Contacts
Every client with their address and details, as customer records in your CRM.
A ZenMaid alternative where AI answers the leads and keeps the schedule full.
ZenMaid is a solid scheduler for maid services. Xaedros adds the part around the schedule: an AI that replies to new leads with your prices, chases unpaid invoices and runs the office while you clean.
ZenMaid and Xaedros compared, so you can see what changes.
Both schedule cleans, send reminders and take payments. The difference is how much of the office work happens without you.
| Xaedros | ZenMaid | |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduling and dispatch | Schedule, cleaner assignment and checklists | Calendar, dispatch and map views, with Spotfinder for recurring clients |
| Answering new leads | AI replies by text with your prices, any hour | Automated SMS and email templates |
| Missed calls | Texted back in seconds, and the AI answers the reply | Not listed on the pricing page |
| Invoices and payments | Invoice on completion, Stripe or Square, unpaid invoices chased | Invoicing with Stripe and Square |
| Cleaner pay | Every pay type: hourly, per job, square foot, revenue share | Reports and payroll on Pro and Pro Max |
| AI you can talk to | The Director runs your morning brief and takes requests | No AI features listed on the pricing page |
| Run it from ChatGPT or Claude | Built-in connector on every plan | Not listed |
| Price | $49.99 a month (Lite) or $499 a month with setup (Full) | $19, $39 or $49 a month, SMS charges extra |
ZenMaid details from its pricing page in October 2026: Starter $19 (up to 40 appointments a month), Pro $39 and Pro Max $49, each with a 14-day free trial; SMS charges are not included.
Bring everything from ZenMaid, so you can switch without retyping a client.
Export your data from ZenMaid and import the files into Xaedros. It reads all six ZenMaid exports.
Cleaners
Your team, ready to be assigned and paid.
Appointments and bookings
Past and upcoming cleans on the schedule, so recurring work carries on.
Assignments
Who cleaned where, so history and pay line up.
Charges
What each clean was charged, kept with the matching appointment.
Your number
Connect a Quo or Twilio number and missed calls and texts go to the AI.
When ZenMaid is the better fit, so you can choose honestly.
We would rather you pick the right tool than switch twice.
You only need a scheduler.
If leads, follow-ups and invoices are already handled and you want the cheapest calendar, ZenMaid Starter at $19 is hard to beat.
You need GPS tracking of cleaners.
ZenMaid's mobile app tracks cleaners by GPS on Pro and Pro Max. Xaedros has a time clock, not live GPS tracking.
You want the office to run itself.
If the hours go into answering leads, confirming cleans and chasing payments, that is what Xaedros is built for.
A maid service already runs on it, so you can see the result.
Tidy Up Services in Jacksonville, FL runs every lead, booking, invoice and pay run through Xaedros. Read the case study, or see how AI for cleaning businesses works day to day.
- 29Hours of admin back each week
- 6 of 7Steps from lead to payment that run on their own
ZenMaid alternatives, answered.
What is the best ZenMaid alternative?
It depends on what you want off your plate. For scheduling alone, ZenMaid is good value. If you want leads answered, cleans confirmed, invoices chased and pay worked out without doing it yourself, Xaedros covers the whole office.
Can I import my ZenMaid data?
Yes. Xaedros imports all six ZenMaid export files: appointments, assignments, bookings, charges, cleaners and contacts.
ZenMaid vs Jobber: which is better for a cleaning company?
ZenMaid is built for maid services and costs less; Jobber covers many trades and has more field-service features. Both leave lead replies and office follow-up mostly to you. Xaedros is built around that office work.
Does Xaedros charge extra for texts?
Texts go out through your Quo or Twilio number, so you pay that provider for messages. AI replies are included in your Xaedros plan, within the monthly limits on Lite.
How much does Xaedros cost?
Lite is $49.99 a month, charged when you start. The Full plan is $499 a month after a 14-day free trial, with setup by our team and no monthly limits. Compare the plans.