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iCans alternative
iCans is roll-off operations software with a published price, a driver app, inventory, and QuickBooks. Kortex is the website, the booking, the CRM, Google Ads, and SEO, and it is built for more than haulers. iCans Base and Plus cost less than the Kortex plan. They are a different product.
Competitor details in the table are from public pages, as of Oct 2026. They can change. Kortex does not speak for iCans.
Kortex is $300/month plus a $999 one-time setup fee. Google Ads management is included in that plan. You pay Google for the clicks. Kortex does not bill a percent of ad spend.
| Capability | Kortex | iCans |
|---|---|---|
| Price | KortexKortex is $300/month plus a $999 one-time setup fee. Google Ads management is included in that plan. You pay Google for the clicks. Kortex does not bill a percent of ad spend. | iCansAs of Oct 2026, iCans publishes Base at $99/month and Plus at $159/month, with unlimited drivers and unlimited orders. The trial is 7 days, no credit card to start, no setup fee, month-to-month. Card and ACH rates through Tiger Payment are not on the page. iCans says to ask. |
| Who it is built for | KortexLocal service businesses. A dumpster company books a container for dates. A lawn company runs a recurring route. HVAC books an appointment. Painting and tree service quote the job, then schedule it. Same plan. | iCansAs of Oct 2026, iCans describes the product as dumpster rental and roll-off software for hauling businesses. |
| Website | KortexIncluded. Kortex builds and hosts the website. You can edit the photos, the pages, and the prices. | iCansAs of Oct 2026, Base includes website integration so orders can come from your site. The pricing page does not include a website Kortex-style hosting build, and it does not include Google Ads management. |
| Online booking | KortexIncluded. A booking can take a card payment through that business's own Stripe Connect account, and the booking lands in the Kortex CRM. Stripe processes cards at 2.9% + 30¢. | iCansAs of Oct 2026, online orders are listed as website integration, and a customer portal for commercial accounts is on Base and Plus. |
| CRM and dispatch | KortexIncluded. Customers, bookings, invoices, and a dispatch view of the day. Kortex is not yard-inventory software and it does not do landfill routing. | iCansAs of Oct 2026, iCans lists dispatch, client pricing, inventory, employee scheduling, and invoicing on Base. Its dispatch pages describe route building, drag-and-drop, and live driver GPS. |
| Google Ads | KortexIncluded in the $300/month. Kortex does not bill a percent of ad spend. You pay Google for the clicks. | iCansAs of Oct 2026, Google Ads management is not on the iCans pricing page. |
| SEO | KortexIncluded with the website on the same plan. | iCansAs of Oct 2026, SEO is not listed on the iCans pricing page. |
| Driver app and container tracking | KortexNo native driver app and no live container tracking. The office runs the day from the Kortex board. | iCansAs of Oct 2026, the iCans driver app for iOS and Android is on Base and Plus, along with inventory. Plus adds landfill cost tracking. |
| QuickBooks | KortexQuickBooks is not part of the published plan. Card payments go through the business's own Stripe Connect account. Kortex does not connect to DRS, iCans, Docket, Box Tracker, or any other dispatch product. | iCansAs of Oct 2026, QuickBooks Online integration is on Base and Plus. |
| Reviews | KortexWhen a job is done, Kortex emails that customer your Google review link. Review requests go out by email only, not by text message. | iCansAs of Oct 2026, the AI Review Filter is on Plus ($159/month), not on Base. iCans describes it as a way to collect more public 5-star reviews. |
| Setup | Kortex$999 once. White-glove setup: Kortex builds the website and sets up booking, the CRM, and Google Ads. You are not handed a blank login. | iCansAs of Oct 2026, iCans includes onboarding on both plans and charges no setup fee. |
Who it is for
Choose Kortex if the missing piece is the site and the ads, and if the business is not only dumpsters. Lawn routes, HVAC appointments, and quote-then-job trades such as painting and tree service use the same subscription.
Stay with iCans if you want dispatch, a driver app, can inventory, a commercial customer portal, and QuickBooks at the published $99 or $159 price. As of Oct 2026, that pricing page does not include a hosted website or Google Ads management.
Where Kortex is different
- Done for you: the website, online booking, CRM, Google Ads, and SEO are one plan.
- The same plan fits a rental, a recurring route, an appointment, or a quote that becomes a job.
- White-glove setup. The $999 fee is Kortex building the site and setting up booking, the CRM, and Google Ads.
- Built by a former dumpster company owner, for local service businesses, not only for haulers.
Public sources
Checked as of Oct 2026. Open the page itself before you treat a cell as current.