The PortaPro blog
Choosing software
How to compare the tools built for this industry, and what to ask on a demo.
10 posts
- The best portable toilet software in 2026: how to actually compare them
November 4, 2026 · 4 min read
Five tools are built for this industry. Here is how to put them side by side on the things that change your month: price, contract, setup time, rental billing and card fees.
Read the post- Looking for a ServiceCore alternative? Check these seven things first
November 4, 2026 · 3 min read
ServiceCore is the name most operators hear first. Before you switch to or from it, here is what to check about price, contract, setup time and the rental billing you will live with every 28 days.
Read the post- CRO Software alternatives: what changed when RapidWorks took over, and what to ask
November 4, 2026 · 2 min read
CRO Software is one of the oldest names in portable sanitation and is now sold by RapidWorks alongside concrete pumping and crane rental tools. Here is what to ask before you commit to a quote.
Read the post- A Docket alternative for dumpster companies that also rent porta potties
November 4, 2026 · 3 min read
Docket is built for roll-off and junk removal. If your trucks also drop portable toilets, or you want card fees you can calculate, here is what to compare.
Read the post- Tank Track alternatives: what per-truck pricing means for a growing septic company
November 4, 2026 · 3 min read
Tank Track publishes its price, which is rare and good. It also charges by the truck. Here is how to think about that as you add a second pumper, and what else to compare.
Read the post- PJR Software alternatives: what per-user pricing adds up to over a year
November 4, 2026 · 3 min read
PJR Online charges for each office user and each driver on the app. The post that does the arithmetic at four team sizes, and lists what else to compare before you choose.
Read the post- Fifteen questions to ask on a portable sanitation software demo
November 4, 2026 · 2 min read
A demo shows you the vendor's sample company. These questions make it show you yours: billing cycles, the first prorated invoice, the dump stop, the missed-stop report and what the contract says.
Read the post- How to switch portable toilet software without losing a billing cycle
November 4, 2026 · 3 min read
The move itself takes an afternoon. The part that goes wrong is open balances, mid-cycle units and the contract end date. A step-by-step plan for the switch.
Read the post- From paper to software: when to upgrade your portable toilet business
March 18, 2026 · 3 min read
Paper and spreadsheets work until the week they do not, and that week usually costs a customer. The signs a company has outgrown its system, what the switch involves, and why waiting is the expensive choice.
Read the post- Portable toilet scheduling software: what to look for
March 18, 2026 · 3 min read
Scheduling breaks the same way in every growing operation: more sites than one person can hold in their head. What scheduling software for this industry actually has to do, and the three things most generic tools get wrong.
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Other topics
- Routing and dispatch · Planning the day, running it, and finding out what did not get done.
- Billing and pricing · Rental cycles, proration, card fees, purchase orders and the invoices that never went out.
- Running the business · Pricing, margins, growth, customers and the systems that hold it together.
- Drivers and the field · Hiring, shared truck iPads, pre-trip inspections and proof that the stop was done.
- Septic and grease · Pump-out intervals, reminder programs, licensing by state and grease trap schedules.
- Roll-off dumpsters · Tonnage, scale tickets, disposal pricing, swaps and overage days.
- Event and tent rentals · Kits, pull sheets, counted items, site plans and layouts before the truck rolls.
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