🧾 Invoicing & bookkeeping

Snap receipts and bills; Dext extracts the data and pushes it to your accounts.

Verdict: Kills the shoebox of receipts. Worth it if you buy a lot of materials across many suppliers. Many accountants can set it up for you.

Price: From A$33.58/month (A$403/year) ex GST for 5 users and 250 documents/month. Extra extraction bundles available.

Australian accounting and payroll software, from sole traders to AccountRight.

Verdict: A safe AU choice, especially if your accountant already runs MYOB. Check that your job app syncs with your MYOB product (Business vs AccountRight).

Price: Business Lite A$35/month, Business Pro A$70/month, AccountRight Plus A$165/month, AccountRight Premier A$210/month (incl GST). New-customer discounts often available.

Intuit's cloud accounting with AU GST, BAS and payroll.

Verdict: A reasonable alternative to Xero, with big intro discounts. Make sure your job management app integrates before you pick it.

Price: Simple Start A$33, Essentials A$60, Plus A$84, Advanced A$125/month incl GST. Intro discounts for new subscribers. Payroll extra.

Cloud accounting with JAX, Xero's AI assistant, for reconciliation and BAS insights.

Verdict: The default for AU tradies, and nearly every job app syncs with it. The AI (JAX) is genuinely useful for reconciliation, but it needs Grow or higher.

Price: Ignite A$37, Grow A$78, Comprehensive A$107/month incl GST. Ultimate plans A$143–A$250/month. JAX included from Grow up.

Australian job management and field service software, with AI via AroFlo Lightning.

Verdict: A good fit for maintenance-heavy trades and multi-tech teams. The 3-user minimum rules out solo operators.

Price: A$80 per user/month (ex GST), minimum 3 users. Volume discounts by quote.

Job management for trades, now with Fergus AI and a voice-capable assistant.

Verdict: A mature trade app with a serious new AI push. Worth a trial if you're a plumbing or electrical shop with a few staff. Confirm which AI features are live on your account.

Price: From A$53/month (Essentials) and A$77/month (Professional), billed monthly, no lock-in. Enterprise (10+ staff) is custom. Add-ons extra. 14-day trial.

Aussie quoting app that turns a voice note, photo or description into an itemised quote.

Verdict: Cheap, simple AI quoting with deposits and auto-invoicing built in. It's a small, founder-run business, and the default market-rate prices are only a starting point, so load your own rates before sending.

Price: Tier 1 A$29/month (30 quotes), Tier 2 A$59/month (60 quotes, voice/photo, 2 users), Tier 3 A$99/month (unlimited, 5 users). 7-day/7-quote free trial, no card.

New Aussie platform for tradie quoting, AI bill parsing, cashflow and SWMS.

Verdict: Promising and very AU-focused, but it's a new, small player. We haven't verified its claims or testimonials. Run a real job through the free trial before moving your books.

Price: Solo A$49/month, Crew A$99/month (up to 10 staff), Business A$149/month (unlimited staff). 14-day free trial, no card.

AI estimator for AU/NZ tradies: voice note, photos or plans in, priced quote out.

Verdict: One of the more complete AI quoting tools for AU trades, and it now handles the job after the quote too. We haven't verified its time-saving claims, so run a few real quotes through the free week and check the numbers yourself.

Price: Sammy Pro A$99/month inc GST (1 user). Team A$249/month inc GST (3 users). 7-day free trial, no card, no contracts.

Job management for small trade businesses: quotes, scheduling, timesheets and invoices.

Verdict: A solid, simple all-rounder for small crews. The AI is limited: it helps with writing and reading bills, but it won't build a quote for you.

Price: Lite A$48, Pro A$52, Plus A$62 per user/month (ex GST). 14-day free trial, no lock-in.