simPRO vs AroFlo: which suits your trade business?
A side-by-side look at simPRO and AroFlo for Australian trade businesses, with prices checked 7 November 2026.
simPRO vs AroFlo compared
Pricing checked 7 November 2026 on each vendor's pricing page. Taskr is shown for reference.
| Feature | simPRO | AroFlo | Taskr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Not published; about A$150 to A$300 per user quoted, plus implementation | A$80 per user per month, minimum three users, plus setup | $100 per seat / month, ex GST (or $1,000 per seat / year, 2 months free), 14-day free trial, no lock-in |
| Best fit | Mid-size and large trade businesses | Established mid-size Australian trades | Growing trade teams of 3 to 20 |
| Setup | Typically 2 to 6 weeks with onboarding support | Weeks of configuration before productive use | Guided setup checklist |
| Costing and inventory | Detailed project costing and strong inventory management | Strong quoting and purchase order workflows | Job costing with labour, materials and travel; stock counts |
| Reporting | Strong reporting and business intelligence | Standard job and financial reporting | Operations dashboard and job reports |
What a crew of 1 to 20 pays a month
Monthly, in AUD, ex GST, at list price. Competitor rates checked 7 November 2026 on each vendor's Australian pricing page.
| Crew | Taskr | AroFlo | simPRO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $100 ($50 founding offer) | $240 (3-user minimum) plus setup | about $150 to $300* |
| 3 people | $300 ($150 founding offer) | up to $240 plus setup | about $450 to $900* |
| 5 people | $500 ($250 founding offer) | up to $400 plus setup | about $750 to $1,500* |
| 10 people | $1,000 ($500 founding offer) | up to $800 plus setup | about $1,500 to $3,000* |
| 20 people | $2,000 ($1,000 founding offer) | up to $1,600 plus setup | about $3,000 to $6,000* |
- AroFlo's A$80 is its starting per-user rate, which drops as you add licences; its page does not say whether that includes GST, and setup is charged separately.
- simPRO* does not publish prices. Its column uses the A$150 to A$300 per user a month an Australian business was quoted, before an implementation fee of A$3,000 to A$10,000 (business not named for privacy).
- * Not published by the vendor: from quotes shared with us or from third-party reviews.
- Taskr's founding offer is half price for the first 12 months, for the first 100 businesses.
A 5-person crew doing 100 jobs a month, fully connected
5 people, 100 jobs and about 300 customer texts a month. Monthly, in AUD, ex GST; ServiceM8 lists prices including GST, converted here, and AroFlo does not say whether its rate includes GST.
| Software | Customer texts | Call answering | Month total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taskr | $500 ($250 founding) | Included | Phone assistant included | $500, or $250 founding |
| AroFlo | up to $400 plus setup | Not published | Answering service, about $99 | up to $499, plus texts and setup |
| simPRO* | about $750 to $1,500*, plus $3,000 to $10,000 to implement | Not published | Answering service, about $99 | about $849 to $1,599*, plus implementation |
- Where a product has no call answering of its own, we use a typical Australian answering service at about A$99 a month.
- Card processing fees and your accounting software subscription are left out, because every option pays them.
- ServiceM8 charges by job count rather than per person, so it is compared on its own pages.
Already in the Taskr price, with nothing else to connect:
Customer texts: confirmations, reminders, on-my-way and invoice messages
A phone assistant that answers calls to your business number
Customer portal with visits, invoices and certificates
Subcontractor and supplier quotes through a link, with no seat
Compliance checklists, certificates, defects and the asset register
Xero and QuickBooks sync, and online card payments on invoices
Included with every Taskr seat
Only your own staff count as seats. Customers, subcontractors and suppliers never add to the bill.
Subcontractors and suppliers quote and accept work through a link you send them, with no account to pay for.
Your customers get a portal with their visits, invoices and certificates to download, at no extra cost.
Quoting, scheduling, invoicing, timesheets, purchase orders, compliance checklists, certificates and the asset register are all on the one plan, at the same seat price.
iPhone and iPad app for the field, dashboard in any browser.
Pick simPRO if
You run multi-stage or project work where cost centres matter
You hold a lot of stock and need proper inventory control
You have the budget and time for a structured rollout
Pick AroFlo if
You want a published per-user price before you talk to sales
Quoting, purchase orders and a client portal are the core of your day
You are an established mid-size team with someone to own configuration
Where Taskr fits
Taskr suits teams that looked at both and found them too heavy: you get quoting, scheduling, compliance, assets and invoicing without a multi-week rollout or a three-user minimum.
If you need full warehouse management or multi-level project cost centres, simPRO goes further than Taskr does today.
Frequently asked questions
Is simPRO or AroFlo better for an Australian trade business?
simPRO is the stronger choice for large project work, inventory and reporting. AroFlo suits mid-size teams that live in quoting and purchase orders and want a published price. Both take weeks to set up.
How much does simPRO cost compared to AroFlo?
simPRO: simPRO does not publish prices; every plan is quoted after a demo. One Australian business was quoted A$150 to A$300 per user per month, plus A$3,000 to A$10,000 to implement. AroFlo: A$80 per user per month with a minimum of three users, plus a setup fee. The per-user rate drops as you add licences. Prices checked 7 November 2026.
Is there a simpler alternative to simPRO and AroFlo?
Taskr covers quoting, scheduling, compliance, assets and invoicing for trade teams of 3 to 20, with a guided setup instead of a multi-week rollout. It has a 14-day free trial.
What does a crew of 5 pay a month?
At list price, ex GST: Taskr $500 ($250 on the founding offer for the first 12 months), Tradify $240 to $310, AroFlo up to $400 plus setup, and ServiceM8 $72 on Growing (150 jobs) because it charges by job count, not by people. simPRO does not publish prices; an Australian business was quoted about $750 to $1,500 plus implementation. With Taskr, customers and subcontractors never count as seats. Prices checked 7 November 2026.
What does a 5-person crew doing 100 jobs a month pay once texts and call answering are connected?
Taskr is $500, or $250 founding, with customer texts and a phone assistant already included. Tradify comes to about $419 once texts at 20c each and an answering service are added. AroFlo is up to $499, plus texts and setup. simPRO publishes no prices; on a quote an Australian business received it comes to about $849 to $1,599, plus implementation. Prices checked 7 November 2026.
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How we evaluated
This comparison was first compiled by the Taskr team in March 2026 from publicly available information, product documentation, and user feedback, with prices last checked 7 November 2026. We focus on criteria relevant to Australian trade and field service businesses: compliance support (AS1851, APVMA, AS2201), mobile experience for field technicians, ease of setup, pricing transparency, and accounting integrations (Xero, QuickBooks, MYOB).
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