Jobber vs Tradify for Canadian Trades (2026): Price, Xero Sync, Who Wins

Jobber and Tradify are the two job-management apps Canadian trades ask us about, usually in the same breath as "which one talks to my accounting software". They overlap almost completely on the core loop (quote, schedule, dispatch, invoice, get paid) and differ on the three things that decide the purchase: how they are priced, which ledger they sync to, and what the client sees. Both pay us a referral fee if you sign up, which is why every figure below comes from getjobber.com and tradifyhq.com rather than from either sales team.

Published September 2026. Every price and feature below was read at getjobber.com/pricing, getjobber.com/features and tradifyhq.com/en-ca/pricing on 7 September 2026.

The Short Answer: Jobber or Tradify?

Jobber if your books are in QuickBooks Online and you want the client hub working for you: online booking, appointment reminders, quote and invoice follow-ups, automatic payment collection, two-way SMS on Grow, and a portal where the client approves and pays. It is priced per plan in US dollars, Core US$29 to Plus US$399 a month billed annually, with Core listed for one person only and Connect, Grow and Plus stepping up by team size. Tradify if your books are in Xero (it syncs with Xero and QuickBooks Online on every plan), if you want one flat Canadian-dollar price per user (Lite CA$62, Pro CA$68, Plus CA$80 per user per month), or if you claim on progress and track supplier bills against jobs. A solo operator pays US$29 at Jobber or CA$62 at Tradify; a three-person crew pays US$149 or CA$204; a six-person crew pays US$229 or CA$408. Both offer a 14-day free trial and neither offers a discount code.

Jobber vs Tradify Side by Side

What each costs at 1, 3 and 6 people

Jobber's prices are US dollars billed annually; Tradify's are Canadian dollars per user. The table keeps each in its own currency on purpose: converting Jobber at today's rate would put a number on this page that is wrong by next month. Do the conversion yourself on the day you decide.

The pattern is plain: Tradify is the simpler bill and the better price for one person who needs the Xero sync, and Jobber gets cheaper per seat the larger the crew, because one band price covers up to five, ten or fifteen people. Month-to-month billing at Jobber costs more (Connect US$139, Grow US$199) and the annual plan is billed for the year upfront.

Jobber: The Client Hub Is the Product

Jobber was founded in Edmonton in 2011 and reports more than 400,000 service pros across 50-plus industries. What you are paying for from Connect upward is the part the client sees: online booking, automated appointment reminders and "on my way" texts, quote and invoice follow-ups that go out on their own, automatic payment collection, and a client portal where the customer approves the quote and pays the invoice. Grow adds quotes with images and optional line items so the client picks the upgrade, job costing against the quote, automatic time tracking and two-way SMS. Plus bundles the Marketing Suite, Pipeline and the AI Receptionist, with five users at $399 and fifteen at $529. Jobber Payments is available in Canada with card, bank and Tap to Pay options and payouts on a two-business-day rolling window; the pricing page publishes 2.9% plus 30 cents on cards and 1% on bank payments, and your Canadian rates appear in Settings. The accounting sync is QuickBooks Online only, two-way, from Connect; Xero is not on the integrations page. Prices are in US dollars with no Canadian list. Start the 14-day Jobber trial, no card required.

Tradify: Per User, in Canadian Dollars, Synced to Xero

Tradify was founded in Auckland in 2013 and publishes a Canadian price list: Lite CA$62, Pro CA$68 and Plus CA$80 per user per month, with a Custom tier by request and an Instant Website add-on at CA$16. Every plan, including Lite, includes job management, scheduling with Google Calendar sync, quoting with pricing and markups, invoicing, online payments, email tracking and accounting sync with Xero and QuickBooks Online. Pro is where most crews land: custom branding, inquiry forms, communications history, job photos and files, recurring jobs and templates, appointment reminders, quote options, progress invoicing, bill tracking, timesheets and subcontractor scheduling. Plus adds SmartRead for supplier bills and SmartWrite (both AI), service reminders, purchase orders, bulk invoicing, kit bundles, staff activity history and job service reports. The trial is 14 days with every feature on. Because it is priced per user, a six-person crew pays six times the plan price, which is where the comparison turns.

The Xero Question Decides More Than the Price

Ask which accounting system your bookkeeper works in before you compare features. On QuickBooks Online, Jobber's two-way sync (clients, invoices, payments) from Connect is the cleanest field-to-ledger flow we see in Canadian trades books. On Xero, Jobber offers Zapier or export, which means someone re-keys or reconciles, and that cost lands on the bookkeeper every month. Tradify syncs with Xero on Lite, so a Xero business gets the integration at CA$62 a user. If you have not chosen an accounting system yet, that choice is the harder one to reverse; our Canadian accounting software price index makes it.

What the Client Sees

Jobber's advantage is everything that happens without the office picking up the phone: booking, reminders, follow-ups, payment collection, the portal, and on Grow a texting thread with each client. For a residential service business with dozens of small jobs a week, that automation is the reason to pay US$99 or more. Tradify covers reminders, inquiry forms and quote options from Pro, and its strength runs the other way, toward the job itself: progress claims, supplier bills, purchase orders and subcontractors, which is what a renovation or commercial contractor needs and a lawn-care crew does not.

Who Should Pick Which

Jobber: home-service crews (lawn and snow, cleaning, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, painting, pest control) on QuickBooks Online, with three or more people who need the app and clients who expect to book and pay online. Tradify: trades on Xero, solo operators and small crews who want one Canadian-dollar price per user, and contractors who invoice on progress and buy materials against jobs. Either: pair it with payroll that remits to the CRA and receipt capture for fuel and supplies; neither app files GST/HST or runs payroll. Our payroll price index and the Dext offer cover that side.

If Neither Fits

A one-person operation that only needs invoices may be better served by an accounting app with quoting built in; FreshBooks is the Canadian-priced option there. A business that needs full accounting inside the job app should look at the accounting software comparison first and pick the job app second. And once the crew is on payroll, Wagepoint remits to the CRA and syncs to both QuickBooks Online and Xero.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Jobber cheaper than Tradify in Canada?

For a solo operator, yes: Jobber Core is US$29 a month billed annually against Tradify Lite at CA$62. For a crew the currencies and models diverge: Jobber charges per plan with the price stepping up at 6 and 11 people, Tradify charges per user in Canadian dollars. A three-person crew pays Jobber Connect US$149 (the 2 to 5 band) or Tradify Pro CA$204; a six-person crew pays Jobber Connect US$229 (the 6 to 10 band) or Tradify Pro CA$408. Convert Jobber at the day's rate before you compare; at three people the two land close once converted, and Jobber pulls ahead from six because one band price covers the whole crew.

Does Jobber work with Xero?

Not natively. Jobber's integrations page lists QuickBooks Online (from the Connect plan), Zapier, Stripe, CompanyCam, FleetSharp and Mailchimp. Tradify syncs with both Xero and QuickBooks Online on every plan, including Lite, which is the single biggest reason a Xero business picks it.

Is Jobber Canadian?

Yes. Jobber was founded in Edmonton in 2011 and has offices in Canada and the United States, though it publishes its prices in US dollars. Tradify was founded in Auckland, New Zealand, in 2013 and publishes a Canadian-dollar price list for Canada.

Which one handles payments in Canada?

Both take online payments on every plan. Jobber Payments is available in Canada per Jobber's help centre, with card, bank and Tap to Pay options and payouts on a two-business-day rolling window; the published rates are 2.9% plus 30 cents on cards and 1% on bank payments, with Canadian rates shown in your account. Tradify lists online payments on Lite and up; its processing fees are set by the payment provider you connect.

Which is better for progress invoicing and supplier bills?

Tradify. Progress invoicing, bill tracking, purchase orders (on Plus) and subcontractor scheduling are built for contractors who claim on stages of a job and buy materials against it. Jobber invoices per job or visit and does job costing from Grow, but has no progress claims or supplier-bill tracking.

Is there a Jobber or Tradify promo code?

No code for either. Both run a 14-day free trial: Jobber's gives full Grow-plan access with no credit card, Tradify's includes all features. We pass on no discount for either and the coupon codes on third-party sites do not apply at checkout.

Which has the better mobile app for the crew?

Both are mobile-first. Jobber's app is rated 4.8 on the App Store across more than 13,000 reviews and 4.5 on Google Play, and adds two-way SMS with clients on Grow. Tradify's app covers scheduling, timesheets, job photos and quoting from Pro. Try both on the trial with one technician before you decide; the crew's opinion of the app matters more than the office's.

Can I switch from one to the other later?

Yes, but it is a project: clients, quotes and job history export as spreadsheets and re-import, and your accounting integration has to be rebuilt. Decide on the accounting system first (QuickBooks Online or Xero), because that choice narrows the field to one of these two and is far harder to change later than the job-management app.

Still deciding? Read the full Jobber Canada review, or ask us which fits your crew and your bookkeeper.