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AroFlo vs Repsly

AroFlo logo

AroFlo

Field Service

Job management for Australian and New Zealand trade contractors, now part of the Simpro Group

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On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
Repsly logo

Repsly

Field Service

Retail execution and shelf audit software for consumer goods field teams

From
On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: AroFlo aroFlo, Simpro, BigChange and ClockShark now share one owner in Simpro Group, so a shortlist that compares them is comparing products with a single roadmap owner and no competitive pressure between them to keep prices down.; Repsly every contract requires a twelve-month minimum commitment paid annually upfront, and Repsly states plainly that it offers no free trial, so a brand cannot pilot one territory cheaply before committing a years budget.
  • They diverge on capability: AroFlo covers Mobile job cards, Repsly covers Store visit workflows.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which AroFlo and Repsly actually diverge.

Attributes where AroFlo and Repsly differ
AttributeAroFloRepsly

Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (quote), free tier (No), platforms (Web, iOS, Android), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Field Service).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in AroFlo

  • Mobile job cards
  • Supplier catalogue feeds
  • Compliance and safety forms
  • Scheduling and dispatch
  • Project management
  • Asset and maintenance registers
  • Accounting sync
  • Inventory and stock control

Only in Repsly

  • Store visit workflows
  • Shelf image recognition
  • Territory and route planning
  • Retail audits
  • Order capture
  • GPS and time tracking
  • Photo gallery and reporting
  • Team messaging and tasks

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

AroFlo

  • An Australian electrical contractor with thirty technicians that needs SWMS and test-and-tag certificates completed on the phone and attached to the job automaticallynot Repsly
  • A plumbing business that wants live wholesaler pricing pulled into quotes so margins are not eroded by stale cost pricesnot Repsly
  • A fire protection company running recurring statutory inspections against a register of customer assets across many sitesnot Repsly
  • A New Zealand facilities maintenance firm that needs job costing to reconcile cleanly into Xero without a manual export stepnot Repsly

Repsly

  • A snack brand with forty merchandisers that needs photographic evidence of promotional display compliance before paying a retailer trade spend claimnot AroFlo
  • A merchandising agency running field teams for several competing clients that must keep each clients data separated in one workspacenot AroFlo
  • A beverage distributor whose reps take orders in store and need customer-specific pricing available offline in the aislenot AroFlo
  • A brand entering a new grocery chain that wants to measure whether visit frequency in a region actually raised sell-throughnot AroFlo

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

AroFlo

  • AroFlo, Simpro, BigChange and ClockShark now share one owner in Simpro Group, so a shortlist that compares them is comparing products with a single roadmap owner and no competitive pressure between them to keep prices down.
  • No pricing is published at all, so you cannot size a budget before entering a sales process, and there is no public reference point to check whether the quote you are given is normal.
  • The supplier catalogue feeds, compliance form library and accounting connectors are built for Australia and New Zealand, so contractors elsewhere pay for a product whose most differentiated features do not apply to their market.
  • The interface carries a long history and the configuration surface is large, so getting the workflow, custom fields and forms right typically needs paid setup and several weeks before the field team stops working around it.
  • Reporting is user-defined rather than dimensional, so multi-entity groups that want consolidated profitability across business units generally end up exporting to a spreadsheet or a separate BI tool.

Repsly

  • Every contract requires a twelve-month minimum commitment paid annually upfront, and Repsly states plainly that it offers no free trial, so a brand cannot pilot one territory cheaply before committing a years budget.
  • Pricing is not published at any tier, so there is no way to compare the cost of Core against Scale, or against a competitor, without going through sales on both sides.
  • The data model assumes repeat visits to fixed retail locations, so companies whose field work is job-based or appointment-based will fight the product rather than configure it.
  • Image recognition accuracy depends on photo quality and on the product catalogue being trained for your SKUs, which means real onboarding effort and degraded results on cluttered or poorly lit shelves.
  • Cuadrilla Capital acquired Repsly in January 2025, and a private equity buyout of a mature product usually shifts investment towards retention and pricing rather than towards new capability, which is a risk if you are buying on roadmap promises.

Pricing, plan by plan

AroFlo

On request
  • AroFlo Premium$undefined/month
    • Quoting, job management and invoicing
    • Timesheets and scheduling
    • Compliance and safety forms

Repsly

On request
  • Core$undefined/year
    • Store visit workflows and forms
    • Shelf management basics
    • GPS and time tracking
  • Grow$undefined/year
    • Everything in Core
    • Order capture and product catalogue
    • Advanced audit configuration
  • Scale$undefined/year
    • Everything in Grow
    • Image recognition and shelf analytics
    • Sales lift and advanced reporting
  • Flex$undefined/year
    • Workspace for retail service providers and merchandising agencies
    • Multi-client separation
    • Twelve-month minimum, paid annually upfront

Which should you pick?

Choose AroFlo if

  • You need mobile job cards.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want supplier catalogue feeds.
AroFlo review

Choose Repsly if

  • You need store visit workflows.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want shelf image recognition.
Repsly review

Questions people ask

Is AroFlo or Repsly better?
Neither clearly leads. AroFlo starts at On request and Repsly at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, AroFlo or Repsly?
AroFlo starts at On request and Repsly at On request.
Does AroFlo or Repsly run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, iOS, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What is AroFlo best used for?
AroFlo is most often used for an australian electrical contractor with thirty technicians that needs swms and test-and-tag certificates completed on the phone and attached to the job automatically, a plumbing business that wants live wholesaler pricing pulled into quotes so margins are not eroded by stale cost prices, a fire protection company running recurring statutory inspections against a register of customer assets across many sites, a new zealand facilities maintenance firm that needs job costing to reconcile cleanly into xero without a manual export step. Of those, an australian electrical contractor with thirty technicians that needs swms and test-and-tag certificates completed on the phone and attached to the job automatically and a plumbing business that wants live wholesaler pricing pulled into quotes so margins are not eroded by stale cost prices are not what Repsly is typically brought in for.
What can AroFlo do that Repsly cannot?
AroFlo covers Mobile job cards, Supplier catalogue feeds, Compliance and safety forms, Scheduling and dispatch. Repsly covers Store visit workflows, Shelf image recognition, Territory and route planning, Retail audits.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

AroFlo: Is AroFlo still sold separately from Simpro?

Yes. Simpro Group has kept AroFlo, Simpro, BigChange and ClockShark as separate products with separate sales teams, though all four are under one owner.

Repsly: Can I trial Repsly before buying?

No. Repsly states there is no free trial; it offers proof-of-concept arrangements during the sales process instead.

AroFlo: How much does AroFlo cost?

AroFlo does not publish prices. Expect a per-user monthly figure in AUD quoted after a discovery call, with setup and training charged on top.

Repsly: What is the minimum contract?

Twelve months, paid annually upfront by credit card, ACH or wire transfer.

AroFlo: Can I use AroFlo outside Australia?

You can, but the wholesaler price feeds, compliance templates and accounting integrations are aimed at Australia and New Zealand, which removes much of the reason to choose it.

Repsly: Is Repsly a field service tool?

No. It is built for retail execution, where the unit of work is a repeat visit to a store, not a work order against an asset.

AroFlo: Does it work offline?

Yes. The mobile app stores job data locally and syncs when a connection returns, which matters for plant rooms and rural sites.

Repsly: Who owns Repsly?

Cuadrilla Capital, which acquired the company in January 2025. Repsly was founded in Zagreb and is headquartered in Boston.

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