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RAE IQ vs Donesafe: enterprise EHS, without the enterprise price.

Donesafe is enterprise EHS software backed by HSI, typically deployed via consultant. RAE IQ delivers the same QHSE outcomes for SMEs across Australia and New Zealand — AI-grounded, self-serve, no implementation invoice.

Where the two products differ

Donesafe (a HSI product) is enterprise-grade EHS software focused on large organisations with dedicated safety teams. The product is broad and capable, but deployments are typically consultant-led, take months, and cost five- to six-figure annual subscriptions plus implementation fees.

RAE IQ is built for SMEs. The drafting engine produces compliant safety documents in under 60 seconds with no template-building or workflow-configuration phase. Same QHSE outcomes (SWMS, audit programmes, NCR/CAPA, management review, RTW, multi-site) at a fraction of the price, with no consultant required.

Donesafe is a good fit if you have 200+ employees and a full-time safety team. For everyone else, RAE IQ delivers the same compliance evidence without the implementation tax.

Who switches from Donesafe to RAE IQ?

  • ANZ mid-market businesses (10–200 employees) over-served by enterprise EHS.
  • Subsidiaries of larger groups whose parent uses Donesafe but who need their own simpler tool.
  • Safety managers tired of consultant-led builds for what should be a 60-second draft.
  • CFOs cutting back on annual EHS spend without dropping compliance evidence quality.
How it works

Three steps. About a minute.

  1. 1

    Tell us about the work

    A guided form captures the activity, site, people and conditions: the inputs your safety document actually needs.

  2. 2

    We ground the draft

    The drafting engine applies your jurisdiction's WHS / HSWA Act, regulations, codes of practice and any reference documents you've uploaded.

  3. 3

    You review and ship

    Edit anything, accept the rest, and download a signature-ready PDF with your logo and the right legislation citations.

How RAE IQ delivers it.

AI-drafted documents in 60 seconds, not 6 months

SWMS / HSWA Site Safety Plan / risk assessment generated from a short intake form, grounded in your jurisdiction and Codes — no workflow-builder configuration required.

ISO 45001 + 45003 alignment out of the box

Audit programme, NCR/CAPA, management review, WHSMS gap analysis, psychosocial register and Evidence Pack are structured to the standards by default.

Trans-Tasman jurisdictional engine

8 AU states/territories + NZ HSWA 2015 with state-specific terminology, legislation citations and Codes of Practice — automatically.

Officer Due Diligence module

WHS Act s.27 and HSWA s.44 personal due-diligence workflow with quarterly attestations and a board-grade Verification Report.

No implementation invoice

Sign up, run your first document in under 60 seconds. No consultant build, no months of configuration, no per-user training package required.

All 8 Australian jurisdictions

Terminology, legislation citations and regulator names adapt automatically from QLD to NT, including the territories.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Donesafe better for large enterprises?

Donesafe is built for enterprise EHS and integrates broadly with industrial IoT, asset management and ERP systems on its enterprise tiers. If you have 200+ employees, multiple ERP integrations and a dedicated safety team, Donesafe is in its element. For most ANZ SMEs, the breadth and depth of Donesafe is overkill, and the implementation cost is hard to justify.

Can RAE IQ replace Donesafe in a mid-market business?

Yes for most ANZ SMEs up to ~200 employees. RAE IQ covers SWMS / Site Safety Plans, incidents, ICAM, NCR/CAPA, audit programme, management review, RTW, mental health, psychosocial register, multi-site, Officer due diligence, contractor inductions, plant, inspections, PPE, training matrix, licences and Evidence Pack. The gap with Donesafe is typically only in deep enterprise integrations.

How does pricing compare?

RAE IQ starts free (3 documents) and tops out at Business ($249 AUD/month, unlimited users on enterprise quote). Donesafe is custom-priced and typically lands in the high five to low six figures annually for a mid-market deployment, plus implementation. The order-of-magnitude difference is material for SMEs.

Can I migrate from Donesafe?

Yes. Export your Donesafe documents as PDFs / Word files and upload to RAE IQ as reference documents — the drafting engine uses them as context for new documents. Workers, licences, training and incident history can be imported via CSV on Professional and Business plans.

Does RAE IQ have enterprise SSO / SAML?

Enterprise SSO / SAML is on the roadmap (not yet delivered). RAE IQ supports email + password and is hardened for multi-tenant data isolation via Postgres RLS. For SME deployments, that's sufficient; for enterprises requiring SSO before adoption, plan accordingly.

Stop writing safety documents from scratch.

Join Australian businesses running their compliance on RAE IQ. 3 free documents, no credit card. The free tier covers a typical week for a sole trader.