How Yamate compares
Every comparison we have written, in one place. Every price below was read at that company's own pricing page and is dated — checked September 2026. If one has changed, tell us and we will fix it.
The comparisons
Yamate vs Tradify vs ServiceM8The three side by side: price, how each charges, and who each one suits.
ServiceM8 alternativeServiceM8 charges by jobs a month. When a flat price works out better, and when it does not.
Tradify alternativeTradify charges per user, ex GST. What that means for a sole trader and for a crew.
Fergus alternativeFergus is built for bigger crews. What a solo tradie actually uses of it.
hipages alternativehipages sells leads by subscription and credits. Leads and job software are different things.
Oneflare has closedOneflare was retired on 30 June 2026. Where its tradies go now.
Best job management softwareServiceM8, Tradify, Fergus, simPRO and AroFlo, with a method and a guide by crew size.
Best quoting appsThe same field, judged only on quoting on site.
Best invoicing appsThe same field, judged only on invoicing and getting paid.
Best apps for tradiesThe wider toolkit: job software, accounting and the rest.
Prices at a glance
| Software | What it costs | How it charges |
|---|---|---|
| Yamate | $19 a month (Founder, join by 30 October), then $29. Company plan $59 for crews. | One flat price for the business. No GST on the subscription. |
| ServiceM8 | $0 to $349 a month, inc GST, as at September 2026 | By jobs a month, not per user |
| Tradify | A$48–62 per user a month, ex GST, as at September 2026 | Per user |
| Fergus | From $53 or $77 a month, as at September 2026 | Fergus does not say on its pricing page whether that includes GST |
| AroFlo | From $80 per user a month, minimum three users, as at September 2026 | AroFlo does not say whether that includes GST |
| hipages | $139 to $649 a month plus GST, as at September 2026 | A leads subscription with credits, not job software |
Read at each company's own pricing page, checked September 2026. Some prices include GST and some do not — the table says which, and where a company does not say, neither do we. simPRO is not in the table: its pricing page was not reachable to us on the day.
What we will not do on these pages. We do not repeat a price from a review site, we do not guess a figure a company has not published, and every price carries the date we read it. Where Yamate is the wrong fit — a big crew on complex projects, say — the comparison says so.