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ServiceM8

Job management / field service management (FSM) for small trade and service contractors · HQ Darwin, Australia

✓ Xero✓ MYOB✓ QuickBooks
✓ Sold in NZ✓ Sold in Australia✓ Sold in UK
Official ServiceM8 site

Pricing

From ≈ NZD 52/mo(listed as USD 29/mo)

Per company subscription, per month (no per-user fee on paid plans; free plan 1 user): Free USD $0 (30 jobs/mo), Starter USD $29 (50 jobs/mo), Growing USD $79 (150 jobs/mo), Premium USD $149 (500 jobs/mo), Premium Plus USD $349 (1500+ jobs/mo). AU comparison page shows same figures in AUD. SMS 10c; Premium Plus additional jobs 20c; Office Agent Pro $49/mo. 14-day trial

Full pricing as published by the vendor when we last checked. The starting price is converted to your chosen currency as a guide (≈). Confirm on their site before you buy.

What it does

Smart job management for small business: scheduling/dispatch, quoting/invoicing, job cards, checklists, photos, forms and certificates, assets, proposals, CRM/enquiry inbox, job costing, markup billing, AI writing helper and Office Agent, SMS, add-on marketplace

Integrations

Accounting: Xero and QuickBooks Online worldwide; MYOB (Australia and New Zealand only). Also Stripe/Square payments, Zapier, public API/developer program

Public ratings: the good and the bad

Public ratings as shown on each site when checked (2026-11-09). We link to them; we don't copy reviews.

What people like

  • +Keeps a service business organised
  • +handy client communication tools
  • +quick, responsive support
  • +Users welcome the new full Android app

What people don't like

  • –Address lookup sometimes picks the wrong street
  • –sending photos by text is awkward
  • –users want faster improvements
  • –Photo upload problems on the new Android app

What tradies say

ServiceM8simPROClunky for multi-day projects / expensive outdated features
“However it is truly designed for one site visit is one job is one invoice. It becomes messy if you start doing large projects with teams returning multiple days or even weeks on end... Simpro is a bloody expensive beast with features from the 90s that are very late to market but…”

Electrical/Air-conditioning adjacent (thread is sparky/HVAC QLD); poster claims certified ServiceM8 partner experience

Source: Reddit · 2026-01-28

ServiceM8Clunky office/admin UI / restrictive desktop
“I found ServiceM8 way too restrictive. Not allowing asset changes from PC etc. It is more geared to only field workers in my opinion, makes the office side of things too hard”

Not stated (business owner of two companies per later comments)

Source: Reddit · 2025-01-04

ServiceM8Clunky UI / spreadsheet-like UX
“Servicem8 - seemed very clunky and basically just excel with add ons and a different interface”

Not stated (business owner; r/AusElectricians)

Source: Reddit · 2025-06-16

ServiceM8Terrible customer support
“Major downside to ServiceM8 Phone: Major downside – SMS and photo messages We recently started using ServiceM8 Phone as an additional business phone system, and the biggest downside for us is the way it handles SMS and photos. The system does not support photos being sent to…”

Not stated (Trustpilot; country=AU)

Source: Trustpilot · 2026-10-07

ServiceM8Terrible customer support
“Not impressed with you guys: Not impressed with you guys, essentially everything I have ever suggested or requested has been rejected. This demonstrates to me that it is simply "your way or the highway". Improvements are not something you are interested in, unless it suits you.…”

Not stated (Trustpilot; country=AU)

Source: Trustpilot · 2026-06-19

ServiceM8Billing / cancellation / unwanted charges
“Servicem8 is a scam: Servicem8 is a scam. There are some pros, but when it comes to billing and support, terrible. There is other software that does exactly the same thing and better pricing with more features. You only get to use all the features if you pay the premium prices…”

Not stated (Trustpilot; country=AU)

Source: Trustpilot · 2026-04-22

ServiceM8Terrible customer support
“Account suspended for "spamming" I was…: Account suspended for "spamming" I was accused of spamming emails/text. Which I have not done!!! I run a legit bussiness !!!!! Support said they would look into this issue. That was over four days ago. At the momnent, I cannot send…”

Not stated (Trustpilot; country=GB)

Source: Trustpilot · 2026-04-11

ServiceM8Terrible customer support
“Good software, terrible domain support: Good: Job management features work well - scheduling, quotes, invoices are reliable. Bad: Website plugin domain transfer was a nightmare. What should have been a simple 5-minute IPS tag change (standard procedure for all .co.uk domains…”

Not stated (Trustpilot; country=GB)

Source: Trustpilot · 2025-12-18

ServiceM8Billing / cancellation / unwanted charges
“Large Fees: Service M8 were not helpful when requesting a refund on a large fee. I have requested a refund multiple times and rejected”

Not stated (Trustpilot; country=AU)

Source: Trustpilot · 2025-09-02

ServiceM8Bugs / regressions / instability
“ServiceM8 could be great but needs lots of work…: I have been using ServiceM8 for 8 years and it could be great but there are quiet a few things that let the system down. • The job search function doesn't use fuzzy logic (!) the search is keyword based however the results are…”

Not stated (Trustpilot; country=AU)

Source: Trustpilot · 2025-08-21

ServiceM8Other product dissatisfaction
“ServiceM8 take a percentage of payment…: ServiceM8 take a percentage of payment with a transaction is complete with their partner Stripe. Be aware when processing large payments”

Not stated (Trustpilot; country=AU)

Source: Trustpilot · 2025-07-31

TradifyServiceM8FergusNo autosave; iOS-only limitation
“Mate, its embarrassing tradify doesn't have auto save. It's one of the reasons why I moved off of it. I went to servicem8 and that was really good, but I don't like how it works only on apple devices”

Trade not stated (posted in r/AusElectricians; Australia subreddit)

Source: Reddit · 2025-09-03

ServiceM8iPhone required for full features
“Servicem8 is our poison of choice. Im not sure if it's available in the US, but I'd imagine so. The most glaring issue is needing an iPhone to utilise the full features”

HVAC (posted in r/HVAC); country not stated (implies non-US)

Source: Reddit · 2025-11-19

ServiceM8Key features locked to desktop
“I think a fair amount of its features are actually locked behind the desktop version which doesn't overly help a field tech business”

Pool technician, sole trader; Australia (South-East Queensland)

Source: Reddit · 2026-02-16

ServiceM8High payment processing fees
“Large payment fees taken from service-M8 and their partner Stripe. They do not care about small businesses”

Not stated (Capterra NZ listing; reviewer details not shown for this review)

Source: Capterra · 2025-07-31

ServiceM8Phone add-on price doubled; no phone support
“When I went to turn on the unlimited phone service, they have doubled its price. DOUBLED!”

Electrical Contractor (construction, 2–10 employees); USA (Capterra)

Source: Capterra · 2025-10-04