For irrigation and sprinkler contractors
Irrigation software that's actually free
Spring startups and fall blowouts on a recurring schedule, zones and heads as each-unit lines, repairs invoiced from the yard, and reminders that go out on their own. Free, no monthly plan.
Free forever. No credit card. Set up in minutes.
Free forever. No monthly plan, no seat fees, no trial clock.
Built for irrigation
What an irrigation contractor gets, for $0.
Zones and heads as lines
Quote by the zone, the head, the valve, and the controller from your price book.
QuotingStartups and blowouts that repeat
Recurring visits every season with an end date, generated onto the calendar.
SchedulingInstall days on the forecast
An install rule flags wet days per property from the National Weather Service forecast.
SchedulingOne-click visit invoices
Every service call becomes an invoice with a card or bank pay link.
Invoicing & paymentsReminders you don't send
Overdue reminders go out automatically, three at most.
AutomationsController packages
Basic, smart controller, and drip added as three tiers on one quote.
QuotingDay-before reminders
The customer gets the time and what to leave unlocked.
AutomationsEvery property's zones on file
Zones, controller, and visit history stay with the property for the next call.
Customers & portal
What changes with MakeHay
Quote, schedule, get paid, come back.
Schedule around the weather, not despite it
Startups, blowouts, and repairs run through the season on recurring visits, and each visit carries the National Weather Service forecast for its address. A rule for installs flags the days the trench turns to soup; a rule for nothing on a blowout, because a compressor runs in any weather.
- Startups and blowouts generated as recurring visits with an end date
- Rain flags on install days, per property, from your rule
- No rule on service calls, so nothing nags about a repair
- Day-before reminders so the customer knows you're coming
Quote it before you leave the site
Quote a new system by the zone, with heads, valves, the controller, and trenching as lines from your price book, and repairs by the part. Offer a basic, a smart-controller, and a drip-added package on one quote. The homeowner approves from their phone.
Get paid without chasing
Every startup, blowout, and repair becomes an invoice in a click, with a card or bank pay link. Overdue reminders go out automatically, up to three, so a $95 blowout doesn't take three texts to collect. Checks and cash get recorded against the visit.
Keep every customer for the re-do
An irrigation customer is a customer twice a year for a decade. Every property keeps its zones, controller, visit history, and balance, so next spring's route and the repair quote for the head the mower hit are already half done.
Give every customer a portal
One private link per customer: messages with photos, documents you request, a heads-up on any contract waiting for their e-signature, and invoices they pay. No app, no password, free.
Set up in ten minutes
What a irrigation business puts in on day one.
A starting point that matches how the trade bids and runs. Every item, rule, and follow-up is yours to rename, reprice, or switch off.
Price book
- Spring startupflat
- Fall blowoutflat
- New zone, installedeach
- Rotor or spray head, replacedeach
- Valve, replacedeach
- Smart controller, installedeach
- Trenchingper linear ft
Weather rules
- Installs and trenching: rain under 30% on the day
- Startups and blowouts: no rule, the compressor runs in anything
- Backflow tests: no rule
Follow-ups that run themselves
- Visit reminder the day before each startup and blowout
- Overdue invoice reminders, three at most, a week apart
- Review request once an invoice is paid
The honest math
Compare the bill, not the brochure.
MakeHay
$0/mo
Free is the plan, not a trial of one
- Every feature, every user, from day one
- No per-seat pricing, no feature gates
- No credit card to sign up, nothing to cancel
The usual field-service subscription
$29–399/mo
plus per-user fees on top
- Per-seat pricing that climbs as your crew grows
- The features you actually need gated to higher tiers
- An annual bill whether it rained all month or not
FAQ
Irrigation questions, answered straight.
Is it really free for irrigation contractors?
Yes. Unlimited customers, properties, quotes, scheduling, and invoices, free forever, not a trial. No monthly plan, no seat fees, and no credit card to start.
Can it schedule startups and blowouts every year?
Yes. Set a job to repeat monthly with an interval, or place the spring and fall visits and copy them next season. Each visit lands on the calendar with the property's forecast, and day-before reminders go out automatically.
How do I quote a new system?
From your price book: zones, heads, valves, the controller, and trenching by the foot. Put a basic system, a smart-controller system, and drip on one quote as three packages and let the homeowner pick.
Do small invoices cost me the margin?
Card and bank payments carry processing costs like any provider; bank transfer is the cheaper one, and recording a check or cash is free. The reminders that collect a $95 blowout go out on their own.
Can customers request a repair from my website?
Yes. The request form takes the address and photos, and one click turns it into a customer, a site, and a draft quote.
What's the catch for an irrigation business?
No catch. The software costs us almost nothing per contractor to run, so it is free. Online card and ACH payments carry processing costs, as they would with any provider.
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Two visits a year, every year, without the spreadsheet.
Recurring startups and blowouts, zone-based quotes, and one-click invoices with reminders. Free forever.
Free forever. No credit card. Set up in minutes.