When choosing a software platform to run your facilities management business, the decision often comes down to a few key players. Joblogic is a well-known name in field service management, but a closer look reveals a critical difference in philosophy and design when compared to CQ. While Joblogic provides a competent tool for field service, CQ was purpose-built from day one for the deep complexities of facilities management, resulting in a platform with fundamentally greater depth, flexibility, and business-wide integration.

This isn’t just about having more features; it’s about having the right features, designed the right way, to solve the biggest challenges that FM businesses face—challenges that generic service software often fails to address.

The Core Difference: Adapted for Service vs. Built for FM

The most significant distinction lies in our origins. CQ’s DNA is rooted in solving the most difficult problems for FM companies. This has led to a platform that anticipates the nuances of your industry, rather than forcing you into a generic workflow.

That One Feature That Changes Everything: Independent Job Editing

Ask any FM scheduler what their biggest frustration is with Joblogic and you’ll likely hear about schedule rigidity. If you have a year-long PPM contract with 52 weekly visits and a client needs to move the visit in week 25, in Joblogic, this simple change can break or alter the remaining 27 visits in the series. It’s a massive, unnecessary headache.

CQ was built to solve this. Our independent job editing means you can move, modify, or reassign a single job in a series of hundreds without affecting any other job. This isn’t a minor feature; it’s a fundamental design choice that demonstrates a deep understanding of how FM businesses actually operate.

Beyond Scheduling: A True Business Management Platform

While the scheduling differences are stark, the gap widens when you look at the entire business lifecycle. Joblogic is a strong operational tool, but CQ is a complete business management platform that connects your operations to your financials in real-time.

With CQ, you can answer critical business questions that are difficult or impossible to answer with a disconnected system:

•What is the real-time profitability of this multi-year PPM contract?

•Which of our sites is the most and least profitable to service?

•How does our team’s travel time impact our margins on this contract?

Because every piece of data—from the first client interaction in the CRM to the final payment on an invoice—lives in one unified system, you get a level of business intelligence that a field-service-focused tool simply cannot provide.

Why Growing FM Businesses Choose CQ

Choosing between CQ and Joblogic is not about choosing a better field service tool; it’s about choosing a better business management strategy. Businesses that are serious about scaling their operations, understanding their profitability, and improving efficiency across their entire organization choose CQ because:

1.It Was Built for Them: The platform’s DNA matches their business needs perfectly.

2.It Offers Unmatched Flexibility: The freedom to manage schedules and operations without being constrained by rigid software.

3.It Provides Financial Clarity: The ability to see the financial impact of every operational decision in real-time.

4.It’s a Platform to Grow With: The depth of features means they won’t hit a ceiling as their business becomes more complex.

Don’t settle for a tool that just gets the job done. Choose a platform that will help you build a more profitable and scalable business.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Q1: Joblogic has PPM scheduling. What makes CQ’s different?

A1: The key difference is flexibility and automation at scale. CQ’s independent job editing allows you to change one visit in a long series without breaking the schedule—a major pain point in Joblogic. Furthermore, our Contract & Scheduling Wizard lets you automate the creation of hundreds of jobs and invoices in minutes, a level of mass scheduling that is unmatched.

Q2: Is CQ more expensive than Joblogic?

A2: While pricing varies, many businesses find that CQ delivers a lower total cost of ownership. By replacing the need for separate CRM, advanced invoicing, and business analytics tools, and by saving significant administrative time through automation, CQ often provides a much higher return on investment. Most of our clients save 30-50% compared to their previous stack of disconnected tools.

Q3: My main problem is invoicing clients with many sites. How does CQ handle this better?

A3: CQ was built for this exact problem. Our batch invoicing feature is designed for the “one client, many jobs” model common in FM. You can easily filter all completed jobs for a specific client in a given period and consolidate them onto a single, professional invoice with a few clicks. This simplifies your client’s life and gets you paid faster.

Q4: We’re a large organization. Is CQ robust enough to handle our complexity?

A4: Yes. CQ was designed for complexity and scale. Our platform is used by businesses managing thousands of assets and hundreds of technicians across national portfolios. Features like Visual Map-Based Planning, multi-year scheduling, and detailed financial reporting were all created to provide the control and visibility that large organizations require.

Q5: How difficult is it to switch from Joblogic to CQ?

A5: Our dedicated onboarding team makes the transition as smooth as possible. We have a well-defined process for migrating your data—including clients, assets, and existing job histories—into CQ. We provide comprehensive training for your office staff and technicians to ensure your team can hit the ground running and start benefiting from CQ’s deeper functionality from day one.

Ready to See the Difference in Depth?

If you’re tired of fighting with a rigid scheduling system and want to see what a truly built software for facilities management can do for your business, then it’s time to see CQ. Let us show you how our flexible scheduling, powerful automation wizards, and fully integrated financial platform can solve your biggest frustrations and provide the foundation for profitable growth.

Schedule a no-obligation consultation and see why growing FM businesses are choosing CQ over Joblogic.