Six phases. Fully monitored.
Every stage of the job, tracked and verified the moment it happens, no manual checking required.
Everything the job needs
Pick a category, then click through — this is the actual workflow, not a mockup of one.
Smart-generated SWMS
Pick the High Risk Construction Work categories, describe the task, and get a full hierarchy-of-controls document — ready for approval, not a blank template.
Variation Orders clients can approve from their phone
Turn a site conversation into a costed, time-extended Variation Order, and let your client accept or reject it with an e-signature — no more disputed verbal agreements.
Learn moreAsk a question, get a timestamped answer back
Raise an RFI against a saved, verified contact and Novato emails it with a no-login reply link — the answer lands back in the project record automatically, with a timestamp, no copying an email reply back in by hand.
Learn moreAn approved claim, already in Xero
Connect Xero once, and every payment request you approve syncs across as a draft bill, coded to the expense account you choose — no re-keying a subcontractor’s claim into your books by hand.
Learn moreYour logo on every document you generate
Add your business details and brand colour once, and every SWMS and Variation Order PDF carries your company’s header automatically — no more generic templates going out to clients.
The document regulators actually ask for
Every project over $250,000 needs a WHS Management Plan. Novato assembles it from the SWMS, inductions, and incidents already on file — and tells you exactly what's still missing, instead of pretending it's complete.
Everything on site flows into one record
Paperwork, people and site activity all land in the same place, so nothing has to be chased down when an auditor, insurer or head contractor asks for it.
Compliance
Automated
For The
Jobsite.
Novato is the single source of truth for subcontractor compliance. Create projects, invite subcontractors, and verify licences against state registries in real time — then generate SWMS, toolbox talks, and variations on demand.
Jones Civil
NSW State Registry
ABC Electrical
QLD State Registry
Delta Plumbing
VIC State Registry
Traffic Group
WA State Registry
0
Documents
0
Verified
0
Flagged
Nothing to chase. Nothing to miss.
Not a metaphor — this is what happened on a real project, this week.
No one opened a spreadsheet. No one sent a follow-up text.
The right register. Every time.
Different licences, different regulators, different websites. Novato always checks the one that actually issues it.
Enter details
Add licence or business details
Novato checks
We check the official source in real-time
Get verified
You get a clear, reliable result
Licence Number
L12345678
State / Regulator
ACT
Licence Type
Electrical Licence
WorkSafe ACT Public Register
D. Alvarez Electrical Pty Ltd
Government registers mapped
States & territories covered
Live or synced sources
Checks go to the right official source
- Holder (register)
- D. Alvarez Electrical Pty Ltd
- Status
- Current
- Expiry
- 14 Mar 2027
Register data as of this morning.
No live API for this one, so Novato sends your reviewer straight to the exact WorkSafe ACT tool for High Risk Work licences, not the general Access Canberra registers page most people find first.
Go to WorkSafe ACT toolWe always take you to the official source.
Prove it happened.
A subcontractor gets hurt on site. Their licence had lapsed six weeks earlier. The regulator's first question isn't "was it valid" — it's "how do you know you checked."
Every verification Novato ever makes — a live register match, a Principal Contractor's own approval, a rejection and why — is already logged. The audit trail export turns that log into the one document you hand to a regulator, insurer, or lawyer: who checked what, when, and against which register.
- Every decision timestamped, down to who or what system made it
- Live register match evidence, not just a status badge
- Branded with your business details, ready to hand over as-is
Included on Shield and Armor plans, as a branded PDF or CSV, generated per project on demand.
(02) 8000 4567
Evidence of due diligence
Compliance Audit Trail
Parramatta Civic Hub
White Card (General Construction Induction)
Voltrix Electrical · CIC-000000
Register holder name matches document · Status: Current
Licensed Electrical Inspector
Ironclad Electrical · L-000000
No matching licence was found on the register.
Public Liability Insurance
Ironclad Electrical · PLI-000000
Confirm where the crew
actually is.
Site Sign-In already verifies who a phone belongs to. Geofencing checks where it is too, holding a sign-in that's too far from site instead of quietly recording it.
- Check-in confirms arrival with one location check. Continuous keeps confirming for the whole shift, through the Novato Vault app, if you turn it on.
- A denied or missing GPS reading never blocks a legitimate worker. Only an out-of-range one does.
- Either mode is opt-in per project, and a Tradie always sees when it's on. Continuous tracking stops the moment they end their shift in the app.
Continuous mode is available by request, on Armor or a custom plan — get in touch to turn it on for a project.
Kellerman Build Co.
42 Riverside Ave, Level 3 fit-out
12m from boundary
Jurisdiction Intelligence
Researched directly from official regulator sources across all 8 states and territories — not a generic national checklist.
New South Wales
NSWJurisdiction
80
requirements tracked
Every compliance parameter is dynamically cross-referenced from active regulatory databases in New South Wales.
Invite to approval.
Invite your subcontractors once. Novato verifies, tracks, monitors and notifies automatically, so your projects stay compliant without chasing paperwork.
Create Project
State selected, compliance profile loaded automatically.
Riverside Apartments — Stage 2
Invite Contractors
One-click upload links sent by email.
- ElectricalInvited
- PlumbingInvited
- CivilInvited
- ScaffoldingInvited
One-click links sent via email — no account required
Contractors Upload
Licences and insurance land in the workflow instantly.
- Electrical — Electrical LicenceUploaded
- Plumbing — Public LiabilityUploaded
- Civil — Workers CompensationUploaded
- Scaffolding — White CardUploaded
Documents land in the workflow instantly
Novato Verifies
The engine checks, matches, and validates every document.
- Checking licence
- Validating insurance
- Matching state requirements
- Reading expiry dates
- Detecting missing documents
- Cross-checking contractor profile
Continuous Monitoring
Expiries, renewals, and audit trails tracked automatically.
- Insurance expires in 17 days
- Licence renewed automatically
- Reminder sent to contractor
- Audit log entry created
Novato keeps watching after approval
Approved for Site
100% compliance achieved. Real-time verification protects your workforce.
Stop chasing paperwork
Novato replaces the group chat, the spreadsheet, and the folder of expired PDFs with one verified ledger.
state-specific requirements tracked
researched per state and territory, not one national checklist
compliance features, one platform
SWMS to licence verification — not just document storage
trade categories covered
electrical to earthworks, not one generic checklist
No jargon. No surprises
No asterisks buried in a footnote. Compare exactly what each plan includes, and get started straight from the table.
Feature | Free Trial $0 /mo No credit card Start free | Guard $35 /mo Choose | Most popular Shield $79 /mo Choose | Armor $210 /mo Choose |
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| Plan Limits | ||||
| Active projectsOnly projects marked Active count toward this limit. Archive a finished project to free up a slot immediately, or buy an extra project slot anytime — you’re never locked out of creating new projects. | 1 projects | 3 projects | 5 projects | 10 projects |
| Tradies per project | 1 tradies | 10 tradies | 25 tradies | 100 tradies |
| Smart Approve verifications / month | 25 / month | 100 / month | 500 / month | 3,000 / month |
| Team members | 1 users | 3 users | 10 users | 25 users |
| SMS credits included / monthSpent once per person, not per sign-in — a tradie verifies their phone by SMS the first time they use the QR sign-in/out kiosk, then their device is remembered for every visit after that. Extra bulk credit packs are available as a top-up on any plan. | Not included | 15 / month | 50 / month | 150 / month |
All prices in AUD. Need more than your plan includes? Extra project or Tradie slots are available as an add-on on any paid plan. No lock-in contracts — cancel any time. See our Terms for full details.
Before you ask
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No — they get a single upload link by text or email, no account required.
Every licence gets checked against the right state or territory register the moment a document's uploaded — automatically where the register supports it, and through the exact regulator tool for that licence type where it doesn't, so your reviewer always lands on the correct source, never a generic search.
Novato flags it — a name mismatch or a licence that doesn't turn up shows as a warning right on the review screen, and approving it still requires a note explaining why. Nothing gets silently waved through.
Novato flags it automatically before it lapses, at 30 and 7 days out, so you're never caught by surprise.
Yes — requirements and licence registers are researched and set up per state and territory, not one generic national checklist, so what you see matches your local rules.
Yes — all traffic is encrypted in transit and every document is encrypted at rest, so your data stays protected end to end.
Incident reporting and safety-critical defect reporting work on every plan, no exceptions — they're never paywalled, because safety shouldn't wait on billing.
Each project gets its own QR code, or an NFC tag if you'd rather tap than scan — a Tradie uses it to sign in on arrival and again to sign out. Every sign-in and sign-out is logged automatically, so you always have an up-to-date roster of who's on site — and a lapsed licence or insurance blocks the sign-in itself, not just the paperwork later.
Smart Approve reviews incoming licences and documents against your requirements automatically and approves the clear-cut ones on the spot, so your reviewer's time goes to the ones that actually need a human look.
See the plans above — every plan starts with a free trial, no card required.
Yes — "Try the demo" opens a fully populated account with real projects, Tradies, and documents already in it, no sign-up required. It's a shared demo, so treat it as a look around rather than a place to keep anything — start a free trial when you're ready to see your own projects and subcontractors in it.
One site. One standard.
Built for the Principal Contractors done chasing PDFs over text — start free and see your own projects on it today.