Jobber alternatives in Australia

Why Australian businesses look for a Jobber alternative

Jobber is a capable product. It was founded in Canada in 2011, says more than 400,000 service pros use it, and has polished quotes, online booking, a client hub and iPhone and Android apps. The reasons Australians switch are mostly about how well it fits here:

• US dollar pricing. Jobber’s pricing page says all prices are in US dollars, and its plans are priced by number of users.
• No two-way texting here. Jobber says two-way text messaging is available in the US, UK and Canada.
• No Jobber Payments here. Its built-in payments are UK, US and Canada only. Australian accounts connect Stripe, Square, PayPal Express or Authorize.net instead, on select plans.
• One-way Xero sync. Jobber’s Xero integration sends data from Jobber into Xero, not back.
• Not every feature. Jobber has told Australian users that “not all of our features are available in Australia”.

The alternatives at a glance

1. Karya Falak

Karya Falak is an Australian product built around a shared inbox. Email and web form enquiries become cards on a board, and each card carries the quote, the visits and the invoice. WhatsApp and SMS land in the same inbox. Plans are per business in Australian dollars with GST included, and data is kept in Sydney.

• Good for: teams with several people answering customers; trades, cleaning, IT and office teams; anyone who wants Xero or QuickBooks with payments coming back both ways.
• Compared with Jobber: Australian pricing and invoices, an ABN check, PayID and bank details on your invoices, and card payments through your own Stripe account.
• Watch out for: it is a newer Australian product. There is no MYOB link, no tap to pay and no built-in AI.

2. ServiceM8

ServiceM8 is an Australian company whose iPhone app has been around for years. Its plans are priced by jobs per month in Australian dollars with GST included, and paid plans have no user limit. SMS is included on paid plans, customers can reply, and there is Tap to Pay on iPhone.

• Good for: iPhone-based trade teams with a steady number of jobs, and solo operators who fit the free plan of 30 jobs a month.
• Compared with Jobber: local company, AUD pricing with GST, texting and payments that work in Australia, and Xero, MYOB and QuickBooks.
• Watch out for: the price rises with your job count. The rebuilt Android app was announced as a beta in August 2026. Email to jobs and online booking pages come through add-ons. See ServiceM8 alternatives.

3. Tradify

Tradify is a tradie job management app founded in 2013 and owned by The Access Group since 2024. Its Australian prices are per user, from A$48 a user a month plus GST, with Xero, MYOB and QuickBooks on every plan, Google Calendar sync and free one-on-one training and phone support.

• Good for: small trade crews who want strong quoting and hands-on training.
• Compared with Jobber: AUD pricing, card payments from the invoice, and MYOB.
• Watch out for: every user pays, so a large office adds up. Texts cost 20c each on top. Online quote acceptance starts on the Pro plan.

4. Fergus

Fergus comes from New Zealand and has an Australian office in Sydney. It links with more than 100 Australian suppliers, including Reece and Tradelink, offers Tap to Pay through Fergus Pay, and mostly serves crews of 1 to 20.

• Good for: trade businesses that buy a lot of materials and want supplier prices inside their job software.
• Compared with Jobber: local support, supplier links, MYOB, and payments built for Australia.
• Watch out for: the pricing page does not say whether prices are per user or include GST, and a 90% off offer runs until December, so ask for the full price.

5. AroFlo

AroFlo is headquartered in Melbourne and is part of the Simpro Group. It starts at A$80 a user a month with a minimum of three users, and covers quoting, jobs, staff time, scheduling, accounting and payments, with GPS fleet tracking and supplier links to Reece and Rexel.

• Good for: established trade businesses that want a full operations system and can grow to dozens of technicians.
• Compared with Jobber: made in Australia, with MYOB and local supplier links.
• Watch out for: the three-user minimum and a sales-led start through a demo.

6. Simpro

Simpro was founded in Brisbane in 2002 and is built for service, maintenance and project contractors, covering quotes, scheduling, invoicing and stock, with a large marketplace of partner apps and an MYOB link.

• Good for: larger contractors with project work and stock to manage.
• Compared with Jobber: Australian-built and deeper for project and maintenance work.
• Watch out for: no public price on its Xero App Store listing, and a broader system than a small service team may need.

How to choose

• If your work starts as messages and several people answer them, start with Karya Falak.
• If you are a solo tradie on an iPhone with a small number of jobs, look at ServiceM8’s free plan.
• If you want training and MYOB with a tradie-focused tool, look at Tradify or Fergus.
• If you buy heavily from Reece, Tradelink or Rexel, look at Fergus or AroFlo.
• If you run projects and stock across a large team, look at Simpro or AroFlo.
• Whichever you shortlist, check currency, GST, texting and payments in Australia before you commit. Our buyer’s guide has the full checklist.

Leaving Jobber cleanly

Export your clients and records from Jobber as CSV files before you cancel. Karya Falak has an import preset for Jobber files that maps contacts, materials and jobs, with a preview before anything changes and seven days to undo. Built from sample files, it is best tested with a small export first. If Jobber sends invoices to Xero, stop that sync before a new tool connects, so invoices are not duplicated. See import.