Get your footing.
Dead-simple job management for Australian builders and tradies. Quote, schedule, invoice, get paid. All from the ute. No bloat, no lock-in, no $55-a-head tax.
14-day trial · No credit card · Cancel anytime
Dashboard
Morning, Sarah
Thursday, 7 May · work needing action
Jobs today
8
Crew booked
91%
Receivables
$9.9k
Cash next 30
$670
Cashflow
Next 30 days
Action queue
Click in, clear out
- Collect
Collect overdue invoice
Civic progress claim still outstanding
- Field
Review today's jobs
Taylor has SWMS pending before site
- Quote
Follow up Lot 42 variation
Client has not accepted the quote yet
- GST + ABN + BAS
- Two-way Xero sync
- AroFlo import
- Works on site, offline
- Made in Australia
Trades software has gone soft.
Trades software keeps getting bigger, slower, and more expensive. More modules nobody opens, more seats to pay for, less of your day getting anything done. Footing is the reset button.
The per-user tax
AU$55 a head, every month, forever. The bigger your shop gets, the more you pay for the same software. 10 users = $6,600/year you don't have to spend.
Your data, their hostage
Closed source means no export, no audit, no leaving. Your jobs, sites and photos live on a vendor's box. Switching cost: months of manual re-entry.
Sold as a suite, used as a swamp
Twenty-three modules, four you ever open. The other nineteen are there to justify the invoice. More tabs ≠ more done.
US software with an AUD switch
GST, ABN, BAS, SWMS, all afterthoughts bolted on. Built for someone else's tax year. Australian-first, not Australian-also.
Drag a job. The crew knows.
Multi-tech calendar with drag-to-reassign, instant push to the crew's phones, and a People plan that shows who's carrying the month before you commit. Field techs work the same jobs in an offline-first PWA. Pour-day signal isn't optional.
- Drag-to-reassign between technicians
- People plan with % planned per crew member
- Instant push notifications to mobile
- Offline-first work-order PWA for site
Calendar
Plan the week without the whiteboard
May 2026
Drag jobs between crew
Frame inspection
Rough-in
Quote review
Supplier walk
Cladding
SWMS renewal
People plan
Frame inspection
Supplier walk
Electrical rough-in
One screen. Today's work, sorted.
Overdue invoices, quotes awaiting acceptance, today's field jobs, supplier responses, all surfaced as actions, not notifications. Each card has one verb: Open. No dashboards-of-dashboards.
- Real-time WIP, receivables, 30-day cashflow
- Action queue across jobs, quotes, suppliers
- Status badges with no decorative noise
- Click any row, land on the work
Command centre
Today’s work, sorted
Collect
1 overdue
Open action
Clients
1 quote
Open action
Field
2 jobs
Open action
Suppliers
1 response
Open action
Pending notifications
3Electrical rough-in starts tomorrow
SWMS pending before site
Civic invoice overdue
Progress claim still outstanding
Lot 42 variation
Client has not accepted yet
Invoice on-site. Get paid without the chase.
Labour and materials carry straight over from the job — no re-keying. Send it with a Pay Now link, the client pays from their phone, and it syncs to Xero on its own. Overdue reminders go out automatically.
- Invoice auto-filled from job labour, materials and expenses
- Pay Now links so clients can pay in seconds
- Two-way Xero sync — no double entry
- Automatic overdue reminders so you're not chasing money
Financials
Cash, WIP and receivables
WIP
$42.8k
Receivables
$9.9k
Margin
$10.1k
Cashflow
$670
Invoice aging
Xero syncedReady to invoice
Compliance that won't let a job slip through.
SWMS and JSA templates are built in, with digital sign-off on site. A job can't be marked complete until the forms are filed — so nothing gets missed. Subbies do their induction once and they're set.
- SWMS and JSA templates with on-site digital sign-off
- Jobs can't close until safety forms are filed
- Subbie inductions: done once, tracked, blocks the first job until complete
- Expiry tracking keeps certs and forms current
Safety
Forms gate the work
Frame inspection · Lot 42
Job cannot close until safety pack is complete.
Required before start
Crew compliance
Ari Patel
Electrical licence
Mia Chen
Working at heights
Taylor Jones
White card
Every client, every site, every job you've done there.
Search a name and see the lot — every job, quote, photo and note from every visit. Stop asking 'when were we last here?' and stop re-entering details you already have.
- Full job and quote history for every client and site
- Photos and documents attached to the property, not lost in email
- Instant search across clients, sites and jobs
- Custom fields for whatever your business tracks
Clients & sites
Relationships at a glance
$51.3k
Open balances
31
Client accounts
9
Follow-ups due
Account queue
Follow-up decisions
Northbank Homes
Builder
$38.4k
Harbor Build Co
Commercial
$12.9k
Mason & Row
Residential
$0
Works where the work happens.
The crew doesn't sit at a desk. Footing installs straight from the phone's browser, runs without signal, and gets out of the way. Three taps to clock on, two to sign off, one to file a photo. SWMS gates the job before anyone swings a hammer.
- Installs from the phone's browser, no app store
- Works on site with zero signal, syncs when you're back
- SWMS sign-off before the job starts, not after
- Photos, notes and timesheets land on the right job, every time
Today
3 jobs · Tue 12 May
Frame inspection · Northbank Lot 42
Hot water replace · Civic St 27
Mia Chen · 2 hrs
Cladding photo handover
The full job, end to end.
Twelve modules. One platform. No add-on tax.
Jobs & scheduling
Calendar, list, and Gantt views. Drag-to-reassign. Push to crew phones.
Quoting on-site
Line items, GST, e-signature, PDF. All from the ute.
Invoicing & GST
Auto-generate from jobs. Progress claims. Stripe payment links.
Clients, sites & contacts
Multiple sites per client. Photos per site. Custom fields.
Compliance forms
SWMS, JSA, induction sign-off. Gates on the job, not after.
Timesheets & activity
On-site timers, materials, work-order PDFs, full audit trail.
Projects & Gantt
Templates, dependencies, public share links for clients.
Variations & RFIs
Track scope creep. Quote variations. Log every RFI.
Xero sync
Two-way invoice + payment reconciliation. Idempotent webhooks.
Sub-contractor portal
RBAC, scoped access, in-app comms. No extra licence.
Procurement & POs
Purchase orders, supplier RFQs, response tracking.
Admin financials
P&L by job and project. Invoice aging. Real-time margins.
Sam
The admin hire you never made.
Drafts your emails. Catches your variations. Chases your subbies. Sam handles the admin you'd normally do yourself — and nothing sends until you tap approve.
Pay for Sam, Footing's on us.
Every Sam plan ships with a Footing seat at no extra cost. One bill, two products, zero double entry.
/ FootingMorning. Found 3 things on Northbank you'll want to know.
- INV-0231 is 14 days overdue ($9,400). Drafted a follow-up. Review?
- Lot 42 variation quote sent 8 days ago, no reply. Nudge?
- Taylor's SWMS expires Friday. Renewal already loaded.
Send the follow-up. Hold the variation nudge.
Sent. SWMS renewal moved to your inbox for sign-off.
Admin has two halves. Sam handles both.
What lands in your inbox, and what should leave it before someone has to ask.
What lands in your inbox
- Drafts replies to client emails and requests
- Chases subbies who've gone quiet
- Catches variations before they walk out
- Handles council and compliance queries
- Flags scheduling clashes before they bite
What should leave it
- Drafts quotes, invoices and progress claims
- Books inspections and tracks licence renewals
- Orders materials ahead of stage starts
- Sends progress updates to clients
- Chases outstanding payments
Built to be let in. Kept in check.
No other AU trades platform plugs an AI in this deep. Here's why it's safe to.
Reads everything. Acts on nothing without you.
Sam gets full read access to your jobs, quotes and inbox so it's actually useful. Zero authority to act. Nothing sends, no money moves, nothing's signed off until you tap approve.
A Sam for every seat.
Office, PM, crew. Everyone gets their own Sam that knows their role and their jobs. The Sams talk to each other, so nothing falls between the desk and the site.
Switch off at night.
Sam watches every job 24/7 and surfaces what's slipping before you'd think to look. Close the laptop knowing nothing's been forgotten.
Can Footing actually do that? Yes.
Twenty-three capabilities. Already shipping.
- E-signature quote acceptance
- Automatic GST on every line
- ABN lookup & validation
- Photo library per site
- Offline-first PWA for field
- Variations workflow with sign-off
- RFIs tracked inside projects
- Public share links for clients
- Purchase orders & supplier RFQs
- Two-way Xero sync
- Timesheet exports (CSV / Xero)
- Induction & SWMS sign-off gates
- Activity audit trail per entity
- Custom fields across every record
- CSV import for any record type
- AroFlo customer-initiated importer
- Full data export. Your data, always.
- MCP API for AI assistants
- Multi-tenant RBAC
- Stripe Connect payment links
- Progress-claim invoicing
- Project templates & dependencies
- Mobile bottom-tab nav (no hamburger)
One tool. The whole job.
Quote on Monday, get paid on Friday. Every step lives in Footing. No app-hopping, no double entry, no losing the thread between site and office.
- 01
Quote on site
Build a line-item quote on the phone, GST and ABN auto-filled. Client signs with their finger.
- 02
Schedule the crew
Drag the job onto the calendar. The right tech gets a push, the SWMS is gated to start.
- 03
Run the work
Field techs work jobs offline-first. Photos, timesheets, materials, sign-offs, all in one place.
- 04
Invoice from the job
Progress claim or full invoice, pulled from what was actually done. Stripe link auto-attached.
- 05
Reconcile in Xero
Payments and invoices sync both ways. The office sees what the site finished, the moment it finishes.
Your data. Your server. Your call.
Most shops let us host it. But Footing is open source, so if you'd rather run it on your own kit, you can. Same software either way.
Got an IT person?
Send them the GitHub link. It's one command to install on a basic server. They'll have you running before lunch.
Read the install guideYou build software?
Fork it, ship a feature, send a pull request. Same code we run for paying customers. No paywalled features, no premium tier.
View on GitHubFree if you host it. $25 if we host it.
No seats minimum. No setup fee. No surprise enterprise tier.
Self-host
Open source. Run it on your own server. Nothing to pay us.
- Every feature in the paid plan
- One-line install, or hand it to your IT person
- Help on GitHub when you need it
- Your data stays on your server
Hosted
We run it. You log in. 14-day free trial. Cancel anytime.
- Hosted at app.getfooting.com
- Automatic updates, daily backups
- Email support, GST invoicing
- AroFlo import on day one
Already paying for Sam? Every Sam plan includes this tier free.
Join the waitlistCheaper than every locked-in alternative.
Real per-month cost for a 5-user shop. AUD, ex-GST. Verified from each vendor's public pricing or Capterra AU, May 2026.
| Footing | AroFlo | Buildxact | Sitebook AU | JACK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per user / month | $25 | ~$55 | incl. | $50 | $59 |
| 5-user actual cost / month | $125 | ~$390 | $289 | $449 | $585 |
| Runs your admin, not just stores it | |||||
| Self-host for free | |||||
| You own your data | |||||
| AroFlo import | |||||
| Works with ChatGPT & Claude | |||||
| Xero sync |
Footing
- Per user / month
- $25
- 5-user actual cost / month
- $125
- Runs your admin, not just stores it
- Self-host for free
- You own your data
- AroFlo import
- Works with ChatGPT & Claude
- Xero sync
AroFlo
- Per user / month
- ~$55
- 5-user actual cost / month
- ~$390
- Runs your admin, not just stores it
- Self-host for free
- You own your data
- AroFlo import
- Works with ChatGPT & Claude
- Xero sync
Buildxact
- Per user / month
- incl.
- 5-user actual cost / month
- $289
- Runs your admin, not just stores it
- Self-host for free
- You own your data
- AroFlo import
- Works with ChatGPT & Claude
- Xero sync
Sitebook AU
- Per user / month
- $50
- 5-user actual cost / month
- $449
- Runs your admin, not just stores it
- Self-host for free
- You own your data
- AroFlo import
- Works with ChatGPT & Claude
- Xero sync
JACK
- Per user / month
- $59
- 5-user actual cost / month
- $585
- Runs your admin, not just stores it
- Self-host for free
- You own your data
- AroFlo import
- Works with ChatGPT & Claude
- Xero sync
Prices accurate as of May 2026 from each vendor's public pricing or Capterra AU. AroFlo base + 5 users ≈ $390/mo. Buildxact unlimited users tiered. Sitebook AU $299 base + $50/user. JACK $349 base + $59/user. “Runs your admin” = Footing with Sam, the built-in AI assistant — the others store your data and wait for you to act on it. Verify before switching.
Moving from AroFlo or Buildxact? Easy.
Switching tools usually means losing your history. Not here — your data comes across with you, and you're up and running on Footing within a day.
- 01
Connect your account
Point Footing at your current tool — AroFlo, Buildxact, or a CSV export. Takes a couple of minutes.
- 02
Choose what to bring
Tick the records you want across — everything, or just the last few years. You stay in control.
- 03
Watch it import
Footing pulls it all in and shows progress as it runs. Most small businesses are fully moved within a day.
- Clients
- Sites
- Contacts
- Jobs
- Quotes
- Invoices
- Timesheets
- Photos
Sensible answers.
When can I sign up?
We're in beta with a handful of trades businesses through 2026. Hosted access at app.getfooting.com opens to the public mid-year. Join the waitlist and we'll email you the moment it's your turn. Can't wait? The same software is on GitHub today, ready to run on your own server.
Is it really free if I host it myself? What's the catch?
Yes, free. Footing is open source. Run it on your own server (or hand it to your IT person) and pay us nothing. The only catch: you can't take the code and launch your own competing hosted Footing service for two years. After that, even that restriction lifts. Nothing in the license stops you using it to run your own building business, forever.
How does switching from AroFlo work?
You stay logged into AroFlo, click 'Import to Footing', and we pull your clients, sites, jobs, quotes, invoices, and site photos across. A full 5-year history takes about an hour. If anything doesn't come through cleanly, we'll bring it across by CSV.
Does it work on the phone? On site with no signal?
Yes. Footing installs straight from your phone's browser, no app store. Your crew can clock on, take photos, fill out forms, and sign off jobs even with no signal. Everything syncs the second they're back in range.
Does it handle GST, ABN and BAS properly?
Yes. GST goes on every line automatically. ABN lookups validate against the ABR. Invoice numbering, BAS-friendly exports, AU date formats, AUD everywhere. Built in Australia for Australian builders, not US software with a currency switch.
Will it sync with Xero or MYOB?
Xero, both ways, from day one. Invoices and payments reconcile in the background so your bookkeeper sees what site finished the moment it's done. MYOB is on the roadmap. If you're on something else, CSV exports work today.
What's Sam, and do I need it?
Sam is our AI admin assistant, built by the same team as Footing. You don't need Sam to run Footing, but you'll want it. Sam watches every job, quote, invoice and SWMS, then drafts the chaser email, nudges the subbie who's gone quiet, and flags the variation before it walks out the door. Footing was designed around Sam from day one, which means Sam gets full read access to your jobs to actually be useful, and zero authority to act until you tap approve. Nothing client-facing goes out, no money moves, no document gets signed off without your say-so. No other AU trades platform plugs an AI in this deep. And every Sam plan comes with a Footing seat for free, so the maths usually works out in your favour.
Why pay for Sam if I can just plug ChatGPT or Claude in?
ChatGPT and Claude wait for you to ask. Sam doesn't. Sam watches your jobs 24/7 and surfaces what needs doing before you've thought to look — the overdue invoice on day 14, the SWMS expiring on Friday, the variation quote that's been sitting unread for a week. Sam also speaks trades: knows what a SWMS is, knows AU GST and BAS rules, knows how a builder talks to a tile guy versus how a builder talks to a homeowner, and drafts in that voice. Sam is built for a whole company, not one user — every seat gets their own personal Sam who knows their role, their jobs, and their inbox, and the Sams talk to each other so nothing falls between the office, the PM, and the crew on site. ChatGPT can read your data through MCP; Sam runs your admin, across your whole team. Different jobs. Plus every Sam plan includes a Footing seat, which usually pays for itself.
Can I use ChatGPT or Claude with my Footing data?
Yes. Footing speaks MCP (Model Context Protocol). The easy way to think about it: MCP is a USB port for AI. Open ChatGPT or Claude on your desktop, plug Footing in once, and ask in plain English — 'what's outstanding from Northbank?', 'show me every job over $20k still in quote', 'draft a follow-up for the overdue invoices'. It uses the AI you already pay for, against your real jobs, no extra subscription. If you're technical, the same connection is a JSON API for your own scripts and automations.
Who's behind Footing?
A small Australian team. We got tired of paying $55 a head for software that still lost variations, so we built our own and put it on GitHub. Same crew builds Sam, the AI assistant.
Build on a solid footing.
Get paid for every variation, stay on top of every job, and switch off at night. Free if you host it, AU$25/user/month if we host it.