NextMinute is a base plus a per-user step: NZ$299 a month covers up to five users, then NZ$30 a month for each extra user, with every feature on every account. There is also a one-off $1,500 onboarding fee. That makes it dearer than a per-user tool for a small crew and cheaper once you pass eight people, so the decision is arithmetic about your head count, now and next year.
The price, as published
| Item | Covers | Price, per month |
|---|---|---|
| Base plan | Up to 5 users | NZ$299, as at November 2026 |
| Each extra user | Sixth user and up | NZ$30 |
| Onboarding | Account setup, importing jobs and contacts, crew training | One-off $1,500 |
Three structural points worth more than the numbers. Every feature is on every account, so there's no tier shopping and no discovering that the feature you wanted lives two plans up. Ongoing support from their Auckland team is included, but setup is not: onboarding is the one-off $1,500. And billing is month to month with no lock-in, though prepaying for 12 or 24 months is possible. As always, confirm the current NZ figures on their own pricing page before you budget; published prices move and their site quotes different regions in different currencies.
The per-head maths is the whole decision
The monthly price is $299 plus $30 for every user past five. A crew of five pays $299, which is $60 a head. Ten people pay $449, about $45 a head. Twenty people pay $749, about $37 a head. The per-head cost keeps falling with every hire, but never as sharply as a flat price would.
Against per-user pricing the crossover comes at nine people. At three people, Tradify Lite at $48 a seat is $144 a month against $299. At five it's $240 against $299. At six it's $288 against $329, and at eight it's $384 against $389, close to level. At nine it flips: $432 against $419. At twelve it's $576 against $509, which is $67 a month or $804 a year cheaper on NextMinute. If your crew is nine or more, or will be within the year, NextMinute is the cheaper of the two per head.
What actually steps up
There's no cliff. Each user past five adds $30 a month, so the sixth hire takes you from $299 to $329 and the tenth takes you to $449. That belongs in your hiring maths the same way a new ute does, but it's a gentle slope rather than a jump. The bigger number is the one-off $1,500 onboarding in year one: a crew of five pays $3,588 in subscription plus $1,500, or $5,088, before any extra users.
The other line worth understanding before you commit is connection work. NextMinute syncs to Xero as standard, and the standard sync is what most crews need. If you want anything custom wired beyond it, another system, a bespoke handover into your accountant's workflow, that's integration work with its own price levels, separate from any subscription.
Where NextMinute fits among the four
A base price plus the everything-included feature set positions NextMinute for established crews rather than one-man bands, and that matches how it compares on features too; the head-to-head with the per-user alternative is in NextMinute vs Tradify. To see all four majors priced over your own crew size and job volume, run the stack cost checker, and the price index keeps every verified figure side by side.
Common questions about NextMinute pricing
How much does NextMinute cost in New Zealand?
NZ$299 a month covers up to five users, then NZ$30 a month for each extra user, so a crew of eight pays $389 and a crew of twenty pays $749. There is a one-off onboarding fee of NZ$1,500. Prices are as at November 2026, so confirm the current NZ figure on their pricing page before budgeting.
Does NextMinute charge per user?
Partly. The first five users sit inside the $299 base, then each extra user adds $30 a month. Every feature is on every account, billing is month to month with no lock-in, and ongoing support from their Auckland team is included. Onboarding is a separate one-off $1,500.
When is NextMinute cheaper than a per-user tool?
Against Tradify Lite at $48 a user, NextMinute is dearer up to eight people ($389 against $384 at eight) and cheaper from nine ($419 against $432). At twelve people it is $509 against $576, which is $67 a month less.
Get the arithmetic done for your crew
If you're near the nine-person crossover, or weighing $3,588 a year of subscription plus a $1,500 onboarding fee against building on tools you already own, book a free 30-minute call. It's a ten-minute calculation with your real numbers, and you keep the answer either way.