DropHaul vs PortaPro Software
PortaPro Software matches DropHaul’s $149 entry price and includes unlimited units. DropHaul is the pick for a native iPhone and iPad app, multi-yard on mid tiers, two-way QuickBooks sync, telematics, AutoShare, and AI assistant access.
DropHaul
Portable sanitation software
Free plan, then $149 / $299 / $599 per month. Flat per tier with no per-seat fees; trucks, units, and team members are capped by tier (2, 10, and 25 trucks).
PortaPro Software
Portable sanitation software
Published: $149, $229, and $309 per month, flat, with unlimited users, units, and vehicles. Month to month with a 7-day trial.
Reviewed by the DropHaul team on , using PortaPro Software’s own published materials.
How PortaPro and DropHaul differ
PortaPro Software is a portable sanitation platform with transparent flat pricing and unlimited units and vehicles on every plan, which DropHaul does not offer. DropHaul’s advantages are a native iPhone, iPad, and iPhone Duo app, multiple yards from the Pro plan, two-way QuickBooks Online sync, telematics and fuel-card integrations, AutoShare lifecycle updates with per-customer control, and an official MCP server.
Choose PortaPro if
Price-sensitive operators who want unlimited units and vehicles on one flat plan and work mostly from a browser.
- You run a very large unit inventory and want unlimited units at the lowest flat price.
- You want built-in bookkeeping instead of QuickBooks.
- You want marketing campaigns and review requests in the same tool.
Choose DropHaul if
Portable sanitation operators who want to see the price up front, run crews from a native app that works offline, and keep customers updated without office typing.
- Your crew lives on iPhone and iPad and needs a native app that works offline.
- You run more than one yard and do not want to move to an Enterprise contract.
- You want telematics, two-way QuickBooks, and automatic customer updates in one place.
Feature by feature
- YesYes
- PartialPartial
- NoNo
- Not documentedNot documented
| Capability | DropHaul | PortaPro Software |
|---|---|---|
| Published pricing | Yes: Published: free plan, then $149 / $299 / $599 per month | Yes: Published: $149 / $229 / $309 per month |
| Contract and trial | Yes: No contract or required setup fee; 14-day trial on paid plans | Yes: Month to month; 7-day trial |
| Built for portable sanitation | Yes: Yes, built only for portable sanitation | Yes: Yes: portable sanitation, septic, roll-off |
| Unit tracking with QR or barcode scans | Yes: QR and barcode scanning for every unit (Pro and up) | Yes: QR and barcode scans with GPS unit pins |
| Route optimization | Yes: Road-aware optimization with monthly credits (Starter and up) | Yes: Mapbox route planning with several modes |
| Native mobile app | Yes: Native iPhone, iPad, and iPhone Duo app; Android coming soon | Not documented: Driver app advertised; no App Store listing found |
| Offline driver app | Yes: Full driver workflow without signal; syncs on reconnect | Yes: Driver app advertised as working offline |
| Automatic customer updates across the job | Yes: AutoShare texts or emails customers automatically from quote to payment (Pro and up) | Partial: SMS notifications and portal ETAs; per-event controls not documented |
| Two-way customer texting | Yes: Threaded SMS and email chat from your own number (Pro and up) | Not documented: Not documented |
| QuickBooks Online | Yes: Invoice push on Starter; two-way sync on Pro and up | Partial: One-way nightly push to QuickBooks Online |
| Telematics and fuel cards | Yes: Samsara, Motive, Geotab, Verizon Connect (1 on Pro, all four on Fleet); WEX and Fuelman on Fleet | Not documented: Not documented |
| Official MCP server for AI assistants | Yes: Official MCP server for Claude, ChatGPT, and other AI assistants | Not documented: Not documented |
“Not documented” means we couldn’t find it in PortaPro Software’s public materials, not that it doesn’t exist.
What PortaPro does well
- Flat published pricing with unlimited users, units, vehicles, and customers on every plan.
- QR and barcode unit pins that work offline, with a full move history.
- Built-in bookkeeping, 28-day cycle billing, Stripe payments, and e-signatures.
- Marketing, reviews, and automation sequences on its Growth plan.
Why operators switch to DropHaul
- A native app on the App Store
- DropHaul ships a native iPhone, iPad, and iPhone Duo app. We could not find a PortaPro Software listing on the App Store or Google Play.
- Multiple yards before Enterprise
- DropHaul includes 2 yards on Pro and 5 on Fleet. PortaPro Software lists multiple yards and territories on its custom Enterprise plan.
- Two-way QuickBooks sync
- DropHaul syncs QuickBooks Online both ways on Pro and up. PortaPro Software documents a one-way nightly push to QuickBooks Online.
- AutoShare with per-customer control
- AutoShare sends 13 lifecycle events with Off, Email, SMS, or both per event, then lets you override any customer or contact. Replies thread into one chat with delivery receipts.
- Telematics, fuel cards, and AI access
- DropHaul connects Samsara, Motive, Geotab, Verizon Connect, WEX, and Fuelman, and ships an official MCP server for Claude and ChatGPT. None of these are documented by PortaPro Software.
AutoShare tells customers before they call
Customers get a text or email when their service is scheduled, when the driver is on the way, when the job is done, and when the invoice goes out. Your office stops fielding “is the unit coming?” calls, and you choose how each customer hears from you. Included on Pro, Fleet, and Enterprise plans.
See AutoShare- Driver en route · Wed 7:41 AMRivera Sanitation: Hi Dana, Marcus is on the way to Oakridge Phase 2 and expects to arrive 8:00–8:30 AM.
- Service completed · Wed 8:19 AMRivera Sanitation: Hi Dana, your service at Oakridge Phase 2 is complete.
Leaving PortaPro? Bring everything with you.
Most owners move over on their own with the built-in importer. If you’d rather hand it off, Switch & Setup is our hands-on migration: we bring your data over, set DropHaul up the way you run, and train your crew at a competitive rate, usually in a day to a few weeks.
We work from Excel, Google Sheets, CSV and TSV exports, PDF route sheets and invoices, Desktop software, or another dispatch tool.
Pickup. We collect what you have
Spreadsheets, exports from your current software, even PDF route sheets. Messy is fine.
Service. We set DropHaul up
Customers, sites, units, and jobs land in the right fields, and DropHaul is configured around how you already run.
Drop. Your crew goes live
We walk the office and drivers through it, then review your first routes with you.
What Switch & Setup covers
- Migration
- Customers, contacts, sites, units, trucks, jobs, and open invoices moved over and checked for duplicates and gaps.
- Configuration
- Yards, trucks, service schedules, pricing, and AutoShare set up to match how your operation works today.
- Training
- Your office learns dispatch and billing; your drivers learn the iPhone app they will carry every day.
- Go-live support
- We plan the cutover with you and review the first routes, with an on-site setup day available.
Doing it yourself
The importer reads PDF, CSV, TSV, and Excel. Match columns, fix flagged rows, review, and import across 12 record types, from customers, contacts, job sites, units to fuel entries.
Frequently Asked Questions
Sources
Accessed October 25, 2026.
Competitor information comes from each vendor’s public website, help center, pricing page, and app store listings as of October 25, 2026, and may have changed. “Not documented” means we could not find the capability in the vendor’s public materials, not that it does not exist. Trademarks belong to their owners. Spot something out of date? Email hello@drophaul.app and we will correct it.
Ready to switch?
Create your account, then bring DropHaul with you on iPhone. No credit card required.