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Invven vs ServiceM8 (NZ)
Two New Zealand software options, compared side by side for New Zealand trades.
Which should you choose?
Invven and ServiceM8 (NZ) are both Tier S: our check found each one's prices published on its own website, so you can compare their costs before talking to sales. The tier is not a quality ranking: weigh the pros, cons, pricing and New Zealand-specific notes below against your trade and region.
Invven
Tier S · Published pricesNew Zealand-built invoicing, quoting and inventory software for trade businesses, with cost prices hidden from customer documents
Invven is invoicing, quoting, job and inventory software from INVVEN Ltd, a New Zealand company. Its founder, Shane Smale, says on the About page that he owned and ran a New Zealand motorhome dealership for 27 years. Invven's inventory tools include barcode scanning, low-stock alerts and what it calls Stealth Margins, which keep cost prices off customer documents, and its AI tools turn photos into quotes and voice notes into invoices. It is a young product: its terms took effect on 1 May 2026.
Pros
- + Published NZD prices from $29 a month, with annual plans priced at 10 months
- + 14-day free trial with no payment details
- + Inventory built in: barcode scanning, low-stock alerts and cost prices hidden from customer documents
- + AI photo-to-quote and voice-to-invoice tools on Professional and Business
Cons
- − Young product: its terms took effect on 1 May 2026
- − AI Receptionist costs extra, sold as prepaid minute packs from $39 NZD+GST for 60 minutes
- − WhatsApp messages cost $0.05 each on Professional and Business
- − Starter is limited to 1 user and 50 customers; GPS jobs and Xero/MYOB sync need Business
New Zealand note
Terms are with INVVEN Ltd under New Zealand law, and all billing is in NZD. Prices exclude GST, and 15% GST is added at checkout for NZ customers. The site can show approximate prices in AUD, USD, EUR, GBP, CAD or ZAR, but billing is still in NZD.
ServiceM8 (NZ)
Tier S · Published pricesAustralian-made job management app for small trade and service businesses, priced in NZD by jobs per month with unlimited users
ServiceM8 is job management software from ServiceM8 Pty Ltd, an Australian company, built around its iPhone and iPad app, with ServiceM8 Lite for Android field staff. Its New Zealand site lists NZD prices per business by jobs per month, and every paid plan includes unlimited users. ServiceM8 says contractors around the world have used it to manage over $50 billion in jobs, and that it won Xero's Global Innovation App of the Year award.
Pros
- + Published NZD prices, from a free plan up to $349 a month
- + Unlimited users on every paid plan
- + No lock-in, and the 14-day trial needs no payment details
- + Integrates with Xero, MYOB and QuickBooks Online
Cons
- − Optimised for iPhone and iPad; Android users get ServiceM8 Lite
- − Price rises with monthly job volume, and the Free plan is limited to 1 user and 30 jobs
- − Card processing costs 1.19% + 30c to 3.10% + 30c depending on plan
- − Terms are under Australian law, and the NZ pricing page does not state GST treatment
New Zealand note
ServiceM8 runs a New Zealand site with NZD prices and offers help through local partners; its terms are with the Australian company under Australian law. It shows Xero Preferred App and MYOB Certified Add-on badges and also integrates with QuickBooks Online. The NZ pricing page does not say whether prices include GST.
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