ZenMaid is made for maid services and starts at a low price. Busy Book is made for cleaning owners who want every lead answered fast and partners who use the app at no extra cost.
The price grows with your teamZenMaid adds $4 to $24 a month for each cleaner and office manager, depending on the plan, and only the owner is free. Busy Book has no fee per cleaner on any plan.
Texts cost extraZenMaid's pricing page says SMS charges aren't included. In Busy Book, texts go through your own Quo, GoHighLevel or Twilio number, so you pay their own low text rate.
An AI that books for youIrene texts every new lead within a minute, quotes your flat price and books the cleaning, on every plan.
Your data on every planZenMaid lists CSV exports on its Pro Max plan. In Busy Book, every plan can download all its data, even after you cancel.
We make Busy Book, so we're not neutral. We stuck to what ZenMaid says on its own pricing page in November 2026, and here's when ZenMaid may fit you better:
You want the lowest starting price and do fewer than 40 cleanings a month.
You want payroll reports and cleaner GPS tracking built into your scheduler.
Switch in an afternoon
Get your client listOn ZenMaid's Pro Max plan, export your clients as a spreadsheet. On another plan, ask ZenMaid support for one, with names, contact details and addresses.
Start your free trialPut in your business details and your prices. The Get started checklist walks you through it, step by step.
Bring your clients overUpload your spreadsheet under Bring your clients over, check the columns and bring them in. Then bring over their repeat schedules, so each client keeps their day, time, price and partner, and any cards your old software kept in your own Stripe account, with nothing charged. Or send us the file and we'll do it.
Bring your partners and pricesUpload a spreadsheet of your partners or your prices, see every row first, then bring them in. Nobody gets a text until you send each partner their invite to the partner app, in English or Spanish.
Keep ZenMaid until your first full round of cleanings runs smoothly in Busy Book, then cancel. Your clients stay yours either way: every Busy Book plan can download all its data as spreadsheets, any time, even after you cancel.
Questions
Is Busy Book cheaper than ZenMaid?
ZenMaid starts lower, at $19 a month for up to 40 appointments, plus $4 a month for each cleaner. Busy Book starts at $39 with no fee per cleaner and Irene included. Which costs less depends on your team. Prices checked November 2026.
Can I move my clients from ZenMaid?
Yes. Get a spreadsheet of your clients from ZenMaid, then upload it in Busy Book under Bring your clients over.
Can I download my data from Busy Book?
Yes, on every plan. Settings > Your data downloads your clients, bookings, partners, leads, payments, reviews and prices as spreadsheets, even after you cancel.