What are the best pest control companies in the San Jose area?
As of November 5, 2026, we cover 10 pest control companies with a location on file in the San Jose area. In the October 11, 2026 scoring run, the highest-ranked are EcoGuard Pest Management (8.8 out of 10), Advanced Integrated Pest Management (8.5 out of 10) and Dewey Pest & Termite Control (8.4 out of 10).
How the San Jose area companies rank
Every company we’ve researched with a branch or listing on file in San Jose, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Milpitas, Cupertino, Campbell, Los Gatos, Saratoga, Los Altos, Morgan Hill and Gilroy (Santa Clara County), ordered by Handshake Score.
#5 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 8.8 out of 10 · Medium confidence
Strongest: legal and regulatory record (10.0/10). Weakest: licensing and compliance (8.0/10). Complaint record and sales and contract fairness: N/A.
Google: 4.9 average from 11,200 western US reviews. Its BBB profile shows an A grade; its complaint count isn’t tied to its West locations.
Location on file in the San Jose area: Santa Clara.16
2. Advanced Integrated Pest Management
#18 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 8.5 out of 10 · Low confidence · Provisional
Strongest: licensing and compliance (10.0/10). Weakest: sales and contract fairness (8.5/10).
Google: 5.0 average from 4,357 western US reviews. Its BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 0 complaints in the last three years.
Location on file in the San Jose area: San Jose.15
3. Dewey Pest & Termite Control
#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 Jose area: San Jose.31
#28 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 8.3 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 12,014 western US reviews. Its BBB profile shows an A- grade and 5 complaints in the last three years. Door-to-door: Partial.
#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 Jose area: San Jose.18
#75 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 7.7 out of 10 · Low confidence · Provisional
Strongest: customer satisfaction (8.8/10). Weakest: licensing and compliance (8.0/10). Complaint record and sales and contract fairness: N/A.
Google: 4.7 average from 14,029 western US reviews. Its BBB profile shows an A+ grade; its complaint count isn’t tied to its West locations.
Location on file in the San Jose area: San Jose.23
#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 Jose area: San Jose.26
8. Orkin
#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.
#141 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 6.8 out of 10 · High confidence
Strongest: legal and regulatory record (10.0/10). Weakest: sales and contract fairness (3.5/10).
Google: 4.6 average from 30,702 western US reviews. Its BBB profile shows a B+ grade and 235 complaints in the last three years. Door-to-door: Yes.
10. Terminix
#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.
Head-to-head comparisons
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.
A location on file means our research found a branch or listing there. It doesn’t show which addresses a company serves; check with the company.