CurbWaste alternative, 2026
The CurbWaste alternative at $0/month
Dumpster Controls is a CurbWaste alternative that is free for every fleet size, and as of 2026-08-23 we found no other dumpster rental platform publishing a free plan: dispatch, online booking, driver app, invoicing, AI assistant and a zero-fee marketplace, with pricing that fits in one sentence instead of behind a locked page.
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Last updated September 28, 2026 Published by Dumpster Controls, built by a software group led by a founder with 20+ years in enterprise IT who also ran a roll-off business for four years
What CurbWaste costs
CurbWaste's pricing page is not publicly accessible (it returns an authorization error), Capterra lists it as "contact vendor" with no free version or trial, and trade press (Waste Dive, October 2025) reports an initiation fee plus roughly $250 to $300 per driver per month for small haulers, with custom pricing for larger fleets.
Dumpster Controls takes the opposite approach: the software is free, with unlimited orders and unlimited users, and the only cost is card processing when a customer pays by card, 2.99% + $3.99 per transaction on the free plan, or 2.99% + $0.30 on the optional $169/month Unlimited plan. Pay by cash, check or any other method and there is no fee at all.
CurbWaste
Dumpster Controls
Monthly price
Not public (reported $250-$300/driver + initiation fee)
$0, forever
Pricing page
Locked (authorization required)
One public sentence
Free version / trial
None (Capterra)
The whole product is free
Per-driver fees
Yes, per reported pricing
Unlimited drivers, $0
AI assistant
BI/analytics focus
Tresha: full platform by chat and voice
Marketplace
Directory only
Dumpster Net Hub, zero fees, real transactions
Junk removal
Not a focus
Built in, free
Competitor facts from the pages listed under Sources at the bottom of this page, checked 2026-08-23.
Why haulers switch from CurbWaste
A 3-driver shop saves roughly $9,000+ a year
At the reported $250-$300 per driver per month, three drivers cost $750-$900 monthly before the initiation fee. Dumpster Controls costs $0 for the same three drivers, or thirty.
Pricing you can actually read
Their pricing page is locked; ours is one sentence, printed on every page. The software is free; you only pay card processing only when a customer pays by card: 2.99% + $3.99 per transaction on the free plan, or 2.99% + $0.30 on the optional $169/month Unlimited plan.
Dumpster-focused, not everything-waste
CurbWaste spreads across residential routes, commercial front load and POS. Dumpster Controls is built for roll-off and junk removal specifically.
A marketplace, not a directory
CurbWaste's network page is a directory. The Dumpster Net Hub is a real marketplace where haulers buy and sell jobs, with zero marketplace fees.
What CurbWaste offers
In facts from CurbWaste's own pages, with the date we read each one in the sources below, and next to each one what Dumpster Controls does for the same job.
Recurring route management
CurbWaste publishes Route Management for recurring routes with frequencies and stop sequences, and serves roll-off, commercial front-load and residential curbside in one system. Dumpster Controls is built around the roll-off and junk removal order: dispatch per order on a map, with the driver app, booking and invoicing included at $0.
A customer login with statements
Their customer portal page describes a "unique login" per customer with "real time statements", payment by ACH or card, and custom pricing saved on the account (re-read 2026-09-07). Dumpster Controls offers commercial accounts with statements and payment links, with no software fee.
CurbPOS for transfer stations and scales
CurbPOS is their point of sale for transfer stations: "works with 99% of scales on the market", dump tickets and "Automated LEED and RCI Reporting". On 2026-02-24 CurbWaste became the exclusive operational platform of the Recycling Certification Institute.
A funded team and a guided rollout
CurbWaste has raised $50 million, including a $28 million Series B on 2025-10-22, and reported about 150 haulers in some 40 states with 55 to 60 employees (Waste Dive and Resource Recycling, late 2025). Dumpster Controls is self-serve: in-app help articles, support tickets answered within 24 hours on every plan, and Tresha at any hour.
A customer-facing live ETA
Their Track Inventory & Live ETA page publishes a customer-facing ETA. Dumpster Controls sends status notifications by SMS, email and push, and shows live driver position to the office.
The Free Forever Promise
Free means free. Forever.
We are the only full dumpster software in North America that is free for every company size. Not a trial. Not a feature-gated freemium. Not a free plan capped at one truck. The whole product, unlimited orders and unlimited users, on the house.
$0
Monthly fee
Ever. No surprise charges.
$0
Setup fee
No onboarding cost.
$0
Per-user fee
Unlimited admins, drivers, dispatchers.
$0
Annual contract
Cancel anytime. We never auto-charge.
How we make money: only when you opt in, and the numbers are public. The software is free with unlimited orders and no per-order software fee. If you choose to collect a customer’s card payment through Dumpster Controls, the processing fee is 2.99% + $3.99 per card transaction on the free plan, or 2.99% + $0.30 (the standard Stripe rate) on the optional $169/month Unlimited plan. Take payment by cash, check, Zelle or any other way and you pay nothing at all. Beyond that, our revenue comes from the optional Unlimited plan and from equipment partners and sponsors advertising in the app and on our public directory; our marketplace, the Dumpster Net Hub, charges zero marketplace fees. Run your own business your way and you never pay to use the software. It’s the only model that lets a 1-truck owner-operator run on the same software as a 50-truck fleet.
CurbWaste alternative: FAQ
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The long version
This page is the short answer. The full side by side with CurbWaste goes feature by feature, shows what Dumpster Controls includes at $0 against what CurbWaste charges for, and carries a source URL and a verification date on every claim about them.
Read the full Dumpster Controls vs CurbWaste comparison
Sources
- CurbWaste /pricing (returns HTTP 401) (checked 2026-08-23)
- CurbWaste on Capterra (contact vendor, no free trial, 0 reviews) (checked 2026-08-23)
- CurbWaste on Software Advice (available upon request, no reviews) (checked 2026-08-23)
- Waste Dive, $28M funding round ($250 to $300 per driver per month, ~150 haulers) (checked 2026-08-23)
- PR Newswire, Series B release ($50M total) (checked 2026-08-23)
- CurbWaste about page (timeline, funding rounds) (checked 2026-08-23)
- CurbWaste customer portal (unique login, statements, ACH or card, custom pricing) (checked 2026-09-07)
- CurbWaste route management (recurring routes) (checked 2026-08-23)
- CurbWaste track inventory and live ETA (checked 2026-08-23)
- CurbPOS (scales, LEED and RCI reporting) (checked 2026-08-23)
- PR Newswire, CurbWaste selected as exclusive RCI platform (2026-02-24) (checked 2026-08-23)
- CurbWaste Company Profiles Network example (directory, not a marketplace) (checked 2026-08-23)
- Curbwaste Driver on the App Store (checked 2026-08-23)
- Dumpster Controls pricing (checked 2026-09-24)
Prices and features change. Every claim about CurbWaste on this page carries the date we read it; if a page above has changed since, the newer version wins.