Comparison

Markate vs Servgrow

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Markate

This platform streamlines service business operations, managing everything from customer leads and scheduling to invoicing and payments. It offers tools for CRM, dispatch, field tracking, and financial management, all accessible from mobile or desktop.

Highlights
  • Customer relationship management
  • Job scheduling and dispatch
  • Estimate and invoice creation
  • Field technician tracking
  • Payment processing
  • Marketing automation
Features
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Markate is the Service Operations Platform that helps contractors and service businesses run their entire operation from one system. Markate is a powerful field service CRM, scheduling, dispatch, and invoicing platform designed for contractors and modern service businesses. From the first customer lead to the final payment, Markate connects every part of your service business into one platform. Manage customers, create estimates, schedule jobs, dispatch technicians, track field activity, send invoices, and grow your business — all from your phone or desktop. Markate is trusted by contractors, field service professionals, and growing service teams who want a modern and professional way to manage their operations. Run Your Entire Service Business on One Platform Markate helps service businesses manage: • Customers and communication • Estimates and pricing • Scheduling and dispatch • Field technicians and routes • Work orders and job tracking • Invoices and payments • Marketing and customer engagement • Business insights and reporting Platform Features Customer Operations Manage customers with CRM, service history, contacts, and communication tools. Sales Operations Create quotes, estimates, pricing lists, and approvals. Job Operations Schedule jobs, manage work orders, recurring services, and dispatch technicians easily. Fleet & Field Operations Route planning, technician location tracking, GPS maps, and field updates. Financial Operations Invoices, payments, accounting sync, expense tracking, and reporting. Growth Operations Marketing automation, reminders, online booking, and customer engagement tools. Tools for Field Teams • Create invoices, estimates, and schedules from the field • Automated appointment reminders via SMS and email • Capture before-and-after job photos • Customer signatures and secure credit card payments • Work order notifications for technicians • GPS navigation with Google Maps • Mileage and expense tracking Built for Contractors and Service Businesses Markate helps contractors run their business efficiently without juggling multiple tools. Manage your entire operation from one intuitive platform — whether you're in the office or in the field. Start your 14-day free trial and see how Markate transforms the way you run your service business. Integrations & Support • QuickBooks integration • Business insights and dashboards • Phone, email, and live chat support Join Thousands of Service Businesses Using Markate Download the app today and start running your entire service operation on one platform. Contact: support@markate.com Visit: https://www.markate.com

About

Servgrow

Manage your service business operations on the go. Streamline scheduling, quoting, job management, and customer communication for teams of any size. Enhance efficiency and customer satisfaction with paperless quotes, reminders, and payment options.

Highlights
  • Flexible scheduling
  • Paperless quotes
  • Job forms and checklists
  • Team communication
  • Customer tracking
  • Appointment reminders
  • Online payments
Features
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Servgrow app is designed for you and your team to run your day-to-day operations from anywhere. Easily streamline your process and watch as your organized team get jobs done faster. Servgrow is perfect for residential or commercial service businesses with teams of all sizes in the following industries: - Carpet Cleaning - Handyman Services - Lawn Care - Landscaping - House Cleaning - HVAC - Tree Care - General Contracting - Plumbing - Pool Service - + 30 more STREAMLINE YOUR OPERATIONS - Flexible scheduling keeps your team on time and efficient - See your team's progress and time spent on each job - Give paperless and professional quotes with a few clicks - Create and assign service plans and agreements - Add job forms and checklists to each job to ensure nothing gets skipped - Add photos and share notes for better team communication - Sync all your accounting with QuickBooks GREAT CUSTOMER EXPERIENCES - Keep track of everything you need to know about your customers - Send on-my-way text messages to let your customers know you’re on your way - Eliminate no-shows by auto sending appointment reminders and confirmations - Send customers a text message to let them know you're on your way - Allow your customer to pay however they want and online or in person - Get customer sign-off with signature approval - Share job forms and checklists with your customer to show what was done

Screenshots

Markate4 screens
Servgrow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Servgrow at 100% against Markate's 54%. Servgrow also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Markate's advantage is ratings volume (165 vs 4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Servgrow holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Markate has 165 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Markate's written reviews are positive against 100% of Servgrow's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Markate ships an update every 4 weeks, Servgrow weekly. The most recent releases landed on August 25, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Markate versus Servgrow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarkateServgrow
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (165 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings165 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size138 MB95 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMARKATE,INCServgrow

Customer experience

Markate

All ratings158 ratings
Positive76.6%
Neutral3.2%
Negative20.3%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive53.6%
Neutral7.1%
Negative39.3%

Servgrow

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Markate

Reported bugs

31 issues
  • Bug that doesn’t let me give estimates
  • Doesn’t always save estimates
  • Typing multiple lines in mobile app doesn’t follow cursor
  • New update is trash
  • Can’t upload multiple pictures at once without it failing
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  • App is very choppy
  • Less color and more difficult to navigate
  • Customer service has to go through AI first
  • Randomly glitches
  • Doesn’t auto-fill address
  • Freezes
  • Tech-support doesn’t do anything
  • App interface feels like it’s stuck in the year 2005
  • Very sloppy, slow and hard to use
  • Freezes at times
  • Insanely buggy software
  • App is very slow and buggy sometimes
  • No integration with Google voice
  • No ability to modify communication settings
  • Support is slow to build fixes or features
  • No access to customer database if you leave
  • App is always having issues
  • Can’t change dates on invoices
  • Won’t let me edit estimate
  • App won’t let me add or delete a thumbnail for the top of my estimate
  • Will not allow me to continue
  • Software glitchy and nonfunctional
  • Proposal kit is glitchy
  • Problem logging in the use trial period
  • App has been consistently freezing
  • Doesn’t work

Requested features

19 requests
  • Allow customers to view addresses and phone numbers on estimates tab
  • Reduce steps to create estimate, schedule, invoice, and send receipt
  • Allow tapping on number to call customer
  • Allow tapping on address to go to maps
  • Fix photo upload issues
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  • Option to revert to old interface
  • Improve mobile app typing and cursor functionality
  • Integrate with Google Voice
  • Modify communication settings to prevent late-night SMS
  • Faster photo uploads and minimized buffering
  • Ability to zoom photos
  • Drip email follow up
  • Follow up rating feature
  • Service reminder email feature
  • QuickBooks integration
  • Bulk email blast option
  • Zapier integration
  • Allow input of non-US phone numbers/addresses
  • More features to be complete

Servgrow

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Markate

No in-app purchases

None

Servgrow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Markate free?
Markate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Servgrow free?
Servgrow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Markate or Servgrow?
Servgrow is rated higher. Markate averages 4.1 out of 5 from 165 ratings, while Servgrow averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Markate or Servgrow have ads?
Neither Markate nor Servgrow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Markate or Servgrow?
Markate ships an update every 4 weeks, and Servgrow weekly. Most recently, Markate was updated on August 25, 2026 and Servgrow on September 22, 2026.

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