1、12026 LandscapingTechnology Trends ReportWhy Busy Isnt Always Profitable22026 Landscaping Technology Trends ReportTo benchmark how software adoption correlates with business outcomes,Thrive Analytics surveyed 510 commercial landscaping professionals,including 254 Aspire customers and 256 users of co
2、mpeting platforms,from December 23,2025,through January 19,2026.All respondents generate more than 50%of revenue in the commercial landscaping segment.The study benchmarks operational practices,financial outcomes,and technology maturity,with a specific focus on how platform integration relates to pr
3、ofitability,efficiency,scalability,and competitive positioning.The following summarizes the results of the survey,with all stated metrics based solely on those who responded.Methodology3The landscaping industry spent years chasing growth.More crews.More accounts.More revenue.And the logic made sense
4、 at the time:if youre busy,youre winning.But busy isnt the same as profitable.Many contractors are figuring that out the hard way.Labor costs are up.Supply chains are volatile.And the margin you thought you had on that contract?It quietly disappeared somewhere between the estimate and the invoice.Yo
5、u didnt find out until the month-end close.Thats the moment this industry is in right now.59%of contractors plan to grow revenue in 2026.But 47%say increasing margins is now a top priority.Those two goals arent always in conflict,but they require different systems to pursue simultaneously.Among cont
6、ractors still relying on manual tools,none in our survey sample reported profit margins above 15%.More than 50%believe their current setup will restrict their growth over the next five years.When reporting lags behind operations,youre trapped making decisions based on last months data.Executive Summ