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Eworks Manager vs Tradify (ZA)
Two South Africa software options, compared side by side for South Africa trades.
Which should you choose?
Eworks Manager and Tradify (ZA) 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.
Tradify (ZA)
Tier S · Published pricesJob management software for trade businesses, founded in NZ and owned by the UK's Access Group, from R480 per user a month
Tradify is job management software for trade businesses, founded in New Zealand and bought by the UK's Access Group under a deal announced in October 2024. It covers enquiries, quoting, scheduling, job tracking, timesheets, invoicing and online card payments, and syncs with Xero and QuickBooks Online. Its South African site lists rand prices per user per month, and Tradify says tens of thousands of contractors and tradespeople use it.
Pros
- + Published rand prices per user a month, from R480
- + 14-day free trial with all features and no credit card
- + Free one-on-one training and phone support
- + Syncs with Xero and QuickBooks Online, with Stripe for card payments
Cons
- − Per-user pricing adds up as the team grows
- − Timesheets, job photos and progress invoicing need Pro; purchase orders and reporting need Plus
- − No South African office or local phone number listed
- − Pricing page does not state whether prices include VAT
South Africa note
Tradify runs a South African page with rand prices, but the pricing page does not say whether they include VAT, and the site lists no South African office or local number (the footer shows the North American number 1-844-484-6210). Accounting sync covers Xero and QuickBooks Online; Sage is not listed.
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