How we compare
Straight comparisons against the job management software Australian trades actually shortlist. Every price and feature comes from the other product's own site, dated, with a link so you can check us. Where they are cheaper or a better fit for your outfit, we say so on the page.
StackLyft vs ServiceM8
ServiceM8 does not charge per user. Paid plans carry unlimited staff logins and the plan you need is set by how many jobs you run each month. It is cheaper than us for most small operators, and its offline support and add-on marketplace are both better than ours. People move to us when they hit a job limit, when job costing or purchase orders turn out to sit on a higher plan or a paid add-on, or when the Android half of the crew is stuck with the cut-down Lite app.
StackLyft vs Tradify
Tradify charges a flat rate for every user, so a phone-only apprentice costs the same as the person quoting. Under about four people Tradify is cheaper. The maths turns once most of your crew only needs a phone, because a Mobile Only seat with us is $29 a month rather than a full licence. Purchase orders, timesheets and reporting sit on their upper plans and are included on every StackLyft account.
Why we publish the losses too
Every comparison here lists the rows we lose as well as the ones we win. ServiceM8 works offline and we do not. Tradify syncs with MYOB and QuickBooks and we only do Xero, and it has thousands of reviews behind it where we are new. A comparison that concedes nothing is worth nothing to someone actually choosing, and overstating a competitor's shortcomings is how you end up on the wrong side of Australian Consumer Law.