | $78/mo (Exclusive) — unlimited users | Enterprise — contact sales, starts at 100 users |
| Onboarding | Free on every plan, including Lite. Onboarding calls, on-demand demos, and we import your customer list for you. | Required, at $797 one-time (Starter) or $1,497 (Professional) |
| Users included | Unlimited on Pro and Exclusive | Starter: 1 office and 5 crew licenses. Professional: 3 office and 15 crew. Extra licenses cost more. |
| Pricing published on the website | Yes, all four plans | Starter and Professional listed; demo required to buy |
| QuickBooks sync | Every plan, including free Lite | Starter: QuickBooks Online only. Professional and above: Online and Desktop. |
| Route optimization | Pro and up ($39/mo) | Included on all plans (from $297/mo) |
| Real-time job costing | Not offered | Professional and above ($648/mo) |
| Phone support | Free on every plan, including Lite | Support chat, customer success access, live training and online academy |
| Built for | Lawn care and landscaping, from one truck to seven figures. Estimating, quoting and aerial measurement included. | Landscaping companies that need detailed job-level costing on bid work |
Where Lawn Buddy is the better choice
- You want to start without a sales call. Lite is free forever, no credit card, no demo. LMN requires you to book a demo before you can buy anything.
- You do not want an onboarding fee. Onboarding is free on every plan — calls with our team, on-demand demos, and we import your customer list for you. LMN charges $797 on Starter and $1,497 on Professional before your first month of software.
- Your crew size moves with the season. Pro is $39 a month whether you run one truck or six. LMN Starter includes one office license and five crew licenses, with more costing extra — so a summer hire increases the bill.
- Your work is maintenance rather than construction. We quote, estimate and measure properties from satellite imagery. What we do not do is model overhead recovery across a build project — and if you are not running those, you would be paying for depth you never open, whatever your revenue.
- You want aerial property measurement. Measure lawns from satellite imagery and calculate mulch or gravel volume, included from Standard at $12 a month.
Where LMN is the better choice
- You bid large construction or design-build projects. LMN’s budgeting tools model overhead recovery, labor and material at a level built for six-figure contracts, and customers name the budgeting tool specifically. Our estimating covers maintenance contracts, cleanups, mulch and installs.
- You need real-time job costing. Tracking whether a job will be profitable before the final invoice goes out is on LMN Professional at $648/mo. We do not have an equivalent.
- You need QuickBooks Desktop. LMN Professional syncs with both QuickBooks Online and Desktop. We sync with QuickBooks Online.
- You want a formal training program. Live group training, an online academy and customer success access are part of what the fee buys. We do onboarding calls and on-demand demos, but not a structured course.
- You run multiple locations or divisions. Snow, tree care, design-build and maintenance in one system, with Enterprise scaling past 100 users.
- You want Zapier. Over 6,000 app connections on Professional and above.
Lawn Buddy vs LMN: which should you choose?
Choose Lawn Buddy if you run mowing and maintenance work, you quote jobs but do not need construction-grade job costing, you want to start free without a demo, or you would rather not pay $4,361 in year one when Pro is $360 billed annually.
Choose LMN if you bid landscape projects and need budgeting and job costing depth, you want structured training built in, or you need QuickBooks Desktop — and your revenue supports the cost.
If you are between the two and unsure, call (316) 247-2184. If LMN is genuinely the better fit for the work you do, we will say so on the phone rather than sell you the wrong thing.
Free forever. No credit card. No onboarding fee. QuickBooks sync included.
Frequently asked questions
How much does LMN cost?
LMN Starter is $297 a month billed monthly, for companies with fewer than ten employees, and includes one office or crew lead license plus five crew member licenses. LMN Professional is $648 a month for companies with ten or more employees, including three office licenses and fifteen crew licenses. Enterprise pricing is by quote and starts at 100 users. Both plans carry a one-time onboarding fee — $797 on Starter and $1,497 on Professional — and you must book a demo to sign up. Lawn Buddy’s plans are $0, $12, $39 and $78 a month, published on our pricing page.
Does LMN have a free plan or free trial?
No. LMN requires a demo before purchase and has no free tier. Lawn Buddy’s Lite plan is free forever with no credit card required and no sales call.
Does LMN include route optimization?
Yes, on all plans including Starter. Route optimization on Lawn Buddy starts on Pro at $39 a month. If routing is the only thing you need, compare the total cost rather than the feature list — $297 a month buys a great deal more than routing, and so it should.
Is LMN worth it for a small lawn care business?
It depends on the size of the jobs you price. LMN’s value is concentrated in budgeting and job costing, which pays off when a single mispriced contract costs thousands. Lawn Buddy handles estimating, quoting and aerial property measurement for maintenance work, cleanups and installs. If that is the work you do, the extra depth is not what you need — and that holds whether you are running one truck or ten. We have customers grossing over a million dollars a year on Pro at $39 a month.
Can I switch from LMN to Lawn Buddy?
Yes. Export your customer list and send it to us — onboarding is free on every plan including Lite, and we do the import for you and walk through it on a call. There is no migration fee and no time limit on the help.
LMN pricing and features shown here were taken from granum.com/lmn/pricing in August 2026 and may have changed. LMN and Granum are trademarks of their respective owners. This comparison is published by Lawn Buddy.