AroFlo alternative
Karven vs AroFlo: an honest comparison
AroFlo is Australian field service software for bigger crews: scheduling, assets, maintenance and commercial workflows. Karven is quoting only and works for a solo tradie from day one.
Prices checked 22 Oct 2026. We make Karven, so read this as our view and check their site too.
Price and what you get
AroFlo
- Price
- From $80 per user a month, minimum 3 users
- How it's charged
- AUD, per user, monthly. The page doesn't say whether GST is included.
- Free trial
- Not published
- Source
- aroflo.com/pricing, checked 22 Oct 2026.
Karven
- Price
- Starter $29, Business $49, Pro $99 a month inc GST. Annual billing gets 2 months free.
- Free trial
- 21 days from the day you set up, no card
- What it is
- Karven is quoting software, not a full job management system. You start a quote from a blank page, your trade's common items come up as you type, and your private profit % goes on top of your costs. The customer opens a link on their phone, ticks any optional extras, asks questions, accepts online and can pay a deposit by card. Starter is $29 a month inc GST for one user and unlimited quotes, Business is $49 for up to 5 users (1 user for now, team invites coming soon), and Pro is $99 with unlimited users (1 user for now, team invites coming soon) and the compliance paperwork. 21 days free, no card.
Where Karven is better
Starter is $29 a month inc GST for one user (AroFlo starts at 3 users)
Set up in minutes, no configuration project
Customer accepts online and pays a deposit by card
Where AroFlo is better
Asset management and scheduled maintenance
Scheduling, timesheets and multi-stage job workflows
Built for larger commercial teams
Karven doesn't do: job scheduling and dispatch; timesheets and job costing; app store apps (karven runs in your phone's browser and can be added to your home screen); finding you leads.
Switching from AroFlo is easy
- 1Bring your customers and old quotes from AroFloExport your customers and quotes from AroFlo as a CSV. Karven's import matches the usual column names (name, email, address, total) and you check the mapping before anything is saved. Then import it in Settings → Import.
- 2Paste or upload an old quoteKarven reads the lines off it and puts them on a new draft for you to check. Prices come across as they were, nothing is sent.
- 3Your trade's items are already therePick your trade and its common items come up as you type, each with a starting cost. Save your own prices in My items once.
- 4Keep AroFlo for the rest, if you likeKeep AroFlo for scheduled maintenance and assets if your commercial work needs it.
Karven's CSV import recognises exports from Quotient, Tradify, ServiceM8, Fergus and Jobber. Anything else imports with a column mapping you check first. If you need a hand, our support team can help.
Air conditioning at 14 Banksia Avenue
Prices ex GST
Split system supply & install
Supply and install split system air conditioning. Unit size: 2.5kW. Number of units: 1. Standard back-to-back install: indoor and outdoor units on the same wall. Isolator, pipe, cable and drain included; refrigerant handled by an ARCtick licensed technician. Commissioned, tested and the manufacturer warranty registered.
Split system, supplied + installed back-to-back, 2.5kW
Extra pipe run beyond back-to-back (m)
3 × $102.00
Remove + dispose of the old unit
Optional: tick to add $180.00 ex GST
Includes all work and materials listed above.
A $284.46 deposit (10% of the total) is due when you accept.
What your customer opens from Karven: a sample air conditioning quote with every line, GST once and the deposit, then Accept.
Who should pick which
Pick AroFlo if
Commercial crews of 10 or more with scheduled maintenance work.
Pick Karven if
You're a solo tradie or small crew and the quote is the problem: writing it fast, making it look right, and getting the customer to say yes and pay a deposit.
AroFlo for a commercial operation with 10 or more people. Karven for a solo tradie or small crew quoting homeowners.
Karven, AroFlo and the rest side by side
| Karven | Quotient | Tradify | AroFlo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Published price | Starter $29, Business $49, Pro $99 a month inc GST | Solo $33 a month (1 user, up to 100 quotes a month). Team $54 a month (2 to 5 users, unlimited quotes). $9 a month for each extra user after 5. | Lite $48, Pro $52, Plus $62 per user a month. Custom on request. | From $80 per user a month, minimum 3 users |
| How it's charged | AUD inc GST, flat monthly price: 1 user, up to 5 users or unlimited (1 user for now, team invites coming soon) | AUD, monthly. The page doesn't say whether GST is included. | AUD ex GST, per user, monthly, no contract | AUD, per user, monthly. The page doesn't say whether GST is included. |
| Free trial | 21 days from the day you set up, no card | 21 days, no card | 14 days | Not published |
| Runs the job after the quote | No. Quoting, customer acceptance, deposits and follow-ups | No. Quoting only, like Karven | Yes: scheduling, timesheets, invoicing | Yes: scheduling, assets, maintenance |
Competitor prices checked 22 Oct 2026from each company's own pricing page, except where a page says otherwise. Prices change; check their site before you decide.
Karven vs AroFlo
Common questions
Is Karven an AroFlo alternative?
Only if quoting is the main job. AroFlo also runs scheduling, assets and maintenance, which Karven doesn't do.
How much does AroFlo cost compared with Karven?
AroFlo: From $80 per user a month, minimum 3 users (AUD, per user, monthly. The page doesn't say whether GST is included.), checked 22 Oct 2026. Karven: Starter $29, Business $49, Pro $99 a month inc GST, with 21 days free and no card.
Try Karven on your next quote
21 days free from the day you set up, no card. Cancel any time.