SortScape

Comparison

SortScape vs Tradify for lawn and garden businesses.

Tradify is a well-liked job management app for tradespeople, born in New Zealand. SortScape is lawn and garden maintenance software, born in Australia. The difference shows up in how each handles recurring rounds, routing, and pricing.

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At a glance

SortScape

Tradify

Built for

Lawn & garden maintenance

Trades (electrical, plumbing, HVAC)

Pricing model

Tiered plans, not per user

Per user, per month

Entry price (1 user)

A$15/month

Around A$48/user/month

4-person crew (approx.)

A$59-119/month total

A$190-250/month total

Route optimisation

Recurring visit series you can bulk-reschedule

Seasonal visit frequencies

Xero integration

Yes (Premium plan)

Yes

QuickBooks Online integration

Yes (Premium plan)

Yes

iOS and Android apps

Free trial

Tradify details checked September 2026 from Tradify's public pricing page and help centre; per-user prices shown ex GST. Plans and prices change, so confirm current details on Tradify's pricing page. SortScape prices are AUD, from our pricing page.

Where Tradify is stronger

  • Trade-grade quoting. Quote templates, price lists with pricing levels, and estimating tools built for varied trade jobs. Capterra even describes it as a quoting app first.
  • Back-office breadth. Purchase orders, kits and bundles, bulk invoicing, and staff GPS location on the map, plus MYOB alongside Xero and QuickBooks.
  • Enquiry pipeline. Website enquiry forms feed a proper leads workflow on its Pro plan and up.

If you quote varied trade work all day, Tradify earns its 4.7-star reviews. It is simply not built around the rhythm of a mowing round.

Where SortScape is stronger

  • Recurring series, not job templates. Change a series once and every future visit follows. No editing spawned jobs one by one after a rainy week.
  • Route optimisation included. Reorder the day's visits to cut drive time and see arrival estimates. Tradify does not advertise an equivalent.
  • Pricing that does not multiply by headcount. A 4-person crew costs A$59 a month on SortScape Basic versus roughly A$190+ on Tradify's cheapest tier.
  • Simple enough that the crew actually uses it. Tradify is a deep toolkit for quoting trades. SortScape keeps the screens a lawn crew sees simple, and reviewers who switched say staff pick it up in a day.
  • Seasonal schedules. Fortnightly in summer, monthly in winter, set once per customer.
  • No doubling up with Xero. Reviewers who came to SortScape after Tradify, ServiceM8, and Fergus say the difference is that SortScape does not duplicate features already in Xero. Visits turn into Xero or QuickBooks invoices on Premium, and the books stay where your accountant wants them.

The bottom line

Choose Tradify if you are a tradesperson quoting varied jobs, want purchase orders and a deep quoting toolkit, and per-user pricing suits your team size.

Choose SortScape if your business runs on repeating lawn and garden visits, you want the day's route ordered automatically and an app the crew picks up in a day, and you would rather your software bill did not grow every time you hire.

Comparing more options? See the best lawn care software in Australia roundup, or how SortScape stacks up against Jobber and ServiceM8.

SortScape vs Tradify FAQs

How is Tradify priced compared with SortScape? +
Tradify charges per user per month, with plans around A$48 to A$62 per user (ex GST) as at September 2026. SortScape uses tiered plans that are not per user: for example, five users on SortScape Basic is A$59 a month total, where five Tradify seats would be roughly A$240 a month. Check both pricing pages for current figures.
Does Tradify have route optimisation? +
Tradify does not advertise route optimisation. Its map shows staff locations and job pins. SortScape includes route optimisation on every plan: it reorders each day's run to minimise drive time and shows estimated arrival times.
How does Tradify handle recurring jobs? +
Tradify recurring jobs are templates that generate individual job records on a schedule, and by its own documentation, changes to the template do not update jobs that already exist. That means moving a whole round means moving jobs one by one. SortScape treats the repeating series as one thing: change the day or time once and apply it to all future visits.
What is Tradify better at than SortScape? +
Tradify is a strong general trade platform. Quoting depth for varied trade work, purchase orders, enquiry capture from your website, MYOB support alongside Xero and QuickBooks, and AI tools for invoice scanning and message writing on its top plan. For electricians, plumbers, and builders it is a popular, well-rated choice.
What is SortScape better at for lawn and garden businesses? +
SortScape is shaped around recurring maintenance rounds: repeating series with seasonal frequencies, bulk rescheduling for rain days, route optimisation, and pricing that does not multiply by headcount. It also stays simple: switchers from the big trade apps say it is the one that is not overly complicated, so the crew actually uses it.
Can I switch from Tradify to SortScape easily? +
Yes. Export your customer list from Tradify and we will import your customers and properties for you. Every trial includes a free one-on-one training session to set up your rounds.

Software that understands a mowing round.

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