Chippie vs Ascora

Ascora Essentials is $45 AUD per user per month and Elite is $59 per user per month (Enterprise is custom-priced for 30+ technicians). Elite and Enterprise also carry a one-time implementation fee whose amount isn't published. There's a 14-day free trial but no free plan. Chippie has a free plan (20 jobs a month), Pro at $25 a month including 2 users, and Team at $45 including 4.

For small crews, yes, by a wide margin. A 2-person crew on Ascora Essentials pays $90 a month ($1,080 a year); Chippie Pro covers 2 users for $25 a month ($300 a year). A 4-person crew pays $180 a month on Ascora Essentials versus $45 on Chippie Team. Ascora's per-user model compounds as your crew grows.

It used to. Ascora moved from flat pricing to per-user pricing in 2025. Some search results and older articles still quote the old $29 flat price, but Ascora's live pricing page (checked July 2026) shows only per-user tiers: Essentials $45 and Elite $59 per user per month.

Ascora's own marketing says it's built for tradies who've outgrown basic tools, targeting trade contractors with roughly 5 to 50 technicians. Its Elite tier supports up to 30 technicians with multi-stage projects and equipment management. Chippie targets the other end: crews of 1 to 10 who want quoting, scheduling, and invoicing without enterprise overhead.

No. Ascora offers a 14-day free trial with no credit card, but no ongoing free plan. Chippie's free plan covers 20 jobs a month, free forever.

Ascora's pricing page states a one-time implementation fee applies on its Elite and Enterprise plans; the amount isn't published, so you can't budget for it before a sales conversation. Chippie has no implementation or setup fee on any plan.

Ascora's about page claims customers in five countries including the UK, but as of July 2026 no published UK or European pricing was found. Its pricing is AUD-only and its payment-processing feature lists supported regions as Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Chippie publishes local pricing with local tax handling in Australia (GST, $25/$45 AUD), the UK (VAT, 15/25 GBP), and Europe (VAT, 15/25 EUR).

Ascora markets offline mode as a headline feature of its mobile apps, with automatic sync on reconnect. The exact offline scope isn't published in detail, but the claim stands uncontradicted in the reviews we checked. Chippie's offline mode is in development and not shipped yet, so on offline capability Ascora currently has the stronger claim.

Ascora rates around 4.2 out of 5 on Capterra. Commonly reported complaints in dated reviews include QuickBooks invoice-sync issues (October 2025), timesheet auto-check-in failures causing payroll complications (May 2026), scheduler double-bookings (December 2023), mobile app slowness, and complex initial setup. As with any review corpus, these are individual experiences, not universal facts.

Yes. Export your client list from Ascora as a CSV, send it to us, and we'll import it into your Chippie account for free, usually the same day. Keep PDF copies of old quotes and invoices for your records. Request a free migration.

Choose Ascora if you run a larger crew (10 to 50 technicians) and need its depth: multi-stage projects, equipment management, supplier invoice importing, plan take-offs via its Groundplan integration, and custom electronic forms. It's a mature Perth-built product with 15+ years in market. Chippie is the better fit for crews of 1 to 10 who want flat, transparent pricing and zero setup friction.