Comparison

Wage Compliance and Quoting Software | Ratescalc.com vs Foundation Software

Wage Compliance and Quoting Software | Ratescalc.com and Foundation Software both land on Depends.

Wage Compliance and Quoting Software | Ratescalc.com

Depends

Confidence: Medium

Buy if you run an Australian labour-hire, recruitment or group-training business quoting charge rates against Fair Work awards.

Depends

Confidence: Medium

Buy if you're a contractor who needs job costing and payroll in one system and has IT resources to harden it.

Wage Compliance and Quoting Software | Ratescalc.com versus Foundation Software
Compare	Wage Compliance and Quoting Software \| Ratescalc.com	Foundation Software
Verdict	Depends	Depends
Best for	Australian labour-hire firms	Contractors needing job costing
Who it's not for	Non-Australian businesses . Fair Work compliance is worthless abroad	Non-construction businesses . the accounting logic is contractor-specific
Privacy	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.^⁸	Active intrusions reported Sept 2024; attackers used default credentials, brute force, and SQL flaws against contractor deployments.¹¹
Support quality	No support evidence found	Only vendor-curated testimonials available
Public sentiment	Public listings describe Ratescalc as a unique Australian wage-compliance and quoting platform, but no verbatim user reviews surfaced.^¹	FOUNDATION is reviewed across G2, Capterra, and Reddit, but public snippets don't surface detailed user sentiment.¹⁴
Biggest gotcha	Single $89 AUD edition publicly listed . confirm seat limits and inclusions before committing^²	Default credentials and SQL flaws were exploited in Sept 2024; harden immediately, change all defaults¹¹

Non-Australian businesses . Fair Work compliance is worthless abroad
Teams wanting full payroll processing . it calculates rates, doesn't run payroll
US prevailing-wage contractors . use FOUNDATION or Payroll4Construction instead
Small teams with simple flat rates . a spreadsheet beats $89 AUD/month

Non-construction businesses . the accounting logic is contractor-specific
Small shops wanting a simple, cheap tool without a demo call
Teams without IT support to harden installs . 2024 attackers targeted weak setups
Buyers who need published pricing before talking to sales