Tradework Labs vs PestPac
Both built for pest. One is the industry-standard platform you configure. One is the flat-price back office we run for you.
PestPac by WorkWave is the incumbent pest-industry platform — deep routing, WDO compliance, and pest-specific reporting built over two decades, sold on a quote that scales from a small shop to a national franchise. Tradework Labs is the alternative for the 1–15-tech owner-operator who wants the CRM, the AI front desk, and the marketing already wired up: $187/mo flat, no sales call required to find out what it costs.
Pricing and feature claims on this page were verified against pestpac.com and workwave.com on July 27, 2026. PestPac doesn't publish prices and packaging changes from time to time — if anything looks off, the live site (or your sales rep) is the source of truth.
At a glance
The honest side-by-side
Where each one wins, in plain language. No asterisks, no marketing math.
PestPac pricing is quote-only across its Small Business, Professional, and Enterprise tiers; the $187/mo Tradework Labs plan is the same flat price regardless of tier, customer count, or call volume.
Where PestPac wins
Built for the shop that outgrew a spreadsheet years ago
PestPac is the pest industry's incumbent for a reason. If you're running a large operation, these are worth weighing.
Mature route optimization
Two products deep: RouteOp auto-optimizes a full month of routes against your parameters, and Best Fit slots a real-time single appointment when a customer calls. WorkWave's own figures claim 21% more jobs serviced and 30% less drive time. If route density across a big territory is what moves your margin, this is a real edge.
Deep WDO & regulatory tooling
WDO termite inspection reporting, integrated pest management workflows, multi-unit building management, and chemical tracking built for compliance from the ground up. This is the pest-industry spreadsheet-of-record for a reason — the reporting depth here is hard to match.
Scales to enterprise
PestPac is sold from small shop through national franchise and PE-backed roll-up. If you're planning to grow well past 15 techs and want one platform for the whole climb, staying on a system built for that range is a real argument.
Two decades in the industry
PestPac has been running pest shops since before 'field service software' was a category. That longevity means deep integrations, a large user base, and a support org that has seen almost every edge case a pest business can throw at it.
Where Tradework Labs wins
For the shop that doesn't want to call sales to learn the price
We're not trying to be the enterprise platform. We're the back office, set up and tuned for the 1–15-tech owner-operator pest shop.
Transparent flat pricing
Tradework Labs is $187/mo flat, listed on the homepage. PestPac is quote-only across all three of its tiers — you talk to sales before you know what you'll pay. Predictable beats configurable when you're running the books from the truck.
AI voice + chat receptionist included
PestPac doesn't publish an AI receptionist or web chat feature — missed calls after hours are still a problem you solve with a separate vendor. Tradework Labs answers every inbound call and chat 24/7 and tees up bookings for your team to confirm, on the same flat $187.
Owner stays on the truck
No sales-led implementation, no dedicated ops hire to run the software. We set it up, train the AI on your services and pricing, and tune it with you each month — built for the shop where the owner is still doing the work, not managing a platform.
Marketing & follow-ups in the box
Automated review requests, recurring campaign blasts, and seasonal follow-ups are built in and tuned for pest — termite swarm season, WDO closing dates, rodent fall surge — without a separate marketing module to configure.
Month-to-month, no long contract
Enterprise pest software tends to live on multi-year agreements once you scale. Tradework Labs is month-to-month with no minimum term. If we stop earning the seat, you walk.
A monthly call, not a ticket queue
PestPac's support scales with your tier. Tradework Labs gives every customer the same thing: a real person on a monthly call to review what the AI took, what it missed, and what to fix before next month.
Best for…
Pick the one that fits how you actually run
PestPac is right if
- You're running a large or fast-growing shop with a dedicated ops or dispatch team
- Route density across a big territory is the lever that actually moves margin
- You need the deepest available WDO and multi-unit compliance reporting
- You're planning to scale well past 15 techs on one platform
Tradework Labs is right if
- You're an owner-operator pest shop with 1–15 techs
- You'd rather pay one flat price than book a sales call to find out what you'll pay
- You're losing jobs to missed calls and need an AI receptionist that books, not a routing upgrade
- You want CRM + AI + marketing handled and tuned for you, not a platform to staff
Coming off PestPac?
We'll move your customers, jobs, and history over for free
Send us your export and we handle the migration in your first week — customers, recurring contracts, treatment history, and warranty dates included. You don't lift a finger and nothing gets left behind.
- Customer records & contact info
- Recurring service contracts (quarterly, bi-monthly, annual)
- Treatment history & service notes
- WDO reports & warranty dates
- Outstanding balances
Ready when you are
See it tuned for your shop. 15 minutes. No pressure.
Tell us about your services, route, and what you're using now — we'll show you what flat-price, done-for-you looks like for your exact operation. If PestPac is the better fit, we'll say so.
Questions? Email support@tradeworklabs.com