Both are Australian-built. Only one ships GST-native invoicing, BAS, STP Phase 2, AU bank feeds, AWS Sydney hosting, and 18 vertical dashboards. We don’t play feature-list bingo — we cite the source.
TL;DR
MeMate is a bootstrapped Australian business management tool (theAD Pty Ltd, 2–10 staff) covering quotes, projects and invoicing — best fit if you have a small fixed-scope service workflow and don’t need BAS/STP, bank feeds or vertical-specific dashboards.
OneBookPlus is built for Australian SMB operators across 18 verticals who want GST-native invoicing, BAS, STP Phase 2 payroll, AU CDR bank feeds, an AI Companion, and a white-label customer portal in one platform hosted in Sydney.
Who wins where: MeMate wins on tight product-team-to-customer loop and simplicity. OneBookPlus wins on AU tax compliance, integrations (Xero, MYOB, STP, BAS), data residency (AWS Sydney), and vertical depth.
Key takeaways
5Side by side
Sixteen capability rows that matter for Australian SMB operators. Competitor cells link to the MeMate page that substantiates (or fails to substantiate) the claim.
| Category | Feature | OneBookPlus | MeMate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verticals | Vertical-specific dashboards & workflows | 18 verticals | 6 listed, 2 with tailored copy [src] |
| Quotes & jobs | Quote → job → invoice pipeline | Yes | Yes |
| Invoicing | GST-native invoicing with ABN validation | Yes | Invoicing yes; AU GST/ABN not documented [src] |
| Payments | Stripe + Stripe Tax, deposits, surcharging | Stripe + Stripe Tax | Payments shown; processor/AU surcharge rules not documented [src] |
| Bookings | Online booking widget + customer-facing scheduler | Yes | No |
| Customer portal | White-label portal — book, pay, accept quote | Yes | No |
| Bank feeds | AU CDR bank feeds (Basiq) + AI categorisation + invoice-match reconciliation | Yes | No |
| Accounting | Double-entry accounting — chart of accounts, general ledger, balance sheet, P&L, cash flow | Yes | Not documented [src] |
| Aged receivables & payables, journal entries, budget tracking | Yes | Not documented [src] | |
| GST / BAS | Quarterly BAS reports + ATO XBRL digital lodgement (G1, 1A, 1B) | Yes | Not documented [src] |
| STP / Payroll | STP Phase 2 lodgement & SuperStream | Yes | Not documented [src] |
| AI features | AI Companion (chase, follow-up, winback, EOD summary) | Yes | Not documented publicly [src] |
| Mobile | Native iOS + responsive web | Yes | Web app [src] |
| Integrations | Xero, MYOB, STP, BAS, ABN lookup | Yes | Xero/MYOB/STP/BAS not documented [src] |
| Data residency | Where customer data is stored | AWS Sydney (ap-southeast-2) | AWS, United States [src] |
| Security certs | ISO 27001 / SOC 2 / IRAP | Roadmap; AWS Sydney shared-responsibility | None published [src] |
| Annual pricing transparency | Annual price shown alongside monthly | Yes | Monthly only [src] |
| GST inclusivity | Price page declares inc. / ex. GST | Declared inc. GST | Not declared [src] |
| Starting price (AUD, inc. GST) | From $0/mo | From A$99.85/mo | |
| Inc. GST · Annual price shown | GST inclusivity not declared · No annual price shown |
Where MeMate wins
MeMate has been bootstrapped since 2020, operates as a small 2–10 staff Australian team out of theAD Pty Ltd, and runs a tight loop with their existing agency-client book. That means feature requests from active customers often land quickly, and the product is shaped around the daily workflow of a small fixed-scope project business. If your business looks like that — quote, deliver, invoice, repeat — and you don’t need quarterly BAS, STP Phase 2 payroll, vertical dashboards, bank feeds, or AU data residency, MeMate’s simplicity and direct support are genuine advantages. We’d rather you stay than switch and regret it.
Where OneBookPlus wins
OneBookPlus generates quarterly BAS-ready reports (G1, 1A, 1B), lodges STP Phase 2 events with each pay run, validates ABNs against the ATO register at quote time, and exports Xero / MYOB-shaped CSVs for your bookkeeper. MeMate’s public features page does not document Xero, MYOB, STP, BAS, or ABN-lookup integration. If that’s privately on their roadmap we haven’t seen it published — ask MeMate directly before assuming compliance lodgement is handled.
OneBookPlus is hosted in AWS Sydney (ap-southeast-2). MeMate’s subprocessor list shows AWS, United States. For most small operators this is invisible — until a customer asks where their data lives under APP 8, or you need to answer a procurement questionnaire from a state-government or healthcare client. AU residency removes a class of conversations entirely.
OneBookPlus ships dedicated dashboards and workflows for 18 verticals (trades, automotive, fitness, education, aged care, health & beauty, professional services, restaurant/hotel, retail, mortgage broker, tax agency, and more), plus an AI Companion for no-show follow-up, payment chase, predictive rebooking, winback, review harvesting, and end-of-day summaries. MeMate’s site lists 6 industries with tailored copy on roughly two, and AI features are not publicly documented on the features page.
Pricing, normalised
MeMate prices verified against memate.com.au/pricing. GST inclusivity is not declared on that page, so AU buyers should ask before signing.
OneBookPlus
All AUD, inc. GST. Annual billing shown on /pricing.
MeMate
GST inclusivity not declared on memate.com.au/pricing. No annual-billing discount shown.
FAQ
Yes. Both are Australian-built. The practical difference: OneBookPlus ships native GST invoicing with ABN validation, quarterly BAS reports, STP Phase 2 payroll, Australian CDR bank feeds, and 18 vertical dashboards. MeMate's public feature page documents quoting, projects, and invoicing — but not Xero/MYOB/STP/BAS integration, and the subprocessor list shows AWS United States rather than AWS Sydney.
OneBookPlus runs in AWS Sydney (ap-southeast-2) so customer data stays in Australia. MeMate's public subprocessor list (memate.com.au/subprocessors) shows AWS in the United States. If APP 8 cross-border disclosure matters to your customers, that's a real difference.
MeMate's pricing page lists A$99.85/month for Business and A$162.17/month for Business+Work, with custom Enterprise pricing. The page does not declare whether prices are GST-inclusive, and no annual-billing discount is shown. OneBookPlus is $0/Free, $29 Starter, $69 Growth — all prices inc. GST, with annual billing visible on the page.
Not according to MeMate's public features page (memate.com.au/features) as of the last-reviewed date below. That doesn't mean those integrations don't exist privately — but as a buyer you should ask MeMate directly before assuming compliance lodgement is covered. OneBookPlus ships Xero export, BAS-ready quarterly reports, and STP Phase 2 lodgement out of the box.
MeMate has been bootstrapped since 2020 and is run by the same agency that built the product (theAD Pty Ltd), which means a tight feedback loop with their existing client book. If you're already running a MeMate-shaped workflow with a small fixed-scope project pipeline and you don't need vertical-specific dashboards, GST/BAS, or bank feeds, the switch isn't urgent.
Export your contacts and project data as CSV from MeMate, then import directly into OneBookPlus contacts and jobs. We'll help you map fields on a 20-minute migration call — including bringing across your branding, GST/ABN defaults, and Stripe payment connection. Most operators finish the cutover in a single afternoon.
We’ll walk through your current MeMate setup, export your contacts and project data, and map them into OneBookPlus on the call. Most operators finish cutover in an afternoon.
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About this comparison
Feature claims about OneBookPlus reflect what is shipping today on onebookplus.com.au. MeMate pricing and feature claims were last verified against MeMate’s public Australian product pages on the date below; vendor pricing changes frequently, so check the MeMate website for your specific situation before making a decision.
Disclosure: OneBookPlus publishes this comparison and stands to benefit if you switch. We aim to compare like-for-like on capability and Australian tax compliance — if you spot something out of date, email hello@onebookplus.com.au and we’ll review it.
About the author
Founder & CEO, OneBookPlus
Bishal has over a decade of experience in digital marketing, web development, and small business consulting across Australia. Bishal regularly assists Australian small to medium businesses with software stack consolidation — including the trade-offs of moving from MeMate to an integrated platform. The comparison above is informed by direct migration experience, not a single read of the MeMate marketing site.
Last reviewed and updated: May 2026 by Bishal Shrestha