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Hero vs RoundRun

Weighing up Hero as your RoundRun alternative? Here is Hero, window cleaning software for UK rounds, set against RoundRun topic by topic, with every RoundRun fact taken from their own pages.

Checked against RoundRun's own site on . Prices include VAT where RoundRun adds it. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.

TopicHeroRoundRun
Price£15 per month. No VAT to add.Free while in beta. Founding members then pay £9.99 a month, with any VAT included; later prices are not published.
Your teamYour whole team is included, with no charge per person.Founding Teams is £16.99 a month, £7.00 more than Standard.
Free trial30 days free, with no card needed.A free beta, with no card or bank details needed.
ContractNone. Month to month, and you can cancel any time from your settings.Paid billing starts only when you confirm it; cancelling gives up the founder price.
Bringing your roundPhotograph your round book or upload your spreadsheet as it is: no template and no row limit.Self-import from your old app or a spreadsheet.
Messaging customersWhatsApp from your own number, with no message credits to buy.Texts from your own phone and mobile plan; automatic sending needs their Android SMS extension.
Routes and mapsShows the round on a map. It does not plan the route for you.Route maps with optimisation, and two rounds compared side by side.
QuotesNo.Not described, beyond quotes being among the records an account keeps.

Where RoundRun is the better choice

  • You want the lowest price: founding members pay £9.99 a month once billing starts.
  • You want the route optimised for you, and two rounds compared on the map side by side.
  • You want automatic texts sent from your own Android phone on your own mobile plan.

Where Hero is different

  • Hero is out of beta, with its price and terms settled.
  • Hero reads a photo of a paper round book, not only an old app or a spreadsheet.
  • Reminders go on WhatsApp from your own number, on any phone.

Moving across from RoundRun? Here is what happens to your customers, prices and schedule.