There are good tools out there. Here’s where TradieO is different.
The big job-management apps are solid software — plenty of tradies run happily on them, and we won’t pretend otherwise. But they’re built on a model TradieO deliberately walked away from: rent by the head, your data on their servers. Further down, we say plainly who each one suits.
It comes down to who owns your business.
Most trade software charges you per person, every month. It lives on their servers, so your customer list and your job history are on someone else’s computer — and if you ever leave, a lot of that walks out the door with them.
TradieO is built the other way. One flat price no matter how many staff you put on: $249 a month plus a one-off $2,999 setup, both including GST. It runs on your own server, with your data and your domain in your name. Month to month, and if you cancel, the website, the system and the server are handed over to you.
The paperwork that eats your evenings.
Every trade tool helps you quote and invoice — that’s table stakes now. The Certificates of Compliance are another matter: most tradies still fill those out by hand, or pay someone to.
TradieO starts the certificate from the job the moment it’s marked done, with the details already in, runs the deadline countdown and keeps the signed record filed, ready to copy onto the regulator’s form and lodge. For a lot of tradies, that paperwork is the biggest after-hours job of the lot. It’s the reason to look past a tool you already half-like.
Who each one suits.
Per-user job software might suit you if…
You want a simple monthly tool, you’re happy for your data to sit on their servers, you already have a website you like, and compliance paperwork isn’t a big part of your week.
TradieO suits you if…
You’re tired of the bill climbing every time you hire, you want your data on your own server, you’d rather own your data than rent access to it, and the compliance certificates and after-hours admin are eating your evenings.
We’d genuinely rather you pick the right tool than the wrong one and churn. A demo is the fastest way to tell which is which.
Common questions when switching.
Can I move my data across from my current job software?
Yes. We bring your customer list over for you as part of setup.
Isn’t per-user software cheaper?
Per-user pricing looks cheap for one person and climbs every time you hire. TradieO is one flat price whether you’ve got one worker or ten: $249 a month plus a one-off $2,999 setup, both including GST, with the website included. The pricing page has the full breakdown, including what isn’t included.
Do I lose anything by being on my own server instead of theirs?
No — you gain control. We handle updates, security, and backups as part of the monthly price, so you get the “it just works” of hosted software with your data on your own server.
What if I’ve already paid for a year of another tool?
Bring it up on the demo. We’ll look at the timing and work out whether it’s worth switching now or when your term’s up. No pressure to jump early.
