General Contracting Accounting
Kickserv vs LMN: Annual Contract Discounts Compared
Kickserv publishes a 20% annual discount and a payment-volume rebate; LMN's public pricing page shows no annual discount at all.
Kickserv publishes a clear 20% discount for paying annually on its Start, Run and Scale plans, plus a separate 5% payment-volume rebate. LMN’s public pricing page lists only monthly billing for Starter ($297/mo) and Professional ($648/mo), with no annual discount figure disclosed anywhere on the page as scraped today.
What each vendor actually discloses
Kickserv’s pricing page shows a Monthly/Annual toggle and states, under each of its three named plans, “Save 20% with annual subscription.” The listed prices are:
| Plan | Users included | Monthly price | Stated annual saving |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start | 5 | $60/mo | 20% |
| Run | 10 | $119/mo | 20% |
| Scale | 20 | $199/mo | 20% |
Kickserv does not show the resulting annual-billed dollar figure on the page. Applying the stated 20% to each monthly rate gives an approximate annual-equivalent monthly cost:
| Plan | Monthly-billed rate | 20% off (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Start | $60/mo | ~$48/mo |
| Run | $119/mo | ~$95/mo |
| Scale | $199/mo | ~$159/mo |
These are arithmetic projections from Kickserv’s own stated 20% figure, not numbers Kickserv prints directly. Confirm the exact annual invoice total during checkout before relying on it. Carried through a full 12-month term, those approximate monthly figures translate to roughly $576/yr for Start, $1,140/yr for Run, and $1,908/yr for Scale — versus $720/yr, $1,428/yr and $2,388/yr respectively if the same three plans were paid monthly all year. The gap between the two columns (about $144/yr on Start, $288/yr on Run, and $480/yr on Scale) is the practical dollar value of Kickserv’s annual discount, separate from the Kickback payment-volume rebate discussed below.
LMN’s pricing page lists two named self-serve plans, both marked “billed monthly”:
| Plan | Licenses included | Monthly price |
|---|---|---|
| LMN Starter | 1 office/crew lead + 5 crew member (6 total) | $297/mo |
| LMN Professional | 3 office/crew lead + 15 crew member (18 total) | $648/mo |
| LMN Enterprise | Starts at 100 users | Contact sales |
Nowhere on the LMN pricing page, as scraped, is an annual billing option or annual discount percentage stated. If a reader’s question is “which vendor gives a better deal for signing an annual contract,” the honest answer from public information is: Kickserv states one, LMN does not. Multiplying LMN’s disclosed monthly rates by 12 gives a reference point for what a full year of month-to-month billing would cost: about $3,564/yr for Starter and about $7,776/yr for Professional. That reference figure is useful mainly as a baseline — if LMN’s sales team later quotes an annual contract price, comparing it against these month-to-month totals is the fastest way to tell whether the annual offer represents real savings or simply repackages the same monthly rate.
Cost at 1, 3, 5 and 8 users
Both platforms price in bundles rather than strict per-user increments, so the cost curve is a step function, not a straight line.
Kickserv, monthly billing:
| Team size | Plan required | Monthly cost | Annualized (×12) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 user | Start (covers up to 5) | $60/mo | $720/yr |
| 3 users | Start (covers up to 5) | $60/mo | $720/yr |
| 5 users | Start (covers up to 5) | $60/mo | $720/yr |
| 8 users | Run (covers up to 10) | $119/mo | $1,428/yr |
A solo contractor and a 5-person crew pay the same $60/mo on Kickserv’s Start plan. The jump to 8 users forces an upgrade to Run at $119/mo, an increase of $59/mo (about $708/yr), because Kickserv sells in fixed user tiers rather than charging per seat. A business hovering at 5 or 6 users should weigh whether it is worth staying disciplined at 5 seats to avoid the jump to Run, since the 6th user alone effectively costs an incremental $59/mo under Kickserv’s tier structure.
LMN, monthly billing:
| Team size | Plan required | Monthly cost | Annualized (×12) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 user | Starter (covers up to 6 total licenses) | $297/mo | $3,564/yr |
| 3 users | Starter (covers up to 6 total licenses) | $297/mo | $3,564/yr |
| 5 users | Starter (covers up to 6 total licenses) | $297/mo | $3,564/yr |
| 8 users | Professional (covers up to 18 total licenses) | $648/mo | $7,776/yr |
LMN’s Starter tier absorbs 1 through 6 total licenses at a flat $297/mo. At 8 users the account needs Professional at $648/mo, a jump of $351/mo (about $4,212/yr), since LMN also states “additional licenses are available for a fee” without publishing that per-license figure, so an 8-user Starter add-on price cannot be calculated from what is disclosed. For a business growing from 6 to roughly 7 or 8 users, that undisclosed per-license fee is the single biggest unknown in LMN’s pricing structure — it could make staying on Starter with an add-on cheaper than jumping to Professional, or it could make the jump to Professional the better deal, and the public page gives no way to tell which.
Kickserv Kickback: the second discount layer
Kickserv layers a separate rebate on top of the annual-billing discount. Per the pricing page, Start, Run, Scale and Premium subscribers get a 5% discount on their monthly fee if they process a minimum dollar amount in online payments each month:
| Plan | Monthly processing minimum | Discount | Monthly fee after Kickback |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start | $1,000 | 5% off | ~$57/mo |
| Run | $2,000 | 5% off | ~$113.05/mo |
| Scale | $3,000 | 5% off | ~$189.05/mo |
Kickserv states that for annual-plan customers, this monthly minimum is multiplied by 12. So a Scale customer on an annual contract would need $3,000 × 12 = $36,000 in yearly online payment processing volume to unlock the 5% rebate, rather than clearing the $3,000 bar in any single month. A contractor doing under $36,000/year through Kickserv’s payment processing would not qualify, even on the annual plan. The same 12-month multiplication applies at every tier: a Start subscriber needs $1,000 × 12 = $12,000/yr in processing volume, and a Run subscriber needs $2,000 × 12 = $24,000/yr, to unlock Kickback on an annual contract.
For a Run customer processing $2,000/mo consistently, the arithmetic is: $119/mo × 0.95 = $113.05/mo, a saving of $5.95/mo before any annual discount is applied. At the Start tier, clearing $1,000/mo in processing brings the fee from $60/mo down to $57/mo, a saving of $3/mo — modest on its own, but worth roughly $36/yr for a business that would be processing that payment volume regardless of the rebate. At the Scale tier, clearing $3,000/mo brings the $199/mo fee down to about $189.05/mo, saving roughly $9.95/mo, or about $119/yr. Stacked with the stated 20% annual saving, the two discounts would apply to different parts of the bill (subscription fee vs. payment processing), so a reader should ask Kickserv support directly whether both apply simultaneously to the same invoice, since the page does not clarify stacking order.
What could not be verified
- LMN annual billing terms. LMN’s page shows only “billed monthly” pricing for Starter and Professional. No annual price, no annual discount percentage, and no annual contract length is published. This may exist as a sales-negotiated option, but it is not on the public pricing page as scraped on 2026-08-12.
- LMN additional license fee. LMN states extra licenses beyond a plan’s bundle “are available for a fee” but does not name that fee, so per-user cost above 6 (Starter) or 18 (Professional) licenses cannot be calculated.
- LMN Enterprise pricing. Listed only as “starts at 100 users… contact sales for pricing.” No dollar figure is disclosed.
- Kickserv’s exact annual invoice total. The page states a 20% saving but does not print the resulting annual-billed monthly or yearly dollar amount; the figures in this article’s second table are calculated from the stated discount, not quoted directly by Kickserv.
- Whether Kickserv’s annual discount and Kickback rebate can be combined on one invoice. Not addressed on the pricing page.
None of these gaps were filled with estimates. Where a number is not published, this article says so rather than guessing.
What to check before buying
- Ask Kickserv sales for the exact annual-billed total per plan, since only the discount percentage (20%) is public, not the resulting price.
- Ask Kickserv what counts toward the $1,000/$2,000/$3,000 monthly processing minimum for Kickback, and whether it applies to gross or net transaction volume.
- Ask LMN sales directly whether an annual contract option exists and what discount, if any, applies, since the current public page shows monthly billing only.
- Get LMN’s per-license add-on fee in writing before committing to Starter if the team is likely to grow past 6 total licenses.
- Confirm LMN’s $75 one-time fee plus $30/mo onboarding charge is included in any quote you receive, since it is listed separately from the plan price on LMN’s pricing page. Across a first year, that $75 plus $30 × 12 = $360 adds up to $435 in onboarding costs alone, on top of whichever LMN plan is selected — a figure worth asking Kickserv, by comparison, whether it charges anything equivalent, since none is listed on its pricing page.
- For either vendor, get the final contract terms in writing rather than relying on the marketing pricing page, since neither company publishes a complete annual price table.
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Common questions
- Does Kickserv actually save you 20% on an annual plan?
- Kickserv's pricing page states each plan (Start, Run, Scale) qualifies for a 20% discount when billed annually. Applied to the listed monthly rates, Start would drop from $60/mo to roughly $48/mo, Run from $119/mo to roughly $95/mo, and Scale from $199/mo to roughly $159/mo. Kickserv does not publish the exact annual invoice total on the page, so confirm the billed figure at signup. Projected out across a full year, that works out to roughly $576/yr for Start (versus $720/yr paying monthly, a difference of about $144), roughly $1,140/yr for Run (versus $1,428/yr monthly, a difference of about $288), and roughly $1,908/yr for Scale (versus $2,388/yr monthly, a difference of about $480). These yearly totals are simple multiplication from Kickserv's own stated monthly figures and 20% discount claim — they are not numbers Kickserv itself prints on the page — so treat them as a planning estimate, not a quote.
- Does LMN offer a discount for paying annually?
- LMN's pricing page, as published, shows Starter at $297/mo and Professional at $648/mo billed monthly, with no annual toggle or annual discount percentage stated anywhere on the page. If LMN offers annual billing terms, they are not disclosed publicly and would need to be requested from sales. Paying month-to-month at the listed rates, Starter totals roughly $3,564 over a 12-month period and Professional totals roughly $7,776 over the same period. Because no annual rate is published, a reader cannot know from the pricing page alone whether committing to a 12-month LMN contract would beat those monthly-billed totals, or by how much — that gap has to be closed with a direct question to LMN sales before signing anything.
- What is Kickserv Kickback and does it stack with the annual discount?
- Kickserv Kickback is a separate 5% monthly-fee rebate for Start, Run, Scale and Premium users who process a minimum amount in online payments each month (Start: $1,000/mo, Run: $2,000/mo, Scale: $3,000/mo). For annual plans, Kickserv states the monthly minimum is multiplied by 12, meaning an annual Scale customer would need $36,000 in yearly processing volume to qualify. The same math applies down the tier list: a Start subscriber needs $1,000 × 12 = $12,000 in yearly processing to earn Kickback, which would trim the $60/mo fee to about $57/mo — a saving of roughly $3/mo, or about $36/yr. A Scale subscriber who clears the $36,000 threshold sees the $199/mo fee drop to about $189.05/mo, a saving of roughly $9.95/mo, or about $119/yr. Whether that 5% Kickback rebate is calculated on top of the already-discounted annual subscription price, or only on the standard monthly rate before the 20% annual discount is applied, is not spelled out on the pricing page — that stacking order needs to be confirmed with Kickserv support before a business plans around both discounts applying at once.
- How many users does each LMN plan actually include before extra fees apply?
- LMN Starter includes 1 office/crew lead license plus 5 crew member licenses (6 total) for $297/mo. LMN Professional includes 3 office/crew lead licenses plus 15 crew member licenses (18 total) for $648/mo. LMN Enterprise starts at 100 users and is quote-only. LMN states additional licenses beyond these bundles cost extra but does not publish that per-license fee. In practical terms, a two-person crew and a six-person crew pay the identical $297/mo on Starter, so a small outfit that stays at or under six total logins is not penalized for using its full seat allowance. The moment a seventh user is added, the business either pays an undisclosed per-license add-on fee on top of Starter, or upgrades wholesale to Professional at $648/mo — a jump of $351/mo — and there is no published middle-tier option between those two price points.
- Is there a setup fee on either platform?
- LMN discloses a one-time $75 fee plus $30/mo for LMN Launch/Onboarding, described as dedicated new-customer training. Kickserv's pricing page does not list a separate onboarding or setup fee for Start, Run or Scale plans. Over a first-year contract, LMN's onboarding program adds $75 up front plus $30 × 12 = $360 across the year, for a combined first-year onboarding cost of $435 layered on top of whichever plan is chosen. Because Kickserv shows no equivalent line item, a like-for-like first-year total should add that $435 to LMN's subscription cost, and $0 to Kickserv's, when comparing what each vendor actually collects from a new customer in year one.
Sources — checked Aug 30, 2026
Prices and plan limits are taken from the pages above on the date shown. Vendors change them without notice. Confirm on the vendor's own site before purchasing. We have not used these products — see our methodology.