NextMinute
NZ-built job management for small trade crews of 3-plus. Job costing, profitability and purchase orders built in — easy to learn, month-to-month from $199 + GST.
Starting from
$199/mo
Free trial
10 days
Free plan
No
Overall rating
4.3/5 (95)
Last verified
“Simple to run and genuinely capable for a small crew — job costing, profitability and purchase orders are all built in. Quoting stays basic and there's no stock control, so estimate-heavy or stock-heavy businesses may still outgrow it.”
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Overview
NextMinute is a job management tool built in New Zealand and popular across the AU/NZ tradie market. It's aimed at small trade crews — there's a 3-user minimum — and covers the day-to-day without the complexity or price of platforms like Simpro or AroFlo.
The platform handles the full job flow: job creation, scheduling, time tracking, photos and invoicing, plus job costing (actuals against estimates), real-time profitability reporting and purchase orders. New users are typically productive within hours.
Strengths: Easy to learn. Job costing and profitability reporting are built in, not bolted on. Purchase orders, a clean timesheet and approval workflow, and month-to-month plans with unlimited setup and training support from a local Australian team.
Limitations: Quoting and estimating stay basic next to Simpro or AroFlo. There's no inventory or stock management. Integration options are narrower than Tradify or Jobber, and the 3-user minimum means it's built for crews rather than solo operators.
Best positioned for small trade crews of roughly 3 to 15 who want job management, job costing and profitability tracking without a steep learning curve or an enterprise price tag.
Pros & Cons
What we like
- ✓Low learning curve — most crews are operational within hours
- ✓Job costing and real-time profitability reporting built in, not bolted on
- ✓Purchase orders and a clean timesheet and approval workflow
- ✓Month-to-month with no lock-in, plus unlimited setup and training support
Watch out for
- ✕Quoting and estimating stay basic next to Simpro or AroFlo
- ✕No inventory or stock management (purchase orders are supported)
- ✕Integration options are narrower than Tradify or Jobber
- ✕3-user minimum, so it's priced for crews rather than solo operators
Best for
Small trade crews of roughly 3 to 15 who want job management, job costing and profitability tracking without the complexity or price of Simpro or AroFlo.
Not ideal for
Solo operators (there's a 3-user minimum), stock-heavy businesses that need inventory control, or estimating-heavy trades that need advanced quoting.
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Ratings
95 reviews
Source: Capterra
Checked April 2026
Pricing
3–9 users
10–14 users
15+ users
Prices in AUD, plus GST, billed month-to-month with a 3-user minimum (per-user pricing is also available). Verify current rates at nextminute.com as plans and pricing change periodically.
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