For landscaping contractors
Landscaping software that's actually free
A three-day install becomes a five-day install every time it rains, the plants arrive on the nursery's schedule instead of yours, and spring buries you either way. Your software should absorb that chaos — not add a $250/mo line item to it.
Free forever. No monthly plan, no seat fees, no trial clock.
Sound familiar?
The parts of the job that have nothing to do with the work.
Rain moves everything downstream
One washed-out day slides every install behind it, and every client behind that gets the same awkward call. By June you're apologizing for weather that happened in April.
Estimates with fifty moving parts
Plant list, mulch yardage, edging, labor, hauling, delivery — the walkthrough takes an hour and the write-up takes the evening. Meanwhile the client is getting two other bids.
The spring pile-up
Everyone wants a quote in April and the work done by Memorial Day. The jobs you lose in spring aren't lost to better crews — they're lost to faster paperwork.
What changes with MakeHay
Quote, schedule, get paid, come back.
Schedule around the weather, not despite it
You can't plant in a downpour and you can't grade mud. One rained-out day drags every install behind it — and it's the client phone calls that hurt most. MakeHay shows the forecast against every scheduled job, so you see the slide coming days ahead, resequence the calendar, and tell the client before they're wondering where your crew went.
- Per-site forecasts across multi-day installs
- Rain warnings early enough to resequence the week
- One weather-aware calendar the whole operation plans from
Quote it before you leave the site
Build install quotes with real line items — plants, materials, labor, hauling — during the walkthrough, and send them while the client's still excited. One tap to approve, and the deposit can be in before you buy a yard of mulch.
Get paid without chasing
Deposit at approval, progress invoice mid-job, balance at the final walkthrough — all as pay links your client settles by card or ACH. Automatic reminders keep the last payment from taking longer than the install did.
Keep every customer for the re-do
The install is the beginning: spring cleanups, mulch refreshes, seasonal color, phase two of the design. MakeHay keeps every property's full history, so next season's work goes to you by default instead of back out to bid.
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
+ card 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
Landscaping questions, answered straight.
Is it really free?
Yes. Unlimited clients, properties, quotes, scheduling, and invoices — free forever, not a trial. No monthly plan, no per-seat pricing, no credit card to start.
What's the catch?
No catch. The software costs us almost nothing per company to run, so it's free. Later we'll sell optional add-ons with real per-use costs, like texting and AI — quoting, scheduling, and invoicing stay free. Online card and ACH payments carry processing costs, the same as with any provider.
How does it handle rain delays on multi-day installs?
Every scheduled job carries the forecast for its own address, so a wet stretch shows up on the calendar days early. You resequence the schedule with the weather in view and warn clients before the slip — instead of discovering it crew-side on the morning of.
Can I take my data with me if I leave?
It's yours. Ask and we'll export everything — clients, properties, quotes, invoices, payment history — and we delete what's left as laid out in our privacy policy.
Do I need a credit card to sign up?
No. Sign up with an email and send your first landscaping quote the same day. No trial window, no tier waiting behind it.
See every trade we build for on the industries page, or browse the full feature list.
Grow the business, not the overhead.
Line-item install quotes, rain-aware scheduling, and online deposits for landscaping contractors — free forever.