Simpro Review Australia 2026
The Enterprise Heavyweight for Serious Trade Operations
Simpro is still the heavy trade OS, but the live page is quote-only — the stored $199/mo floor is gone. Budget a demo, implementation and add-ons (Simtrac, Digital Forms, Maintenance Planner). Mobile is iOS/Android with offline. AU-made is not AU-hosted. Choose it for multi-stage costing; choose ServiceM8 or Tradify if you need a published price.
- Best for
- Established trade businesses with 10+ staff managing complex commercial projects, multi-site operations, or asset-heavy maintenance contracts who need enterprise-grade job costing and reporting.
- Not ideal for
- Anyone who needs a self-serve price, a free trial, or AU-only hosting. Small residential crews are cheaper on ServiceM8 Growing $79 or Tradify Pro $52/user Ex GST.
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Overview
Simpro is enterprise job management for larger trade businesses. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Brisbane, QLD, it serves Australian businesses with local data hosting and AU-based support.
Feature highlights
These highlights come from vendor documentation and editorial analysis of public sources. They are not firsthand test results or a claim that every listed capability was exercised in a trial.
- Quote-only pricing
Request Pricing on the vendor page. Do not print $199 as a live list price.
- Project costing in the base plan
Estimating, scheduling, inventory, invoicing and reporting are listed on the base plan. Validate cost in a demo.
- Add-on GPS and forms
Simtrac and Digital Forms are add-ons. Do not treat marketplace WHS apps as Simpro certifications.
- Offline mobile
Simpro Mobile: Android and iOS, offline after the first data download. Square payments in the field need to be online.
- Xero / MYOB / QuickBooks / Sage
Accounting integrations listed on the pricing page. BAS stays in accounting software.
- Hosting region unpublished
AWS is a named sub-processor. Customer region is not on the privacy notice. Not AU-only.
AU Compliance Scores
These scores apply to Australian tax, payroll and banking capabilities where they are relevant to Simpro. They are SoftwareHQ editorial judgements from public documentation, not firsthand product tests.
Not applicable means this product type is not scored on that dimension (for example BAS lodgement on a CRM). Not supported means the vendor does not offer it. Unknown means we could not verify it from public sources — that is not the same as unsupported.
Job management — BAS lodgement stays in Xero/MYOB/QuickBooks.
No native AU payroll.
GST on quotes/invoices via the product and MYOB/Xero/QBO. No ATO BAS lodge. Not a tax certification.
Not a bank-feeds product. Accounting integrations handle feeds.
When this was checked
Status as of (page snapshot) against a 90-day review target. Checked dates are not updated when the site is rebuilt.
Editorial article date: . That is not proof that pricing, hosting, or compliance was re-checked.
- PricingVerified
Verified — checked 8 September 2026.
Quote-only. Request Pricing, no public dollars. Stored $199 not on the page. Base plan + paid add-ons (Digital Forms, Simtrac, Takeoffs, Maintenance Planner, SMS, VoIP). GST not printed. No self-serve trial.
- HostingVerified
Verified — checked 8 September 2026.
AWS listed as cloud infrastructure sub-processor (HQ United States). Privacy notice 26 Aug 2026 does not name AWS Sydney. Not AU-sovereign.
- GST handlingVerified
Verified — checked 8 September 2026.
GST on operational invoices; BAS via Xero/MYOB/QBO. Not ATO lodge.
Pricing (AUD)
All prices below are in Australian dollars and exclude GST. Verified — checked 8 September 2026. Source: simprogroup.com/pricing.
- Jobs: unlimited
Estimate first-year cost for Simpro
Observed price changes
Recorded when a listed price changed. This is not a complete vendor timeline.
- Public page is Request Pricing only. Stored $199/mo minimum removed; quote-only. Digital Forms and Simtrac are add-ons.
- Simpro Premium · $199 · Public pricing is Request Pricing only. Stored $199/mo minimum removed; quote-only.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Deep project costing, inventory and scheduling on the base plan
- iOS and Android with offline after first sync
- Xero, MYOB, QuickBooks, Sage listed
- AU company, AU support hours published
- Add-ons let you buy GPS/forms only if needed
Cons
- No public price — Request Pricing only; stored $199 dropped
- No free trial
- Digital Forms and Simtrac are add-ons
- Implementation is weeks, not a 14-day trial
- AWS region not named — not AU-sovereign
- Overkill under ~10 staff
How this review was made
Reviews separate vendor documentation, editorial analysis and firsthand records. They are not interchangeable.
- Vendor documentation — Public pages from Simpro and other sites. Recorded HTTP(S) URLs are listed under Sources. A source URL is a document we recorded, not a claim that every sentence on this page was checked against that URL.
- Editorial analysis — SoftwareHQ's written verdict and scores for Australian buyers. The header score is an editorial assessment, not a user-review average, not a lab result, and not a number derived from how many evidence records exist.
- Firsthand records — This review has no firsthand observation records, trial walkthroughs, or screenshots from a logged-in SoftwareHQ account. Missing tests stay not tested.
This page does not rank products by speed or security from documentation or from evidence count.
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Sources
Public pages recorded when this review was compiled. They are not a checklist that every claim was verified, and they are not evidence of hands-on product testing.
- Simprogroup pricing
- Simprogroup Au
- Simprogroup Third Party Sub Processors
- Simprogroup privacy policy
- Simprogroup Simpro Support
- Helpguide Simpro Mobile Faqs
- Simprogroup Au Growth
Simpro Alternatives
If Simpro doesn’t quite fit your needs, consider these alternatives for Australian businesses:
- ServiceM8 — Job management for trade & service businesses. Free plan available.
- Tradify — Job management software for trade businesses. From $48/user/mo ex GST.
- Fergus — Job management software built by a plumber, for tradies. From $53/user/mo ex GST.
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Migration Guides
Step-by-step switching guides involving Simpro for Australian businesses.