Why CleanSlate
Every other tool needs an operator. This one is the operator.
Swept, Jobber, and the spreadsheet all hand you a dashboard and a to-do list. CleanSlate hands the to-do list to Ace — an AI that runs the back office and texts you what matters.
White-glove setup included · 30-day money-back · Live in less than a week
New lead · Tue 9:12 PM
Answered, qualified, booked · Nobody operated anything
The difference
Who does the work?
Point tools notify. Operators handle. Here's the same 2:47 AM call-out, twice.
With software you operate
The software's job ended at the notification. The rest was you.
With an operator
You find out it was handled — not that it happened.
Same event · Different morning
Side by side
Compared, honestly
The tools below are good at what they do. The difference is what you're still doing.
| Capability | CleanSlate | Swept | Jobber | Connecteam |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew call-out handling | Finds replacement automatically via text | Notifies you, you handle it | Manual reassignment | Manual reassignment |
| Shift confirmation | Proactive day-before texts | Late alerts only | No | Push notifications |
| Lead qualification | AI conversation via text | No CRM | Manual CRM | No |
| Proposals & e-sign | AI-generated, text delivery | No | Quote builder | No |
| AI bidding calculator | Cost-plus with industry benchmarks | No | No | No |
| Invoicing & payments | Auto-generated, Stripe Connect | No | Built-in invoicing | No |
| Voice AI receptionist | Answers calls, feeds pipeline | No | No | No |
| GPS clock-in verification | SMS + geofencing link | App-based GPS | GPS tracking | GPS-stamped via app |
| Quality inspections | Checklists via text + portal | App-based checklists | Basic checklists | Task checklists |
| Client portal | Invoices, schedule, quality | No | Client hub | No |
| Crew portal | Web portal, no download | App required | App required | App required |
| Multilingual | 5+ languages via SMS | 100+ in-app | English-first | In-app translation |
| Crew training needed | None — SMS | App training | App training | App training |
| Setup time | White-glove, included | Days | Days | Hours–days |
Jobber's invoicing and Swept's inspections are genuinely good. The column that matters is who does the work.
Coming from somewhere else?
Your lane in
From Swept
Keep the inspections. Lose the operating.
Swept schedules and inspects — you still run it, and it never touches your pipeline or invoicing. CleanSlate runs the whole back office — scheduling, sales, proposals, invoicing, phone, quality — so nobody has to operate it. Your crew just texts a number.
From Jobber or Connecteam
Built for cleaning, not “all service businesses.”
Generic tools don't know call-out replacement chains, recurring multi-site contracts, or multilingual field teams. CleanSlate is purpose-built for commercial cleaning — with sales automation, invoicing, and voice AI the generalists don't offer.
From spreadsheets & group texts
Most owners are. That’s who this is for.
No technical skills needed — we set it up with you, white-glove, included. Send us your contracts and the AI builds your clients, locations, and pricing while you watch. Your crew doesn't install anything. They just text a number.
On your terms
An AI running your business — with you holding the dial
The honest objection is control. So control is the design: you decide what runs on autopilot, and everything Ace does is on the record.
You set the autonomy
From approve-everything to full autopilot — per function, changeable anytime.
Proposals wait for your approval
Nothing is priced and sent to a client until you've signed off — unless you loosen the dial.
Every action logged
A full record of what Ace did and when — nothing happens off the books.
Your data stays yours
Clients, crew, invoices — export anytime. No lock-in.
30-day money-back guarantee
If it doesn't run your back office, you don't pay.
Autonomy
Set per function · change it anytime
The math lives on the pricing page.
$199 a month against the software stack and admin hours it covers — the honest ledger, whether you're a team of one or already staffed.
Getting in
Live in less than a week
Setup is white-glove and on us — we build your account with you, then it's yours to run by text.
01
We set it up with you
White-glove onboarding, included with every plan: contracts parsed by AI, clients, locations, pricing, and crew configured — about 15 minutes of your time.
02
Your crew just text a number
No app, no logins, no training — in five languages, on the phones they already have.
03
Adding things takes seconds
New client, new hire, new site — text it to Ace or add it in the dashboard. You're never re-implementing software.
One platform · Run by AI
Stop operating software.
Hire the operator.
Guided setup in 15 minutes — live in less than a week.
30-day money-back guarantee · No long-term contract