Mist.ai vs Tradify
Tradify is a popular job-management app built by a tradie, and its quoting tools are well regarded. Here's an honest look at how the two compare — especially on what happens to your bill as your crew grows.
The short version
Tradify charges per user. Every person on your team is a separate monthly fee, so a five-person crew typically lands in the hundreds per month before add-ons — and its AI features focus on estimating, on the top plan. There's no AI receptionist capturing your leads.
Mist.ai charges flat tiers with the team included. Pro is $199/month for you plus five staff — logins, job assignment, timesheets and all. And every plan includes the 24/7 AI receptionist (it reads photos of the job and gives ballpark quotes from your prices), invoice auto-chasing, bank reconciliation, BAS numbers, win-back campaigns and the customer job tracker.
| Feature | Mist.ai | Tradify |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Flat tiers — staff included (Pro = you + 5) | Per user, per month — cost scales with headcount |
| 24/7 AI receptionist on your website (chat, photos, ballpark quotes) | Every plan | Not offered (July 2026) — its AI focuses on estimating |
| Missed-call auto-text rescue | Every plan | Not an advertised feature (July 2026) |
| Line-item quotes with e-signature & staged card payments | Every plan | Strong quoting; AI estimating tools on the top plan |
| Automatic overdue-invoice chasing (3/7/14 days) | Every plan | Invoice reminders available |
| Bank-deposit matching & BAS helper | Every plan | Typically handled in your accounting software |
| Expense & km tracking with AI receipt scanning | Every plan | Not a core feature (July 2026) |
| Live customer job-tracker page | Every plan | Not an advertised feature (July 2026) |
| Win-back campaigns to past customers | Every plan | Not an advertised feature (July 2026) |
| Personal onboarding included | We build & tune it for you | Self-serve with support resources |
Where Tradify is genuinely strong
Credit where due: Tradify's estimating toolkit — assemblies, plan takeoffs, AI-assisted estimate building and review — is excellent for trades that live and die on detailed estimates, and it has a large, loyal user base. Where Mist.ai wins is the front door and the money engine: an AI that captures every lead 24/7 before your competitor answers, invoicing that chases itself, and one flat price that doesn't climb every time you hire.
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