I'm a single-trade specialist — is the Trade Specialist tier enough?
Yes. The Trade Specialist tier ships the Hey Ella Pro receptionist + AI Email Classifier, customer portal, Stripe payments, branded PDF quotes, and one domain plugin (your trade). If you only want the receptionist (no platform), check out Hey Ella standalone from A$99/mo, available now. If you later subcontract other trades or add multi-trade jobs, upgrade to Multi-Trade Renovation any time without re-platforming.
Is there a free trial?
Yes — once we open external onboarding (Q4 2026), every new tenant gets a 30-day no-obligation trial. Bring a real job, we'll help you set it up. If it doesn't earn its monthly fee in saved time, walk away.
Can I cancel?
Anytime. No lock-in. Month-to-month billing. We'll export your data on request — your customers, your jobs, your invoices. It's your business; it's your data.
What about Stripe fees?
Stripe charges its own processing fees (currently 1.7% + 30c for AU domestic cards). Those are separate from your Ella Works subscription and go directly to Stripe. We don't take a cut of your customer payments.
Is my data isolated from other tenants?
Yes. Multi-tenant architecture with row-level isolation, per-tenant encryption, and audit logging. Your customers, your quotes, your variations — only you and the people you invite can see them. We'll publish the security architecture document before external onboarding opens.
Do you take a percentage of my quote value?
No. Flat monthly subscription. Your business outcomes are yours. We don't make more money when you sell more — we just want you to keep coming back.
Which supplier catalogues are integrated?
Live today: Beaumont Tiles. Partnership in progress: Bunnings Kaboodle. In the pipeline: IKEA, Reece, Caroma, Stegbar, National Tiles, Freedom, Kinsman, Ardex, James Hardie, Colorbond/BlueScope, CSR Gyprock, Bowens, Stratco. Each supplier pack is bundled free with the parent domain plugin — no separate fee.
What integrations do you support?
Stripe (payments), Xero, MYOB, QuickBooks (accounting export), Google Calendar, Twilio (voice). More on the way — accounting webhooks, supplier ordering APIs, route optimization. If your tooling matters to you, tell us on the signup form and we'll prioritise.
Is it Australia-only?
Today, yes — built for AU compliance, AU tax, AU suppliers. New Zealand is in plan for 2027. Other markets follow.
Who do I call if it breaks?
Matt. Directly. (08) 7228 6801. The platform is small enough that you'll talk to a real human who has actually used it on real jobs.