If you are weighing up ServiceM8 and SKEDS, here is a fair comparison to help you choose. Both are capable tools, and the right one depends on how you work.
What ServiceM8 is good at
ServiceM8 has been a popular field-service app for smaller trade and service businesses for years, well known for its job-card workflow and a polished mobile experience with roots in the Apple ecosystem. It tends to suit teams that want a lightweight, mobile-first job app and work mainly on Apple devices.
Where SKEDS focuses
SKEDS is a job scheduling and management platform built around a live dispatch board, an offline field app, and site safety and invoicing in one place, localised for 11 markets. If recurring maintenance, built-in health and safety, and local tax and accounting matter to you, that is where SKEDS puts its weight.
Compare them point by point
Here is what SKEDS offers against the things worth checking on any tool. We have filled in our own column and left ServiceM8 for you to confirm, because their plans and features change over time.
| Capability | SKEDS | ServiceM8 |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduling & dispatch | Drag-and-drop board with day, week and team views, plus travel time | Check ServiceM8’s current plan |
| Field app & offline | iOS, Android and web; crews can open jobs, add photos and complete safety checks offline, then sync | Check ServiceM8’s current plan |
| Health & safety | SWMS, hazard boards, incident reports and PPE checks built in and attached to each job | Check ServiceM8’s current plan |
| Invoicing & accounting | Quote to job to invoice, syncing both ways to Xero, MYOB, QuickBooks and local ledgers | Check ServiceM8’s current plan |
| Recurring & repeat jobs | Repeat-job templates and scheduled series for maintenance contracts | Check ServiceM8’s current plan |
| Inventory | Track materials and allocate stock to a job as parts are used | Check ServiceM8’s current plan |
| Local fit | 11 markets with local currency, tax handling and language | Check ServiceM8’s current plan |
| Migration | Guided import of clients, jobs, quotes and price lists, plus generic CSV | Check ServiceM8’s current plan |
| Pricing model | Per user, per month, no lock-in, with a 14-day free trial | Check ServiceM8’s current plan |
How to decide
The honest answer is to try the one you are leaning toward on a real week of your own jobs. SKEDS offers a free 14-day trial and a guided import, so you can move your clients and jobs across and compare like-for-like rather than from a feature list. Not sure where to start? Our comparison guide walks through the criteria.
A note on fairness
We have described ServiceM8 in general terms and our own product specifically. Features and pricing for other products change often, so confirm the current details on ServiceM8’s own site before deciding. SKEDS is not affiliated with ServiceM8, and nothing here is meant to disparage it.
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