Job management software cost calculator for Australian tradies

Put in your jobs a month, your office users and your field staff. See what each product that publishes an Australian price costs a month at that size. Nothing you type here is sent anywhere.

Start with your numbers

Free, with no sign-up. Prices read 31 October 2026 from each vendor’s own Australian page. The starting figures are a made-up business: change them to yours.

Your numbers

Three figures from a normal month. A rough count is fine: the point is which pricing model suits your size.

Monthly cost at your size

Each product, its monthly cost at your numbers and the price basis the vendor’s page states
Product	A$ a month	Basis and what to know
ServiceM8	A$29	Starter, GST included. At 80 jobs a month: Growing, A$79.
Tradify	A$192	Lite, before GST, for 4 users. Pro A$208, Plus A$248. Each extra user adds A$48 to A$62.
AroFlo	Up to A$320	A$80 a user, minimum 3 users. GST not stated. A starting rate: AroFlo says the rate falls as users are added, and publishes no lower rate.
Fergus	Not calculated	Its Australian page prints “From” prices without saying whether they are per user or per business, or whether GST is included.
Simpro	No AUD price found	No Australian dollar price was found on Simpro’s pages on 31 October 2026. Ask Simpro for a quote.

Without JavaScript: the table above is the starting example (40 jobs a month, 2 office users, 2 field staff). ServiceM8’s plan follows jobs a month; Tradify’s cost is users × A$48, A$52 or A$62; AroFlo’s is up to A$80 × users, minimum 3.

Prices read 31 October 2026 from each vendor’s own Australian page, and they change: check the page before you buy. ServiceM8’s figures include GST. Tradify’s are before GST. AroFlo’s page does not say. Do not add or compare the three totals as if they were on one basis: ask your bookkeeper which basis suits your business.

Not in these totals: card payment fees, SMS charges, add-ons, set-up and training. The monthly figure is cash only. Hours saved are a separate figure. Hours saved and dollars saved are counted apart. Beside them are the running costs: optional support from A$350 a month, and software and AI usage paid to the providers. Running costs (software and AI usage) are estimated in your audit, before you commit to a build.

The prices behind the calculator

Each line is from the vendor’s own Australian page, read 31 October 2026. Click a product for its page.

Each vendor’s published Australian price, what it is charged on and what the page says about GST
Product	Published price	Charged on	GST, as the page states it
ServiceM8	Free A$0 (30 jobs, 1 user); Starter A$29 (50 jobs); Growing A$79 (150 jobs); Premium A$149 (500 jobs); Premium Plus A$349 (1,500+ jobs, then 20c a job)	Jobs a month, with unlimited users on paid plans	“Prices are in AUD and include GST”
Tradify	Lite A$48, Pro A$52, Plus A$62 per user a month; Custom by request	Users	“AUD per user/month. Ex GST.”
AroFlo	From A$80 per user a month, minimum 3 users	Users, on a sliding scale	Not stated
Fergus	“From” prices, with a banner offer	Not stated	Not stated
Simpro	None found in AUD on 31 October 2026	Not found	Not found

A price missing here is not a verdict on the product. It means the vendor’s own Australian page did not publish one that could be read on the day.

How to read the result

ServiceM8’s price follows your jobs. A bigger crew costs the same on a paid plan; a busier month can move you to a bigger plan.
Tradify’s and AroFlo’s prices follow your people. A busier month costs the same; each person you add costs more.
The cheaper product at your size can change as you grow. Run the numbers at the size you expect in a year, not only today.

The cost of the software is one part of the decision. How its invoices reach Xero or MYOB, and what happens when one fails, matters as much. The guide behind this calculator covers both: job management software for tradies: what it costs and how it reaches Xero or MYOB.

If the software is chosen and the gap is the handover to your accounts, the Invoice Check build at A$3,900 checks each job’s invoice before it reaches Xero or MYOB. See how it works

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