--- title: "What are the best pest control companies in the San Francisco area?" description: "In San Francisco, California, HomeShield Pest Control (8.6 out of 10) and Dewey Pest & Termite Control (8.4) rank highest by Handshake Score." url: "https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/san-francisco" markdown_url: "https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/san-francisco.md" updated: "2026-11-05" site: "Handshake D2D News & Reviews" --- # What are the best pest control companies in the San Francisco area? By [Uri Mittelman](https://handshakereviews.com/authors/uri-mittelman.md), Editor · Research and verification: Handshake Research Desk · Updated November 5, 2026 **Answer:** As of November 5, 2026, we cover 8 pest control companies with a location on file in the San Francisco area. In the October 11, 2026 scoring run, the highest-ranked are HomeShield Pest Control (8.6 out of 10), Dewey Pest & Termite Control (8.4 out of 10) and Plunkett's Pest Control (8.2 out of 10). ## How the San Francisco area companies rank Every company we’ve researched with a branch or listing on file in San Francisco, Daly City, South San Francisco, San Mateo, Redwood City, San Bruno, Burlingame, Foster City, Millbrae, Pacifica, Belmont, San Carlos, Menlo Park, Half Moon Bay, San Rafael, Novato, Mill Valley, Larkspur, Sausalito and Corte Madera (San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin counties), ordered by Handshake Score. - 1. [HomeShield Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/homeshield-pest-control.md): #11 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 8.6 out of 10 · High confidence Strongest: legal and regulatory record (10.0/10). Weakest: sales and contract fairness (6.0/10). Google: 4.9 average from 18,304 western US reviews. Its BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 7 complaints in the last three years across its BBB files. Location on file in the San Francisco area: San Francisco. (sources [25](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=7859117862893862402)) [Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/homeshield-pest-control.md) · [Is it legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/homeshield-pest-control/legit.md) · [How to cancel](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/homeshield-pest-control/cancel.md) · [All records](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/homeshield-pest-control/records.md) - 2. [Dewey Pest & Termite Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/dewey-pest-and-termite-control.md): #22 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 8.4 out of 10 · High confidence Strongest: legal and regulatory record (10.0/10). Weakest: sales and contract fairness (7.5/10). Google: 4.7 average from 10,348 western US reviews. Its BBB profile shows an F grade and 5 complaints in the last three years. Door-to-door: Yes. Location on file in the San Francisco area: San Francisco. (sources [40](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=15773598847554978706)) [Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/dewey-pest-and-termite-control.md) · [Is it legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/dewey-pest-and-termite-control/legit.md) · [All records](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/dewey-pest-and-termite-control/records.md) - 3. [Plunkett's Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/plunketts-pest-control.md): #35 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 8.2 out of 10 · Low confidence · Provisional Strongest: licensing and compliance (10.0/10). Weakest: sales and contract fairness (8.5/10). Google: 4.8 average from 4,165 western US reviews. Its company-wide BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 5 complaints in the last three years. Location on file in the San Francisco area: San Francisco. (sources [16](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=7316734188645104157)) [Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/plunketts-pest-control.md) · [Is it legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/plunketts-pest-control/legit.md) · [How to cancel](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/plunketts-pest-control/cancel.md) · [All records](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/plunketts-pest-control/records.md) - 4. [Banner Pest Services](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/banner-pest-services.md): #46 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 8.0 out of 10 · High confidence Strongest: legal and regulatory record (10.0/10). Weakest: complaint record (8.5/10). Sales and contract fairness: N/A. Google: 4.9 average from 4,980 western US reviews. Its BBB profile shows a C+ grade and 1 complaint in the last three years. Location on file in the San Francisco area: San Rafael. (sources [22](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=16206833807755336720)) [Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/banner-pest-services.md) · [Is it legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/banner-pest-services/legit.md) - 5. [PURCOR Pest Solutions](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/purcor-pest-solutions.md): #107 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 7.3 out of 10 · High confidence Strongest: legal and regulatory record (10.0/10). Weakest: sales and contract fairness (5.0/10). Google: 4.9 average from 12,683 western US reviews. Its BBB profiles show 13 complaints in the last three years across its BBB files; grades vary by branch. Location on file in the San Francisco area: Redwood City. (sources [57](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=43532213857546852)) [Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/purcor-pest-solutions.md) · [Is it legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/purcor-pest-solutions/legit.md) · [How to cancel](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/purcor-pest-solutions/cancel.md) · [All records](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/purcor-pest-solutions/records.md) - 6. [Clark Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/clark-pest-control.md): #111 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 7.2 out of 10 · High confidence Strongest: customer satisfaction (8.9/10). Weakest: sales and contract fairness (4.5/10). Google: 4.7 average from 15,066 western US reviews. Its BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 39 complaints in the last three years. Door-to-door: Yes. Location on file in the San Francisco area: Belmont. (sources [34](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=1796176761510537820)) [Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/clark-pest-control.md) · [Is it legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/clark-pest-control/legit.md) · [How to cancel](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/clark-pest-control/cancel.md) · [All records](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/clark-pest-control/records.md) - 7. [Orkin](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/orkin.md): #140 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 6.8 out of 10 · Medium confidence Strongest: customer satisfaction (8.9/10). Weakest: sales and contract fairness (5.0/10). Complaint record: N/A. Google: 4.7 average from 173,872 western US reviews. Its BBB profile shows an A+ grade; the complaint counts on file conflict. Location on file in the San Francisco area: Burlingame. (sources [63](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=8439429600793793698)) [Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/orkin.md) · [Is it legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/orkin/legit.md) · [How to cancel](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/orkin/cancel.md) · [All records](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/orkin/records.md) - 8. [Terminix](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/terminix.md): #161 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 5.8 out of 10 · Medium confidence Strongest: customer satisfaction (7.7/10). Weakest: legal and regulatory record (2.0/10). Google: 4.7 average from 89,803 western US reviews. Its company-wide BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 2,903 complaints in the last three years. Door-to-door: Partial. Locations on file in the San Francisco area: Menlo Park and Burlingame. (sources [110](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=10658928496424894807), [118](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=7000469326841966969)) [Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/terminix.md) · [Is it legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/terminix/legit.md) · [All records](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/terminix/records.md) ## Head-to-head comparisons - [Orkin vs. Terminix](https://handshakereviews.com/compare/orkin-vs-terminix.md) - [Clark Pest Control vs. Terminix](https://handshakereviews.com/compare/clark-pest-control-vs-terminix.md) - [Plunkett's Pest Control vs. Orkin](https://handshakereviews.com/compare/plunketts-pest-control-vs-orkin.md) ## How we ranked them - The Handshake Score rates each company’s whole western US operation from sourced public records: customer reviews, BBB complaints, contract terms and sales practices, licensing, and the legal and regulatory record. It isn’t a score for the branches in this area alone. 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