Features
Everything a tradie actually needs
Most crews juggle three or four apps. Swiftscope pulls quoting, jobs, and markup into one phone-first workflow, and connects cleanly to Xero for the books.
Local discovery
Free directory listing with Google ratings. Homeowners find you and contact you direct. No per-lead auction.
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Job management
Quotes, jobs, scheduling, variations, job costing. All in one place, all on your phone.
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Mobile quoting
Trade-specific quote builder on your phone. Send the quote before you leave the driveway.
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Drawing markup
Upload site plans, draw cable runs or pipe routes, count items. Costs link to your quote.
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Job costing
Track actual hours and materials against what you quoted. Know your real margin on every job.
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Xero invoice push
Connect Xero once. When a quote is accepted, Swiftscope pushes a draft invoice so you are not re-typing totals.
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Approximate costs for a typical sole trader or small trade business.
Swiftscope
/month
Quoting, jobs, markup, and Xero. Unlimited seats.
Directory listing included.
Competitor figures are indicative public list prices for a typical sole trader or small crew, rounded for comparison. Check each vendor's current pricing. Swiftscope is $45/month flat with unlimited seats and a directory listing included.
For tradies
The day-to-day, sorted
Quote in minutes
Trade-specific fields. Numbers calculate live as you fill them in. Send a professional quote from your phone before you leave the driveway.
Get found locally
Claim your free directory listing with real Google ratings. Homeowners browse by trade and suburb, then contact you direct. No lead auction.
Mark up drawings
Upload site plans. Draw cable runs, pipe routes, or areas. Count items on the plan. Costs feed straight into your quote.
Know your margin
Job costing tracks actual hours and materials against what you quoted. See where you made or lost money on every job.
Variations in writing
Scope creep kills margins. Raise a variation in one tap and get it signed off before you touch a single extra item.
Xero live sync
Accepted quotes push to Xero as invoices. No CSV export. No retyping line items.
Schedule and track
Calendar for every job. Drag to reschedule. Materials checklist seeded from the quote. One board, not five apps.
Team on the same jobs
Invite the crew to log in, assign work, and keep notes in one place. Unlimited seats. No per-user fees.
13 trades supported
Comparison
How we compare
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| Feature | SwiftscopeUs | HiPages | Fergus | ServiceM8 | Tradify | SimPro | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Directory / local discovery Included | $30-150/lead | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Swiftscope includes a free directory listing with Google ratings so homeowners can find and contact you direct. No auction, no credits, no per-lead fee. HiPages charges $30-150 per lead depending on trade and urgency. | |||||||
Job management Included | Not included | Full suite | Full suite | Full suite | Enterprise | Swiftscope covers the full job lifecycle: quote, accept, schedule, track materials, log actuals, raise variations, complete. Fergus and SimPro have more enterprise depth but cost significantly more per user. | |||||||
Mobile quoting Phone-first | Not included | Yes | Yes | Yes | Limited | Swiftscope is built phone-first. Trade-specific fields, live cost calculation, send from site. All major platforms support mobile quoting - this is table stakes. | |||||||
Drawing markup Built in | Not included | Extra ($60-100/mo) | Basic photos | Not available | Basic | Swiftscope includes drawing markup natively - upload a site plan, draw cable runs or pipe routes, count items, and those quantities flow directly into the quote. Fergus requires GroundPlan as a separate integration at $60-100/month extra. | |||||||
Xero integration Live sync | Not applicable | Live sync | Live sync | Live sync | Live sync | Swiftscope integrates with Xero via live OAuth sync. Accepted quotes push as invoices automatically. All platforms listed offer some form of Xero integration - Swiftscope's is included in the base plan. | |||||||
Job costing Included | Not included | Yes | Add-on | Yes | Advanced | Track actual labour hours and materials against what you quoted. Swiftscope shows your real margin on every job. Fergus, Tradify, and SimPro all have job costing - this is where they are more mature than Swiftscope currently. | |||||||
Homeowner directory Verified + active | Large network | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Swiftscope includes a public tradie directory with real Google ratings, photo galleries, and a quote request system - built into the same platform tradies use to run their business. HiPages has a larger network, but tradies on Swiftscope are active users of the platform, not just passive listings. | |||||||
Pricing $45/mo flat | $80-300/mo + leads | ~$40/user/mo | $29-349/mo | $48-62/user/mo | $75+/user/mo | Swiftscope is $45/month flat for the full platform - unlimited seats, unlimited quotes, unlimited jobs, directory and leads included. Per-user pricing at competitors means costs scale steeply as you add staff. | |||||||
Unlimited users Always | N/A | Per user | Yes | Per user | Per user | Swiftscope has no per-user fees. Add apprentices, office staff, or business partners at no extra cost. Fergus, Tradify, and SimPro all charge per user which can double or triple the cost for larger teams. | |||||||
Setup time Same day | Same day | Days to weeks | 1-2 days | Half day | Weeks | Swiftscope is designed to have you quoting on the same day you sign up. No implementation project, no onboarding consultant. SimPro and Fergus often require days to weeks of configuration for larger businesses. | |||||||
Pricing sourced from vendor websites, June 2026. AUD. Estimates based on typical sole trader or small team usage.
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