For tree service companies
Tree service software that's actually free
Wind days ground the climbers, storm weeks flood the phone, and the crane's booked whether your job's ready or not. You quote at the base of the tree — your software should keep up from there, for $0.
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.
Wind calls the day off
You don't put a climber in a gusting canopy and you don't swing a crane pick in it either. One windy morning reshuffles the whole day — and the crane company still bills for the slot.
Storm week whiplash
After a storm the phone melts. Thirty estimates in three days, and the jobs go to whoever gets a real number in front of the homeowner first. Quotes scribbled on cards don't survive that week.
Big jobs, loose money
A $4,000 removal on a handshake, a deposit that never got collected, a balance that floats for a month. The work is dangerous enough — the money shouldn't be.
What changes with MakeHay
Quote, schedule, get paid, come back.
Schedule around the weather, not despite it
Wind is your rain: gusts ground climbers and make crane picks unsafe, and the same storm system that cancels today's removals brings next week's flood of calls. MakeHay puts the forecast on every scheduled job, so you see the wind day coming — slide the crane job, backfill with ground work and grinding, and keep the crew earning.
- Forecast flags on every scheduled job, per address
- See rough-weather days against the crane bookings they threaten
- Shuffle climbs and ground work around what the sky allows
Quote it before you leave the site
Quote at the base of the tree: removal, pruning, stump grinding, and hauling as line items. Email it before you're out of the driveway — in a storm week, the first professional quote in the inbox usually wins the job.
Get paid without chasing
Big removals deserve deposits and storm work deserves fast invoices. Collect by card or ACH through pay links, turn approved quotes into invoices in one click, and let reminders chase the balance while you're up the next tree.
Keep every customer for the re-do
Trees grow back. Pruning runs on a two-to-three-year cycle, and the customer who trusted you with a removal owns more trees than that one. MakeHay keeps every property's history, so the callback comes to you instead of the next yard sign.
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
Tree service questions, answered straight.
Is it really free?
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.
What's the catch?
No catch. The software costs us almost nothing per company to run, so it's free. Later we'll offer optional add-ons with real per-use costs, like texting and AI — the core tools stay free. If customers pay online by card or ACH, those payments carry processing costs, as they would with any provider.
Can it help me plan around wind days?
Yes. Every scheduled job carries the National Weather Service forecast for its own address, flagged on the calendar. When a blustery stretch shows up, you move the climbs and crane picks early and fill the gap with ground work — before the crane slot is wasted.
Can I take my data with me if I leave?
It's yours. Ask and we'll export everything — customers, 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 tree quote the same day. There's no trial, because there's nothing it converts into.
See every trade we build for on the industries page, or browse the full feature list.
Keep the crew climbing and the overhead at zero.
Driveway quoting, wind-day visibility, and online deposits and payments for tree crews — free forever.