Comparison
Arborgold alternative for the plant health care side.
If you are searching for an Arborgold alternative because the PHC part of your business has outgrown a scheduling tool, this is the honest version. Arborgold runs the office. PHC Rx runs the diagnosis, the rate, the label check, and the prescription. Most companies that ask us this question end up keeping one and adding the other.
Jobber sync
ConnectedTwelve Jobber event types are handled, and each one can be forwarded to your own webhook endpoint.
Short version
Arborgold will schedule the injection and bill for it. It will not tell you what is wrong with the tree, what to put in it, how much per inch, or whether the label allows it on that host in that month. That is the gap, and it is the whole of what PHC Rx does.
Arborgold
Business management software for tree, lawn, and landscape companies. CRM, estimating, drag-and-drop scheduling, route optimization, invoicing, crew time tracking. The Professional tier adds chemical usage tracking and job costing; Enterprise adds a tree inventory with photos, DBH, and condition, and formula pricing off height and DBH. It prints state regulatory reports.
Best for: a company that needs one system for quotes, dispatch, and billing across tree work, PHC, and landscape, and is fine with an annual contract.
PHC Rx
Diagnosis, species-specific treatment, label check, and a prescription the client approves. It sits beside your scheduling tool rather than replacing it.
Best for: companies that sell plant health care and need the clinical record behind it.
Feature by feature
What each one does
Scheduling, dispatch, route optimization
Arborgold
Yes, core product
PHC Rx
Follow-up and retreat visits only; sync to Jobber or your scheduler
Estimating and invoicing
Arborgold
Yes, with e-payments
PHC Rx
Prescriptions with pricing per inch; invoicing stays in your business tool
CRM and client portal
Arborgold
Yes, 24/7 client portal
PHC Rx
Clients and properties, shared with the team; client approves via link, no portal login
Tree inventory
Arborgold
Enterprise tier: photos, DBH, condition, tags
PHC Rx
Every plan: species, DBH, GPS, photos, diagnostic state, treatment history
Diagnosis
Arborgold
Not offered
PHC Rx
Five-step weighted diagnosis with a confidence rating
Treatment library with rates
Arborgold
Not offered
PHC Rx
220+ species, 138 pests and diseases, rate per inch of DBH
Pesticide label compliance
Arborgold
Prints state regulatory reports
PHC Rx
Five label checks before the prescription goes out, with documented overrides
Chemical usage tracking
Arborgold
Professional tier: usage at the job site, job costing
PHC Rx
Every application logged against tree, product, label, and applicator
Tree risk assessment (ISA TRA)
Arborgold
Not offered
PHC Rx
Nine-step wizard, matrices built in, branded report
Client-approved prescription
Arborgold
Proposals and estimates
PHC Rx
Finding, confidence, product, timing, price; approve or decline from one link
Rate calculator
Arborgold
Autoprice calculator (pricing, Professional tier)
PHC Rx
Dose per tree from DBH and label rate, with injection site count
Chemical ordering
Arborgold
Material inventory (Professional)
PHC Rx
In-app shop tied to the prescription, Net 30 for verified companies
Mobile
Arborgold
Crew apps; mobile-only licenses via sales
PHC Rx
iOS and Android on every plan, offline records
Pricing
Arborgold
Starter $129/mo, Professional $299/mo, Enterprise $499/mo. Annual contract required, 60 days notice to cancel
PHC Rx
Solo $99/mo, Teams 5 $199/mo, up to $699/mo unlimited. Month to month, 7-day trial
Choose Arborgold if
- You need one system for quotes, dispatch, crews, and invoicing across removals, pruning, PHC, and landscape.
- You have an office manager who lives in the scheduler all day.
- Route optimization across many crews matters more than what goes in the tank.
- You want a client portal and are fine with an annual contract.
Choose PHC Rx if
- You sell plant health care and need the diagnosis, the rate per inch, and the label check documented, not just scheduled.
- You already run Jobber, Arborgold, or another scheduler and want to add the clinical layer instead of replacing anything.
- You do TRA assessments and want them on the same client record as the treatments.
- You want to try it for a week without signing a year.
Where Arborgold is the right call
A twelve-crew company doing removals, pruning, and PHC across two counties needs dispatch, route optimization, job costing, and a client portal. Arborgold does that, and it does it for the whole business, not just the PHC truck. Its Enterprise tier will also hold a tree inventory with DBH and formula pricing off it. If the pain is the office, that is where the money should go.
What it does not do, and why it matters for PHC
Arborgold's PHC page talks about scheduling, chemical usage documentation, inventory, and regulatory report printing. It does not mention diagnosis, treatment selection, or checking a treatment against the label. So the PHC tech still decides what is wrong from experience, pulls the rate from a PDF, and the office types the product name into a job. The state regulatory report prints what was typed. Nothing checked whether the host was on the label, whether the timing window was open, or whether the reapplication interval had passed.
That check is the part PHC Rx runs, and it runs before the client sees a price.
Label check
1 warningLast application was 14 days ago. Proceed with a documented override, or reschedule.
Running both
PHC Rx has a two-way Jobber integration and a REST API with webhooks. Companies on Arborgold today either keep the scheduling there and hand the diagnosis and prescription work to PHC Rx by hand (a copied job number), or move scheduling to Jobber for the sync. Either way the clinical record lives on the tree in PHC Rx and the invoice lives where it always did.
Pricing side by side
Arborgold monthly figures from arborgold.com/pricing, September 2026. PHC Rx from the pricing page.
Entry plan
- Arborgold
- Starter, $129/mo
- PHC Rx
- PHC Solo, $99/mo, 1 seat
Mid plan
- Arborgold
- Professional, $299/mo
- PHC Rx
- Teams 5, $199/mo, up to 5 seats
Top plan
- Arborgold
- Enterprise, $499/mo
- PHC Rx
- Teams Unlimited, $699/mo
Contract
- Arborgold
- Annual, 60 days notice
- PHC Rx
- Monthly, cancel any time; annual is ten months for twelve
Trial
- Arborgold
- None listed
- PHC Rx
- 7 days, no card
Add-ons
- Arborgold
- Mobile-only licenses, integrations, training, migration sold separately
- PHC Rx
- Chemicals sold separately through the in-app shop
FAQ
Questions arborists ask
Is PHC Rx a replacement for Arborgold?
Not for scheduling, dispatch, or invoicing. It replaces the notebook, the rate PDF, and the handwritten estimate on the plant health care side. Companies that need both run both.
Does PHC Rx integrate with Arborgold?
Not directly today. It syncs two-way with Jobber and has a public REST API and webhooks. If an Arborgold sync matters to you, tell us; it is on the list and demand moves it up.
How does Arborgold pricing compare?
Arborgold starts at $129 a month on an annual contract with 60 days notice to cancel. PHC Rx starts at $99 a month, month to month, with a 7-day trial. The two are priced for different jobs, so the comparison that matters is what each one saves you per tree.
What about SingleOps or ArborNote?
Same category as Arborgold: business management with a PHC service line. Same gap on diagnosis, rates, and label compliance. Comparison pages for each are on the way.
Can I try PHC Rx while keeping Arborgold?
Yes. The 7-day trial does not touch your existing system. Run one property through the diagnosis and prescription flow and see whether the client approves faster.
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