# WildPipe vs Solea: Why Owners Switch > The pest control half is only half the job. Solea is a well-funded, AI-first pest control platform with real results on calls, routes, and collections. It is built for pest and termite work. WildPipe does the same office work with AI, and also runs your wildlife jobs, gives you a human answering team, a full phone system, websites and SEO, and team tools, with pricing you can read before you call. ## Where WildPipe wins - Pest and wildlife in one system - AI plus a real human answering team - Published pricing, no form to fill out ## What Solea users report ### “What will it cost us?” Solea does not publish a rate card; pricing is sent after a form asking for your technician count and yearly revenue. (Source: [Solea pricing](https://www.solea.ai/pricing)) **How WildPipe fixes it:** WildPipe publishes its platform fee and cost calculator. Larger companies can ask about enterprise pricing. ### “We do wildlife too.” Solea describes itself as the AI-native platform for pest control, and its customer stories are pest and termite companies. (Source: [Solea customer story](https://www.solea.ai/pest-tech-hawaii)) **How WildPipe fixes it:** Traps, trail cameras, exclusion projects, WILD reports, animal removals, and warranties run on the same customer and job as your pest routes. ### “Who picks up when the AI shouldn’t?” Solea’s published materials describe an AI voice agent answering calls around the clock; human answering is not described. (Source: [Solea funding announcement](https://www.solea.ai/blog/solea-raises-10m)) **How WildPipe fixes it:** The AI Receptionist answers calls, texts, and chat, and an included 24/7 human team takes emergencies and upset customers in the same record. ## Half the job, or the whole business Here is what each system covers for a company that does more than pest routes. - **Recurring pest routes** — Solea: Yes, with overnight auto-scheduling. WildPipe: Yes, with route optimization, appointments, and pinned stops. - **Wildlife jobs** — Solea: Not described. WildPipe: Inspections, exclusion projects, traps, trail cameras, removals, and warranties. - **Answering** — Solea: AI voice agent. WildPipe: AI Receptionist plus a 24/7 human team. - **Phones** — Solea: Calls answered by AI. WildPipe: Full business phone system with softphones and desk phones. - **Website and SEO** — Solea: Not described. WildPipe: Websites, SEO, local rankings, reviews, and revenue attribution. - **Payroll and training** — Solea: Not described. WildPipe: Time clock, payroll runs, commissions, courses, and CEU tracking. ## Two real jobs ### Pest control: A 9 p.m. ant call - **In Solea:** The AI voice agent answers and books it into the next route. - **In WildPipe:** The AI Receptionist quotes the live price, books a real opening, and texts a confirmation. If the caller wants a person, the 24/7 team picks up. ### Wildlife control: A raccoon in the attic - **In Solea:** Wildlife jobs are not described in Solea’s published product. - **In WildPipe:** Book the inspection, set traps, watch the trail camera, schedule the removal, quote the exclusion, and issue the warranty on one job. ## Feature by feature ### Service lines - **WildPipe**: Pest control and wildlife control in one system: recurring pest routes plus inspections, exclusion projects, traps, trail cameras, WILD reports, animal removals, and warranties - **Solea**: Published product and customer stories center on pest and termite work; wildlife workflows such as traps, cameras, and exclusion projects are not described ### Answering - **WildPipe**: AI Receptionist on calls, texts, and web chat plus an included 24/7 human answering team that works in the same customer record - **Solea**: AI voice agent that answers 24/7, books, reschedules, and cancels; human answering is not described ### Phones - **WildPipe**: Built-in business phone system with numbers, IVR, queues, recordings, browser and mobile softphones, and desk phones - **Solea**: Calls handled by the AI voice agent; a full business phone system is not described ### Growth tools - **WildPipe**: Websites, SEO, Google Business Profile, local rankings, reviews, referrals, campaigns, and revenue attribution - **Solea**: Published scope centers on office work: phones, scheduling, routing, and collections ### Team tools - **WildPipe**: Time clock, payroll runs, commissions, training courses, CEU tracking, inventory, and fleet - **Solea**: Not described in the published product pages ### Commercial model - **WildPipe**: Payment-based platform pricing published on the pricing page, unlimited users, everything included; enterprise plans for larger companies - **Solea**: No published rate card; pricing is sent after a form that asks for technician count and yearly revenue ## Switching from Solea Coming from a pest-only system? We import your customers, plans, and history, and set up your wildlife services alongside them. ## Fair credit: what Solea does well - AI voice agent that answers around the clock and books, reschedules, and cancels visits - Auto-scheduling that rebuilds routes overnight around drive time - Invoices that go out at job completion and follow up on their own - Hands-on migrations from ServSuite, PestPac, and FieldRoutes with published customer results Solea may still suit you if: You run a pest and termite company only, want an AI voice agent and overnight auto-scheduling, and do not need wildlife work, human answering, or built-in growth tools. Reviewed October 2026 from the vendor’s website and public reviews. Review summaries describe reported experiences, not verified findings. ## Frequently asked questions ### Why do owners switch from Solea to WildPipe? Solea is a well-funded, AI-first pest control platform with real results on calls, routes, and collections. It is built for pest and termite work. WildPipe does the same office work with AI, and also runs your wildlife jobs, gives you a human answering team, a full phone system, websites and SEO, and team tools, with pricing you can read before you call. ### Does WildPipe build routes automatically like Solea? Yes. WildPipe optimizes routes around drive time, appointments, and access hours, re-plans when a technician starts late, and can assign new work automatically. ### Does WildPipe answer calls with AI like Solea? Yes. The AI Receptionist answers calls, texts, and web chat, books real openings, and reschedules visits. WildPipe also includes a 24/7 human answering team. ### Is Solea cheaper? Solea does not publish its pricing, so we cannot compare it directly. WildPipe publishes its platform fee and offers enterprise pricing for larger and growing companies. ### Can I bring my data over from Solea? Coming from a pest-only system? We import your customers, plans, and history, and set up your wildlife services alongside them. ### Is Solea ever the better choice? It can be. Solea may suit you better if you run a pest and termite company only, want an AI voice agent and overnight auto-scheduling, and do not need wildlife work, human answering, or built-in growth tools. ## Learn more - [Comparison center](https://wildpipe.com/compare) - [Pricing](https://wildpipe.com/pricing) - [Contact](https://wildpipe.com/contact)