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Odyssey Job Cards vs Tradify (ZA)
Two South Africa software options, compared side by side for South Africa trades.
Which should you choose?
Odyssey Job Cards 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.
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.
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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