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Autopilot vs OrangeQC
OrangeQC is a focused, well-liked inspection tool for janitorial QA teams, priced from $250 a month. Autopilot is a full CRM for home service crews: phone, AI receptionist, booking, invoicing, and marketing in one flat-rate app.
The OrangeQC alternative built for home service crews
The numbers that decide it, side by side.
| Comparison point |  |  OrangeQC |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $49/mo flat | $250/mo (2 inspectors) |
| Team members included | 1, 5, or 10 by plan | $50/mo per extra inspector |
| Free trial | 2 weeks, no card required | 30 days, no card required |
| Onboarding fee | $0 | None advertised |
| Contract | Month to month, cancel anytime | Not published; no auto-renewing trial |
| AI receptionist | Full Throttle, $149/mo | Not offered |
| Full business phone system | Full Throttle, $149/mo | Not included |
| Support | Human support chat, no ticket queue | Not published |
Last updated July 2026. OrangeQC details are based on publicly available information; verify with OrangeQC.
Who is OrangeQC?
OrangeQC has been making janitorial inspection software since 2009, and it has stayed deliberately narrow: mobile inspections with customizable forms, a work-order ticket system, QR codes, scheduled inspections, and clean client-facing reports. Facilities teams and building service contractors use it to score cleaning quality and prove it to the people paying for it. Unusually for this vertical, it offers an open API.
Pricing is published and simple: $250 a month for the Starter plan with 2 inspectors, $500 a month for Standard with 10, custom above that, and $50 a month per extra inspector. The 30-day free trial requires no payment info, and there are no setup fees mentioned, which is refreshingly low-pressure for commercial software.
OrangeQC does one job and does it well. It has no scheduling of jobs for customers, no invoicing, no estimates, no CRM, and no marketing. It is a quality layer that sits beside whatever runs the rest of your business.
Who is Autopilot?
Autopilot is an all-in-one CRM built for home service businesses: junk removal, cleaning, landscaping, moving, and the rest of the trades that keep neighborhoods running. Plans start at $49 a month for scheduling, estimates, invoicing, payments, and online booking. Crew at $99 adds two-way texting and limited calling. Full Throttle at $149 adds the full phone system, AI receptionist, QuickBooks, GPS, and marketing tools. Plans include 1, 5, or 10 team members respectively.
It was built by a founder who ran his own junk removal company and got tired of paying for three tools that didn't talk to each other. Over 400 businesses run on it today, and it holds a 4.8 rating on the App Store and 4.9 on Google Play.
Against OrangeQC, the honest line is that they solve different problems: OrangeQC scores the cleaning inside office buildings, while Autopilot runs a home service company end to end, starting with an AI receptionist on the phone.
Feature by feature
Not just checkmarks. Where a feature costs extra or sits on a higher plan, the table says so.
Phone & AI
| Comparison point | | OrangeQC |
|---|---|---|
| AI receptionist that answers and books calls | Full Throttle ($149/mo) | |
| Built-in business phone (VoIP) | Full Throttle ($149/mo) | |
| Call recording & transcripts | Full Throttle ($149/mo) | |
| AI call summaries | Full Throttle ($149/mo) | |
| Two-way business texting | Crew and Full Throttle |
Scheduling & Jobs
| Comparison point | | OrangeQC |
|---|---|---|
| Drag-and-drop scheduling & dispatch | Inspection scheduling on Standard | |
| Online booking | ||
| Estimates & quotes | ||
| Client & lead management | Client-facing QC portals | |
| iOS & Android crew app | 4.8 App Store / 4.9 Google Play | iOS & Android inspection app |
Payments & Money
| Comparison point | | OrangeQC |
|---|---|---|
| Invoicing & payments | ||
| Tap to Pay on iPhone | ||
| QuickBooks sync | Full Throttle ($149/mo) | |
| Price book | ||
| Customer tipping |
Marketing & Growth
| Comparison point | | OrangeQC |
|---|---|---|
| Review funnel | Full Throttle ($149/mo) | |
| SMS blast campaigns | Full Throttle ($149/mo) | |
| Email blast campaigns | Full Throttle ($149/mo) | |
| Automated marketing sequences | Full Throttle ($149/mo) | |
| Google Ads tracking | Full Throttle ($149/mo) |
Where OrangeQC goes deeper
| Comparison point | | OrangeQC |
|---|---|---|
| Janitorial inspections & scoring | ||
| Work-order ticket system | ||
| Open API |
An honest comparison cuts both ways. If these are must-haves for your business today, OrangeQC earns the look.
What you actually pay
Autopilot
- Starter$49/mo
- Crew$99/mo
- Full Throttle$149/mo
Clear plans for 1, 5, or 10 team members. No onboarding fee or annual contract. Free 2-week trial.
OrangeQC
- Starter$250/mo
2 inspectors included
- Standard$500/mo
10 inspectors, scheduling, ticket tasks
- CustomQuote-based
For teams of 20+ inspectors
Extra inspectors are $50 a month each on every tier, and a service validation add-on with mobile checklists runs $250 a month. The 30-day trial needs no payment info.
Last updated July 2026. OrangeQC details are based on publicly available information; verify with OrangeQC.
The bottom line
Two different tools for two different businesses. Here is the honest split.
Choose OrangeQC if…
- You run QA for a commercial cleaning operation and inspections are the whole job
- Your building clients expect scored inspection reports with photos
- You want an open API to feed quality data into your other systems
- You want a low-pressure trial and simple published pricing for a QC tool
Choose Autopilot if…
- You serve homeowners and need booking, estimates, invoicing, and payments in one app
- You want a business phone with an AI receptionist answering and booking your calls
- You want marketing built in: review requests, SMS and email campaigns, follow-up sequences
- You want the full phone system, AI receptionist, QuickBooks, GPS, and marketing on the published $149 Full Throttle plan
Switching from OrangeQC takes an afternoon
Four steps, and our team does the heavy one for you.
- 1
Export your customers
Pull your client list out of OrangeQC as a CSV. Every FSM platform supports this, and it takes about five minutes.
- 2
We import everything for you
Send us the file and our team loads your customers, jobs, and price book into Autopilot as part of free onboarding. No spreadsheet wrestling on your end.
- 3
Point your phone number at Autopilot
On Full Throttle, keep your existing business number. We port it or forward it, so calls start landing in Autopilot with recording, transcripts, and the AI receptionist behind them.
- 4
Run both for a week, then cut over
Your OrangeQC account keeps working during your free trial. Most crews book their first Autopilot job on day one and cancel the old subscription within the month.
- 400+
- businesses run on Autopilot
- 4.9
- Google Play rating
- 4.8
- App Store rating
- $49
- per month starting price
Autopilot vs OrangeQC: your questions
The things owners actually ask before they switch.
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OrangeQC is a trademark of OrangeQC. Autopilot is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by OrangeQC. Competitor pricing and feature information is based on publicly available sources as of July 2026 and may have changed; features missing from a plan may be available on higher plans or for an additional fee. Confirm details with the vendor before buying.