If you're a window coverings business in AU, NZ, or the UK and you're looking at software, Tradify will almost certainly come up. So might Xobuya. This page is an honest, side-by-side comparison so you can decide what fits your business, not what we'd like to sell you.
We've kept this factual. Where Tradify does something better, we say so.
The short version
Tradify is a job management platform built for tradespeople: electricians, plumbers, HVAC technicians, builders, painters, and general service businesses. Founded in New Zealand in 2013, it now has around 20,000 customers across NZ, AU, and the UK. It was acquired by The Access Group (UK) in late 2024. Tradify covers quoting, scheduling, invoicing, timesheets, job tracking, and now includes AI features on its Plus tier.
Xobuya is a platform purpose-built for the window coverings industry: blinds, curtains, shutters, awnings, and roller shades. It includes a conversational AI quote builder, native apps across every device, offline-first mobile workflows, and product configuration logic shaped specifically for made-to-measure window coverings.
If you run a general trades business across multiple service categories (or you only do simple window covering installs without made-to-measure quoting), Tradify is a mature, well-funded, AU-friendly choice that will serve you well.
If made-to-measure window coverings are your main or only product line, Xobuya is built around how that industry actually works.
Feature comparison
| Feature | Tradify | Xobuya |
|---|---|---|
| Country of origin | New Zealand (now Access Group, UK) | Australia |
| Customer base | ~20,000 across NZ, AU, UK | Growing |
| Industry focus | General trades (electrical, plumbing, HVAC, building, painting) | Window coverings specialist |
| Made-to-measure product configurator | No | Yes, purpose-built |
| Fabric and colour catalogue management | No | Yes |
| Width-band and per-square-metre fabric upcharge pricing | No | Yes |
| Window-covering-specific measurement fields (width, drop, mount type) | Generic | Yes |
| Supplier ordering for window-coverings-specific products | Generic POs | Yes, with supplied-products tracking |
| Quoting workflow | Yes (template + kit-based) | Yes, with conversational AI quote builder |
| Conversational AI quote builder (natural language → structured quote) | No (general AI features on Plus tier) | Yes |
| Voice dictation for quote entry | No | Yes |
| Native iOS / iPadOS apps | Yes | Yes |
| Native Android apps | Yes | Yes |
| Native macOS desktop app | Web app (desktop) | Yes |
| Native Windows desktop app | Web app (desktop) | Yes |
| Offline-capable in the field | Limited | Yes, offline-first with sync |
| Scheduling | Yes | Yes |
| Timesheets and labour tracking | Yes (strong) | No |
| Job costing (time and materials) | Yes (strong) | Yes |
| Purchase orders | Yes | Yes |
| Accounting integrations | Xero, QuickBooks, MYOB, Sage | Xero, QuickBooks, MYOB |
| Payment processing | Stripe | Stripe, Square, BPoint, Authorize.net |
| Imperial and metric measurement | Generic | Yes, automatic switching |
| White-label / tenant branding | Limited (custom branding on Pro tier) | Yes |
| Pricing model | Per-user, monthly | Per-user, monthly |
| Pricing (AU, June 2026) | Lite ~$47, Pro ~$51, Plus ~$61 per user per month | USD $99 / AUD $160 per user per month |
| Volume discounts | At 4+ users | No |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
When Tradify is the better choice
There are real scenarios where Tradify is the right call, and we'll say so plainly:
You run a general trades business, not just window coverings. If you do electrical, plumbing, HVAC, building, or general property maintenance alongside (or instead of) window coverings, Tradify is built for exactly that shape of business. Its templates, scheduling, and job-tracking flex across service categories in a way Xobuya doesn't try to.
Time and labour tracking are central to your jobs. Tradify has serious depth on timesheets, labour costing, and job profitability based on time-on-site. If your business model is "X hours of labour at $Y per hour," Tradify is shaped for that. Window coverings businesses are typically priced on product, not labour, so this matters less for them, but if labour is a significant share of your costs, Tradify's tooling is genuinely better.
You want a platform with 20,000 customers and serious backing. Tradify is now owned by The Access Group, a major UK software company. That means resourced engineering, fast feature development, and lower vendor risk. If institutional scale matters to you, that's a real advantage.
You don't do much made-to-measure quoting. If your window-covering work is simple "supply and install a standard product" rather than "configure a custom blind with this fabric, this width, this mount, this motorisation," Tradify's generic quoting will probably handle it fine.
You're already on Tradify and it's working. Software switching is real effort.
When Xobuya is the better choice
Where we think Xobuya genuinely wins for window coverings businesses:
You sell made-to-measure window coverings. This is the core distinction. Made-to-measure pricing in window coverings depends on: width-band base prices, fabric upcharges per square metre or square foot, configuration items (motorisation, headrails, brackets), and supplier-specific rules. Tradify's quoting model, templates, kits, and supplier price lists, wasn't designed for this. A rep using Tradify for a custom roller blind quote ends up either typing prices manually or building elaborate template gymnastics. A rep using Xobuya selects width, drop, fabric, and configuration, and the price calculates correctly because the platform was built for it.
You want AI that builds the quote itself. Xobuya's AI Quote Builder lets a rep describe a job in plain English ("three roller blinds in the lounge, two metres wide, blockout in charcoal, plus a roman in the bedroom") and watch the quote build itself. Tradify's Plus tier includes AI features, but they're general productivity AI, not window-coverings-specific quote generation. We've measured Xobuya's approach saving 70 to 80 percent of quote build time on made-to-measure jobs.
You quote in customers' homes with patchy reception. Xobuya is offline-first by design. A rep keeps working through a measurement, photo capture, and quote build with no signal. Everything syncs when they're back online. Tradify's mobile app works on the road, but it's not built offline-first in the way Xobuya is.
You want native desktop apps too. Tradify is "downloadable as an app" on iOS, iPad, and Android, with desktop access via the web. Xobuya runs natively on iOS, iPadOS, Android, macOS, and Windows. Owners, office staff, and schedulers get a real desktop app, not a browser tab.
You want voice dictation for measurements in the field. A rep can dictate measurements and notes directly into the quote rather than tap them in.
Your business is window-coverings-specific. Xobuya is built around the made-to-measure window coverings lifecycle: lead, quote, deposit, supplier purchase order, manufacture, schedule, install, invoice, commission. Every part of that is shaped for window coverings, not for a generic trades workflow.
Switching from Tradify
If you decide to move from Tradify to Xobuya, we make it as painless as we can:
- Free data migration. We import your customers, jobs, products, and historical quotes from Tradify.
- Price match for 12 months. Show us your current Tradify invoice and we'll match it for your first year on Xobuya.
- No long contract. Month-to-month from day one. If it's not working in 90 days, walk away.
- Hands-on onboarding. A real person walks your team through the platform.
A note on category fit
The honest framing, repeated here because it matters: Tradify is excellent at what it's built for, which is a general trades business managing labour-and-materials jobs across multiple service categories. If that's you, stay with them. Xobuya is excellent at what it's built for, which is a window coverings specialist who needs deep, industry-specific product configuration, fabric and colour catalogues, supplier ordering, and the made-to-measure workflow from quote through install.
If you're a window-coverings-only shop currently using Tradify because it was the only tradie tool you knew, you may have outgrown the fit. Worth a proper look.
Frequently asked questions
Are you a competitor of Tradify? Partially. Tradify serves general trades, Xobuya serves window coverings specifically. We overlap where a window coverings business is using Tradify as a generic job-management tool.
Will you say bad things about Tradify? No. Tradify is a serious product with 20,000 customers and is now backed by a major software group. We've focused on the genuine category difference.
What if Tradify disputes something on this page? Email us. If we've got something wrong, we'll fix it the same day.
Can I trial Xobuya before deciding? Yes. Book a 30-minute demo and we'll walk you through your specific workflow with your own products loaded in.
Also comparing? See our pages on BlinQ, BUZ Software, BlindMatrix, Quoterite, BlindsBook, One Click Contractor, Smartpad Pro, MyBlindCo, or read about spreadsheets and manual quoting. For an overview of all options, see Xobuya alternatives.