Stop Losing Money on Every Second Job
Opus gives electricians, plumbers, HVAC techs, builders, and painters one platform to quote on-site, schedule crews, track job costs in real time, and get paid faster. Replaces Tradify, ServiceM8, and Fergus at a fraction of the cost.
Free plan at $0/month · No credit card required · Xero integration included
What Trade Businesses Struggle With
You are great at your trade. But running the business side while doing the actual work means things fall through the cracks. These are the problems costing you real money.
Quoting from the Truck
You finish a site inspection and the customer wants a price before you leave. Scribbling numbers on the back of an envelope or trying to build a quote in a notes app means pricing errors, forgotten line items, and quotes that never get sent.
Chasing Payments
You did the work three weeks ago but the invoice is still sitting in a pile. Or worse, you invoiced but the client has not paid and nobody is following up. Late payments kill cash flow, and most trade businesses lose thousands each year to overdue accounts.
No Visibility on Job Profitability
You know you are busy, but are you actually making money? Materials costs, subcontractor charges, travel time, and warranty callbacks eat into margins. Without job-level costing, you only find out a job lost money when the BAS is due.
Paper Timesheets and Manual Scheduling
Your team fills out paper timesheets on Friday afternoon from memory. Half the hours are guesswork, jobs get double-booked, and the office spends hours every week re-entering data into spreadsheets or payroll.
Managing Subcontractors and Crews
When you have three crews across different job sites, keeping track of who is where, what materials they need, and whether they finished on time is a constant headache. Text messages and phone calls do not scale past a handful of jobs.
How Opus Solves It for Tradies
One platform that replaces the mess of apps, spreadsheets, and paper systems. Built for how trade businesses actually operate, not how software companies think you should.
Quick Quoting and Job Creation
Build professional quotes on-site from your phone or tablet. Pull in your saved materials pricing, add labour rates, attach photos from the site visit, and send the quote to the customer before you drive away. Accepted quotes convert to active jobs in one click.
Invoicing and Payment Chasing with Xero Sync
Generate invoices the moment a job is complete. Opus syncs directly to Xero so your books are always current. Automated payment reminders follow up on overdue invoices without you lifting a finger, and you can see outstanding balances across all clients at a glance.
Job-Level Profitability Tracking
Know exactly how much money every job makes or loses. Opus tracks labour hours, materials purchased, subcontractor costs, and travel expenses against the quoted price. Your dashboard shows margin per job in real time so you can spot problems before they blow out.
Scheduling and Digital Timesheets
Drag-and-drop job scheduling puts the right crew on the right site. Your team clocks on and off digitally from their phones, tagged to the specific job. No more guessing, no more paper, and payroll data exports cleanly at the end of each week.
Crew and Subcontractor Management
Assign jobs to internal crews or external subcontractors from one screen. Track their progress, manage their costs, and keep a record of completed work with photos and sign-offs. Everyone sees their schedule and job details without needing a phone call.
AI-Powered Business Insights
Ask Opus plain-English questions about your business. "Which jobs lost money this month?" "What is my average margin on residential plumbing?" The AI analyses your live data and gives you answers without digging through spreadsheets or waiting for your bookkeeper.
The Trade Job Lifecycle in Opus
From the first phone call to getting paid and winning repeat work, Opus manages every stage of your trade business workflow.
Lead Comes In
A customer calls, fills out your website form, or sends a text. Opus captures the lead, logs contact details, and creates a pipeline entry so no enquiry gets lost.
Site Visit and Quote
Visit the site, take photos, assess the work. Build and send a professional quote from your phone before you leave. The customer gets a PDF they can approve with one tap.
Schedule the Job
Quote accepted. Assign it to a crew, pick the date, and everyone gets notified. Materials lists are generated and purchasing can happen before the crew arrives on site.
Do the Work
Your team clocks on, logs materials used, takes progress photos, and records any variations. You see the job status in real time from your dashboard without a single phone call.
Invoice and Get Paid
Job done. Generate the invoice in seconds, sync it to Xero, and send it to the customer. Automated reminders follow up if payment is late. Your cash flow stays healthy.
Review and Repeat
See the final margin on the job. Identify what went well, what cost more than expected, and use that data to price your next quote more accurately. The customer stays in your CRM for future work.
Know Where Your Money Goes
Most tradies are too busy working to check their numbers. Opus puts your financial health front and centre so you can make better decisions about pricing, staffing, and which jobs to chase.
Job Profit Tracking
See real-time margins on every job. Materials, labour, subcontractor costs, and travel all tracked against the quoted price so you know exactly where your money goes.
Quote Conversion Rate
Track how many quotes turn into paying jobs. Identify which job types convert best and where you might be pricing too high or too low for your market.
Labour Cost Analysis
See exactly how many hours each job consumes and what that costs you. Compare estimated labour against actual to refine your pricing on future quotes.
Xero-Synced Invoicing
Invoices created in Opus sync to Xero automatically with full line item detail and GST. Payments received in Xero sync back. No double-entry, no reconciliation headaches.
Price Your Next Quote with Real Data
Most tradies price jobs from gut feel and past experience. Opus gives you actual data on what similar jobs cost you in labour, materials, and time. When you quote the next bathroom renovation or switchboard upgrade, you are pricing from facts, not guesswork. That is the difference between a business that grows and one that stays stuck.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions from trade businesses evaluating Opus for job management, quoting, and invoicing.
How is Opus different from Tradify, ServiceM8, or Fergus?
Those platforms are solid job management tools, but they stop at scheduling and invoicing. Opus goes further by giving you real project-level profitability tracking, full CRM, equipment management, team utilisation analytics, and AI-powered business insights. Most importantly, the pricing is transparent: Free for one user at $0, Starter at $10/user, Professional at $25/user, Business at $50/user, and Enterprise at $100/user. No hidden per-job fees, no SMS charges, no surprise invoices.
Can my team use Opus on their phones from the job site?
Yes. Opus is a web app that works on any device with a browser. Your team can clock on, log materials, take job photos, and update job status directly from their phones on site. Quotes can be built and sent from a tablet during a site visit. No separate app download needed.
Does Opus integrate with Xero?
Opus provides a two-way sync with Xero. Invoices created in Opus (whether from a completed job, progress claim, or manual entry) sync automatically to Xero with full line items and GST. Client contacts and payment status sync bidirectionally. Your accountant or bookkeeper sees the same data in Xero without any manual re-entry.
Can I track materials and purchase costs per job?
Yes. Every job in Opus has a cost centre where you can log materials purchased, supplier invoices, subcontractor charges, and any other expenses. These costs are tracked against the quoted price so you can see your margin in real time. You can also maintain a saved materials list with standard pricing to speed up quoting.
How does scheduling work for multiple crews?
Opus includes a visual scheduler where you drag and drop jobs onto crew calendars. Each crew member sees their daily and weekly schedule. Jobs can be assigned to internal employees or external subcontractors. If a job runs over or needs rescheduling, you adjust it on the board and the team is notified automatically.
Is Opus suitable for a one-person operation?
Absolutely. The Free plan at $0 gives a solo tradie access to the platform with one user. You get quoting, invoicing, job tracking, and Xero integration without paying anything. As your business grows and you add apprentices, subcontractors, or office staff, you can move to the Starter plan at $10/user or Professional at $25/user.
What trades does Opus work for?
Opus works for any trade that quotes jobs, schedules work, and invoices clients. Electricians, plumbers, HVAC technicians, builders, carpenters, painters, roofers, landscapers, and general maintenance contractors all use the same core workflow: lead, quote, schedule, do the work, invoice, get paid. Opus is built around that workflow.
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