CanTicket is cloud ERP and job management software for small businesses and professional services teams. It brings project management, time tracking, job costing, invoicing and staffing into one system with live margin visibility, so you can see exactly what every job, client and staff member is earning or costing in real time — connected to the Xero you already run.

How is CanTicket different from Asana, Trello or Monday?

Project management tools like Asana, Trello and Monday show you what work is happening, but not what it is worth. CanTicket is job costing and project profitability software as well as a small business ERP — it tracks real-time margin on every job, so you manage profit, staffing and capacity, not just task status.

Does CanTicket work with Xero?

Yes. CanTicket offers a two-way Xero ERP integration that pulls real cost, payroll and invoice data straight from Xero and maps it to every job. Your job costing and margin reporting run on actual accounting numbers, not estimates — which is why it is popular accountant- and advisor-recommended small business software.

Who is CanTicket for?

CanTicket is built for service and project-based small businesses — agencies, marketing and creative studios, consulting firms, IT services and professional services teams, typically between $500K and $5M in revenue. If you deliver work through people's time and need better ERP, staffing and profitability visibility than spreadsheets can give, CanTicket is for you.

How much does CanTicket cost?

CanTicket uses one flat per-seat price with everything included — job management, job costing, project profitability, real-time margin tracking, Xero integration and the AI team — with no feature gating and no per-tier gouging. See the pricing page for current rates.

How hard is it to switch to CanTicket?

Most teams migrate in a few clicks. Your boards, tasks, time and staffing come across from tools like Asana, Harvest and Trello, and CanTicket connects straight to Xero — so you are adding real-time margin and ERP visibility to your existing workflow, not rebuilding your small business software stack from scratch.

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Does CanTicket track what our AI usage costs?

Yes. Every AI action the CanTicket team takes — Madi checking margin, Atlas balancing capacity, Opti clearing admin — is metered and attributed to the job, client or department it ran for. AI consumption shows up as a real, itemised cost line alongside labour and expenses, not as an invisible platform fee, so you always know what the automation is costing you and where it is being spent.

Why does tracking AI consumption matter for financial transparency?

AI is quietly becoming a real operating expense, and in most businesses it sits in a single unallocated software bill nobody can break down. Tracking consumption per job puts that spend where it actually belongs: your job costing and project profitability numbers include the cost to serve, your margin reporting stays honest, and the expense flows into Xero already coded — so your accountant, your board and your clients see the same defensible figure.

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Why Businesses Hit a Wall

Most tools are built for either very small or very large businesses. CanTicket is purpose-built for the gap in between, where the real operational pain lives.

NetSuite Implementation Cost

A NetSuite implementation for an Australian SME typically costs between $80,000 and $200,000 when you include partner fees, data migration, configuration and training. Annual licencing then adds another $30,000 to $80,000 per year. For most businesses under $10M in revenue, this cost structure is unsustainable.

NetSuite Complexity

NetSuite is a powerful platform designed for mid-market companies with dedicated finance teams and IT departments. For SMEs without those resources, the complexity of NetSuite creates as many problems as it solves. Configuration, customisation and ongoing maintenance require specialist knowledge that most small businesses simply do not have in-house.

NetSuite Xero Conflict

Most Australian SMEs are already using Xero for their accounting. NetSuite is a direct competitor to Xero and does not integrate with it. Switching to NetSuite means abandoning Xero entirely and asking your accountant to work in an unfamiliar, far more complex platform. CanTicket works with Xero, not against it.

Built for How You Actually Work

Every feature in CanTicket is designed around the real-world needs of Australian SMEs running complex operations without enterprise resources.

Fast 4-Week Setup

CanTicket goes live in four weeks flat. Our onboarding team works alongside you to configure jobs, set up cost codes, migrate historical data and connect Xero. There is no lengthy discovery phase or requirements document.

Purpose-Built for SMEs

CanTicket is designed from the ground up for Australian SMEs, not scaled-down mid-market software. Every feature reflects the operational reality of businesses with 5 to 50 staff running complex jobs.

Xero-First Architecture

CanTicket was built with Xero at its core. The integration is native, real-time and requires no middleware. Your chart of accounts, tax codes and contact list sync automatically from day one.

Ongoing Support Included

CanTicket support is included in your subscription. There are no extra support contracts to buy, no per-incident fees and no waiting in a queue behind enterprise clients. Australian-based support available during business hours.

Built on Top of Xero, Not Instead of It

CanTicket does not replace your accounting software. It supercharges it. Every job, every cost and every invoice flows directly into Xero without manual data entry, CSV exports or reconciliation headaches.

Automatic two-way sync with Xero for all job costs and invoices

Real-time profit and loss visibility without waiting for month-end

Your accountant sees clean, categorised data the moment it happens

No duplicate data entry across systems, ever

Works with your existing Xero chart of accounts and tax codes

Frequently Asked Questions

How does CanTicket compare to NetSuite on total cost of ownership?

Over a three-year period, a typical NetSuite deployment for an Australian SME costs between $240,000 and $500,000 when you include implementation, licencing, customisation and support. CanTicket's total cost of ownership over the same period is typically between $15,000 and $45,000, depending on team size. That is a cost difference of ten times or more. The value CanTicket delivers on job costing, margin tracking and Xero integration is comparable for SME use cases, at a fraction of the investment.

What features does CanTicket have that NetSuite offers for project-based businesses?

For project-based businesses, CanTicket covers job costing, time tracking, purchase order management, subcontractor management, real-time margin reporting and client billing. These are the core ERP features that project-based SMEs use in NetSuite. Where NetSuite goes further is in areas like advanced manufacturing, multi-entity accounting and complex inventory management, which most Australian SMEs do not need. CanTicket gives you the 80% of value from NetSuite's project features at 10% of the cost.

Can I keep using Xero if I switch from NetSuite to CanTicket?

Yes, and in fact keeping Xero is one of the primary reasons to choose CanTicket over NetSuite. CanTicket is built to sit on top of Xero and extend it with operational capabilities. Your accountant continues to work in Xero, your bank feeds continue to reconcile and your BAS preparation stays the same. CanTicket adds job-level visibility, real-time margin tracking and team management on top of the Xero foundation you already have.

How long does it actually take to go live with CanTicket?

Most CanTicket implementations take four weeks from kick-off to full go-live. Week one covers discovery and configuration. Week two covers Xero integration and data migration. Week three covers team onboarding and training. Week four is the live period with our team on hand to support. This compares to a typical NetSuite SME implementation that takes 9 to 12 months and often runs over time and over budget. The difference in time to value is significant.

Is CanTicket suitable for businesses that were previously looking at NetSuite?

CanTicket is an excellent fit for Australian businesses that have been quoted on NetSuite and are concerned about cost, implementation time or complexity. If you need job costing, project tracking, team management and Xero integration in one platform, CanTicket delivers all of that without the enterprise overhead. We regularly work with businesses that were mid-evaluation of NetSuite and found CanTicket to be a more pragmatic choice for their current stage of growth.

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