SafetyDocs vs simpliSWMS: features and price compared

SafetyDocs gives a principal contractor everything simpliSWMS is built for (subbies preparing SWMS, the builder reviewing and approving them, the crew signing on their phones) for a fraction of the price. On published prices, SafetyDocs Gold costs $599.95 a month, about $7,200 a year, against $27,000 a year for simpliSWMS's principal contractor plan. And SafetyDocs starts you from 600+ SWMS and SOPs written by safety experts, rather than from a blank SWMS and suggested content.

Both run in the browser, and in both, workers sign without downloading an app. The differences are where the SWMS comes from, how the builder and subbies work on it together, and what you pay.

At a glance

Prices are in AUD including GST. Source for simpliSWMS: the home, FAQ and pricing pages of its website, simpliswms.com.au, checked 12 November 2026.

The price difference

simpliSWMS prices by active SWMS. SafetyDocs prices by active jobs, and every plan lets unlimited workers sign free.

• Principal contractor: simpliSWMS is $27,000 a year. SafetyDocs Gold is $7,199.40 a year paid monthly, or $5,759.40 billed yearly. Gold covers 25 active jobs, 100 team members and unlimited subbie passes, so your subbies run their part of the job at your cost.
• A subbie with a few SWMS on the go: simpliSWMS is $270 a month for up to 4 active SWMS. SafetyDocs Bronze is $89.95 a month for 3 active jobs, with your logo, verified signatures, reminders by email and text, and your own SWMS added to builders' jobs.
• Getting started: both have a free option. SafetyDocs Free keeps your SWMS, gets them signed and lets you join a builder's job, with no demo or card needed.

Calcula cuánto pagarías

Compara SafetyDocs con simpliSWMS para un contratista principal que recoge los SWMS de los subcontratistas, o para un subcontratista que paga los suyos.

Eres

Contratista principalSubcontratista u oficio

Miembros del equipo

10

Personas que preparan, revisan o aprueban documentos. En SafetyDocs no cuentan los trabajadores que solo firman.

Obras activas

5

Facturación

MensualAnual

Con SafetyDocs ahorras 24.601 AUD al año

SafetyDocs Silver

199,95 AUD al mes2399 AUD al añoUnos 19,99 AUD por persona al mes. Los trabajadores firman gratis

simpliSWMS

2250,00 AUD al mes27.000 AUD al añoPlan para contratista principal, facturación anual

Precios de simpliSWMS en AUD según su sitio web el 12 de noviembre de 2026. Los precios de SafetyDocs incluyen GST.

Where SafetyDocs comes out ahead

• The SWMS is already written. You start from a complete SWMS written by safety experts for Australian WHS law, then make it fit the job. Browse the SWMS template library, or a trade such as SWMS for concreting. Already have your own? Upload the Word or PDF and convert it.
• Builder and subbie work on one document. The builder comments on the exact line, the subbie fixes it in place, and the builder sees the change. No emailing files back and forth.
• The crew can push back. Any worker can raise an issue on a step, with a photo, and everyone on the job gets the fix.
• Change it once. Edit the SWMS and everyone who signed is asked to sign the new version.
• Subbies keep their documents. A subbie's SWMS and records stay theirs, from one builder and one job to the next.
• More than SWMS. The same library has SOPs, policies, management plans, permits to work, inspection checklists, incident reports, registers, quality and environmental forms, and ISO-aligned systems, so your whole safety system lives in one place.

Where simpliSWMS may suit you better

• Your principal contractor already uses it. If your builder runs simpliSWMS, its subcontractor access is free for that work.

Who each suits

SafetyDocs suits builders and principal contractors who want every subbie's SWMS collected, reviewed, approved and signed in one place, at a price that doesn't need a procurement process. It also suits trades and subbies who want expert-written SWMS they can tailor in minutes and keep from job to job.

simpliSWMS suits principal contractors already set up on it, and their subcontractors.

Not sure your work needs a SWMS? Use the Do I need a SWMS? checker. For templates, software and consultants side by side, see ways to get a SWMS.

Common questions

Is SafetyDocs cheaper than simpliSWMS? Yes, on published prices. SafetyDocs Gold for principal contractors is $599.95 a month (about $7,200 a year), against $27,000 a year for simpliSWMS. For a subbie, SafetyDocs Bronze is $89.95 a month, against $270 a month for up to 4 active SWMS on simpliSWMS.

Do subbies have to pay to use SafetyDocs on my job? No. Subbies on any SafetyDocs plan, Free included, can join your job, read the SWMS and sign. On Gold, you give them subbie passes at your cost, and they keep their documents when the job ends.

Do workers need an app or an account to sign? No. Workers open the SWMS from a text, link or QR code and sign on any phone, with no app and no account. Unlimited workers sign free on every plan.

Details about simpliSWMS come from its website on 12 November 2026 and may have changed.