Wildlife Removal Business Invoicing App (2026)
Wildlife work is three billing shapes at once: an inspection call, per-animal trapping over several days, and an exclusion job that's really construction — plus a warranty that comes due long after payment. ShowTheReceipts ($15/mo) saves each as its own priced line, bills trap checks as they happen, and quotes exclusion separately with photos so a warranty callback isn't an argument.
How we picked
Entry-plan prices as published in 2026, taken from each vendor's own pricing page or a recent third-party summary. Judged on the solo operator's real workflow — inspection fees, per-animal and per-trap-check billing, exclusion quoted as construction, and warranty documentation — not on route density optimization, chemical application logging, or multi-technician dispatch.
| Software | Starting price | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| ShowTheReceipts That's us | $15/mo | Solo operators: inspection fees, per-animal billing, exclusion quotes, warranty documentation |
| Invoice2go | $9.99/mo+ | Basic mobile invoicing |
| Joist | Free / $8/mo | Cheapest estimate-and-invoice pair for the exclusion side |
| GorillaDesk | $49/mo per route | Pest and wildlife routes with recurring service schedules |
| Jobber | $29/mo (Core) | Companies dispatching several technicians |
Three jobs, one animal
- Inspection — find the entry, diagnose the species, produce a quote
- Removal — trapping over days, priced per animal or per trap check
- Exclusion — sealing the building, which is construction work
The third one is where the money actually is, and it’s the one most operators under-quote because it doesn’t feel like wildlife work.
1. ShowTheReceipts — $15/mo
Inspection fee, per-animal and per-check lines, exclusion quoted by linear foot with photos, and warranty terms recorded against the job.
2. Invoice2go — $9.99/mo+
Basic mobile invoicing.
3. Joist — Free / $8/mo
Cheap estimate-and-invoice pair, useful for exclusion quoting.
4. GorillaDesk — $49/mo per route
Pest and wildlife specialist, built around recurring service routes.
5. Jobber — $29/mo (Core)
Dispatch for a company with several technicians.
The lines a wildlife invoice needs
- Inspection — flat, credited against the job if they proceed
- Trap setup — per trap
- Trap checks — per visit, as required by law in most states
- Per-animal removal — by species
- Exclusion — per linear foot, plus vents, chimneys, and soffit returns
- Attic restoration — insulation removal and replacement, sanitizing
- Dead animal removal — its own unpleasant, separately-priced line
- Warranty — length and scope stated
Bound the warranty to what you sealed
“One year on the entry points listed above and photographed” is a warranty you can actually honor. “One year, no animals” is an open-ended promise about a building you don’t control, and it’s how you end up doing free work for a season.
Attic restoration is the upsell nobody asks for
Contaminated insulation is a genuine health and efficiency issue and the customer usually has no idea. Quote it with photos while you’re already up there — it’s often the largest single line available on a wildlife job.
Frequently asked questions
How should wildlife work be priced?
An inspection fee up front, per-animal or per-trap-check for the removal, and exclusion quoted as a separate construction job by linear foot and access difficulty. One bundled number can't survive an animal that takes six days to catch or an attic that needs forty feet of soffit sealed.
Should the inspection be free?
No. A thorough attic and exterior inspection is an hour of ladder work and it's what produces the exclusion quote — which is the profitable half of the job. Free inspections attract people who want a diagnosis and a cheaper trapper.
How do I handle the warranty on exclusion work?
State its length and exactly what it covers — the specific entry points you sealed, not the whole building — with photos attached to the job. Wildlife warranties come due months later, and a warranty bounded by documented locations is one you can honor without absorbing every future animal.
Why bill trap checks separately?
Because each one is a drive and a site visit whether or not anything is in the trap. Flat-rate removals reward the easy catch and punish the raccoon that takes a week — per-check billing prices the actual work.