Skimmer handles pool operations, but it stops at the pool. Avolv gives you the pool operations plus the AI receptionist, the website, the sales CRM, and the marketing, in one login for one price. Here is the side by side.
Skimmer covers the pool. Avolv covers the whole business around it.
Routes, chemistry, billing, phones, website, and marketing run from one system. On Skimmer you get the pool operations, then buy the rest somewhere else and stitch it together.
Avolv's AI receptionist answers the call, handles the basics, and books the job on your calendar. It is in the base price. On Skimmer the AI phone is a $99 a month add-on.
Avolv is month to month with every feature included. Skimmer gates features across tiers and doubled its per-pool price in 2024.
Where the two products line up, and where they don't.
| Capability | Avolv | Skimmer |
|---|---|---|
| Get and keep customers | ||
| AI voice receptionist (answers and books calls) | Included | $99/mo add-on |
| Website builder | Included | Not offered |
| Sales CRM and pipeline | Included | Not offered |
| Marketing campaigns and follow-up sequences | Included | Separate marketing suite |
| Online booking page | Included | Client features |
| Run the field | ||
| Route optimization | Included | Scaling Up tier only |
| Pool chemistry logging | Included, with AI meter scanning | Included, LSI calculator |
| Offline-first mobile app | Included, live-camera proof only | Included |
| Cross-tenant repair and service network | Included | Not offered |
| Billing and money | ||
| QuickBooks Online sync | Included, reconciled line by line | Billing and bookkeeping |
| Card payments and auto-pay | Included, via Stripe | Included, via Stripe |
| Profit per pool with drive time and labor | Chemical P&L with labor burden | Chemical cost tracking |
| Cost and flexibility | ||
| Pricing model | Per location, every feature included | Per pool, tiered |
| 2024 price change | Held | Doubled, $1 to $2 per pool |
| Contract | Month to month | Monthly or annual plans |
| Who you reach for help | The founder who built it | Support team and success managers |
Skimmer figures reflect its public pricing and product pages as of September 2026. Confirm current terms with Skimmer before you decide.
The pool operations are the starting point. This is the rest of the business, running in the same system.
All Skimmer numbers verified from public sources as of September 2026.
Real math, not vendor math.
| Your operation | On Skimmer | On Avolv |
|---|---|---|
| 300 pools | Scaling Up: ~$600/month + $99 AI add-on = $699/mo | Quoted per location, all features included |
| 500 pools | Scaling Up: ~$1,000/month + $99 AI add-on = $1,099/mo | Quoted per location, all features included |
| 988 pools (Resort's size) | Scaling Up: ~$1,976/month + $99 AI = $2,075/mo | Resort runs Avolv at enterprise pricing, all features |
Resort Pool Services migrated 988 pools from Skimmer to Avolv with zero days of route downtime. I reconciled $370,779 of invoicing against QuickBooks Online line by line, and the final variance across the books was $580. Simon retired Skimmer entirely in September 2026.
Skimmer handles pool operations and water chemistry. Avolv is a different kind of tool: it bundles the full front of the business, the AI receptionist, marketing, CRM, and website, with the pool operations, so you are not running four separate tools that don't talk to each other.
Yes. Every account, every service location, every history record, every recurring schedule. Addresses re-geocoded, route zones checked against real vehicle data. Resort moved 988 pools without stopping a single route. Your migration is quoted upfront based on how much data you have and where it lives.
No. Avolv has pool chemistry logging with AI meter scanning built in. Some operators keep Skimmer running for a period during migration and turn it off once Avolv has proven out. Most switch entirely.
Skimmer's Scaling Up is $2 per pool per month plus a $99/month AI phone add-on if you want the AI receptionist. Avolv is priced per service location too, but the AI receptionist is included, plus route optimization, QuickBooks reconciliation, marketing campaigns, follow-up sequences, and the website builder. Most operators pay less on Avolv than they were paying on Skimmer plus their scheduling app plus their answering service combined.
Your data is yours. Avolv doesn't hold it hostage. Every account can be exported at any time, no lawyers required.
Book fifteen minutes. Bring your pool count and your current stack, and I'll show you the side by side on your numbers.
Skimmer figures on this page reflect the company's public pricing and product pages as of October 2026. Confirm current terms with Skimmer before you decide.