CatchaCRM vs Tradify: When Your Quoting App Isn't Enough

14 April 2026 · CatchaCRM · comparisontradifyaustraliatradies

Tradify is popular with Australian tradies for a reason. It makes quoting and job tracking simple, and for a lot of tradies, that's exactly what they need when they're starting out.

But quoting is just the start of the job. What about winning the quote in the first place? Following up a customer who went quiet? Getting paid faster? Sending an SMS when you're running late?

Tradify doesn't do any of that. CatchaCRM does.

Feature Comparison: CatchaCRM vs Tradify

Cheaper, with far more scope.

What Tradify Doesn't Cover

It stops at the job

Tradify tracks your jobs well. But a job starts before the quote and ends after the payment — and Tradify only covers the middle bit.

There's no way to track who's enquiring, which quotes haven't been followed up, or which customers are worth calling back for repeat work. If you're relying on Tradify alone, you're running blind on anything that isn't already a confirmed job.

No SMS or email to your customers

Need to let a customer know you're running 20 minutes late? Want to send a quick reminder that their invoice is due? With Tradify, you're picking up the phone or sending a manual email.

CatchaCRM sends SMS and email automatically — job reminders, quote follow-ups, payment nudges. You set it up once; it handles the follow-up for you.

Payments are manual

Tradify generates invoices but doesn't collect payments. You're still waiting for a bank transfer, or using a separate card reader, or chasing customers who "forgot."

CatchaCRM includes online payments — send an invoice with a payment link, customer pays by card, money in your account. No awkward payment conversations, no chasing.

You'll end up paying for extra tools

Most Tradify users end up bolting on Xero for accounting, something like Mailchimp for customer emails, and a separate payment tool. That's $49 (Tradify) + $50+ (Xero) + more on top.

CatchaCRM is from $39/month and replaces the lot.

Who Should Stick with Tradify?

If quoting and job tracking is all you need and your business is running smoothly without any customer follow-up or marketing, Tradify works fine.

But if you want to win more of the quotes you send, get paid faster, and build repeat business from your existing customers — you need more than a quoting app.

Make the Switch

Cheaper than Tradify. Quotes, jobs, invoices, CRM, SMS, email, and payments — all in one login.

Try CatchaCRM free — replace 3 tools with one

No lock-in contract. Cancel any time. Built in Brisbane for Australian tradies.