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AroFlo vs Tradify

AroFlo logo

AroFlo

Field Service

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

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Tradify logo

Tradify

Field Service

Job management for one to twenty person trade businesses

From
$47/month
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.; Tradify pricing is flat per user with no volume tiering, so a twenty person firm pays twenty times the headline rate and the economics get worse, not better, as you grow into the top of its stated market.
  • They diverge on capability: AroFlo covers Mobile job cards, Tradify covers Quoting.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which AroFlo and Tradify actually diverge.

Attributes where AroFlo and Tradify differ
AttributeAroFloTradify
Starting priceOn request$47/month
Pricing modelquotePer user per month

Identical on both: 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
  • Inventory and stock control
  • AroConnect client portal

Only in Tradify

  • Quoting
  • Scheduling
  • Job tracking
  • Timesheets
  • Invoicing
  • Purchase orders
  • SmartTools

Both cover

  • Accounting sync

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

Tradify

  • A three person electrical contractor on Xero wants quotes, timesheets and invoices in one app and refuses to sit through a demo or pay a setup fee.not AroFlo
  • A plumbing firm needs technicians recording labour hours against jobs from a phone so the invoice reflects what was actually spent rather than what the office guessed.not AroFlo
  • A UK trade business wants published pricing in pounds it can budget against, instead of the quote-only approach ServiceTitan and FieldEdge take.not AroFlo
  • A builder wants to send professionally branded quotes fast enough to be first to respond, where the win rate depends on turnaround more than on document sophistication.not 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.

Tradify

  • Pricing is flat per user with no volume tiering, so a twenty person firm pays twenty times the headline rate and the economics get worse, not better, as you grow into the top of its stated market.
  • The advertised per-user price excludes SMS, which is charged per message, the Instant Website add-on at roughly ten pounds a month, and Stripe card processing fees, so a Pro seat sending two hundred texts a month can cost close to double the sticker price.
  • There is no free tier and no permanently free single-user plan, so a sole trader testing the water is paying from the end of the trial.
  • Inventory and stock control are minimal: it can bundle kits and raise purchase orders but will not track stock levels on vans or in a store, which rules it out for firms carrying real parts inventory.
  • It has no service agreement, recurring maintenance contract or flat-rate pricebook functionality, so HVAC and other maintenance-contract businesses outgrow it quickly and end up moving to FieldEdge or ServiceTitan.

Pricing, plan by plan

AroFlo

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

Tradify

$47/month
  • Lite$47/month
    • Jobs, notes and job tracking
    • Scheduling with Google Calendar sync
    • Quoting and invoicing
  • Pro$51/month
    • Everything in Lite
    • Custom branding on documents
    • Automatic appointment, quote and payment reminders
  • Plus$61/month
    • Everything in Pro
    • SmartRead for bills and SmartWrite AI tools
    • Purchase orders, job tasks and kit bundles
  • Custom$undefined/month
    • Negotiated for larger teams
    • Contact sales

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 Tradify if

  • You need quoting.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want scheduling.
Tradify review

Questions people ask

Is AroFlo or Tradify better?
Neither clearly leads. AroFlo starts at On request and Tradify at $47/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, AroFlo or Tradify?
AroFlo starts at On request and Tradify at $47/month.
Does AroFlo or Tradify 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 Tradify is typically brought in for.
What can AroFlo do that Tradify cannot?
AroFlo covers Mobile job cards, Supplier catalogue feeds, Compliance and safety forms, Scheduling and dispatch. Tradify covers Quoting, Scheduling, Job tracking, Timesheets. Both handle Accounting sync.

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.

Tradify: How much does Tradify actually cost per month?

Around 47 US dollars per user per month on Lite, 51 on Pro and 61 on Plus, or roughly 34, 37 and 44 pounds in the UK. Multiply by every user, then add SMS and any add-ons.

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.

Tradify: Does Tradify replace my accounting software?

No. It syncs invoices and contacts to Xero, QuickBooks Online or MYOB, and you still need one of them.

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.

Tradify: Is there a setup or implementation fee?

No. Unlike the enterprise field service platforms there is no onboarding charge, and most firms configure it themselves.

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.

Tradify: How big a team can it handle?

It is designed for roughly one to twenty users. Beyond that the flat per-user pricing and the lack of dispatch optimisation and service agreements start to hurt.

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