SoloOp and Tradify · Australia
A Tradify alternative when you don’t need per-user pricing.
Tradify charges per user and brings the full trade kit: certificates, purchase orders, job costing, timesheets. If your work is a recurring round rather than a project, most of that kit sits unused while the subscription runs.
Free core tools for Australian businesses. Bank Feeds: A$19 a month for 12 months on one of the first 50 founding spots, then A$39. Save a founding spot →
Recorded in SoloOp.
Start with the fit.
Tradify suits electricians, plumbers and builders who quote jobs, issue certificates, raise purchase orders and track time against each job. SoloOp has none of that project machinery. It suits one person or a small crew doing regular visits, and it stays free until you add Bank Feeds.
Compare the everyday tools.
Tradify Lite is A$48 per user a month, Pro A$52 and Plus A$62, all excluding GST and billed per user; Custom is priced on request. There is a 14-day trial and no free plan. See Tradify’s Australian plans ↗
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| What to compare | Tradify | SoloOp |
|---|---|---|
| Price for one person | Lite A$48 a month ex GST, per user | Free core, any number of crew logins; Bank Feeds A$19 a month for 12 months (founding), then A$39, incl. GST |
| Quotes and invoices | Estimates, quotes, invoices that chase themselves, SMS reminders | Quotes with an Accept link; invoices with BSB and PayID; email reminders on a schedule; AutoPay for clients who approve it |
| Time and crew | Timesheets, staff scheduling, subcontractors | Auto timers, crew and office logins, pay rates hidden from crew; no subcontractor module |
| Accounting | Xero, MYOB and QuickBooks sync | SoloOp has no Xero, MYOB or QuickBooks sync. Your accountant signs into a BAS-ready portal instead: G1, 1A, 1B and the net for each quarter, every sale and purchase behind them, BAS workpapers CSV |
| Bank transfers | Through the accounting sync | Bank Feeds match Osko, PayID and transfers to invoices (A$19 for 12 months, founding) |
Tradify’s prices and plan names were read from its Australian pricing page on 1 November 2026; they exclude introductory offers, and GST treatment is as the vendor states it. Promotions, billing terms, payment fees and add-ons affect the final cost. Check current plans on the Tradify website.
Checked against the app, not the brochure
What SoloOp does for an Australian business.
- Scheduling with Gravity: it suggests the day and slot for a new job, and Optimise route reorders a day as a round trip from home. Recurring jobs run weekly, fortnightly, three-weekly, monthly, six-weekly, bi-monthly, quarterly or six-monthly.
- Rain Mode moves a rained-out day in one go. Auto timers, an offline run sheet and locked start times are all in the free core.
- Quotes with line items and an Accept link, valid for 7, 14 or 30 days if you set it; accepting creates the job. A site visit before the quote is a one-tap $0 visit.
- Invoices carry your BSB and PayID. With a Stripe account connected (free to set up), clients can Pay Now by card, or by PayTo and BECS Direct Debit if you switch cards off, and AutoPay charges the clients who approve it. End of Day sends the day’s invoices in one batch; overdue reminders go out on a schedule.
- Client emails go from your own Gmail or Google Workspace address, invoices with the PDF attached.
- Expense records with a GST toggle, and a CSV bank-statement upload for matching transfers to invoices by hand.
- Mileage in kilometres for the ATO rate, included for Australian businesses today.
- Crews: owner, office and crew logins with no per-user fee; crew never see pay rates or margins.
- A BAS-ready accountant portal. For each quarter, on a cash or accrual basis: G1, 1A, 1B and the net in whole dollars as the form wants them, the full-BAS labels a click away, every paid invoice and every expense with its GST code behind the figures, kilometres at the ATO rate, refunds, and a BAS workpapers CSV. Your accountant can mark the period lodged. They sign in with their email; you can revoke it any time. They still lodge with the ATO.
- A profit and loss in the app that counts crew hours at their pay rate as a cost, with income, expenses and GST by period.
- A client portal for invoices, upcoming jobs, payment history and AutoPay. Clients and their schedules import from CSV, Excel, PDF or photos.
- Bank Feeds (A$19 a month for your first 12 months on one of the first 50 founding spots, then A$39): Osko, PayID and other bank transfers come in from your business account and are matched to your invoices.
Not in SoloOp: forms or electrical certificates, purchase orders, price-list imports, job costing, an instant website, subcontractor management, or a Xero, MYOB or QuickBooks sync. If those are part of how you run, keep them in the decision.
Free core. Bank Feeds when you want them.
Scheduling, invoicing, quotes, client records, expense records with a GST toggle and the bank-statement upload stay free. Australian businesses absorb online payment processing fees: cards 1.7% + A$1.30 (A$0.80 fixed under A$50), PayTo and BECS 1% + A$0.80 capped at A$4.00. See the fee examples →
Bank Feeds, which bring Osko, PayID and other bank transfers in and match them to your invoices, are A$19 a month (incl. GST) for the first 12 months for the first 50 Australian businesses to save a card, then A$39 a month, which is also what new subscribers pay after launch. See the founding offer →
Follow one job through.
Add a client and the next job. See where it fits into your run. Send the invoice and watch how the client pays it, by card, PayTo or a bank transfer. Open your expense records and the accountant portal.
Use that small trial to decide whether SoloOp fits your routine before moving the rest of your work.
Start with your next job.
Free scheduling, invoicing and client tools. Start on iPhone or Android.
