Two voice quoters built for Australian trades. GRUNT is a strong standalone app at $19.99/mo. FlowSpec lives inside your Xero and drafts the quote straight there. The one question that splits them is whether you run on Xero.
See it draft a real quote into Xero.
Side-by-Side
| What matters | FlowSpec | GRUNT |
|---|---|---|
| Voice to quote | Yes | Yes |
| Built for Australian trades | Yes | Yes |
| Where the quote lands | Drafts into your Xero | Standalone app |
| Prices each line from | Your own Xero items | Its own prices |
| Creates the client in Xero | Matched or created | Standalone |
| Account codes & tax types on the quote | Yes, in Xero | Standalone |
| Learns your own phrasing | Yes | Voice quoting |
| Monthly price | One all-inclusive, per-seat plan | $19.99/mo standalone |
GRUNT is a genuinely good, cheaper standalone voice quoter. FlowSpec earns its price by living inside Xero, so the quote you speak lands as a real Xero draft. The deciding line is whether Xero already runs your books.
The Simple Picture
Both do real work. The difference is where the power comes from.
GRUNT is the great cordless tool. You grab it, it works anywhere, and it costs less. For a tradesman who quotes on its own, that is plenty.
FlowSpec is the tool wired into the workshop you already run. It draws its prices from your own Xero items and the finished quote drops straight onto the bench as a Xero draft, with the contact, account codes, and tax types in place. If your workshop is Xero, that wired-in feel is the whole point. You speak the job and it lands where your books already live. For a deeper look at how every voice quoter stacks up, the 2026 buyer's guide lays out the field.
Speed
Both tools start the same way: you talk, and a quote comes back. Here is where each one takes that.
Both get you from a spoken job to a quote quickly. The question that follows is where that quote then lives, and that is the next section.
Where The Prices Come From
A voice quote is only as good as the prices behind it. Here is how each tool sources them.
FlowSpec syncs your Xero items in as your price list, so every line on a quote uses your own sell prices, the numbers you already set in Xero. Update an item in Xero and the next quote uses the new figure. The price a client sees is the price you decided, carried straight from your own books.
GRUNT builds the quote from its own prices, set up inside the app the way you want them. For a tradesman who keeps quoting separate from their accounting, having the prices live right there in the quoting app is clean and direct. It is one tidy place to keep the numbers you quote from.
The choice here comes down to one thing: do you want the quote priced from your own Xero items, or from prices you keep inside a separate app?
Xero Depth
This is the one axis that splits the two tools. It is worth the detail.
Every FlowSpec quote is a real Xero draft quote. The line items come from your own Xero items, the client is matched in Xero or created fresh, and the account codes and tax types are already on it. You open Xero, the quote is sitting there ready, and you send it. The quote lives where your books live, from the first word to the sent email.
GRUNT is a standalone voice quoter, so the quote stays inside GRUNT. For a tradesman who quotes separately from their accounting, that is a clean, self-contained way to work, and the $19.99/mo price reflects how focused it is. The split between the two tools really is just this: GRUNT stands on its own, and FlowSpec lands the quote inside Xero.
A Worked Example
Here is the everyday moment where the Xero split shows up in real minutes.
Picture a chippy who already runs the business on Xero. A standalone quoter gives a fast quote, then it has to be carried over: export the quote, open Xero, retype each line, match the client, set the account code and the tax type, then send. The voice part was quick. The re-entry is where the evening goes.
With FlowSpec, that same chippy speaks the job, “hang 6 hollow-core doors, supply and fit pine architraves and skirting to two rooms, half a day labour, plus consumables.” Each line prices from their own Xero items. The draft quote lands in Xero with the client matched, the account codes set, and GST already worked out. They open Xero, read it over, and send. The export-and-retype step is gone.
For a tradesman whose books already live in Xero, FlowSpec lands the draft straight in, and that retyping step simply stops being part of the day.
Comparing more than these two? The comparison hub lines up every tool, and FlowSpec vs QuoteMate covers the supplier-priced angle.
Fair’s Fair
GRUNT is genuinely good and it costs less. If any of these fit you, it is a strong call.
You quote separately from your accounting
If your quoting and your books are happily kept apart, GRUNT works on its own at $19.99/mo and keeps the prices right there in the app. That is a clean way to run it.
Price is your main lever right now
At $19.99/mo, GRUNT is the cheaper way to start quoting by voice. If keeping the monthly cost low is what matters most this season, GRUNT earns a close look.
You want one self-contained quoting app
GRUNT is built for Australian trades and stands on its own, so the whole quoting flow lives in one place. For a tradesman who likes that simplicity, it is a tidy fit.
This is a fair fight. GRUNT is a solid, well-priced voice quoter. The one thing it leaves to you is moving the quote into Xero, and that is exactly the step FlowSpec takes off your plate.
The FlowSpec Fit
FlowSpec is for the tradesman whose books already live in Xero and wants the quote to land there too.
You already run on Xero
Xero is your system of record. FlowSpec drafts the quote straight into it with the contact, account codes, and tax types, so there is one source of truth and the export-and-retype step disappears.
You want the quote priced from your own sell prices
Your Xero items carry the sell prices you already set. FlowSpec prices each line from those, so the client sees the figure you decided, carried straight from your books.
You are done retyping quotes into Xero
If you currently export a quote and key it back into Xero, that is the step FlowSpec removes. You speak the job and the draft lands in Xero ready to read over and send.
You want a tool that learns how you quote
FlowSpec reads trade slang like GPO, RCD, PRV, and TMV, and it learns your own phrasing over time, so the words you actually say keep mapping to the right Xero items.
Pricing
GRUNT is cheaper on the sticker. FlowSpec costs more and folds the Xero work into the price.
Unlimited quotes, voice input, your own Xero items as the price list, and the draft quote into Xero with contact, account codes, and tax types. All in.
A standalone voice quoter built for Australian trades, with the prices kept inside the app. A low monthly cost to start quoting by voice.
Read the gap by the work each one removes. GRUNT gives you a quick standalone quote at a low price. FlowSpec adds the Xero draft, the contact, the account codes, and the tax types, so for a tradesman on Xero the retyping step leaves the day. Count the value in hours you get back each week, and one per-seat plan covers all of it. The current figure lives on the pricing page.
FAQ
Both turn a spoken job into a quote. GRUNT is a strong standalone voice quoter at $19.99/mo that builds the quote from its own prices. FlowSpec lives inside your Xero: it prices each line from your own Xero items and drafts the quote straight into Xero with the matched or created contact, account codes, and tax types. The split is Xero. If you run your books on Xero, FlowSpec keeps the whole job in one place. If you quote separately from your accounting, GRUNT may suit you.
GRUNT is $19.99/mo standalone. FlowSpec runs on one all-inclusive, per-seat plan; the current figure lives on flowspec.com.au/pricing. The fair way to read the two is by the work each one removes. GRUNT gives you a fast standalone quote. FlowSpec drafts the priced quote into your Xero, so the re-entry step disappears. If you currently export a quote and retype it into Xero, the hours that gives back each week are where FlowSpec earns out.
GRUNT is a standalone voice quoter that builds the quote inside its own app. FlowSpec is the one built around Xero: every FlowSpec quote is a real Xero draft quote, priced from your own Xero items, with the contact matched or created, account codes, and tax types already on it. If landing the quote inside Xero is what you want, that is the FlowSpec lane.
Pick FlowSpec. It is built around Xero. You speak the job, FlowSpec prices it from your own Xero items, and the draft quote lands in Xero with the contact, account codes, and tax types in place. There is one source of truth and the quote is ready to send. For a tradesman already running on Xero, that removes the export-and-retype step entirely.
Look hard at GRUNT. It is a strong standalone voice quoter at $19.99/mo and it works on its own, so it suits a tradesman who quotes separately from any accounting software. FlowSpec requires Xero, because sending the quote into your Xero account is the core of what it does. If Xero is part of your plan down the track, FlowSpec is worth a second look then.
Both are built for Australian trades and read the way tradesmen talk. FlowSpec understands trade slang and abbreviations like GPO, RCD, PRV, and TMV, and it learns each user's own phrasing over time, so the words you actually say start mapping to the right Xero items. Speak the job in your own language and the quote comes back priced from your list.
FlowSpec is the clear pick for tradesmen on Xero. Speak the job, get a draft quote in Xero, send it. See it draft a real quote into Xero.
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