The pool route marketplace to buy & sell pool routes and accounts.
POOLIO Exchange is where pool-service owners buy and sell pool routes, account bundles and single pool accounts. Structured offers and agreements, a closing workflow designed for licensed escrow handling, then an operational handoff through POOLIO Flow.
- Professional transaction process from offer to transfer
- Closing workflow designed for licensed escrow providers
- Structured account transfer through POOLIO Flow
- List for free. Pay only when it sells.
- Browse the public marketplace free — no account required
Listing details are provided by sellers. POOLIO does not audit or guarantee them, does not act as a broker, and does not hold purchase funds. Sellers list for free and pay the Success Fee only when a transaction closes.
- List for free. Pay only when it sells.
- Secure escrow handling
- Structured account transfer
Browse free, no account required. Buy one account, a bundle, or a full route — with a structured closing process instead of an informal direct-payment deal.
Why Exchange
Pool routes change hands constantly. The process is still old-school.
Accounts and routes trade every month in every market — usually through word of mouth, screenshots, and a spreadsheet emailed back and forth. POOLIO's approach is to put the marketplace, the deal workflow, and the operational handoff in one connected system.
From one pool to an entire operation.
Route transactions are not only whole-company exits. Sometimes it is one pool on the wrong side of town, sometimes it is a five-stop cluster, sometimes it is everything you built. Exchange handles the whole range in the same place.
One marketplace. One deal room.
Discovery, offers, counters, agreements, and the closing checklist stay attached to the same deal record instead of scattering across listings sites, spreadsheets, email chains, and shared folders.
Stop rebuilding the business after the deal closes.
The hardest part of buying a route is usually the week after closing. POOLIO Flow is designed to carry eligible operating data across so the buyer inherits an operating picture, not a stack of paper.
How it works
One marketplace. One deal room. One operational handoff.
POOLIO is the technology marketplace and workflow. Buyer and seller make their own deal, and POOLIO Exchange is designed to partner with licensed escrow providers who handle the purchase funds — never POOLIO.
- Step 1
List or browse
Sellers publish a structured listing — scope, account counts, service days, approximate service area, recurring service figures. Buyers filter the marketplace for what actually fits their route.
- Step 2
Connect and negotiate
Offers, counters, acceptance, and withdrawal all happen in POOLIO with a shared history, so nobody is reconstructing terms out of text threads.
- Step 3
Agreements
Deal documents are presented, e-signed, and archived with the deal so both sides keep the same record of what was agreed.
- Step 4
Secure, escrow-integrated closing
Escrow is integrated into the Exchange workflow so buyer and seller move from accepted deal to closing without piecing the process together manually. POOLIO Exchange is designed to partner with licensed escrow providers, who handle the funds — POOLIO never does. Funding, release, and closing stay disabled until a provider is configured for your deal.
- Step 5
POOLIO Flow hands off the operation
After close, Flow is designed to move eligible operating data to the buyer's POOLIO so service can continue on schedule.
Professional closing
Professionally handled from offer to transfer.
No handshake deal. No sending purchase money directly to an unknown buyer or seller. POOLIO Exchange structures the process while a licensed escrow provider handles the funds and closing.
- 1
Offer
Make, counter and accept offers inside one deal record with a shared history.
- 2
Agreement & closing
Complete the required agreements, diligence and closing checklist in a structured workflow.
- 3
Escrow
Purchase funds are handled through POOLIO's licensed escrow partner — not sent directly to a stranger and never held by POOLIO.
- 4
Account transfer
After closing, eligible operating records move through POOLIO Flow or a structured external handoff.
What can be bought and sold
Four kinds of listing. One workflow.
Every listing type moves through the same offer, agreement, and closing workflow — the scope is what changes.
Single Pool Account
One account that no longer fits your day. Sell it to the company already driving past it.
Account Bundle
A handful of stops in one pocket of the map — trimmed from your route, added to someone else's.
Full Route
An entire service day or territory, with its recurring service figures and service area presented up front.
Full Business Assets
The full asset package for owners ready to exit, presented with structure instead of a screenshot.
How buyers enter Xchange
Browse free. A POOLIO OS plan is required to make an offer.
Nothing stands between you and the listings — browsing the public marketplace needs no account at all. The plan requirement starts at the moment you make an offer, because from that point on there is a real counterparty, real agreements and a real deal record. Eligible new Exchange buyers can activate buyer access during the offer flow.
- Step 1
Browse free
Open the public marketplace with no account and no login. Listing type, broad service area, account count and asking price are all public.
- Step 2
Activate to offer
Eligible new buyers activate their first month of POOLIO AI Office free from the listing they want to bid on. Existing paid POOLIO companies go straight through.
- Step 3
Make your offer
Execute the buyer participation agreement, then send your offer and negotiate inside POOLIO on the record.
- Step 4
Deal room and closing
Agreements, diligence and professional closing steps run in one place. Purchase funds are handled through POOLIO's licensed escrow partner — never by POOLIO.
- Step 5
Keep it moving
POOLIO Flow is included with your purchase, so the accounts can move straight into POOLIO — or take the External Handoff Package instead. What you bought is yours either way.
New buyer? Your first month of POOLIO AI Office is free.
Open the listing you want and choose Make an offer — buyer access is set up right there, with no code to type. The free month can be used once per buyer. After the free month, POOLIO AI Office continues as a monthly subscription at the current published AI Office price unless you cancel before the month ends — you will see the exact price and terms before you activate. The free month unlocks buying and deal participation. Selling is separate: seller access does not require a paid POOLIO OS subscription — existing POOLIO customers can list directly from their customer records, and other sellers can use a free Exchange seller workspace and import their route.
For POOLIO sellers
Click. Sell. Done.
Already running your business on POOLIO? Your route is already ready for Xchange. You do not build a listing from scratch — you select the pools or accounts you want to sell from your live customer list and POOLIO derives the listing from your own operating data.
- Step 1
Pick an account
Select the pools you want to sell from your live POOLIO customer list — one pool, a bundle, a route, or the full business.
- Step 2
Hit SELL
POOLIO builds the listing from records you already maintain: account count, service days, approximate service area and recurring service figures. No spreadsheets.
- Step 3
Set price + publish
You set the asking price and scope, then publish. Offers arrive with a full history. List for free. Pay only when it sells. No paid POOLIO subscription is required just to sell.
Your route is already built.
Customers, pools, properties, equipment and service days already live in POOLIO, so listing data comes from your operating records instead of a rebuild.
POOLIO derives the listing.
Account count, service days, approximate service area and recurring service figures are pulled from the records you already maintain — not from a spreadsheet you retype.
Turn any eligible account into a listing.
Click-to-list means picking what you want to sell, setting your price, and publishing. Offers arrive on the listing with a full history.
Not on POOLIO? Import your route and sell it anyway.
Import. Select. Sell.
Selling from Skimmer, PayThePoolMan, Pool Office Manager or a spreadsheet? Upload your CSV or XLSX export, review how POOLIO reads each account, then pick one account, several, or the whole route and list it. No paid POOLIO subscription is required just to sell, and imported records stay private to you — they never become live POOLIO customer records. The seller-paid Success Fee applies only when a transaction closes.
Bringing part of your route to market takes a few steps instead of a rebuild. Customer names, addresses, contacts, gate codes and exact locations are never exposed to buyers while they browse.
POOLIO Flow
The deal closes. POOLIO Flow takes over.
From seller to buyer, without starting over. Flow is designed to move the eligible operating record of the accounts being sold into the buyer's POOLIO — so the route runs on schedule the following week instead of being rebuilt by hand.
Buy the route. Keep the operation moving.
POOLIO Flow included with every Exchange purchase.
Designed to carry across
- Customers and their properties
- Bodies of water and equipment on each one
- Service history and visit records
- Route and schedule placement
- Service pricing and plan terms
- The customer portal relationship
Does not transfer
- Stored payment credentials and autopay authorizations
- Accounting ledgers and historical financial records
- Anything the seller is not permitted to transfer
Flow moves operating records only, subject to what each party is authorized to transfer. Buyers and sellers remain responsible for customer notice, consent, and any obligations under their own agreements and local law.
After you buy
Your purchase is never held behind a subscription.
Buyers choose how the operation arrives. Both paths are real, and neither one transfers payment credentials, autopay authorizations or the seller's accounting history.
Native POOLIO Flow
POOLIO Flow is included with every Exchange purchase. Purchased customer accounts, pools, equipment, schedules and service history can move directly into POOLIO after the main closing — subject to the existing Flow readiness, legal and provider gates. New buyers can operate in POOLIO with their complimentary first month of AI Office. After the complimentary period, continued POOLIO OS use requires an active subscription; the transfer of the accounts you purchased is not blocked by that.
External Handoff Package
Not staying on POOLIO? You receive a structured export instead — spreadsheet-style CSV files covering the customers, properties, bodies of water, equipment and service history for the accounts you purchased, limited to the data eligible to transfer.
Ecosystem advantage
Most software helps you run a route.
POOLIO is being built to help you get customers, run the business, get paid, grow through acquisition, sell when you're ready, and transfer the operation. Modules ship in stages — some are live today, others are coming together inside the ecosystem.
- BOOSTGenerate and capture demand
- GROWConvert and manage leads in CRM
- OPERATERoutes, service, customer data
- PAYOperating payments and billing
- EXCHANGEBuy and sell accounts and routes
- FLOWHand off the operation after close
POOLIO BOOST
Helps a pool company generate and capture demand from supported lead sources and feed it straight into the business.
POOLIO GROW / CRM
Works those leads — follow-up, qualification, pipeline — and hands won customers into the operating system with context intact.
POOLIO Ops
Runs the day: routes, service logs, work orders, estimates, repairs, and the customer record behind all of it.
POOLIO PAY
Handles operating payments and billing where applicable, so revenue collection is part of the same system as the work.
POOLIO Exchange
Gives owners a place to buy and sell accounts, routes, and business assets with structured listings and a real deal workflow.
POOLIO Flow
Designed to handle the operational handoff after closing, so the buyer inherits a running operation.
Acquisition, operations, payments, growth, Exchange, and Flow are built to live in one system — which is the advantage a standalone route app cannot easily match.
Need capital to grow or acquire a route?
POOLIO Capital is being built to give pool companies access to business funding options for route acquisitions, equipment, vehicles, working capital, and growth.
Applications are not open yet. We're finishing our lending partner integration.
Old way vs POOLIO way
Same transaction. Completely different experience.
POOLIO does not promise a cheaper or faster deal — the terms are always between buyer and seller. What changes is how much of the process is structured instead of improvised.
For sellers
You built the route. POOLIO helps you bring it to market.
Whether it is one account you no longer want to drive to or the whole business you spent years building, Exchange gives it a real listing instead of a screenshot.
Set the scope you actually want to sell
One pool, a bundle, a route, or a full business asset package. You decide what goes in the listing.
Present structured listing data
Account counts, service days, approximate service area, and recurring service figures — presented consistently so serious buyers can evaluate quickly.
Keep customer privacy intact
Customer and seller identities stay private until the applicable verified escrow milestone is reached. Public listings and pre-release deal views omit names, direct contacts, exact service addresses, private notes, gate codes and exact coordinates.
Take offers in one place
Offers and counters arrive on the listing with a full history, so you are comparing terms instead of chasing threads.
Move through a real closing workflow
Agreements are e-signed and archived, and buyer funds move through POOLIO's licensed escrow partner instead of an informal direct payment to the seller.
Hand it off cleanly
After close, POOLIO Flow is designed to move the eligible operating record to the buyer so your customers keep getting serviced.
For buyers
Grow by acquisition without rebuilding the operation from zero.
Adding accounts is the fastest way to grow a pool company — and the slowest part has always been everything that happens after the handshake.
Browse what fits your route
Filter the marketplace by scope and service area so you are looking at density you can actually service.
Compare on the numbers that matter
Recurring service figures, account counts, and service days are presented consistently across listings.
Make offers and counter in POOLIO
Negotiate on the record, with terms attached to the deal rather than to somebody's memory.
Close through a structured workflow
Agreements, checklist and secure escrow handling create a professional closing path. You are not simply sending purchase money directly to an unknown seller.
Inherit an operating picture
POOLIO Flow is designed to move eligible customers, properties, pools, equipment, service history, route placement, and pricing into your POOLIO.
Do your own diligence
Listing information comes from the seller. POOLIO does not independently verify or guarantee it, so verify what matters before you commit.
FAQ
POOLIO Exchange questions
What is POOLIO Exchange?
POOLIO Exchange is a self-service technology marketplace and professional deal workflow where pool-service owners can list and discover single pool accounts, account bundles, full routes, and full business asset packages. Buyer and seller make their own deal on their own terms; when a deal moves to closing, a licensed escrow provider handles the purchase funds — never POOLIO.
Does POOLIO hold the purchase money?
No. POOLIO is not a broker, agent, fiduciary, escrow company, or guarantor, and never holds purchase funds. POOLIO Exchange is designed to partner with licensed escrow providers so purchase funds are handled by the escrow provider, and closing steps stay disabled until a provider is configured for your deal.
Do I need a broker to sell a pool route?
Not to use POOLIO Exchange. POOLIO is a technology marketplace, not a broker: sellers list their own accounts and set their own price, and buyers and sellers negotiate directly. You decide whether you want an attorney, accountant or broker involved in your own deal.
What transfers after a pool route sale?
Through POOLIO Flow, eligible operating data — customers, properties, bodies of water, equipment, service history, route and schedule placement and service pricing — is designed to move to the buyer's POOLIO. Payment credentials, autopay authorizations and the seller's accounting history do not transfer.
Can I sell just one pool account?
Yes. A listing can be a single pool account, a bundle of accounts, an entire route, or a full business asset package. You choose the scope.
What does a buyer see before an offer?
POOLIO Exchange protects sensitive customer and pool-company information throughout the transaction. Public listings show only the operational details buyers need to evaluate the route. Names, direct contact information, exact service addresses, private notes and other identifying data remain hidden until the applicable verified escrow milestone is reached. Buyers can evaluate account counts, schedule summaries, a broad service area, recurring service figures, equipment and pool details, and privacy-safe photos. At the release milestone, authorized transaction parties receive only the information needed to complete the handoff. This information is never made public. POOLIO does not independently audit or guarantee a seller's numbers — buyers should do their own diligence.
What is POOLIO Flow?
POOLIO Flow is the operational handoff after a deal closes. It is designed to move eligible operating data — customers, properties, bodies of water, equipment, service history, route and schedule placement, service pricing, and the customer portal relationship — from the seller's POOLIO to the buyer's, so the buyer is not retyping the operation. Payment credentials, autopay authorizations, and accounting history are not transferred.
Do I need a POOLIO account to browse?
No. Anyone can browse the public POOLIO Exchange marketplace with no account, no login, and no subscription. Public listings show the listing type, broad service area, number of accounts, and asking price only.
What do I need to make an offer?
A POOLIO OS plan is required to make offers on POOLIO Exchange, along with owner or admin access on your company. Eligible new Exchange buyers get their first month of POOLIO AI Office free — it is set up inside the offer flow, from the listing you want to bid on, with no code to type. After the free month, AI Office continues monthly at the current published price unless you cancel before the month ends.
What do I need to sell on Exchange?
Seller access does not require a paid POOLIO OS subscription. Existing POOLIO customers can list directly from their customer records; other sellers can use a free Exchange seller workspace and import their route. List for free. Pay only when it sells. Success Fee: one month of the recurring monthly service revenue being transferred. No Exchange subscription fee, and nothing owed unless your transaction closes. Owner or admin access on your company is still required, and imported route records stay private Exchange staging data — they never become live POOLIO customer records.
Do I have to stay subscribed after I buy?
No. POOLIO Flow is included with every POOLIO Exchange purchase, so your purchased customers, pools, equipment, schedules and service history can move directly into POOLIO after the main closing, subject to the existing Flow readiness and legal gates. New buyers get a complimentary first month of AI Office, and continued POOLIO OS use after that period requires an active subscription. If you do not keep POOLIO, you receive an External Handoff Package instead — structured CSV files of the operational data eligible to transfer. Payment credentials, autopay authorizations and the seller's accounting history never transfer either way.
POOLIO Exchange in brief
POOLIO Exchange is a pool route marketplace where pool-service owners buy and sell single pool accounts, account bundles, full pool routes and pool service business assets. Public listings show only privacy-safe operating data; customer identities stay private until a deal is agreed.
How it works
- Seller lists accounts, a route or a business with an asking price they set.
- Buyers browse pool routes for sale free, with no login required.
- An eligible buyer makes an offer; offers and counters stay in one deal room.
- Both sides sign structured agreements covering price, transferred revenue and handoff.
- Closing follows a structured workflow designed for licensed third-party escrow handling.
- POOLIO Flow hands the operating data to the buyer.
Pricing. List for free. Pay only when it sells. Success Fee: one month of the recurring monthly service revenue being transferred. No Exchange subscription fee, and nothing owed unless your transaction closes.
Not a broker. POOLIO is a technology marketplace, not a broker, agent, escrow company or lender. Buyers and sellers make their own deal and decide what professional help they need.
What transfers. POOLIO Flow is designed to transfer eligible operating data — customers, properties, bodies of water, equipment, service history, route and schedule placement, and service pricing. Payment credentials, autopay authorizations and the seller's accounting history do not transfer.
Your next 10, 50, or 200 accounts could already be on POOLIO Exchange.
Browse free, find the right accounts, and move from offer to transfer through a professionally structured process with secure escrow handling. You and the other party make the deal; POOLIO's licensed escrow partner handles the purchase funds.
Not on POOLIO yet?
Exchange and Flow live inside POOLIO. Start with the operating system, and the marketplace is already there when you are ready to grow by acquisition or sell what you built.