Hunter vs Spreadsheets & paper
Moving off spreadsheets and paper job sheets
Spreadsheets and paper are free — until a missed pesticide record, a double-booked tech or an unpaid invoice costs you a job. Here's what changes when you switch to Hunter.
Best for: Solo operators just getting started
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The short version
Spreadsheets and paper job sheets feel free and flexible when you’re small. The real cost shows up later: a pesticide record that can’t be found, a double-booked technician, an invoice that never went out. Hunter turns all of that into one system that runs itself.
One thing to get out of the way before the table: Hunter is not sold the way the products on this page are. They are software licensed per user, which you configure and then operate. Hunter is a crew of AI employees installed with you — the work of answering, quoting, chasing and reporting is done by the system rather than by staff using it — so it is priced as one thing against what that work costs you today, not per seat. That makes a row-by-row feature comparison useful and a price comparison meaningless, which is why there isn't one. What it costs is on the pricing page and in full on the call.
| Capability | Hunter | Spreadsheets & paper |
|---|---|---|
| Built for AU pest control | Purpose-built | Not built for anything |
| Per-state compliance records | Built in (NSW·VIC·QLD·WA·SA·TAS·ACT·NT) | Manual, error-prone |
| AI agent for quotes & comms | Included | None |
| Recurring & maintenance planner | Included | Manual reminders |
| Xero & QuickBooks sync | Included | Manual export |
| What you're buying | A managed AI crew, priced as one | Nothing to buy, and every hour of the admin is yours |
Where Spreadsheets & paper falls short
Paper records and ad-hoc spreadsheets are hard to search, easy to lose, and a genuine risk if you’re ever audited on chemical use or technician licensing.
Every quote, reminder and invoice depends on someone remembering to do it. As soon as you get busy, things slip — and slipped jobs are lost revenue.
Why Australian pest control teams choose Hunter
Hunter keeps the simplicity of paper but removes the risk and the busywork:
- Compliant, searchable records for every job and chemical
- Automatic scheduling, reminders and invoicing
- An AI agent that chases quotes and answers customers
- Everything in one place, backed up, and always yours
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