Pricing

Fair dinkum pricing. In Aussie dollars.

Flat monthly plans, not per-seat pricing. Every account starts with a free trial: 30 days or 100 credits, whichever comes first. No credit card to try it; billing only after you've seen it work.

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Trial

A$0

30 days or 100 credits, whichever comes first · no card needed (includes 3 free AI form template imports)

  • Free trial: 30 days or 100 credits, whichever comes first
  • No card, no sales call · 3 free AI form imports
  • Full check-in, timesheet, Smart Forms, roster & leave features
  • 77-tool MCP & REST API access (same plan limits, no extra credits)
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Starter

A$19/mo ex GST (A$20.90/mo inc GST)

Annual: A$190/yr ex GST (A$209.00/yr inc GST) — 2 months free · 200 credits a month (about 100 worker-days)

  • Up to 3 crew (including subcontractors) · 1 site · standalone /f/ cap 50/mo
  • 200 credits a month (about 100 worker-days)
  • Download approved hours as a CSV for your bookkeeper
  • 77-tool MCP & REST API access (same plan limits, no extra credits)
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Solo

A$49/mo ex GST (A$53.90/mo inc GST)

Annual: A$490/yr ex GST (A$539.00/yr inc GST) — 2 months free · 500 credits a month (about 250 worker-days)

  • Up to 10 crew (including subcontractors) · 3 sites · standalone /f/ cap 200/mo
  • 500 credits a month (about 250 worker-days)
  • Download approved hours as a CSV for your bookkeeper
  • 77-tool MCP & REST API access (same plan limits, no extra credits)
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Team

A$149/mo ex GST (A$163.90/mo inc GST)

Annual: A$1,490/yr ex GST (A$1,639.00/yr inc GST) — 2 months free · 2,500 credits a month (about 1,250 worker-days)

  • Unlimited crew & subcontractor profiles and unlimited sites ($0 for idle profiles)
  • 2,500 credits a month (about 1,250 worker-days)
  • Bookkeeper, owner & per-site approvals
  • 77-tool MCP & REST API access (same plan limits, no extra credits)
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Scale

A$299/mo ex GST (A$328.90/mo inc GST)

Annual: A$2,990/yr ex GST (A$3,289.00/yr inc GST) — 2 months free · 6,000 credits a month (about 3,000 worker-days)

  • Unlimited crew & subcontractor profiles and unlimited sites ($0 for idle profiles)
  • 6,000 credits a month (about 3,000 worker-days)
  • Multi-site supervisor chains
  • 77-tool MCP & REST API access (same plan limits, no extra credits)
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All plans show both ex GST and GST-inclusive (inc GST) totals in Australian dollars (A$). 2 credits = 1 worker-day. Annual billing offers 2 months free (10× monthly price).

Sort Out Messy Field Paperwork Automatically

Structured Site Folder Tree in Your Own Cloud Drive

Instead of chasing crumpled dockets and scattered camera-roll photos on Friday, every approved timesheet, version-numbered Smart Form PDF (v1, v2), Word .docx, and site photo is filed straight into your own Google Drive (Dropbox also live · OneDrive coming soon) in a clean, deterministic folder hierarchy — backed by SHA-256 file hashes and a permanent timestamped approval trail.

1. Operational Site & Date Folder Tree Google Drive & Dropbox live · OneDrive soon

📁 Company /
└── 📁 Site (e.g. Harbour_St_Offices) /
    └── 📁 Day | Week | Month (YYYY-MM-DD, YYYY-Www, or YYYY-MM) /
        ├── 📁 Forms /       (Branded Smart Form PDFs v1, v2 & .docx)
        ├── 📁 Records /     (Approved timesheets, site photos & SHA-256 log)
        └── 📁 _Templates /  (Extracted company logo & form templates)

2. Certifications & One-Click Site Record Pack SHA-256 Hashed Records

📁 Company /
└── 📁 Certifications /
    ├── 📁 White card & induction /
    ├── 📁 High risk work licences /
    ├── 📁 SWMS library /
    ├── 📁 Scheme A-B-C evidence /
    └── 📦 Site record pack (.zip)  (One-click organised site bundle)
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Consumption-Smart Architecture · Pay Only for Active Worker-Days

Zemke’s Bring-Your-Own-Buckets Diagram: How to Keep Your ZimQi Consumption Low

In ZimQi, 2 credits = 1 approved worker-day (Starter includes 200 credits/mo for up to 3 crew · 1 site; Solo includes 500 credits/mo for up to 10 crew · 3 sites; Team includes 2,500 credits/mo and Scale includes 6,000 credits/mo with unlimited crew & subcontractor profiles). By plugging in the 4 buckets your business already owns, your credits go almost 100% toward active workdays on site:

0 ZimQi Credits

Bucket 1 — Your AI Bucket (Grok, ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Cursor)

Connect your existing AI subscription via our 77-tool MCP server or paste your own verified API key (BYO-AI). Smart Form template imports, compliance checks, and natural-language ops queries run on your own AI bucket for 0 ZimQi credits (saving 5–10 credits per form import).

0 Storage Markup

Bucket 2 — Your Cloud Storage Bucket (Google Drive & Dropbox Live · OneDrive Soon)

Completed branded Smart Form PDFs (v1, v2), Word .docx files, and site photos file straight into your own Google Drive or Dropbox (OneDrive coming soon). You never pay ZimQi extra per-gigabyte cloud storage fees, and your daily crew forms are included inside the 2-credit approved worker-day.

$0 Idle Roster Seats

Bucket 3 — Your Chat & Phone Bucket (Telegram + Native Browser Share)

Your crew checks in, checks out, and answers site forms inside Telegram (`@zimqi_assistant_bot`) or via a personal mobile browser link. Zero SMS per-message fees, zero app-store friction, and on Team & Scale, casuals and subcontractors cost 0 credits on days they don’t work.

0 Extra Export Credits

Bucket 4 — Your Email & Accounting Bucket (Gmail/Outlook + Xero/MYOB/QuickBooks)

Receive approval alerts in Gmail/Outlook, export clean Bookkeeper CSVs for MYOB/QuickBooks, push approved employee hours to Xero Payroll AU, and push approved subcontractor hours × rate into Xero ACCPAY Draft Bills for 0 extra credits (plus 4 free roster imports every month).

Top-up packs

Need extra credits?

Top-up packs (paid plans only) are used after your monthly allowance, valid 36 months, still usable if you cancel.

Extra 100

A$15 ex GST (A$16.50 inc GST)

100 credits (about 50 worker-days)

  • Starter, Solo, Team, Scale
  • Valid 36 months

Extra 300

A$39 ex GST (A$42.90 inc GST)

300 credits (about 150 worker-days)

  • Solo, Team, Scale
  • Valid 36 months

Extra 1,000

A$119 ex GST (A$130.90 inc GST)

1,000 credits (about 500 worker-days)

  • Team, Scale
  • Valid 36 months

Refer a business

Refer a business, earn free timesheet usage.

When a business you refer pays its first invoice, you get 200 credits (about 100 worker-days of check-ins) and they get 100 credits. The more businesses you refer, the more free usage you earn.

Credits have no cash value.

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What a credit costs you

Pay for jobs done, not taps

2 credits = 1 worker-day. Daily check-ins, site photos to your Google Drive or Dropbox (OneDrive coming soon), leave requests, licence reminders, and crew checklists on an active workday are included.

Everyday Crew Work (Daily Use)

Everyday crew work credit schedule
ActionCreditsHow it works
Tapping in and out, approving, assigning people to sites, daily crew checklists/Smart Forms, site photo relay to your Google Drive or Dropbox (OneDrive coming soon), leave requests & cover finder, licence & insurance expiry reminders, exporting your own CSV, and pushing approved subcontractor hours to accounting draft bills0Free ✓
One finalised timesheet / worker-day
(one person's workday, check-in to check-out, once approved — includes daily crew checklists/Smart Forms, site photo relay to Google Drive or Dropbox (OneDrive coming soon), leave requests, licence & insurance expiry reminders, CSV export, and pushing approved subcontractor hours to accounting draft bills)
2Included in plan
Standalone contractor form link (/f/{token} with no timesheet)
(when no timesheet is logged that day — included free up to monthly plan cap: 25 Trial · 50 Starter · 200 Solo · 1,000 Team · 2,500 Scale, then 1 credit)
0 → 1Included free up to plan cap, then 1 credit

✨ Bring Your Own AI (BYO-AI) — A$0 / 0 ZimQi Credits

✓ Included on every plan

Connect your own Google Gemini, Claude (Anthropic), ChatGPT (OpenAI), or Grok (xAI) via MCP assistant or a verified API key in Integrations & API. When BYO-AI is active, Smart Form imports and document checks run on your own AI account for 0 ZimQi credits (A$0). Prefer not to connect an AI key? Use ZimQi Built-In AI below — your first 3 form imports are free on trial, then 5 or 10 credits.

One-Off AI Setup & Vision Scans (only when you click to run them — never charged if a file fails to parse)

One-off AI setup and vision scan credit schedule
One-off AI actionCreditsTrial & guardrails
Typed Smart Form AI import (Word, Excel, or text PDF — includes automatic company logo & brand style extraction)5First 3 imports free on trial
Scanned/photo Smart Form AI import (up to 4 pages — includes automatic company logo & brand style extraction)10First 3 imports free on trial
Supplier receipt/invoice AI scan into an accounting draft bill1 / pageUp to 5 pages · confirm before push
Roster file import (Excel, CSV, or text)3After 4 free roster imports / month
AI roster photo or PDF import5 + 3/extra pg5 credits first 2 pages + 3 credits extra page (after 4 free/mo)

2 credits = 1 worker-day. Charged once per worker per work date when timesheets are finalised, regardless of how many sites they visit. Checking in and out, approving, assigning people to sites and exporting your CSV are free.

On the roadmap, not available and not priced today: lead intake, quote collection, estimation, proposal/tender submission, handover, subcontractor management and invoicing. You won't be asked to pay for them until they work end to end.

Pricing FAQ

The fine print, in plain English

What's a credit?

2 credits = 1 finalised worker-day (charged once per worker per date when timesheets are approved, including their daily crew checklists/Smart Forms, site photo relay to Google Drive or Dropbox (OneDrive coming soon), leave requests, and licence reminders). Optional one-off AI imports and vision scans have their own clear credit rates shown in the table above.

What's always free?

Tapping in and out, approving, assigning people to sites, daily crew Smart Forms on an active workday, site photo relay to your Google Drive or Dropbox (OneDrive coming soon), leave requests, licence & insurance expiry reminders, exporting your own CSV, and pushing approved subcontractor hours to accounting draft bills.

How are standalone contractor form links (/f/…) priced?

When an external contractor submits a form via a public /f/{token} link without logging a timesheet that day, it is included free up to your monthly plan cap (25 on Trial, 50 on Starter, 200 on Solo, 1,000 on Team, 2,500 on Scale), and 1 credit per submission after that.

Is it per seat?

No. Plans are a flat monthly price with a credit allowance, not a price per worker. Starter covers up to 3 crew on 1 site; Solo covers up to 10 crew on 3 sites; Team and Scale are unlimited crew and sites.

Do I need a card to try it?

No. Every account starts with a free trial (30 days or 100 credits, whichever comes first, plus your first 3 Smart Form AI imports free), no card and no sales call.

What about the coming-soon workflows?

They aren't live, aren't included in any plan and aren't priced. You won't be asked to pay for them until they actually work end to end.

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