simPRO Pricing in 2026: What It Really Costs

What does simPRO cost in 2026?

simPRO doesn't publish a monthly price. You request a quote, and the figure you get back depends on your module mix, user count and how much data you're bringing across (simPRO's own pricing page is quote-based, not a fixed sticker). So the honest answer to "what does simPRO cost" is: it depends — and that's the problem.

simPRO is job-management software built for trade and field-service businesses — think electrical contractors, plumbers and HVAC firms running quotes, schedules and job costing. It's aimed at the office side of a growing trade business. It's not built to win the lead in the first place.

Picture Dave, a Brisbane sparky at 6:40pm. He's quoting a switchboard upgrade in simPRO while three missed calls sit unanswered on his mobile. The quote's tidy. The leads are gone.

Key takeaways

• Quote-based pricing means no public number — your cost scales with modules, seats and setup.
• The sticker price is only the office half — lead capture, reviews and missed-call recovery usually live in separate paid tools.
• Add-ons stack up: payments, marketing and review-collection each carry their own bill on top.
• IgniteOS publishes its plans, includes free migration, and replaces the whole stack in one login.

Why is simPRO pricing hard to pin down?

simPRO pricing is quote-based, so two identical-sounding trade businesses can pay very different amounts. The cost moves with the number of users, which modules you switch on, and your onboarding and data-migration needs. That flexibility suits big field-service operations. For a two-van outfit, it means you can't sanity-check the price before a sales call.

Here's the catch:

The quote you receive covers job management. It rarely covers everything you need to actually fill the diary.

What's not in the simPRO price?

The base simPRO price handles quoting, scheduling and job costing — not the parts that generate new work. To run a full trade business you typically bolt on separate tools for the front end. Each one is its own login, its own bill, its own integration to babysit.

The usual extras a growing trade business ends up buying around a job-management tool:

• Missed-call text-back to catch the job that rang while you were up a ladder
• Review collection to feed your Google profile
• A booking page so customers self-book without phone tag
• Email and SMS marketing to chase quotes that went quiet
• A website or funnel to capture enquiries in the first place

That's the real cost picture: simPRO for the office, plus a handful of subscriptions for everything that brings work in. We break the full tally down in the real cost of a SaaS stack and in all-in-one platform vs 6 separate subscriptions.

The hidden cost: the leads you never see

The biggest simPRO cost isn't on the invoice — it's the missed call that rings a rival next. simPRO manages the jobs you've already won. It doesn't text back the customer you missed at 6:40pm. And the tradie who replies first usually wins the job.

That gap is why speed matters more than paperwork. A missed-call text-back tool fires an automatic reply the second you can't pick up — before they scroll to the next sparky. More on why fast replies win in the 60-second speed-to-lead rule.

Then there's cash flow. Australian small businesses routinely wait weeks to get paid after sending an invoice (Xero's small business insights track payment times in the double-digit days). Job-costing accuracy is good. Getting paid on the day is better — see how tradies get paid on the day, not 30 days later.

Is there a cheaper way to run a trade business?

Yes — replace the whole stack with one platform instead of paying for job software plus five front-end tools. That's the switch we'd back for a small trade business: skip the quote-only maze and the app sprawl, and run leads, bookings, reviews and payments from a single login.

"But switching sounds like a nightmare" — fair worry. IgniteOS includes free migration and a complimentary onboarding session, so your existing customer list and history come across without you rebuilding it by hand.

"Won't one tool that does everything be worse at each job?" Test it. IgniteOS runs a 14-day free trial — card required, $0 charged until day 14, cancel anytime — so you can push it through a real week of quotes before you commit.

Want the deeper trade comparison? Read Jobber vs an all-in-one for winning trade jobs and the wider CRM for small business Australian guide.

How IgniteOS does this for you

IgniteOS puts 20+ tools and 60+ features behind one login — no per-seat fees, published plans, free migration. Instead of simPRO plus a stack of front-end subscriptions, you get lead capture, booking, reviews and get-paid in the same place.

Count the difference yourself: our calculator shows the tool stack a typical Australian service business replaces runs about $18,000 a year. Then see the head-to-head in the best CRM for trades, and check plans on the pricing page.

Start the 14-day free trial and run one full week of quotes and missed-call replies through it — the fastest win is catching the 6:40pm job you'd otherwise lose. Prefer a walkthrough first? Book a demo.

Frequently asked questions

How much does simPRO cost per month?

simPRO doesn't publish a monthly price. Its pricing is quote-based, so the figure depends on your user count, which modules you switch on, and your data-migration and onboarding needs. That means you can't sanity-check the cost before a sales call — and the quote covers job management, not the front-end tools that bring new work in.

What does simPRO not include in its price?

simPRO's base price handles quoting, scheduling and job costing — not lead generation. Missed-call text-back, review collection, a self-booking page, email and SMS marketing, and a lead-capture website usually sit in separate paid tools. Each is its own login and bill on top of simPRO.

Is there a cheaper alternative to simPRO for a small trade business?

Yes. Instead of job software plus five front-end subscriptions, IgniteOS runs leads, bookings, reviews and payments from one login with published plans and no per-seat fees. Our calculator shows the typical replaced stack runs about $18,000 a year. See the head-to-head in the best CRM for trades comparison.

Is switching from simPRO to IgniteOS difficult?

No. IgniteOS includes free migration and a complimentary onboarding session, so your customer list and history come across without manual rebuilding. You can also start a 14-day free trial — card required, $0 charged until day 14, cancel anytime — and run a real week of quotes before committing.