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Ernie or TradePA?
TradePA sells AI chat, missed-call text back, phone answering and websites to Australian tradies. Ernie does one job: answer from your website, then email and text you the enquiry.
Side by side
Ernie
TradePA
Where it answers
On your website, in a chat
In a website chat, by text after a missed call and on your phone on its A$395 plan
Made for
Local service businesses, like tradies, renovators and venues
Australian tradies
Where enquiries go
Texted and emailed to you, and kept in your Enquiries inbox
Sent to your inbox, with hot leads flagged to your mobile
Bookings
Ernie takes the details, and you pick the time when you call back
Books into your calendar where it’s connected
Your website
Works on the website you already have
Works on your website, and the A$79 plan includes a new one
Pricing
From A$29 a month for 500 chats
A$79 a month for the chatbot and a website, A$195 with text back and reviews, A$395 with phone answering
Setup fee
None
None on the A$79 plan, then A$250 or A$450
Trying it
14 days free with no card, starting when Ernie goes live
7 days free on the A$79 plan
Which one suits you?
Choose TradePA when
- You want a new website built along with the chat
- You want missed calls texted back or your phone answered
- You want jobs booked into your calendar
Choose Ernie when
- You’re happy with your website and want it answering customers
- You want to start from A$29 a month with no setup fee
- You want photos of the job with the enquiry
- You want answers only from your own website, read again every day
If you need a new website or want your phone covered, TradePA bundles those in. If your website is already sorted, Ernie gets it answering customers for less.
Compared in October 2026 from public information. Check each provider for current details.