Comparison · checked 9 Oct 2026

JobCardOS vs Jobcards Online: an honest comparison

Both are South African job card systems. Here is where each one is stronger, what each costs, and which one suits which kind of business, so you can choose quickly.

Jobcards OnlineJobCardOS
PriceFrom R220 a month (3 plans: Gold R220, Platinum R350, Diamond R650, plus Custom from R650) their pricing Starter R249, Workshop R549, Fleet R999 a month, in rand, cancel any time. No free trial; a demo costs nothing.
Built forSouth African entrepreneurs, small businesses and professional individuals who want job cards alongside wider business admin.Workshops that take something in, fix it and hand it back, and trades that fix things on site, with a ready-made setup for each trade.

Jobcards Online details read on their own website on 9 Oct 2026. Prices change; check theirs before you decide.

What Jobcards Online does well

  • Apps on Google Play and the App Store
  • Free for 30 days or your first 30 documents
  • Debit orders and online signing of documents and mandates
  • Recurring invoices and payment gateways
  • Inventory and stock, purchase orders and supplier invoices

How JobCardOS is different

  • A ready-made setup for each trade, so a bike shop or motor workshop starts with fields and checklists for its work
  • A printed job card with your logo and a tear-off tag for the item
  • Service history per item, so you see every visit for a bike, vehicle or unit
  • A "came in with" intake checklist for what the customer left with you
  • One-tap WhatsApp updates sent from your own number

Which one should you choose?

Jobcards Online is the better fit if

  • You want the lowest starting price and a free trial before paying
  • You collect payment by debit order or need recurring billing
  • You need stock, purchase orders and supplier invoices in the same system

JobCardOS is the better fit if

  • You run a repair workshop and want a system set up for your trade
  • You want to look up what was done on an item last time it came in
  • You want a printed job card and tag for every item on your bench

See JobCardOS set up for your trade

Every trade has a step-by-step setup guide with the real screens. Or ask for a demo and we’ll show it to you on your own work.

Setup guides

Sources for Jobcards Online, read 9 Oct 2026: jobcardsonline.co.za/ · jobcardsonline.co.za/pricing · jobcardsonline.co.za/features. Jobcards Online is a trademark of its owner; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by them. Spotted something out of date? Email ian@jobcardos.com and we’ll correct it.