Yardbook Alternative With Card Payments That Keeps Your Full Take
ShowTheReceipts gives a lawn care operator the whole quote-to-paid loop with built-in card payments — and takes no cut of what you charge, so you keep your full take at the standard processor rate. It's all on the Pro plan at $39/month with every feature included: quoting, invoicing, on-site card payment, cash and Venmo tracking, and automatic follow-up that gets you paid faster. Yardbook's free tier looks cheaper until you see it skim 1% off every online payment and push a convenience fee onto your customers. A flat $39 with no payment cut is the tool that actually protects your margin.
ShowTheReceipts vs Yardbook at a glance
ShowTheReceipts — $39/mo (Pro — everything included, no payment cut) · Yardbook — Free tier, but 1% cut on every online payment
| ShowTheReceipts | Yardbook | |
|---|---|---|
| Cut of your card payments | None — you pay only Stripe's standard rate | 1% skimmed on top of the processor, on free accounts |
| What your customer sees at checkout | A clean payment link, no surprise add-on | An optional convenience fee bolted onto the invoice |
| What the price gets you | Every operator feature, one flat $39 | Free, but the payment cut is waived only on paid plans |
| Time to your first invoice | Photograph your existing flyer; catalog builds itself | Build out your product catalog and price list |
| Quote to paid card, on-site | Quote, invoice, and charge from your phone in one flow | Supported, with the payment cut attached |
| Cash & Venmo in your books | Recorded alongside card, export-ready for taxes | Supported, card-payment focused |
| Payment follow-up that gets you paid | Automatic nudges and one-tap payment links | Manual reminders |
Free isn’t free when it skims your card payments
The pitch that pulls people toward a $0 tool is simple: why pay monthly when something’s free? For lawn care, the answer shows up on every card payment.
A free tier that quietly takes 1% off each online payment — on top of the processor’s own rate — is charging you a percentage of your revenue instead of a flat fee. Run a season of card volume through that and the “free” tool can cost more than a predictable monthly price ever would.
- 1%
- Yardbook's cut on every online payment (free accounts)
- $0
- Our cut — you keep your full take
- $39/mo
- Flat, every feature included
ShowTheReceipts does it the other way: $39/month flat, and no cut of your payments. You pay the standard processor rate and keep everything else.
On your busiest month and your slowest, the software costs the same $39 — your revenue is yours.
The whole loop, and your customer sees a clean bill
You quote standing on the lawn, convert it to an invoice when the work’s done, and charge the card before you drive off. Cash and Venmo jobs land in the same ledger as your card payments, so tax season is an export, not a shoebox.
Where ShowTheReceipts is the obvious fit
If you take card payments and want to keep your full take, this is built for you. There’s no catalog to build before your first job — photograph your existing flyer and it builds itself, so you’re invoicing within minutes.
Yardbook’s free tier fits an operator who takes no online payments and doesn’t mind the per-payment cut when they do. The moment cards are part of how you get paid, a flat price with no skim protects more of your money.
Switching without losing your history
Export your client list as a CSV and import it directly — the migration importer handles clients and job history, and duplicate detection keeps a re-import from doubling your book. Most operators are fully moved in an afternoon.
Which one should you actually pick?
Choose ShowTheReceipts if…
- You take card payments and want to keep your full take
- You don't want a convenience fee showing up on your customer's bill
- You want quoting, invoicing, and payment in one flat price
- You want to be invoicing today, not after building a catalog
Choose Yardbook if…
- You want a $0 tool and don't mind the per-payment cut
- You never take online card payments at all
Frequently asked questions
Does ShowTheReceipts take a cut of my card payments?
No. You pay only the payment processor's standard rate, and ShowTheReceipts adds nothing on top. A tool that's 'free' but skims a percentage of every online payment can cost you far more over a season than a flat monthly price — it's worth doing the math on what a 1% cut adds up to across your card volume. We don't take any of it.
Will my customers get hit with a convenience fee?
Not unless you choose to add one. By default your customer sees a clean payment link and pays the amount on the invoice — no surprise add-on bolted onto their bill. You stay in control of what shows up at checkout.
What do I get for $39/month?
Every operator feature — unlimited invoicing, on-site card payment with no platform cut, automatic payment follow-up, cash and Venmo tracking, scheduling, and tax-ready exports — at one flat price with nothing gated higher. It's the full quote-to-paid toolset for a one-person lawn care business.
Can I switch over without losing my clients?
Yes, and the same day. Export your client list as a CSV and import it directly — the built-in migration importer handles client and job history, with duplicate detection so a re-import doesn't double your book. Most operators are fully moved in an afternoon.