The best ServiceM8 alternatives
for Australian tradies.
Fair warning: we make one of these. QuickPrice is ours, it's first on the list, and we'll tell you exactly when it's the wrong pick. ServiceM8 is a genuinely good field-service platform — but if you're here, something's not fitting. Usually it's the iPhone-only field app, the job caps on the cheaper tiers, or add-ons stacking up on the bill. Here are six alternatives, what each is actually best at, and who should pick which.
Why tradies switch
The three reasons this search exists.
None of these makes ServiceM8 a bad product. They're just the friction points that come up again and again when Aussie tradies talk about moving on. Details change, so verify the current position on servicem8.com before you decide.
The field app is iPhone-only
ServiceM8's app for the crew on the tools has historically run on iPhone and iPad only, with the office side in a web browser. If you or your apprentice carries an Android, there's no native app on-site — you're locked into Apple hardware to use the product properly. For mixed-phone crews, that's usually the deal-breaker, not a preference.
Job caps on the lower tiers
ServiceM8 prices on how many jobs you run each month, and the entry tiers cap that number. Busy month? You can bump into the ceiling and need the next tier up. Plenty of tradies would rather pay one flat amount and not think about whether job forty-one costs them a plan upgrade.
Add-ons stack up on the bill
Part of ServiceM8's power is its add-on ecosystem — but some of those capabilities carry their own cost on top of the plan. What starts as a cheap-looking tier can grow as you switch things on. Again: reasonable model, but if you only ever wanted quoting and invoicing, you're paying platform money for a platform you're not using.
The alternatives
Six ServiceM8 alternatives, honestly ranked.
QuickPrice
Our pick — and yes, it's oursBest for: tradies who mostly quote and invoice, and want it done from the ute in about a minute
QuickPrice attacks the exact bit of ServiceM8 most sole tradies actually used: getting a priced, professional quote out the door. Stand in the driveway, talk the job through — hot water system swap, switchboard upgrade, split-system air con install — or snap photos, film a walkthrough, or just type it. The AI drafts an itemised, GST-ready, branded PDF quote in about a minute, and Quote DNA learns your pricing from quotes you've already sent, so it prices like you, not like an average. The customer accepts online, one tap turns the quote into an invoice, and auto-chase reminders plus notify-on-view handle the following-up. It runs natively on iOS and Android with a web dashboard, and pricing is flat per business with no job caps: free plan, then A$14.99 to A$59.99 a month. The honest limit: there's no scheduling, dispatch, GPS or timesheets. If you need full job management, pick one of the platforms below.
- AI quote from voice, photos, video or text in about a minute (manual quoting too)
- Quote DNA learns your rates and phrasing from past quotes
- GST-ready branded PDF quotes; customer accepts online
- One-tap quote-to-invoice, auto-chase reminders, notify-on-view
- Native iOS and Android apps plus a web dashboard
- Flat pricing, no per-job caps: Free A$0, Starter A$14.99/mo, Pro A$29.99/mo (14-day trial), Advanced A$59.99/mo
Tradify
Best for: Small teams that want full job management on any phone
Probably the most common name Aussie tradies land on after ServiceM8. Tradify is a quote, invoice and job-management app that runs natively on both iOS and Android, with scheduling, timesheets and job tracking built in — so it directly answers the Android complaint. It charges per user per month, which is simple to understand but climbs as you put more people on it, and its pricing has been moving upward (enough that “Tradify alternative” is its own search now — we've written that list too). Best for a small crew that wants the whole job lifecycle in one app and is happy paying per seat.
See QuickPrice vs TradifyFergus
Best for: Plumbing and electrical teams that want job costing and back-office visibility
Fergus is a trades job-management platform out of New Zealand with a strong following among plumbers and sparkies on both sides of the Tasman. Its pitch is visibility: job costing, status boards and back-office workflow so you can see which jobs are actually making money. It runs on iOS and Android and is generally priced per user. It's a business-management tool first and a quoting tool second — more setup than a quoting app, more control once it's in. Best for an established team with office admin who wants margins tracked job by job.
AroFlo
Best for: Larger established operations with compliance and asset requirements
AroFlo is one of the longest-running Australian field-service platforms, and it's deep: job management, compliance documentation, asset management, inventory and integrations, configurable to how your operation runs. That depth is the point — and the caveat. It's generally suited to bigger, established businesses with someone in the office to own the setup, and it's typically priced per user. A sole tradie who just wants quotes out faster will find it heavy. Best for operations that have outgrown app-sized tools.
simPRO
Best for: Commercial contractors running projects, not just jobs
simPRO is Australian-born field-service software at the enterprise end of the spectrum: estimating, project management, service and maintenance contracts, inventory and reporting for commercial electrical, plumbing, HVAC and fire businesses. Pricing is typically quoted to your business rather than listed. If you're leaving ServiceM8 because you've outgrown it — more staff, bigger commercial work, proper project accounting — simPRO is the kind of tool you graduate to. If you're leaving because ServiceM8 felt like too much already, it's the wrong direction.
Jobber
Best for: Home-service businesses that want polished client-facing tools
Jobber is a North American home-services platform with scheduling, quoting, invoicing and a well-liked client hub where customers approve quotes and pay online. It runs on iOS and Android and works fine in Australia, but it isn't built here: plans are billed in USD (which, converted, has commonly worked out somewhere around A$58 to A$420 a month depending on plan and team size — check current pricing), and the defaults lean North American. Best for service businesses that want slick customer-facing workflow and don't mind USD billing.
See QuickPrice vs JobberAt a glance
The short version of the whole page, side by side.
| App | Best for | Platforms | Pricing model |
|---|---|---|---|
| QuickPrice | AI quoting + invoicing, fast, on any phone | iOS, Android + web | Flat per business: free plan, paid A$14.99–59.99/mo |
| ServiceM8 | Full field-service platform on iPhone/iPad | iOS field app; web office | Tiers based on monthly job volume, plus add-ons |
| Tradify | Small teams, full job management | iOS + Android | Per user, per month |
| Fergus | Plumbing/electrical teams, job costing | iOS + Android | Generally per user, per month |
| AroFlo | Larger operations, compliance & assets | iOS + Android | Generally per user, per month |
| simPRO | Commercial contractors, projects | iOS + Android | Typically quoted to your business |
| Jobber | Home services, client-facing polish | iOS + Android | Tiered plans, billed in USD |
Competitor pricing, platform support and features change — check each vendor's site for current details. QuickPrice pricing is on the pricing page.
Moving over from ServiceM8
Bring your clients. Bring your quoting voice.
Export your client list from ServiceM8 as a CSV and drop it into QuickPrice. Then upload up to five quotes you've already sent — Quote DNA reads how you price and how you write, so the first quote you generate already sounds like the ones your customers know. And because QuickPrice runs on Android as well as iOS, the whole crew gets on it, whatever phone is in the ute. Most tradies are up and running inside an hour.
FAQ
Things tradies ask
Is ServiceM8 only for iPhone?
The field app, historically yes. ServiceM8's app for the people on the tools runs on iPhone and iPad, with the office side handled through a web browser — there's been no native Android field app. That's the single most common reason Aussie tradies go looking for an alternative: half the crew carries a Samsung or a Pixel and can't run the app on-site. Platform support can change, so confirm the current position on servicem8.com — but if you're on Android today, QuickPrice, Tradify, Fergus, AroFlo, simPRO and Jobber all run natively on both iOS and Android.
What's the cheapest ServiceM8 alternative?
Of the apps on this list, QuickPrice is the cheapest way in: there's a genuinely free plan (A$0, includes AI quotes each month), and paid plans run A$14.99 to A$59.99 a month flat per business — not per user, and with no cap on how many jobs you run. The trade-off is scope: QuickPrice covers quoting and invoicing, not scheduling or timesheets. The full job-management platforms (Tradify, Fergus, AroFlo, simPRO, Jobber) generally charge per user or per plan tier, so their real cost depends on your headcount — check each vendor's site for current AU pricing.
Can I import my clients from ServiceM8?
Generally yes. ServiceM8 lets you export your client list, and most alternatives — QuickPrice included — accept a CSV import, so your client book comes across in one go rather than being retyped. In QuickPrice you can also upload up to five quotes you've already sent, and Quote DNA reads them to learn your rates, your phrasing and the line items you always include, so your first quote on the new app already reads like one of yours.
Do these alternatives handle quoting and invoicing?
Yes — every app on this list does both quotes and invoices. QuickPrice is built around exactly that loop: the AI drafts an itemised, GST-ready quote from a voice note, photos, video or a typed description, the customer accepts it online, and one tap turns the accepted quote into an invoice with auto-chase reminders so you're not the one sending the awkward follow-up. Tradify, Fergus, AroFlo, simPRO and Jobber all quote and invoice too, as part of broader job-management platforms with scheduling, timesheets and job tracking on top.
Does QuickPrice do scheduling and job management like ServiceM8?
No, and it's worth being straight about that. ServiceM8 is a full field-service platform — scheduling, dispatch, online bookings, forms and checklists, job history. QuickPrice deliberately covers the money documents: AI quoting, online acceptance, one-tap invoicing and payment chasing, on iOS, Android and a web dashboard. If you're leaving ServiceM8 because you need job management that runs on Android, look at Tradify, Fergus or AroFlo. If you're leaving because you mostly used it to quote and invoice and the rest was overhead, QuickPrice is the closer fit.