ArboStar vs
North American tree-care business platform for contractors — CRM, dispatch, invoicing, and, since October 2025, an AI assistant layer called RAI. Built for crews and quotes, not BS 5837 survey deliverables.
The honest comparison.
| Capability | ArboStar | tree·canopy |
|---|---|---|
| Voice-first capture in the field | — | |
| AI-drafted report | — | |
| Native mobile + browser | ||
| Offline-first | ||
| Transparent public pricing | — | |
| Your local tree survey standard | — | |
| Species ID built-in | — | |
| Pest & disease ID built-in | ||
| Constraints plan overlay | — | |
| GIS export (Shapefile / GeoJSON) | ||
| Self-service trial | — | |
| EU data residency | — |
Where ArboStar is strong — and where we fit.
ArboStar is the leader in tree-care contractor software in North America, and it isn't standing still. In October 2025 it launched RAI — a set of AI assistants that answer the phone, plan crew routes, draft quotes, and push safety forms to the field. The CRM, the dispatch map, and the invoicing were already properly built out; RAI is a real step ahead of anything else in the contractor-tools category.
What RAI doesn't touch is the survey side. It drafts estimates and hazard checklists, not a structured tree schedule — there's no BS 5837 or equivalent standard, no retention categories, no constraints-plan figure, and the "voice" feature in its estimating flow is an attached audio note, not a transcript that fills a form. It's built for the visit that prices a job, not the visit that produces a report.
Consulting arborists need a survey schedule, a constraints figure, and a methodology narrative — RAI drafts quotes and hazard checklists, not that. tree·canopy's voice pipeline turns the inspection itself into the structured record; ArboStar's AI works one step downstream, on the paperwork around a job it's already assumed you've priced.
Transparent. Flat prices.
One price for sole traders. One flat price for a three-seat crew. Direct contract for Enterprise.
Solo
$24.99
For sole-trader consultants.
Practice Crew
$129.99
For crews of two or three. One flat price, three seats.
Enterprise
$1,199
For councils, larger consultancies, and any team past three seats.
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