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Odyssey Job Cards vs ServiceM8 (ZA)
Two South Africa software options, compared side by side for South Africa trades.
Which should you choose?
Odyssey Job Cards and ServiceM8 (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.
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.
ServiceM8 (ZA)
Tier S · Published pricesAustralian job management app for trade and service businesses, priced in rand 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 South African site lists rand prices per business by jobs per month, from a free one-user plan to R3,695, and every paid plan includes unlimited users. ServiceM8 says it won Xero's Global Innovation App of the Year award.
Pros
- + Published rand prices, from a free plan up to R3,695 a month
- + Unlimited users on every paid plan
- + No lock-ins and a 14-day free trial
- + Electronic forms, asset management and proposals from the Growing plan
Cons
- − Optimised for iPhone and iPad; Android field staff get ServiceM8 Lite
- − Price rises with monthly job volume, and the Free plan is limited to 1 user and 30 jobs
- − SMS beyond the plan allowance cost R1 each
- − Terms are under Australian law, and the pricing page does not state VAT treatment
South Africa note
ServiceM8 runs a South African site with rand prices and offers setup and training through local partners; its terms are with the Australian company under Australian law. The ZA pricing page does not say whether prices include VAT. The site shows Xero Preferred App and QuickBooks badges.
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