Simpro Alternative for Small NZ Trade Businesses
Simpro is a broad platform for service, project and maintenance businesses — more than most small NZ crews need. Work Flow Trade gives you what you actually use at $50+GST/mo flat (founding price — limited time).
Simpro doesn't publish prices — it's quote-based. Work Flow Trade is $50+GST/mo flat ($57.50 incl GST), with every feature included and the price published right here.
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Simpro vs Work Flow Trade Pricing
See how much you save with flat-rate pricing.
Simpro pricing from their published pricing page as at September 2026 — Simpro publishes no dollar pricing — their site describes pricing tailored to team size and add-ons via a personalised quote, plus an initial setup fee for onboarding, training and data migration. Prices and plans change — check their site for current details. Work Flow Trade prices exclude GST unless stated.
Why Tradies Switch from Simpro
Where Simpro can be a tough fit for small NZ crews — and how Work Flow Trade approaches it.
Built for a different scale
Simpro's base plan spans service, project management, asset maintenance and multi-company support, for businesses from five to 200+ staff. For a 2–20 person trade crew, that's a lot of platform to carry.
Work Flow Trade is purpose-built for small NZ trade teams, with a simple, clean interface.
No published pricing
Simpro doesn't publish prices — their pricing is tailored to your team size and add-ons through a personalised quote, which makes it hard to budget before you commit.
$50+GST/mo flat, published right here. No sales calls, no custom quotes, no negotiation.
Implementation is a project
Simpro's pricing FAQ describes an initial setup fee covering onboarding, training and data migration — a sensible approach for a big business, and more of a project than a small crew usually wants to run.
Sign up and start using it the same day. Import your data from CSV with the import wizard and you're running.
Add-ons for some everyday tools
On Simpro's pricing page, Digital Forms and Simtrac vehicle GPS tracking are paid add-ons to the base plan.
Your own forms and the live team map are included in the one flat price.
Feature Comparison: Simpro vs Work Flow Trade
Comparison based on Simpro’s publicly available pricing and feature information as at September 2026. Products change — check their site for current details.
Is Work Flow Trade Right for You?
Switch to Work Flow Trade if:
- You're a small NZ trade business (2-20 staff) and Simpro is more than you need
- You tried Simpro and found it too complex for your crew
- You want published, flat-rate pricing without talking to a sales team
- You need to be up and running today, not after an implementation project
- You want the core features without a big-platform setup
Probably not the best fit if:
- You run a 50+ person operation that genuinely needs enterprise project management
- You need planned maintenance at scale across hundreds of assets (Simpro includes asset maintenance and a Maintenance Planner add-on)
- You require multi-company or multi-entity reporting
Simpro vs Work Flow Trade FAQ
Simpro doesn't publish pricing — it's a personalised quote based on your team size and add-ons, plus an initial setup fee. Work Flow Trade is $50+GST/mo flat for unlimited users, published right here. For a 2–20 person trade business the flat rate is usually the more affordable path, but get their quote and compare for yourself.
Yes. Export your customer, site and job data from Simpro as CSV and bring it in with Work Flow Trade's import wizard.
Simpro covers more ground: project management, multi-company support and a maintenance planner add-on. Work Flow Trade covers the daily work of a 2–20 person crew: scheduling, a live team map, quotes, invoices, a customer portal, stock, timesheets, forms and an equipment register for each site.
No. Sign up online, start your free 1-month trial, and begin using it immediately. No demos, no sales calls, no custom quotes. The price is $50+GST/mo — that's it.
Yes. Push your invoices to Xero in one click — one at a time or in bulk — with no double-ups. We also support Stripe payments so your customers can pay invoices online. It also connects to CertMate for electrical certificates and HVAC test sheets: pick the Work Flow Trade job by its number, the customer and site details fill in, and the issued certificate is filed on the job.
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