A SignTracker alternative built for Australian shops
SignTracker is a capable, sign-industry tool built around workflow and job tracking, with QuickBooks for the accounting side. For an Australian shop, Sign OS is the local alternative: pricing computed from product recipes rather than templates, an approval-gated AI assistant, two-way Xero sync, and AUD plans with user buckets instead of per-seat fees.
Built in Australia, priced in AUD
SignTracker is a US product with QuickBooks at its centre. Sign OS is built and operated in Australia: plans are AUD with user buckets — 3, 10 or 20 — so adding your fabricator or Saturday casual costs nothing, invoicing is GST-aware, and accounting flows two-way into Xero and QuickBooks today, with a MYOB connection built but not yet switched on.
Support is in your timezone and the terms are governed by Victorian law — not a US contract you can't renegotiate.
- AUD pricing with user buckets, not per-seat fees
- Two-way Xero and QuickBooks sync today; MYOB built, not yet on
- GST-aware invoicing end to end
- Australian support and Victorian-law terms
Pricing your team can defend
Where template quoting leaves the number to whoever fills it in, Sign OS computes every quote from a product recipe — substrates, machine minutes, labour, waste and markup tiers — deterministically. Any team member produces the same price your best estimator would, and every dollar traces to a line in the recipe. The approval-gated ReAct AI assistant does the legwork — finding records, drafting quotes and follow-ups — with a human confirming every write.
- Deterministic recipe pricing — sheet, roll, sqm and lm native
- Waste and yield calculated per material, visible on every line
- Agentic AI assistant with an approval gate on every action
- Quote → job in one click, prices frozen at acceptance
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
One system from the floor to the invoice
Beyond quoting and job tracking, Sign OS runs the making: a department timeline with overload warnings, big-button floor boards with QR time clocking, job-linked purchase orders and stock, install dispatch with a contractor portal, and deposit and final invoicing synced to Xero. Shops selling standard products can switch on their own online storefront and VIP client ordering portals.
- Department timeline with capacity overload warnings
- Floor boards and QR job sheets — no prices on the floor
- Job-linked purchasing, stock and install dispatch
- Optional online storefront and VIP client portals
Frequently asked questions
- How is Sign OS different from SignTracker?
- Both are built for sign shops, but Sign OS prices from deterministic product recipes rather than templates, adds an approval-gated AI assistant, and is Australian: AUD plans with user buckets, GST-aware invoicing and two-way Xero sync. It also runs production end to end — timeline, floor boards, purchasing, dispatch and invoicing on one record.
- Does Sign OS work with Xero, not just QuickBooks?
- Yes — two-way Xero and QuickBooks Online sync is live today: invoices push across and payment status flows back so job margins stay current. A MYOB AccountRight connection is written and tested, but MYOB charges for developer access, so it is not switched on yet.
- Is Sign OS harder to learn?
- You can quote the day you start. The trial includes a shared catalogue of materials, machines and processes to build from, and every recipe you add makes the next quote faster. Most shops set up their top five products first.
- What does Sign OS cost?
- Plans are AUD $89/month for 3 users, $169 for 10 and $249 for 20 — no onboarding fees and no per-user fees inside each bucket. Every plan starts with a free 7-day trial, no card required.