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AroFlo vs Synchroteam

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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
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Synchroteam

Field Service

Field service management with scheduling, dispatch and mobile jobs

From
On request
Rated
-
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.; Synchroteam lighter than ServiceTitan on the commercial side: no comparable estimating, financing or marketing tooling
  • They diverge on capability: AroFlo covers Mobile job cards, Synchroteam covers Mobile app.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which AroFlo and Synchroteam actually diverge.

Attributes where AroFlo and Synchroteam differ
AttributeAroFloSynchroteam
Pricing modelquotePer-user monthly subscription published on the vendor site
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb, iOS, Android, Cloud

Identical on both: starting price (On request), free tier (No), 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
  • Project management
  • Asset and maintenance registers
  • Accounting sync
  • Inventory and stock control
  • AroConnect client portal

Only in Synchroteam

  • Mobile app
  • Work orders and invoicing
  • Live tracking

Both cover

  • Scheduling and dispatch

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 Synchroteam
  • A plumbing business that wants live wholesaler pricing pulled into quotes so margins are not eroded by stale cost pricesnot Synchroteam
  • A fire protection company running recurring statutory inspections against a register of customer assets across many sitesnot Synchroteam
  • A New Zealand facilities maintenance firm that needs job costing to reconcile cleanly into Xero without a manual export stepnot Synchroteam

Synchroteam

  • Service businesses wanting to evaluate cost without a sales processnot AroFlo
  • Trades moving off paper job sheets and phone dispatchnot AroFlo
  • Teams needing offline job capture where signal is unreliablenot 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.

Synchroteam

  • Lighter than ServiceTitan on the commercial side: no comparable estimating, financing or marketing tooling
  • A smaller vendor with a narrower integration list than the market leaders
  • Reporting is functional rather than deep
  • Per-user pricing adds up for businesses with many occasional users

Pricing, plan by plan

AroFlo

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

Synchroteam

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Synchroteam review.

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 Synchroteam if

  • You need mobile app.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android, Cloud.
  • You also want work orders and invoicing.
Synchroteam review

Questions people ask

Is AroFlo or Synchroteam better?
Neither clearly leads. AroFlo starts at On request and Synchroteam at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, AroFlo or Synchroteam?
AroFlo starts at On request and Synchroteam at On request.
Does AroFlo or Synchroteam run on more platforms?
AroFlo runs on Web, iOS, Android. Synchroteam runs on Web, iOS, Android, Cloud.
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 Synchroteam is typically brought in for.
What can AroFlo do that Synchroteam cannot?
AroFlo covers Mobile job cards, Supplier catalogue feeds, Compliance and safety forms, Project management. Synchroteam covers Mobile app, Work orders and invoicing, Live tracking. Both handle Scheduling and dispatch.

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.

Synchroteam: What does Synchroteam cost?

It publishes per-user monthly pricing on its site, which is unusual in field service software where quote-only is the norm.

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.

Synchroteam: How does it compare with ServiceTitan?

ServiceTitan is far deeper on the commercial side — estimating, financing, marketing — and priced accordingly. Synchroteam covers scheduling, dispatch and invoicing for less.

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.

Synchroteam: Does the mobile app work offline?

Yes, job details and capture work without signal and sync when connection returns.

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.

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