Assignar vs Traffio, from their own sites.
Both support construction and traffic management operations. Traffio also serves labour hire, rail safety, arborists, non-destructive digging and other businesses managing people, vehicles and equipment. Every point below links to the vendor's public website or help centre.
Traffio details updated 7 October 2026 following feedback from its team. Assignar details checked September 2026. Features change. If you spot something out of date, email support and we'll fix it.
| Topic | Assignar | Traffio |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Construction operations across many trades, with a traffic-specific product, TrafficOpsA1, A2 | Businesses managing people, vehicles, equipment or any combination, including construction, traffic management, labour hire, rail safety, arborists and non-destructive diggingT6 |
| Scheduling | Assign crews and vehicles to shifts, with compliance-linked schedulingA2 | Book people, vehicles and equipment on the same job, with real-time fatigue, conflict and double-booking alerts, and travel-time factoringT2, T5 |
| Reaching workers | Assignments go to the Assignar app, or text workers directly from the SchedulerA3 | In-app messages and job confirmations, plus SMS and email booking messages with configurable automatic follow-upT3, T11 |
| Compliance | Compliance-linked scheduling, configurable forms and audit trailA2 | Tracks staff qualifications, inductions and vehicle registrations with renewal alerts, plus digital forms and incident reportingT12, T13 |
| Fleet & equipment | Crews and equipment scheduled against the same jobA1, A2 | People, vehicles and equipment booked together on the same job, plus fleet and equipment maintenanceT2, T5 |
| Payroll & billing | Rate-based billing and automated payroll interpretationA2 | Payroll (EBA calculations) and bulk, automated invoicingT5 |
| Connecting other tools | Integrations, plus a public API available as an add-onA4 | Open API, plus integrations for HR, payroll, invoicing, accounting, fleet tracking and site video loggingT7, T8, T10 |
| Pricing | No prices published on its website; book a demo for a quoteA5 | Fully transparent pricing, no lock-in contracts and a free tier for up to 7 vehicles. Check the local pricing page for paid plansT4, T9 |
- Built for
- AssignarConstruction operations across many trades, with a traffic-specific product, TrafficOpsA1, A2
- TraffioBusinesses managing people, vehicles, equipment or any combination, including construction, traffic management, labour hire, rail safety, arborists and non-destructive diggingT6
- Scheduling
- AssignarAssign crews and vehicles to shifts, with compliance-linked schedulingA2
- TraffioBook people, vehicles and equipment on the same job, with real-time fatigue, conflict and double-booking alerts, and travel-time factoringT2, T5
- Reaching workers
- AssignarAssignments go to the Assignar app, or text workers directly from the SchedulerA3
- TraffioIn-app messages and job confirmations, plus SMS and email booking messages with configurable automatic follow-upT3, T11
- Compliance
- AssignarCompliance-linked scheduling, configurable forms and audit trailA2
- TraffioTracks staff qualifications, inductions and vehicle registrations with renewal alerts, plus digital forms and incident reportingT12, T13
- Fleet & equipment
- AssignarCrews and equipment scheduled against the same jobA1, A2
- TraffioPeople, vehicles and equipment booked together on the same job, plus fleet and equipment maintenanceT2, T5
- Payroll & billing
- AssignarRate-based billing and automated payroll interpretationA2
- TraffioPayroll (EBA calculations) and bulk, automated invoicingT5
Which one fits?
A rough guide based on what each vendor emphasises. Book a demo with both before you decide.
Lean towards Assignar if
- You want construction scheduling with compliance checks, or the traffic-specific TrafficOps product
- Payroll interpretation and rate-based billing need to live in the same system as scheduling
- You want API access to build your own integrations (sold as an add-on)
Lean towards Traffio if
- You manage people, vehicles, equipment or a combination, and want to book them on the same job
- Fatigue, conflict and travel-time checks while you book matter most
- You want an open API and integrations for HR, accounting, fleet tracking and site video logging
- You want fully transparent pricing, no lock-in contract and a free tier for up to 7 vehicles
Both can reach your workers. CrewRing adds automated voice-call follow-up.
Assignar lets you text workers from its Scheduler. Traffio supports in-app confirmations, SMS and email, with configurable automatic message follow-up. CrewRing focuses on SMS-to-voice confirmation rounds: texting each worker, calling the ones who don't reply, logging every answer, and sending callouts to available workers, ranked by distance or reply history, when someone says no. No app needed. Direct Assignar and Traffio sync is coming soon; spreadsheet imports work today.
- Import shifts from a spreadsheetWorks today
- SMS confirmations, voice-call follow-upWorks today
- Callouts ranked by distance or reply historyWorks today
- Direct Assignar syncComing soon
- Direct Traffio syncComing soon
Sources
Vendor websites and help centres. Traffio sources checked 7 October 2026; Assignar sources checked September 2026.
- A1Assignar homepage
- A2Assignar: Traffic management software (TrafficOps)
- A3Assignar: Scheduling & assigning
- A4Assignar: Integrations
- A5Assignar: Pricing
- T1Traffio homepage
- T2Traffio: Scheduling
- T3Traffio: Mobile app
- T4Traffio Australia: Pricing
- T5Traffio Australia
- T6Traffio: Industries
- T7Traffio Australia: Integrations
- T8Traffio: Third-party API integrations
- T9Traffio Australia: FAQ and free tier
- T10Traffio: Site Story video integration
- T11Traffio: Booking messages and automatic follow-up
- T12Traffio Australia: Safety and compliance
- T13Traffio Australia: Digital forms
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