TLDR
CleanGuru and Swept are the most common two-tool stack in commercial cleaning: CleanGuru for bidding ($79-$159/mo), Swept for crew management ($30-$247/mo). Together they cost $109-$406/mo for two tools with no connection between them. Neither does GPS tracking at the entry tier. SweepOps covers bidding, scheduling, and GPS tracking starting at $20/mo.
| Feature | CleanGuru | Swept | SweepOps |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost (small team) | $79-$159/mo | $30-$247/mo | $20–$99/mo |
| Built for | Enterprise operations | Generalist | 5-75 site cleaning companies |
What CleanGuru Does Well
CleanGuru’s core competency is bid production. The walk-through pricing wizard takes a facility’s square footage and characteristics and generates a priced proposal quickly. With over 500,000 proposals generated across its 25+ year history, the tool has earned its reputation in this narrow function. The proposal output is professional enough to hold up in competitive commercial bids. For companies whose main problem is producing accurate, good-looking proposals at speed, CleanGuru delivers that.
The limitation is sharp: CleanGuru stops at the proposal. Once the contract is signed, the tool has nothing left to offer. There is no scheduling, no crew assignment, no GPS verification, no inspection workflow. You win the job, then open a different system to run it.
What Swept Does Well
Swept is built specifically for the cleaning industry and shows it. Crew communication, scheduling, and attendance tracking are well-executed for a platform in this price range. The multilingual support — 100+ languages — is a practical feature for operators managing crews from diverse backgrounds. The location-based pricing model ($30-$247/mo) scales predictably as you add client sites, and the entry tier is accessible for smaller operations.
What Swept does not do: bidding, in any form, at any pricing tier. GPS tracking is only available on the highest tier at $247/mo. There are no inspection workflows and no client-facing portal. It is a crew management tool, and its scope is limited to that.
What Both Miss
The combination of CleanGuru and Swept costs $109-$406/mo depending on tiers. That price buys two systems that do not talk to each other. A bid in CleanGuru carries labor time assumptions. The crew schedule in Swept has no way to know those assumptions exist. When a crew spends more time on a site than the bid allows, neither tool surfaces the discrepancy — you find out at the end of the month when margins are thinner than expected.
Neither tool uses ISSA 612 production rate standards. Neither has a client portal. Neither has photo-verified inspections. For commercial cleaning companies managing multiple client sites, these gaps require either additional tools or manual processes to fill.
Why SweepOps Fills the Gap
SweepOps starts at $20/mo for up to 10 cleaners with ISSA-standard bidding, scheduling, and invoicing. The Growth plan at $49/mo adds GPS crew tracking and a client portal. That is the full operational loop — bid the job accurately, schedule the crew, verify attendance via GPS, run inspections — in a single system, for less than CleanGuru charges for bidding alone on its entry tier.
We built SweepOps because the disconnect between bid assumptions and operational reality is where cleaning companies lose money on contracts they thought were profitable. When bidding and operations run from the same numbers, that gap closes.
| Feature | CleanGuru | Swept | SweepOps |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bidding Engine | Yes (manual pricing wizard) | No | ISSA-standard automation |
| Crew Scheduling | No | Yes | Yes |
| GPS Tracking | No | Paid tier only ($247/mo) | Yes (Growth plan, $49/mo) |
| Multilingual Support | No | Yes (100+ languages) | No |
| Inspections | No | No | Yes, photo-verified |
| ISSA Standards | No | No | Yes |
| Client Portal | No | No | Yes |
| Starting Price | $79/mo | $30/mo | $20/mo |
| Combined Cost | — | — | Single tool |
PROS & CONS
CleanGuru
Pros
- 500,000+ proposals generated over 25+ years
- Walk-through pricing wizard for fast site estimates
- Professional proposal templates that hold up in competitive bids
- Simple scope means short onboarding time
Cons
- No scheduling, dispatch, or crew management at any tier
- No GPS or attendance tracking
- No ISSA production rate standards — bid accuracy depends on operator estimates
- Requires a second tool for field operations
- Dated interface compared to current-generation software
PROS & CONS
Swept
Pros
- Cleaning-specific crew management platform
- Multilingual support for 100+ languages — useful for diverse crews
- Location-based pricing model scales predictably with site count
- Entry tier at $30/mo is accessible for smaller operators
Cons
- No bidding functionality at any pricing tier
- GPS tracking only available at the highest tier ($247/mo)
- No inspection or quality control workflows
- No client portal or client-facing features
- Requires a separate tool for bid production
Q&A
Which is cheaper: CleanGuru plus Swept, or SweepOps?
CleanGuru starts at $79/mo. Swept starts at $30/mo. At minimum tiers, the two-tool stack runs $109/mo. SweepOps starts at $20/mo with ISSA-standard bidding, scheduling, and invoicing included. The Growth plan at $49/mo adds GPS tracking. At every comparable tier, SweepOps costs less for more coverage.
Q&A
Does either CleanGuru or Swept use ISSA cleaning standards?
No. CleanGuru uses a custom pricing wizard. Swept has no bidding engine. Neither uses ISSA 612 production rate standards. SweepOps builds ISSA production rates into every bid estimate, which removes the guesswork from pricing client sites.
Verdict
SweepOps covers what both tools do, plus GPS tracking, for less than either tool alone on most plans. The main question is whether you prefer CleanGuru's 25-year bidding track record or SweepOps' ISSA-standard approach.
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