Enterprise AI arrived for big tradies. We built it for yours.
simPRO Lightning is powerful — for companies with 10+ staff and enterprise budgets. If you're a solo tradie or small crew, you need something built for you.
Live in 45 minutes. No onboarding team. No annual contract. No enterprise overhead.
Two different tools for two different tradies
simPRO Lightning
Built for enterprise field service operations
- 10–500+ staff operations
- 4 Lightning AI agents (launched May 2026)
- Asset & fleet management
- Multi-branch, multi-state
- 2–6 week onboarding process
- Annual contracts typical
- 15–25% price uplift for Lightning access
Admin Substitute
Built for solo tradies and small crews
- 1–25 person operations
- Multi-agent AI — 6 specialised agents
- AI quoting, auto-response, review automation
- MCP server — AI-native protocol
- Live in 45 minutes (self-service)
- Month-to-month, cancel anytime
- From $250/mo — transparent pricing
Why simPRO is overkill for most tradies
"My competitor uses simPRO — should I?"
If your competitor has 15+ staff, a fleet of vans, and multi-state operations — maybe. If you're running a crew of 2–10? simPRO's enterprise overhead will slow you down, not speed you up. You need tools sized for your business.
"But simPRO has Lightning AI now"
Lightning launched May 2026 with 4 AI agents — FieldReady, JobReady, JobScribe, and JobBrief. They're impressive for enterprise ops. But they're locked behind Premium+ tiers and come with a 15–25% price uplift. Admin Substitute has 6 specialised AI agents, a native MCP server with 102 tools across 29 domains, and an open API — all included from $250/mo. No enterprise tax required.
"simPRO has more features"
They do — asset tracking, fleet management, multi-branch ops. Features you don't need if you're running a small crew. We focus on the features that actually make you money: faster quoting, automated follow-ups, instant lead response, and intelligent scheduling.
"What about when I grow?"
Our Pro plan handles up to 25 users with enterprise-grade features. If you genuinely outgrow that, you'll have the revenue to justify simPRO. But most tradies never need 500-person fleet management — they need admin that runs itself.
Feature-by-feature comparison
Honest comparison — we show where they win too