Irrigation Dispatch Software
Four hundred start-ups in April, four hundred blowouts in October, and a geyser on Elm Street at 7 a.m. in between. VortechPro schedules the season by zone, dispatches the closest tech when a main line breaks, flags backflow and controller work for your certified people, and takes the card at the curb.
A broken main is a dispatch.
Scheduling software handles the 400-stop season. What it can’t do is pull the nearest tech off a start-up when a lateral blows under a driveway — or make sure the backflow test goes to someone certified to sign it.
is not a dispatch plan.
The season is predictable. The breaks aren’t. And the backflow report has to be signed by someone certified.
The season lives in a spreadsheet
Start-ups and blowouts get mapped once in March, then every reschedule is a phone call. One rainy week and the whole sheet is wrong.
Breaks go to whoever answers
A main line fails and three techs are on start-ups across town. Without live GPS you pull the wrong one and lose two stops.
Backflow tests to uncertified techs
Most states require a certified tester to perform and sign the annual test. Without Specialist flags, the job pings whoever is free.
Paid at the end of the season
Start-up invoices mailed in May get paid in July. Charge the card at the box, send the receipt, done.
Closest tech. Right certification. Water off fast.
When a lateral blows or a valve sticks open, VortechPro pings your Platinum techs first with a ~30-second exclusive window, then Gold and Silver. Live GPS shows who is nearest and still has time before the next start-up. Specialist flags send backflow tests and smart-controller work to certified hands.
- Uber-style Platinum / Gold / Silver tiered routing
- Specialist-only flag for backflow and controller work
- Live GPS map — assign by proximity, not guesswork
- Loud mobile alerts with distance + accept / call / navigate
Four hundred start-ups scheduled. Today’s geyser dispatched.
Build the spring and fall routes by zone and day, then dispatch same-day repairs on the same board. Office and field talk inside the job, not in a text thread. As you add neighborhoods, local stops stay with local techs.
- Immediate dispatch + scheduled seasonal routes
- Tiered routing on every outbound lead
- Office-to-tech chat tied to the job
- Local jobs stay local as you scale zones
Zone photos, controller notes and proof before you leave.
Every start-up, blowout and repair gets photos and notes that travel with the property: controller settings, head counts, the cracked backflow bonnet. The office answers the customer’s “what did you do?” without calling the tech.
- Photos of controller, backflow and repairs on every visit
- Field notes visible to office and tech
- SMS receipt to the customer
- Property record ready for warranty and backflow reporting
VortechPro keeps dispatch speed and field proof together — photos and notes that follow the property — so the tech doing the fall blowout sees what the spring tech found.
- Before/after photos on head and valve repairs
- Notes for controller programs and zone counts
- Receipt via SMS when the card clears
Stripe on the phone. Paid at the box.
Techs charge the customer card in the VortechPro app via Stripe — right on their phone. Funds land in your own Stripe account. No orphan reader workflow. Pair payment with photo proof and an SMS receipt so the job closes on site.
- In-field card charge via Stripe on the phone
- Money to your Stripe account — we never hold it
- SMS receipt + photo proof on the same job
- Less “pay me later” chase after the visit
Irrigation work ends at a valve box with the homeowner watching. Getting paid there — on the phone the tech already carries — beats a start-up invoice chased into July.
on one plan.
No Feature Add-Ons. Everything below ships at $99/mo for 5 techs.
Start-ups and winterizations scheduled by zone, then same-day repair calls pushed to the nearest tech with a loud alert.
Uber-style tiers with a ~30-second exclusive window so your best techs get first refusal before overflow.
Live map of your crew so the broken main goes to whoever is nearest — not whoever replies in chat first.
Flag backflow tests, smart controllers and commercial systems as Specialist Only so certified hands get them.
Collect card payments in-app at the property. No separate terminal required. Funds to your Stripe account.
Document the controller and the repair, send the receipt, close the visit with a clean trail.
Fall blowout routes and a 7 a.m. geyser on the same platform.
Custom splits per technician with weekly pay visibility — no Sunday spreadsheet rebuild.
Tools you can use today.
This page sells VortechPro for irrigation contractors. The posts go deep on licensing, insurance, payroll and getting paid — cross-linked, not duplicated. Free invoice and estimate tools included.
Which states license irrigators, backflow testers and landscape contractors — all 50.
Who can perform and sign the annual test, state by state.
The license that often covers irrigation work too.
Liability and workers’ comp rules for outdoor crews.
For shops that bundle fertilization with irrigation.
Side-by-side look at the apps outdoor crews actually use.
Set the deposit and scope before the truck rolls — without losing the call.
Demand letters, small claims and when the lien comes out.
Why the helper is an employee — and what it costs when he isn’t paid like one.
Scale with ease.
$99/mo includes 5 techs. +$20 per additional tech. No contracts. No Feature Add-Ons. Cancel anytime.
- Up to 5 technicians included
- Full access — No Feature Add-Ons
- Tiered dispatch: Platinum, Gold, Silver
- ~30-second exclusive accept window
- Specialist routing for backflow & controller work
- Live GPS + immediate / scheduled jobs
- Stripe card charge on the phone
- Photo proof, SMS receipt, weekly earnings
- iOS and Android native apps
- 30-day free trial — cancel anytime
questions.
Straight answers for owners evaluating dispatch software for irrigation contractors.
What is irrigation software?
How does VortechPro handle spring start-ups and fall blowouts?
Can I make sure backflow tests only go to certified testers?
Can irrigation techs get paid in the field without a card terminal?
How much does VortechPro cost for a irrigation company?
Does VortechPro work for residential and commercial irrigation?
How fast can a irrigation shop go live?
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30-day free trial · $99/mo for 5 techs · +$20 per additional tech · No Feature Add-Ons