A Hexicom alternative that's signage-native and AUD-priced

Signage-native, not print-first

Sign OS models how signs are actually made — substrates by sheet, roll, square metre and lineal metre, machine minutes, fabrication steps and install work — so the same recipe that prices a job also drives the cut, the print and the fabrication on the floor. Installation schedules on the same timeline as production, with a contractor portal for crews.

• ✓Sheet, roll, sqm and lm native recipes — signage units, not generic lines
• ✓Cut, print and fabrication queues on floor tablet boards
• ✓Install dispatch and contractor portal on the same timeline
• ✓QR job sheets — scan, step, clock

Transparent, published AUD pricing

Sign OS pricing is public and in AUD — $89/month for 3 users, $169 for 10, $249 for 20 — with no onboarding fees and no per-user fees inside each bucket. Hexicom lists its pricing as quote-on-request (as reviewed mid-2026), so comparing on cost means booking a call; Sign OS lets you see the number and start a free 7-day trial without one.

• ✓Published AUD pricing — no quote-on-request to compare cost
• ✓User buckets, not per-seat fees
• ✓No onboarding fees — the trial is the onboarding
• ✓Two-way Xero and QuickBooks sync today; MYOB built, not yet on

Switching is a trial, not a project

You don't migrate to Sign OS — you trial it in parallel. Bulk CSV import brings customers, materials and suppliers across in an afternoon; the shared catalogue gives you a head start on products; and your next few new quotes run in Sign OS while old jobs finish where they are. If it doesn't earn its keep in seven days, you've lost nothing — the demo is free and doesn't ask for a card.

• ✓Bulk CSV import: customers, materials, suppliers
• ✓Shared global catalogue of materials, machines and processes
• ✓Run in parallel — no cut-over day, no consultants
• ✓Free 7-day demo, no card, cancel by simply stopping

AI and the whole loop in one record

An enquiry becomes a quote, the quote becomes a job, and production, purchasing, dispatch and invoicing all run off that same record — with the approval-gated ReAct AI assistant working across it: searching, drafting quotes, raising POs and answering questions from live production data, every write confirmed by a human. Shops selling standard products can switch on an online storefront and VIP client ordering portals.

• ✓One record from enquiry to invoice — nothing re-keyed
• ✓Agentic AI assistant with an approval gate on every write
• ✓Live quoted-vs-actual margin per job
• ✓Optional online storefront and VIP client ordering

Frequently asked questions

How is Sign OS different from Hexicom?

Hexicom is a print-MIS and web2print platform; Sign OS is built signage-first for sign shops, with deterministic recipe pricing, an approval-gated AI assistant, shop-floor boards and install dispatch. Its pricing is published in AUD rather than quote-on-request, and it runs the whole job from enquiry to invoice on one record.

Does Sign OS do online ordering or web-to-print?

Yes. Shops on the Scale plan can switch on their own online storefront plus VIP client portals — login-gated catalogues where account customers order at agreed prices with a live price preview, and orders create jobs automatically.

What does Sign OS cost, and can I see it up front?

Yes — pricing is public: AUD $89/month for 3 users, $169 for 10 and $249 for 20, with no onboarding or per-user fees inside each bucket. Every plan starts with a free 7-day trial, no card required.

Does it integrate with Xero and MYOB?

Two-way Xero and QuickBooks Online sync is live today — invoices push across and payment status flows back. A MYOB AccountRight connection is written and tested, but MYOB charges for developer access, so it is not switched on yet.