Honest comparison

TradiX vs Tradify and ServiceM8

Two questions come up more than any other: what does this cost against per-user pricing, and what happens when the crew isn't all on iPhones. Both answered below, with the cases where the other bloke wins left in.

TradiX vs Tradify TradiX vs ServiceM8

TradiX vs Tradify

Tradify is a solid product with a decade of polish — no argument. The difference is the pricing model. Tradify charges per user, with core features gated by tier. TradiX charges one flat price by team size, every feature included. For a crew that's growing, that difference compounds every time you hire.

The maths

Tradify's plans run roughly A$55–90 per user per month depending on tier (their site locks your rate at signup — check their current pricing). The scheduler and timesheets need their Pro tier; purchase orders, inventory and GPS need Plus. TradiX includes everything on every plan.

Monthly cost	Tradify (per user, est.)	TradiX (flat)	You keep
4-person crew	~$220–360	$199	up to ~$160/mo
10-person crew	~$550–910	$199	~$350–710/mo
15-person crew	~$830–1,360	$399	~$430–960/mo
20-person crew	~$1,100–1,820	$399	~$700–1,400/mo — $8,000–17,000/yr

And the apprentice question: on per-user pricing, every new starter adds ~$55–90/month to your software bill before they've swung a hammer. On TradiX, hiring within your band costs zero extra.

Beyond price

	Tradify	TradiX
Scheduler & timesheets	Pro tier and up	Every plan
Purchase orders & inventory	Plus tier	Every plan
Custom job forms with live variation pricing	—	Every plan
SWMS / JSA safety forms	Not a published feature	Every plan
Stock & fleet tracking	Partial / higher tiers	Every plan
Contract	Subscription	No lock-in, cancel anytime
Track record & reviews	10+ years, large review base	Newer — which is why the trial is free and setup is done for you

Where Tradify is the better pick: if you're a sole trader or a 2–3 person outfit that mostly quotes and invoices, Tradify's entry tier is cheap and mature, and their decade of reviews counts for something. TradiX earns its keep from about 4 people on the tools upward — that's where per-user pricing starts to bite and where crews need scheduling, forms and timesheets that per-user plans gate away.

TradiX vs ServiceM8

Let's be fair: ServiceM8 is cheap, mature and loved by thousands of small service businesses — if you're a 2–5 person team, everyone's on iPhones and your job volume fits their tiers, it's hard to beat on sticker price. This page is for the crews who've hit one of its three walls.

Wall one: the field app is iPhone-only

ServiceM8's field app runs on iOS only. When your next hire turns up with a Samsung, your choices are buy them an iPhone or give them a lesser web experience. Across a growing crew that's a standing tax on hiring. TradiX runs on whatever phone is already in your crew's pockets.

Wall two: jobs are capped by tier

ServiceM8's plans cap monthly job numbers — around 50 on their starter tier, 150 on the next, 500 above that, with per-job overage charges at the top. High-volume work — maintenance books, strata, rebate-season solar — burns through caps fast, and your software bill starts moving with your workload. TradiX has unlimited jobs on every plan; your bill is set by team size and nothing else.

Wall three: the sticker isn't the bill

Forms and asset management need their mid tiers; job costing, markup billing and branded texts sit in the premium tiers; texts and phone features are metered add-ons. Real-world bills commonly land well above the advertised plan price once a working crew turns everything on. TradiX ships every feature on every plan — the price on the pricing page is the bill.

	ServiceM8	TradiX
Field app	iOS only	Any phone — iPhone or Android
Monthly jobs	Capped by tier, overage fees at top tier	Unlimited on every plan
Forms, job costing, asset mgmt	Gated to mid/premium tiers	Every plan
SWMS / JSA safety forms	Via forms tiers	Built in, every plan
Live variation pricing in job forms	—	Every plan
Stock & fleet tracking	Limited	Built in
Small iPhone team, low job volume	From $29–79/mo — genuinely cheap	From $89/mo
Track record & reviews	Long-established, big review base	Newer — free 30-day trial, setup done for you

Where ServiceM8 is the better pick: small teams, all on iPhones, modest job volume, mostly quote-and-invoice work. If that's you, stay put — it's good software at a fair price. TradiX is built for the next stage: 4–20 on the tools, mixed phones, high job volume, and a crew that needs forms, safety docs and variations without a tier upgrade every six months.

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Comparisons prepared August 2026 from publicly available pricing and feature pages. Plans, tiers and caps change, and Tradify's AUD pricing varies by signup date and region — ranges shown are estimates from published sources; always confirm current pricing with each vendor. Tradify and ServiceM8 are trademarks of their respective owners; TradiX is not affiliated with either.