A modern ServiceM8 alternative for trade and field service teams
ServiceM8 has been a go-to for trades for years. If you've outgrown its interface, or you're evaluating it now and want something with a fresher UI at no cost, axoJobs is worth a look.
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Why teams pick axoJobs
Modern, responsive web and mobile apps
Free for every user, with no per-job credits
Quoting, scheduling and invoicing in one flow
Cleaner job card for the tech on site
Completely free, so there's never a bill to jump in busy months
A cleaner mobile app for crew members joining the business now
What's in the box
- Web + iOS + Android
- Completely free — no pricing tiers
- Recurring jobs included
- Quote → job → invoice on one record
Sound familiar?
- • Interfaces that feel dated after years of use
- • Pricing models that get hard to predict at volume
- • Add-ons needed for basics like recurring jobs
- • Bill shock after a busy month of jobs and customer messages
- • Older interface that newer hires struggle to adopt enthusiastically
How axoJobs compares
ServiceM8 is deep and well-known, especially in Australia and the UK. axoJobs is newer, lighter, and intentionally focused on the most-used 80% of trade workflows. If your team uses every corner of ServiceM8, stay where you are. If you mostly use jobs, quotes, schedule and invoicing, axoJobs will feel faster.
Pricing shape
axoJobs is completely free. There is no per-job or per-SMS credit metering for core features, and no bill at all as you take on more work.
Moving across
Export your customers to CSV from ServiceM8 and import to axoJobs. Recreate your most-used quote templates once, and you're ready to log new jobs.
A modern mobile job card
The mobile job card is where most of the work happens, and small details — readable fonts, big tap targets, fast photo uploads — make a real difference across a year of jobs. axoJobs builds this part of the product with that in mind.
Newer crew members tend to pick it up without being asked to read anything.
Free, no matter how much you grow
Per-job and per-message credit models reward you for being quiet and punish you for being busy. axoJobs is completely free, so a great month never shows up as a surprise on an invoice.
If you grow the team, you add seats. There is no bill either way.
How a typical week looks after switching
Office staff run quotes, jobs and invoices from the web. Techs run the day from the mobile app. The two see the same record. After the first week, the gain shows up as less phoning around and fewer 'where is that file?' questions.
Evaluating axoJobs against ServiceM8
The honest evaluation is to pick two real customers, two real quotes and a real week of jobs, and run them through both tools side by side. Time how long each workflow takes, count the taps on the mobile job card, and look at the bill against the volume of work.
Most small teams who run that experiment land on axoJobs because the daily friction is lower and the monthly cost is predictable. Larger operations with heavy customisation often stay where they are — and that's the right call for them.
Who this is for
- Trade businesses currently using or evaluating ServiceM8
- Owners who want a modern web + mobile experience
- Teams that want a free tool with no per-user pricing at all
- Teams whose ServiceM8 bill has crept up with per-job and SMS credits
- Owners wanting a fresher mobile experience for new crew members
Frequently asked questions
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