Cleaning business software comparison
Tidyly vs Tradify: Which suits an Australian cleaning business?
Tradify is a strong option for a cleaning company that operates more like a traditional trade business and wants mature job management, estimating, invoicing and accounting connections. Tidyly is the stronger fit when the business is cleaning-first and wants the customer-facing booking journey and day-to-day cleaning operation connected without paying for a broader per-user tradie system.
Disclosure: Tidyly publishes this comparison and competes with Tradify. Competitor information was checked against official Tradify sources on 10 August 2026. Read how we compare software.
Short answer
Who should choose which?
Tidyly is usually the better fit for an Australian solo cleaner or small cleaning team because it combines a cleaner-specific customer journey, properties, client work and flat local pricing. Tradify is stronger for businesses that need trade-style estimating, job costing, timesheets, subcontractor scheduling and accounting sync. Tradify explicitly supports cleaners, so the choice is not whether it can manage cleaning, but which product model matches the business.
Quick verdict
Best for most Tidyly customers
Tidyly
Cleaning-first solo operators and small teamsBest alternative use case
Tradify
Trade-style service businesses with cost and accounting workflowsTradify provides deeper job costing; Tidyly provides a more direct cleaning customer and property model.
Tidyly and Tradify at a glance
| Criterion | Tidyly | Tradify |
|---|---|---|
| Product DNA | Cleaning business operations | Trade job management, with cleaning support |
| Australian pricing | Yes | Yes, excluding GST |
| Online enquiry | Public page and direct enquiry | Enquiry form on Pro and Plus |
| Recurring jobs | Yes | Pro and Plus |
| Quotes and invoices | Yes | Yes |
| Online payments | Stripe connection | Yes |
| Job costing and markups | Not an advanced costing system | Yes |
| Timesheets and subcontractors | Basic team assignment | Pro and Plus |
| Accounting sync | No direct sync | Xero, MYOB and QuickBooks Online |
| Property and customer context | Yes | General job and customer context |
| Pricing model | Flat subscription | Per user, per month |
What each product is designed to do
What Tidyly is
Tidyly follows the cleaning job from the public business page and direct enquiry through booking, property notes, team assignment, quote, invoice and payment. It is designed to feel familiar to a cleaner rather than a trades estimator.
Tidyly does not offer Tradify's advanced cost, timesheet or accounting workflows. Its advantage is a smaller set of connected cleaning decisions, including property and customer context.
What Tradify is
Tradify explicitly publishes a cleaning business software page. Its Australian plans cover job management, scheduling, quotes, invoices, pricing and markups, online payments and accounting sync, with recurring work and deeper team features on higher plans.
Tradify's trade origins are visible in estimating, labour, materials, bills, subcontractors, forms and compliance tools. Those are strengths for a company that runs cleaning contracts with trade-style financial controls.
Where Tidyly is stronger
Tidyly connects the cleaner's public identity, reviews and direct booking path to the work record. That is a more natural starting point for residential and real estate cleaning than a price-list and cost-led trades workflow.
Tidyly's flat subscription does not increase with each user. For a small team, Tradify's per-user price can make team access a material part of the decision.
Property records and connected job histories give Tidyly a more specific fit for repeated work at managed properties.
Where Tradify is stronger
Tradify is stronger for detailed estimating, markups, job costing, progress invoicing, timesheets, subcontractor scheduling and accounting integrations.
A mixed trade and cleaning business may find Tradify's common operating model more valuable than a cleaning-only system. Its 14-day trial is also longer than Tidyly's current seven-day trial.
See whether the focused option fits.
Review Tidyly's current Australian plan before deciding.Pricing and total fit
Prices and plan inclusions change. Figures here were checked against Tradify's official Australian pricing information on 10 August 2026. View official Tradify pricing.
Tradify Lite is A$48 per user per month, Pro is A$52 and Plus is A$62, all excluding GST. Tradify also lists a 14-day free trial. Some SMS features and the Instant Website carry separate charges.
Tidyly is A$19 per month or A$190 per year with a seven-day trial. A three-user Tradify plan should be modelled as three paid users plus GST and any add-ons. That may be worthwhile when Tradify's costing and accounting depth replaces other work.
Which should you choose?
Solo cleaner
Choose Tidyly when customer acquisition, properties and simple operations matter most. Choose Tradify when detailed estimating and accounting sync are essential.
Small cleaning team
Tidyly avoids per-user price growth. Tradify earns its higher team cost when timesheets, subcontractors and job costing are actively used.
Mixed cleaning and trade services
Tradify is the stronger common platform because its workflows span labour, materials, compliance and several trade categories.
Final verdict
For a cleaning-first Australian business, we would choose Tidyly because the public customer journey, properties and operations use the same cleaning-specific mental model.
We would choose Tradify when the company operates like a trade contractor and needs mature estimating, job costing, timesheets and accounting sync. Tradify can absolutely run cleaning work; its advantage simply points to a different type of operator.
Explore Job Management or compare Tidyly with other cleaning software.
Frequently asked questions
Can cleaners use Tradify?
Yes. Tradify explicitly markets cleaning business software and supports scheduling, quoting, invoicing and recurring work.
Is Tidyly cheaper than Tradify for a team?
At published prices, yes. Tidyly is A$19 per month, while Tradify starts at A$48 per user per month excluding GST.
Does Tradify support recurring cleaning jobs?
Yes. Recurring jobs are listed on the Pro and Plus plans.
Which is better for quoting?
Tradify is stronger for complex estimating, markups and job costing. Tidyly is well suited to straightforward cleaning quotes connected to the job.
Which is better if I also run trade services?
Tradify is usually the better fit for a mixed trade and cleaning business.
Sources
Primary sources were checked on 10 August 2026.
- Tidyly pricingTidylyChecked 10 August 2026
- Tradify AU pricingTradifyChecked 10 August 2026
- Tradify cleaning business softwareTradifyChecked 10 August 2026