Tradify Alternative
Half the price.
Same result.
Tradify is a well-built platform. But at $45 a month for a solo operator, you are paying for staff management and timesheets you will never use. Avistr does the core job for $19 a month, and takes five minutes to set up.
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Who this is for
Built for one-person trade businesses.
Tradify is a solid product and popular with Australian tradies for good reason. If you are running a team and need to dispatch jobs across multiple technicians, manage timesheets, and handle purchase orders, it is worth the price.
Avistr is built for something different: the solo plumber, electrician, cleaner, or painter who needs to quote a job quickly, book it in the calendar, and send the invoice the moment the work is done. No crew to manage. No timesheets. Just the tools you actually use, for a lot less money.
Why tradies switch
The price difference is significant.
Tradify starts at $45 a month for a solo operator. Avistr is $19. That is $312 a year you keep in your pocket for what is, for most solo tradies, essentially the same core workflow - quote, book, invoice, get paid.
You are not running a team.
Tradify is built around multi-tech job dispatch, timesheets, and purchase orders across a crew. If it is just you, those features sit unused while you still pay for them every month.
Simpler means faster on the job.
Avistr has five sections: Clients, Quotes, Jobs, Invoices, Calendar. You can send a quote or invoice from your phone in under two minutes. No navigating through screens you do not need before you get to the one you do.
Side by side
Avistr vs Tradify
An honest comparison. Tradify does more than Avistr - and if you need those features, it is worth it. But if you do not, you are paying for them every month regardless.
Feature
Avistr
Tradify
Starting price
Tradify Solo plan
$19/month
$45/month
Job limits
Unlimited
Unlimited
Setup time
Tradify has more to configure
Under 5 minutes
30+ minutes
Quote and invoice sending
Yes
Yes
Job scheduling and calendar
Yes
Yes
Photo documentation
Yes
Yes
Client management
Yes
Yes
GST and ATO-compliant invoices
Yes
Yes
Xero and MYOB integration
On the Avistr roadmap
Not yet
Yes
Staff and team management
Tradify is built for teams
Coming soon
Yes
Supplier and purchase orders
Tradify is more fully featured
No
Yes
Timesheets
Tradify is more fully featured
No
Yes
Built for solo operators
Yes - designed for one person
Works for solo, built for teams
Pricing and features based on publicly available information. Last checked July 2026.
Pricing
$312 a year.
That is what you save.
Avistr is $19 a month. Tradify Solo is $45 a month. For a solo tradie doing the same core workflow, the difference is $312 a year - for features you are not using.
Both plans give you unlimited jobs. The difference is what else you are paying for on top.
Avistr
Recommended$19
per month - unlimited everything
Unlimited jobs, quotes and invoices
Job calendar
Photo documentation
Email to clients
ATO-compliant tax invoices
Tradify Solo
$45
per month
Unlimited jobs
Xero and MYOB integration
Staff and team management
Timesheets
Supplier purchase orders
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