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Pool Brain vs ProValet

A side-by-side record of published pricing, fees, and features for Pool Brain and ProValet. Facts only — every row links to the source and the date we checked it.

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We do not pick a winner. This page puts the researched facts side by side so you can; where a cell says unknown, we have not verified it either way.

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Pool BrainProValet
Published price $50/mo + $65/mo per technicianFrom $149/month
Pricing visibility Published on the vendor sitePublished on the vendor site
Free trial 30 daysunknown
Contract unknownNo contract; vendor states "no long-term lock-ins, no surprise add-ons" and that you can cancel "anytime."
Headquarters unknownunknown
Founded unknownunknown

Pool Brain pricing

Plan Price Includes Checked
Base Plan (Office Users) $50/month [src] Unlimited office/admin users. This base fee is required and combines with the per-technician fee below to make the total monthly plan.
Field Technician $65 per technician/month [src]
Minimum: The pricing calculator defaults to and starts at 5 active field technicians, selectable in increments of 5 up to 50. Not confirmed whether the per-tech rate changes at higher technician counts — only the 5-technician example ($325/month = 5 x $65) was verified.
 Per active field technician, added to the $50/month base fee. Site example: 5 technicians = $325/month + $50/month base = $375/month total.
Charges outside the subscription price.
Fee Amount Checked
Setup fee Free — page headline states "ALL FEATURES + FREE SETUP" [src]
Card payment processing 3.2% + $0.25 per transaction (3.5% + $0.25 if the card is manually keyed; additional 1% of the transaction amount for international cards) [src]
ACH payment processing 1% + $0.25 per transaction ($15 maximum per transaction) [src]
Pool Brain Payments monthly fee $20/month, prorated upon activation and billed with the monthly Pool Brain subscription renewal (only applies to customers enrolled in Pool Brain Payments) [src]

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ProValet pricing

Plan Price Includes Checked
All Inclusive Plan (Monthly) $149/month [src]
Minimum: $149/month includes 1 technician license; +$59/month per additional technician (confirmed at 5 technicians = $385/month via the pricing calculator).
 Full feature access to the Master Dashboard, unlimited administrators, unlimited service addresses, unlimited customers, free homeowner app for iPhone & Android, unlimited customer support & coaching, no contract.
All Inclusive Plan (Annual) $1,490/year [src]
Minimum: $1,490/year includes 1 technician license (equivalent to 10 monthly payments — "get two months FREE," advertised as a 17% savings vs. monthly billing). Annual per-additional-technician rate was not independently confirmed.
 Same feature set as the monthly plan.

We have not found published setup, onboarding, or payment-processing fees for ProValet. That is not the same as there being none.

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Feature comparison

Feature Pool BrainProValet
Recurring route scheduling Yes [src] Yes [src]
Route optimization Yes [src] Yes [src]
Mobile technician app Yes [src] Yes [src]
Offline mode Yes [src] Yes [src]
Chemical readings and dosing Yes [src] Unknown
Service verification photos Yes [src] Yes [src]
Work orders and repairs Yes [src] Yes [src]
Invoicing Yes [src] Yes [src]
Recurring / automatic billing Yes [src] Yes [src]
Integrated payment processing Yes [src] Yes [src]
Customer portal Yes [src] Yes [src]
QuickBooks sync Yes [src] Yes [src]

Sources

Pool Brain

ProValet