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FieldRoutes vs PestPac: Which Fits Your Pest Business?

Attila, founder of PestShiftLast updated: 7 min read
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FieldRoutes and PestPac are both established pest control platforms that sell through a quote rather than a published price, and both lean toward growing and multi-branch companies more than a two-truck shop. The difference is in the details. FieldRoutes prices its subscription on your number of active customers, says it offers no free trial, and puts a lot of weight on routing, autopay and collections. PestPac, made by WorkWave, sells three tiers through a consultant and pitches itself at "enterprise leaders", with a top tier for staff across branches and larger commercial clients.

I run PestShift, which competes with both, so read this with that in mind. Every fact about FieldRoutes and PestPac below comes from their own websites, checked October 8, 2026, unless I say it comes from our comparison page, which we compiled in 2026 from vendor pages and Capterra reviews. Where neither source said something, I leave it out rather than guess.

What are FieldRoutes and PestPac?

FieldRoutes is field service software focused on pest control and lawn care. ServiceTitan's pricing page lists FieldRoutes as one of its products. The FieldRoutes pricing page shows two plans: Growth, described as "ideal for small businesses", and Corporate, for companies that are scaling.

PestPac is pest control software from WorkWave. Its homepage says: "PestPac is the platform enterprise leaders use to move faster, scale smarter, and dominate their market." Its pricing page lists Small Business, Professional and Enterprise tiers, and the Enterprise tier covers "employees across branches & locations" and "larger commercial clients".

How do FieldRoutes and PestPac sell their software?

Neither publishes prices.

  • FieldRoutes: both plans carry a "Request Pricing" button, and the page says the monthly subscription is "based on the number of active customers". Your bill grows with your customer list. Contract terms were not stated on the pricing page when checked.
  • PestPac: the pricing page shows no figures and says: "Speak with a consultant today for more information on pricing packages." Contract terms were not stated on the page when checked.

Our comparison research found complaints worth reading first. Several PestPac reviewers on Capterra describe being told one commitment at signup and finding a longer term when they tried to cancel. On the FieldRoutes side, Capterra reviewers complain about charges for texting and card processing on top of the subscription. Get term length, renewal, notice period, setup fees and processing rates in writing.

For what published-price tools look like next to these, see how much pest control software costs.

Can you try FieldRoutes or PestPac before you buy?

FieldRoutes says no. Its pricing page says it "does not offer a free trial because of the software's highly customizable nature", and offers a demo instead.

PestPac's pricing page did not mention a free trial when checked. Ask directly.

A demo runs on the vendor's data. If you want to see your technicians use it on your own customers, ask either vendor for a hands-on period before you commit.

How do they compare on routing, payments and customer portals?

From their own pages:

FieldRoutes

  • Routing. Its routing page promises "instant route optimization" to "minimize time behind the wheel".
  • Payments and collections. Its payments page describes batching payments into groups, AutoPay and advanced collection tools, with online payments through a customer portal.
  • Commercial work. Its commercial pest control page mentions "the branded customer portal to send in-depth property notifications", defining structures on the mobile app, and "pre-defined equipment and product associations, like bait to a bait station".
  • Communication. Both plans list automated communication and reminders and a customer payment portal.

PestPac

  • A mobile app for technicians and a customer portal for your customers.
  • Route optimization, listed on its homepage. I have not tested it.
  • Integrated payments and customer communication tools.
  • A multi-branch structure in the Enterprise tier.

On paper, FieldRoutes says more about collections and commercial bait station work, and PestPac says more about running several branches.

Which one is stronger on pesticide compliance?

From our comparison research: PestPac captures the EPA registration number, concentration and application data per job, with state-specific compliance exports built in (California Material Reports, Cal-Ag and Arizona TARF are the examples we found). For a multi-state company, that is a deep compliance feature set. FieldRoutes was built for pest control from day one, as PestRoutes, with a mobile chemical-usage logging module that produces reports for the office.

Neither vendor page told me whether a technician can close a job with the chemical record left blank. Ask to see it in the demo. Pesticide application record keeping covers what the record has to hold, and our state compliance guides list each state's fields and retention period.

How do FieldRoutes and PestPac compare side by side?

FieldRoutes PestPac
Maker Listed as a ServiceTitan product WorkWave
Plans Growth, Corporate Small Business, Professional, Enterprise
Published prices No, request pricing No, speak with a consultant
What drives the price Number of active customers Not stated
Free trial No, demo instead Not stated on pricing page
Contract terms Not stated on pricing page Not stated on pricing page
Route optimization Yes Yes
Customer portal Yes Yes
Autopay and collections AutoPay, batch payments, collection tools Integrated payments
Multi-branch Corporate plan for scaling Enterprise tier across branches

Facts from vendor pages checked October 8, 2026.

Which should you choose?

FieldRoutes is the better fit if you run commercial accounts with bait stations, depend on autopay and collections at volume, or expect to grow fast and want a Corporate plan waiting for you. Expect a demo-led sale and a price tied to active customers.

PestPac is the better fit if you run several branches, serve larger commercial clients, and need state compliance exports produced for you across more than one state. Expect a consultant-led sale.

Neither may fit if you run one to ten trucks and want to see the cost and test on your own data first. Read FieldRoutes alternatives and PestPac alternatives, or compare a published-price pest tool such as GorillaDesk in GorillaDesk vs PestPac.

Where does PestShift fit?

PestShift is built only for pest control, for one to ten technicians. It does not try to match either on multi-branch structure or collections at scale. What it does:

  • Chemical records required before a job closes, on the services you choose: product, EPA registration number, rate, quantity, method, target pests and areas, applicator, date and time, and the weather at the property.
  • License tracking that flags a visit when the technician's license is missing or expiring, with reminder emails.
  • Recurring plans (monthly, quarterly, seasonal) that keep a year of visits on the calendar, and routing that puts a technician's day in a shorter order with new arrival times.
  • An offline technician app that installs to the home screen. See pest control software offline mode.

What it does not have: no customer portal (customers get single links for an estimate, booking or payment), no bait station or barcode tracking, and no ready-made state forms except New York's annual DEC report. If those matter, FieldRoutes or PestPac may suit you better. Every plan has every feature, office users are free, and it runs month to month. Start a free 14-day trial and run your own week through it.

Frequently asked questions

Is FieldRoutes or PestPac cheaper?

Neither publishes prices, so get two written quotes for your size, including setup, processing and contract terms.

Does FieldRoutes or PestPac have a free trial?

FieldRoutes says it does not offer one and offers a demo instead. PestPac's pricing page did not mention a free trial when checked on October 8, 2026.

Who owns FieldRoutes and PestPac?

ServiceTitan lists FieldRoutes as one of its products. PestPac is made by WorkWave.

Which is better for a multi-branch pest control company?

PestPac's Enterprise tier covers employees across branches and larger commercial clients. FieldRoutes has a Corporate plan for scaling companies.

Which is better for pesticide compliance?

Both log chemical use. Our research found PestPac has built-in state exports, including California and Arizona formats.

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