Commercial cleaning companies need scheduling that handles contracts on set days (Monday, Wednesday and Friday; nightly; weekly deep cleans), building access windows, crews of different sizes and evening and overnight shifts. Crewtide builds each week from your contract list, routes crews between buildings with real drive times, flags conflicts, and lists every client whose visit moved. It doesn’t do bidding, payroll or invoicing.
Why janitorial routes are hard to schedule
- Access windows. Offices after 6:00 PM, medical suites after the last patient, retail before opening, schools between events.
- Set days and frequencies. Three nights a week for one client, nightly for another, a monthly floor care visit for both.
- Crew sizes vary. A building that takes one cleaner four hours takes a crew of three about ninety minutes plus travel.
- Turnover and call-offs. When someone doesn’t show, the night still has to get done.
- Periodic work. Carpet extraction, strip-and-wax and window cleaning on top of the regular schedule.
How to plan a week of cleaning routes in Crewtide
- Import your contracts.Building, address, days of service, access window, no-go times and time on site per crew size.
- Set crews and shifts.Evening and overnight shifts, crews and vehicles, plus time off.
- Build the week.Crewtide places every visit that’s due on a crew’s route and orders the buildings to cut travel time.
- Handle changes.When a client adds a floor care visit or someone calls out, Find a spot shows the options and what each one bumps.
- Publish.Print or export route sheets, and use the To notify list for the clients whose service time changed.
Typical customer rules
| Client | Schedule | Access window | Time on site |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elm Street Offices | Mon, Wed, Fri | 6:30–11:00 PM | 1 cleaner 3 h · 2 cleaners 1 h 40 min |
| Westfield Dental | Nightly, Mon–Sat | After 7:00 PM | 1 cleaner 75 min |
| Gold Coast Café | Weekly deep clean | Sun 2:00–6:00 AM | 2 cleaners 3 h |
| Riverside Library | Tue and Thu, plus monthly floor care | 5:00–9:00 PM, no-go on event nights | 3 cleaners 2 h |
What Crewtide doesn’t do for cleaning companies
Keep your current tools for bids and proposals, inspections and quality checklists, timekeeping and payroll, supplies and invoicing. Crewtide plans the week.
Coming with Pro: texting clients when a visit moves, a phone app for cleaners with access notes, and call-off help for covering a missing cleaner’s buildings.
What it costs
Crewtide charges $49 per person on a route a month billed annually ($59 month to month). A 20-cleaner team on Core pays $980 a month billed annually. Supervisors who don’t run routes, schedulers and managers are free.
Questions
What is the best scheduling software for janitorial companies?
For the weekly plan itself, look for software that handles set days, access windows, crew sizes and evening shifts, and shows what a change does before you make it. Crewtide is built for exactly that and works next to your billing and payroll tools.
Can Crewtide schedule cleaning three nights a week?
Yes. Each contract has its days of service, and Crewtide puts a visit on each of them every week.
Does Crewtide do timekeeping for cleaners?
No. Crewtide plans and routes the work; keep your timekeeping and payroll tools.
How much does Crewtide cost for a cleaning company?
$49 per person on a route a month billed annually, or $59 month to month. Office users are free, and there’s a 14-day free trial.