Job management software for Manufacturing, Fabrication & Engineering
Thinking about paying huge $$$ for an ERP?
Track progress, labour, materials and purchasing across your workshop, so you always know what’s on track and what’s about to become a problem.
- Know where every job stands
- Track labour, materials and purchasing in real time
- Know your job costs and margins before it’s too late
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Your workshop is busy enough. You shouldn’t have to chase every job for an update.
Jobs start slipping
A small delay turns into a missed deadline before you even know there’s a problem.
You’re constantly chasing answers
Walking the floor, calling the team and asking where jobs are up to just to get a straight answer.
You don’t know what’s really on track
Some jobs look fine on paper, but you can’t see which ones are running over time, over budget or falling behind.
Your margins disappear quietly
Extra hours, materials and purchasing keep getting added — and you only see the damage once the job is finished.
The real problem isn’t being busy. It’s being busy without knowing what’s happening.
You don’t need a massive ERP. You need control of your jobs.
WorkGuru is job management software built around how workshops actually work.
SEE WHAT’S HAPPENING
Track job progress, labour, materials, purchasing and costs from one place.
CATCH PROBLEMS EARLIER
See delays, extra hours, missing costs and job issues while you can still act.
KEEP JOBS MOVING
Keep work, people and deadlines aligned across the workshop.
PROTECT YOUR MARGINS
Compare estimated costs against actual labour, materials and purchasing before you invoice.
Before you spend big on an ERP, ask yourself what you actually need.
Quote to invoice, nothing gets lost in the middle.
1
QUOTE THE JOB
Build the job from the work you’re actually going to deliver.
2
RUN THE JOB
As work happens, labour, purchasing, materials and progress are recorded against the job.
3
Invoice with confidence
When the work is done, you’ve got a clearer picture of the actual job performance.
What changes for the businesses using it
We were probably close to pulling the trigger on something a lot more expensive. We didn't wanna pay 100 grand upfront for a program – but then we found WorkGuru. A lot of the small business price-point programs didn't have all the features we needed, whereas WorkGuru looks like something that as we grow, we can continue to use.
Discovered their contract work wasn't profitable.
Frontline Trays & Trailers
Quoting time cut in half.
Weldingmen
15 hours of admin saved every week.
Arcwell Engineering
Results as reported by the customers named. Individual results vary.
Still running jobs from spreadsheets and conversations?
Here’s what changes.
Spreadsheets and a whiteboard
- Walk the floor or call someone to find out where a job is.
- Build quotes from old spreadsheets and estimates.
- Record time on paper and enter it later.
- Find supplier costs weeks after the work has started.
- Discover job overruns after the damage is done.
- Spend days reconciling information at month end.
WorkGuru
- Open the job and see its current status, hours and costs.
- Build quotes using templates and previous job data.
- Record time against the job as work happens.
- Purchase orders sit against the job from the day they’re raised.
- Keep purchase orders and supplier costs attached to the job.
- See job margins while there’s still time to act.
Built for businesses that make things, build things and get jobs done.
WorkGuru isn’t designed for everyone.
It’s designed for businesses where every job has people, materials, costs and a deadline attached to it.
- You run project-based work rather than simple call-outs.
- You have a team working on jobs across your workshop.
- Labour and materials make up a significant part of your job costs.
- You’re in fabrication, engineering, manufacturing, machining, joinery or industrial services.
If you’re a sole operator doing call-outs, or you only need invoicing, WorkGuru is more than you need — and we’d rather tell you now than after a trial.
Keeps working with the systems you already run.
WorkGuru runs the job side and syncs the numbers across. You don’t change your accounting, and you don’t enter anything twice.
Xero
MYOB
QuickBooks
Employment Hero
HubSpot
Shopify
Built for workshop businesses. Not a generic ERP.
WorkGuru is built for fabrication, engineering and manufacturing businesses that need practical tools, not enterprise complexity. And we’re here, not overseas.
Guided implementation
We set it up with you, using your jobs and your process.
Real people in Brisbane
Support in your timezone, from people who know workshops.
Twice-weekly drop-ins
Open sessions to ask questions while you’re getting going.
No lock-in
Your data is yours. Month to month, cancel anytime.
Nothing to lose by having a look.
14 days free, with no credit card
Month to month — cancel anytime
Your data is yours, and exportable
Set up with you, not handed to you
Frequently asked questions
Will this replace Xero?
No. WorkGuru handles the job side — quoting, scheduling, timesheets, purchasing and job costs — and syncs with Xero for your accounting. You keep the system you already use.
Is WorkGuru an ERP?
WorkGuru is job management software, built specifically for businesses running jobs with labour, materials, purchasing and deadlines.
How is WorkGuru different from an ERP?
Rather than trying to become every system in your business, WorkGuru focuses on the job — what you’re quoting, what you’re building, who’s working on it, what you’re spending and whether you’re making money. You can then connect it with your accounting and other systems.
How hard is it to get started?
We’ll help you set it up around your own jobs and processes.
You can use your own workflow during the trial and join our twice-weekly drop-in sessions if you need help along the way.No. It’s built for project-based workshops generally — fabrication, engineering, manufacturing, machining, joinery and similar. If you run jobs with labour, materials and a due date, it fits.
Our jobs change once they hit the floor. Does that break the costing?
No. Variations and extra work are recorded against the job as they happen, so the costs stay accurate and you can see the difference between what you quoted and what it actually took.
What if we already use MYOB or QuickBooks, not Xero?
All three are supported, along with NetSuite and Business Central. WorkGuru pushes invoices and purchase costs across so the job side and the accounting side agree, without anyone entering it twice.
Can I try it without a credit card?
Yes. The 14-day trial gives you full access with no credit card and no lock-in contract.
Before you spend huge $$$ on an ERP, see what WorkGuru can do first.
Start your free trial today and see how WorkGuru works with the way you already run jobs.
14 days free. No credit card required.