Quote Software for Tradies

It is 7pm. You have just finished a 10-hour day on the tools. You are tired, dirty, and hungry. But you cannot sit down yet — there are six quote requests waiting from today's calls. Each one needs a custom price, a professional message, and a follow-up. By the time you finish, it is 9pm and you have missed dinner with the family. Again.

This is the reality for most Australian tradies. Quoting is the single biggest admin burden in the trades, and it directly determines how many jobs you win. Research shows that the first tradie to quote gets the job 70% of the time. Speed matters more than price.

Why Traditional Quoting Fails Tradies

Most tradies handle quoting in one of these ways, and each has serious problems:

• Mental notes and callbacks: You try to remember who called and what they needed. By the end of the day, half the details are fuzzy and you have forgotten one or two entirely.
• Scribbled notes: Writing details on scraps of paper that get lost, smudged, or left in the work ute.
• Evening quoting sessions: Sitting down after work to type up quotes in Word, Excel, or a quoting app. Takes 15 to 30 minutes per quote, eating into family time.
• Generic quoting software: Apps like ServiceM8 or Tradify help with formatting but still require you to manually create each quote. They do not solve the speed problem.

The core issue is the same across all of these approaches: there is a delay of hours between the customer's call and receiving a quote. And in that gap, they have called two other tradies who quoted faster.

How Tradee Automates Quoting

Tradee takes a fundamentally different approach. Instead of quoting after the call, the quote goes out during the call. Here is how it works:

1. Set up your rate card once: Enter your prices for common jobs — call-out fees, hourly rates, fixed prices for standard services. For example: blocked drain clearing $250, power point installation $180, deck per sqm $350.
2. AI qualifies the call: When a customer calls and you cannot answer, Tradee picks up and asks what they need. The AI determines the job type, scope, and any special requirements.
3. Instant SMS quote:Before the call even ends, the customer receives an SMS with your pricing: "Thanks for calling [Your Business]. Estimated cost for blocked drain clearing: $250 incl. call-out. Reply YES to book."
4. Customer books on the spot: If they reply YES, the job is booked into your calendar and the customer gets a confirmation.

The entire process takes less than 3 minutes from the first ring to a booked job. No evening quoting sessions. No forgotten callbacks. No lost leads.

What Makes Tradee Different From Other Quoting Apps

• Zero manual input:You do not open an app, type details, or press send. The quote goes out automatically based on your rate card and the AI's qualification of the job.
• Speed wins: Quotes are sent within minutes of the call, not hours. You beat every competitor who is still on the tools.
• Consistent pricing: Your rate card ensures every customer gets the same fair price. No more accidental underquoting when you are tired at 9pm.
• Quote tracking: See which quotes have been sent, which have been accepted, and which are still pending — all in your dashboard.
• Smart pricing insights: Over time, Tradee analyses your quote acceptance rates and suggests price adjustments based on what is working in your area.

The Impact on Your Business

Tradies who switch to automated quoting with Tradee report significant improvements:

• Quote turnaround drops from 4 to 8 hours down to under 3 minutes
• Quote acceptance rates increase by 25 to 40% due to speed
• 2 to 3 hours per day saved on admin and evening quoting
• More consistent pricing across all jobs

Pricing

Automatic quoting is included in the Tradie plan at $99/month and the Boss plan at $199/month. The Starter plan at $49/month includes manual SMS quotes. Every plan comes with a 14-day free trial, no credit card required.

Start your free trial and send your first automated quote today.