vintrace Review Australia 2026

AU-MadeWinery Management
4.0 / 5SoftwareHQ editorial score

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Editorial verdict

AU production cloud with WET — quote only, Encompass-owned

vintrace remains the deepest grape-to-bottle cloud in this set, with current WET help, Xero mapping and named AU vineyard/DtC partners. Hosting evidence is stronger than most industry tools: APAC storage in Australia on the 20 Nov 2025 privacy policy, plus SOC logos. The live commercial path is Encompass (Fort Collins contact, demo only). Melbourne phone/HQ and the 670-winery figure are not on the pages opened. Boutique buyers still cannot see a price.

Best for
Australian producers that need cellar work orders, multi-warehouse inventory, WET tax components and Xero, and will take a demo for price.
Not ideal for
Cellar-door-only DtC operators (use vinCreative), buyers who need a public AUD card, or sites that must keep a documented Melbourne-owned vendor.
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Pricing verified 8 Sep 2026 · Hosting verified 8 Sep 2026

By SoftwareHQ Editorial Team — Updated

Overview

vintrace is encompass wine production cloud — quote only; au/apac data stored in australia. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Fort Collins, CO (Encompass); founded Australia, 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.

  • Grape-to-bottle production records

    Work orders for additions, tank contents, barrels and analysis; crush-pad scheduling; dry goods; bottling logistics and multi-warehouse stock.

  • WET 29% plus compound GST

    Help: named WET component, Retail WET Tax Report for cellar-door/retail, Xero tax-rate mapping. Not a BAS lodge and not professional sign-off.

  • Quote-only — no public AUD table

    Demo via Encompass. Do not treat Capterra $95 or G2 nameless quotes as a live AU list.

  • Xero, vinCreative and AU vineyard tools

    Xero invoices/POs; vinCreative DtC stock; GrapeWeb/GrapeLink/eVineyard fruit data. Lightspeed POS stock. QuickBooks is custom-crush billing.

  • AU/APAC storage; SOC logos; vendor unnamed

    Privacy 20 Nov 2025: APAC data stored in Australia, not transferred for storage outside the region. SOC 1/2 Type II logos. Cloud brand unpublished.

  • iOS and Android cellar app

    Barcode vessels, fruit intake, work orders and lab entry. Web app needs internet. Stored offline-everywhere claim is not on the app page opened.

AU Compliance Scores

These scores apply to Australian tax, payroll and banking capabilities where they are relevant to vintrace. 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.

BAS LodgementNot applicable

Not a BAS lodge product. Winery GST/BAS stays in Xero or another accounting file.

STP Phase 2Not applicable

Not a payroll product.

Payday SuperNot applicable

Not a payroll product.

Modern AwardsNot applicable

Not a payroll or HR product.

GST Handling
2/5Verified

Help: WET 29% plus compound GST on sales orders; Retail defers WET to a period report. Xero takes tax components. No BAS lodge.

Bank FeedsNot applicable

Not an accounting platform. Bank feeds sit in Xero or similar.

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.

    encompasstech.com/vintrace

    Quote only. Demo/contact on Encompass vintrace pages. No plan dollars. Do not encode $0 or third-party $95/$159.

  • HostingVerified

    Verified — checked 8 September 2026.

    encompasstech.com/privacy-policy

    Privacy 20 Nov 2025: AU/APAC stored in Australia; no storage transfer outside the region. Cloud vendor unnamed. SOC 1/2 Type II logos on the production page.

  • GST handlingVerified

    Verified — checked 8 September 2026.

    support.vintrace.com/hc/articles

    Compound GST with WET on sales orders. Xero tax mapping. No BAS lodge.

  • Wet ComplianceVerified

    Verified — checked 8 September 2026.

    support.vintrace.com/hc/articles

    WET 29% component + Retail WET Tax Report. Xero GST on Income / WET liability. Compliance aid only.

Pricing (AUD)

All prices below are in Australian dollars and exclude GST. Verified — checked 8 September 2026. Source: encompasstech.com/vintrace.

Custom Quote
Quote
AUD ex GST
Quote only (8 Sep 2026). Official pages ask for a demo. G2 lists named Small Estate / Estate / Custom Crush / Enterprise cards without dollars (updated 9 Oct 2024) — not a live AUD table. Do not encode $0 or third-party $95/$159.
  • Users: quote
  • Wineries: quote

Estimate first-year cost for vintrace

Observed price changes

Recorded when a listed price changed. This is not a complete vendor timeline.

  1. Still quote-only. Official Encompass vintrace pages have no plan dollars. Currency/GST unpublished on the quote path.
  2. Custom Quote · Still quote-only on Encompass vintrace pages. No plan dollars. Do not encode Capterra $95.

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Current WET 29% + GST help and Retail WET Tax Report
  • Xero invoices/POs and WET account mapping
  • Privacy: APAC customer data stored in Australia
  • SOC 1 Type II and SOC 2 Type II logos on the product page
  • Multi-warehouse inventory, work orders and crush-pad scheduling
  • vinCreative and Lightspeed sales-channel stock
  • iOS and Android cellar app
  • 7.6K team members / 19 countries on the about page

Cons

  • No public AUD table — demo/quote only
  • Encompass-owned; live contact is Fort Collins not Melbourne
  • Stored (03) 9015 9625 and Collingwood HQ not on the contact page
  • Cloud vendor unnamed despite AU storage copy
  • Vineyard spray/pest work is partner apps (eVineyard/AgCode), not the core SKU
  • QuickBooks is custom-crush billing, not a general AU books path
  • No self-serve trial

How this review was made

Reviews separate vendor documentation, editorial analysis and firsthand records. They are not interchangeable.

  • Vendor documentation — Public pages from vintrace 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.

vintrace Alternatives

If vintrace doesn’t quite fit your needs, consider these alternatives for Australian businesses:

  • vinCreative — AU DtC winery platform from $179/month ex GST + setup; 36-month default term. From $179/mo ex GST.
  • Orion Wine Software — US Orion Cloud wholesale + WiPS production — case-volume quote, TTB not WET.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does vintrace cost in Australia?
Not published (8 Sep 2026). Official Encompass vintrace pages are demo/contact only. Do not use Capterra $95 or third-party ~$159 as a live AU card. Confirm currency and GST on the quote. Encompass phone +1 (970) 449-8000.
Does vintrace handle Wine Equalisation Tax (WET)?
Yes, as a tax-component and reporting aid. Help: WET at 29% (priority 1) plus compound GST; Retail sales defer WET to the Retail WET Tax Report used at BAS time; Xero can receive GST on Income / WET liability. It does not lodge BAS and is not a compliance sign-off.
Is vintrace Australian-made?
Founded in Australia (about page). Acquired by US Encompass Technologies in 2022. Live contact is Fort Collins, Colorado. Stored Collingwood HQ is not on the current contact page.
Where is my winery data hosted with vintrace?
Privacy 20 Nov 2025: data collected from Australia and Asia-Pacific is stored on servers in Australia and is not transferred for storage outside that region. Cloud vendor unnamed. Production page shows SOC 1 Type II and SOC 2 Type II logos.
Does vintrace integrate with Xero?
Yes. Partners: create invoices and purchase orders in vintrace that flow to Xero; customer/vendor contracts sync. Custom-crush billing can sync service orders. WET help documents the Xero tax-rate mapping.
Can I use vintrace on my phone in the cellar?
Yes. iOS App Store and Google Play badges on the app page: fruit harvesting, barcode tanks/vessels, work orders, lab entry. System-requirements help: the web app needs internet. Offline-everywhere was not reprinted on the app page opened.

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