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Eworks Manager vs OpenSolar
Two South Africa software options, compared side by side for South Africa trades.
Which should you choose?
Eworks Manager and OpenSolar 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.
OpenSolar
Tier S · Published pricesFree solar design, proposal and CRM software for solar installers, from Australia's OpenSolar
OpenSolar is solar design and sales software from OpenSolar Pty Ltd of New South Wales, Australia, founded in 2017 by Adam Pryor and Andrew Birch. It covers automatic system design, mounting design, single-line diagrams, proposals with e-signature, integrated finance, a hardware shop and project management CRM. OpenSolar says it is free for solar professionals because manufacturers, finance companies and distributors pay to be on the platform, and that more than 28,000 professionals use it.
Pros
- + Free for solar professionals; OpenSolar says partners fund the platform
- + Automatic design, mounting design and single-line diagrams
- + Proposals with e-signature and integrated finance options
- + Project management CRM and hardware shop in the same platform
Cons
- − Solar-specific, not general trades job management
- − Funded by manufacturers, finance companies and distributors that pay to be on the platform
- − No South African office or SA-specific pages found
- − Aerial imagery is paid per image through a prepaid wallet, with no public prices
South Africa note
OpenSolar is a global web platform that says it is used in more than 185 countries, but none of the pages read mention South Africa, and it lists no South African office or local support. It handles solar design and sales only, so a trades business would still need separate job management software.
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