GorillaDesk and PestPac are both pest control software, but they are sold to different companies in different ways. GorillaDesk publishes its prices, runs month to month with no contracts and no setup fees, and offers a 14-day free trial with no credit card. PestPac, made by WorkWave, does not publish prices, sells through a consultant, and pitches itself at "enterprise leaders", with a top tier for staff across branches and larger commercial clients. For most owner-operators, GorillaDesk is the easier one to evaluate. For a multi-branch company that needs state compliance exports across several states, PestPac is built for that job.
I run PestShift, which competes with both. Every fact below about GorillaDesk and PestPac 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. Anything I could not find in either place is left out.
Who are GorillaDesk and PestPac built for?
GorillaDesk is a field service platform for pest control and adjacent trades such as lawn care and wildlife control. Its homepage says it serves businesses "from solo operators to large teams". Its pricing page shows three plans, Basic, Pro and Growth, with Growth adding multi-branch support and a sales pipeline.
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. The Enterprise tier covers "employees across branches & locations" and "larger commercial clients".
How do GorillaDesk and PestPac price and contract?
This is the biggest practical difference.
GorillaDesk publishes its prices on its pricing page. The page has a route selector that defaults to "1 Route", so ask what your number of routes comes to. Only users assigned to a schedule need a paid seat, so office staff log in free. The page says "all of our plans are month-to-month with no contracts, no setup fees", and monthly plans can be cancelled "at any time without penalty". Annual plans are billed upfront.
PestPac shows no prices. The pricing page says: "Speak with a consultant today for more information on pricing packages." Contract terms were not stated when I checked. Our comparison research found several Capterra reviewers describing a longer contract term than they expected once they tried to cancel. Get the term and notice period in writing.
For how these models compare across the market, see how much pest control software costs.
Can you try either one first?
GorillaDesk's homepage says: "Try it free for 14 days. No credit card required."
PestPac's pricing page did not mention a free trial when checked. Ask directly.
A trial with twenty of your own customers tells you whether your technicians will use the software. A demo on the vendor's data cannot.
How do their features compare?
From each vendor's pages, checked October 8, 2026:
GorillaDesk
- Customer messages. Every plan lists "Automated Emails & SMS" and broadcast messaging.
- Routing on every plan, with Basic "limited to 25 stops".
- Pro plan extras. A customer portal, online booking, Stripe and Square subscriptions, and device tracking with barcoding.
- Chemical tracking. It says you can "Track your materials and chemicals applied on the job site".
- Free data migration, which GorillaDesk advertises.
PestPac
- A mobile app for technicians and a customer portal.
- Chemical tracking.
- Route optimization, listed on its homepage. I have not tested it.
- Integrated payments and customer communication tools.
- Multi-branch structure in the Enterprise tier.
On everyday features the two look similar on paper. The gap is in how you buy, how you leave, and state compliance.
Which is stronger on pesticide compliance?
From our comparison research: GorillaDesk logs the EPA registration number, active ingredients, dilution rates, application method and target pest per job, and can produce a pesticide-usage log on demand. 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).
So if you file state reports in California or Arizona, or work across several states, PestPac has more built in. If you need a clean record per job and a usage log you can hand over, GorillaDesk covers that.
One thing neither vendor page told me: whether a technician can close a job with the chemical record left blank. Try it during the trial or demo. Our state compliance guides list what each state asks for, and pesticide application record keeping covers the record itself.