Core Docket vs Tradify
Tradify is job management software for trade teams. Core Docket is for trade businesses with crews in the field, and it is strongest where the work is priced by measurement: the crew enter what they measured, and the docket prices it from your price list with every minimum and set-up fee applied.
Free for a month, no credit card. Every feature included: no tiers, no add-ons, free updates.
Side by side
| Core Docket | Tradify | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing by measurement | Diameter × depth, metres at a depth, holes or hours, worked out on the docket from your price list | Items × quantity |
| Loadings as a percentage | Inverted or suspended slab priced as the standard rate plus a percentage, so a price rise moves both | Not mentioned on their site |
| Minimum charges and set-up fees | Per unit, per section and per docket, applied automatically | Not mentioned on their site |
| After-hours and weekend minimums | Applied from the job's actual times, so the crew never choose them | Not mentioned on their site |
| Unbilled time check | Time on site compared with the work on the docket, while the crew are still there | Not mentioned on their site |
| Size of team | One person or a crew of any size | Built for teams of up to 20 |
| Every feature in one plan | Yes. No tiers and no add-ons | Lite, Pro and Plus plans |
Based on Tradify's website, 21 October 2026.
What that means for your office
No pricing by hand
The crew pick the work and enter the measurement. Your price list sets the price, so you check a draft invoice instead of working out each line. See the pricing matrix.
Time you can bill
If the time on site runs well past the work on the docket, the crew see it before they leave and can add standby, travel or clean-up while they still remember it.
One plan as you grow
Every feature is included at no extra cost, including safety, SWMS and pre-starts, whether you have one person on the road or many.
Switching from Tradify
- 01
We load your price list
Send it as a PDF, spreadsheet or photos. We turn it into a draft, a person at Core Docket checks every price, and we load it.
- 02
We rebuild your docket
The questions, safety checks and terms your crew already fill in, set up on their phone.
- 03
We set up your letterhead and first job
Your letterhead on the customer's signed copy, and we help run the first job. All at no charge, and the first month is free with no card.
Questions
Can I move from Tradify to Core Docket?
Yes. We load your price list, rebuild your docket, set up your letterhead and help run your first job, at no charge. For customers and job history, ring us on 0468 160 029 and we'll work out what makes sense.
Does Core Docket handle minimum charges and set-up fees?
Yes. A price can have a "never less than" amount per unit, a docket can have a minimum invoice amount, and a section can carry its own minimum or a set-up fee charged once per docket. See minimum charges and after-hours.
Does Core Docket work with Xero and MYOB?
Yes. Invoices go to Xero or MYOB with your account codes and GST tax codes, as drafts or approved. In Xero the signed docket PDF is attached to the invoice; MYOB does not accept it. Xero and MYOB are connected today, and if you use other accounting software, Core Docket will build the connection where it is possible. More on Xero and MYOB.
Is everything included?
Yes. One plan with every feature: dockets, pricing, scheduling, invoicing, safety and SWMS, pre-starts, timesheets, quotes, stock, the asset register and equipment hire, all at no extra cost. New features arrive as soon as they are available, and updates are free.
Read next
- Core Docket vs ServiceM8What Core Docket does that ServiceM8 is not built for: pricing measured work on the docket, minimum charges applied for you, and every feature in one plan.
- Core Docket vs DocketbookWhat Core Docket does that Docketbook is not built for: dockets that price measured work from your price list, set-up fees applied for you, and every feature in one plan.
- Digital docketsDigital job dockets for trade crews: your own docket rebuilt, with photos, signatures, safety stop questions and the customer's copy emailed on your letterhead.
- SWMS and pre-startsSWMS, Take 5, toolbox talks and equipment pre-starts signed on the crew's phones, included in Core Docket at no extra cost.
Try it free. We'll help you roll it out.
Send us your price list and logo. We set up your rate card, build your docket and letterhead, and get your first crew running. Free for a month, no credit card.