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Eworks Manager vs Odyssey Job Cards
Two South Africa software options, compared side by side for South Africa trades.
Which should you choose?
Eworks Manager and Odyssey Job Cards 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 South Africa-specific notes below against your trade and region.
Eworks Manager
Tier S · Published pricesJob card and field service software with an offline mobile app, part of the ClearCourse group, with a Gqeberha office
Eworks Manager is field service management software sold in South Africa by Eworks Manager (Pty) Ltd, which lists an office in Mill Park, Gqeberha, alongside UK, US and Australian sites. It covers job cards and digital job sheets, quotes, invoices, route planning, technician tracking, CRM, and asset and inventory management, with a mobile app that works offline. The site footer says it is part of ClearCourse, a software group reported to have bought it in December 2021.
Pros
- + South African office in Gqeberha with a +27 phone line
- + Mobile app works offline and sends data to the office when back in signal
- + Priced per team rather than per user, with no fixed-term contract
- + 14-day free trial with no card details
Cons
- − Prices display in GBP by default, and fees are payable in sterling unless the order says otherwise
- − Cancellation needs three calendar months' notice
- − Prices exclude VAT
South Africa note
Eworks Manager has a South African office at 166 Cape Rd, Mill Park, Gqeberha, and a +27 41 004 0045 number, and its SA contract terms are governed by South African law. The ZA pricing page shows GBP by default with a rand toggle, and the contract says fees are payable in pounds sterling unless the order names another currency. The offline app stores data and sends it to the office when signal returns.
Odyssey Job Cards
Tier S · Published pricesBloemfontein job card software with quotes, invoices and an Android app, from R483 a month for six users
Odyssey Job Cards is job card software from Odyssey Software, which lists an office at 135 Raymond Mhlaba Street, Bloemfontein. It covers job cards, quotations, invoicing, automated scheduling and deadline notifications, and an Android app for field teams with site photos, parts and customer authorisation. It is sold as two flat monthly packages that include all features and differ only in user seats.
Pros
- + Flat monthly packages rather than per-user pricing: R483 for 1 admin and 5 technicians
- + All features included in both packages
- + Android app with site photos, parts and customer authorisation
- + Bloemfontein office and local phone line
Cons
- − Field app is confirmed for Android only; iOS is not mentioned
- − No accounting integrations are listed
- − VAT treatment and trial length are not stated
- − No listed package beyond 3 admins and 20 technicians
South Africa note
Odyssey Software lists a Bloemfontein office and the number 051 433 1520, open Monday to Friday 8:00am-5:00pm. Prices are in rand; the site does not say whether they include VAT.
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