TraderCRM Review for UK Tradespeople (2026)
TraderCRM is a lightweight job coordination tool built around one specific problem: controlling exactly what a subcontractor can see when you bring them onto a shared job. It has no quoting or invoicing at all, but the Partner vs Collaborator access split works exactly as described, and at £5.90 a user it’s one of the cheapest ways to bring a sub into your system without exposing your whole business.
What Is TraderCRM?
TraderCRM, run by Alan, is a job and team coordination app aimed at UK tradespeople who regularly bring subcontractors onto jobs. Unlike most tools in this space it doesn’t attempt quoting or invoicing at all, it’s narrowly focused on jobs, tasks and who can see what. Pricing is £5.90 per user per month with a 14-day free trial, no card required.
What We Tested
Partner vs Collaborator access
Invited team members under both roles and checked what each could actually see and do across a shared job.
Job detail sections
Checked every tab on a Job (Details, Description, Supplies, Images, Documents, Tasks) for any hidden quoting or invoicing functionality.
Cost estimate field
Checked whether the job’s cost estimate is an itemised quote or a single flat figure.
Setup and onboarding
Timed how quickly a new job could be created and a subcontractor invited and given access on site.
How the Access Split Held Up
This is the feature TraderCRM is actually built around, and it holds up. A Partner gets full access to all jobs, customers and admin, exactly like a regular team member. A Collaborator only sees the jobs and tasks specifically assigned to them, nothing else in the business. That distinction matters if you regularly bring other trades onto a job without wanting them inside your wider customer list or other jobs. We tested both roles directly and confirmed the split works exactly as described, not just as marketing copy.
What’s Actually Missing
We went through every section of the Job detail page, Details, Description, Supplies, Images, Documents and Tasks, and found no quoting or invoicing functionality anywhere. The “Cost estimate” field on a job is a single flat £ figure, not an itemised quote you could send to a customer. If your original outreach assumption was that TraderCRM handles quoting or invoicing, it doesn’t, and there’s no evidence it’s trying to. It’s a coordination tool, not a quoting or invoicing platform, and it’s honest about that scope rather than half-building the feature badly.
Who Is TraderCRM Best Suited To?
Worth knowing before you start
- No quoting or invoicing at all – you’ll need a separate tool for that side of the business entirely, this isn’t a gap so much as a deliberate scope boundary.
- No scheduling calendar or dispatch view – it’s job records and access control, not a full job management platform.
- Cost estimate is a single figure – not itemised, so it won’t replace a proper quote document.
Job and subcontractor access control from £5.90 per user, per month. 14-day free trial, no card required.
Verdict – Is TraderCRM Worth It?
TraderCRM does one thing and does it properly: the Partner vs Collaborator access split genuinely works, and it’s a cheap, simple way to bring subcontractors onto shared jobs without exposing the rest of your business. It won’t replace whatever you use for quoting and invoicing, and it isn’t trying to. If subcontractor access control is the specific gap in your current setup, it’s worth a look alongside your existing tools rather than instead of them.
TradeStack HQ helps UK tradespeople find the best tools to run smarter businesses. This review is based on hands-on testing of TraderCRM’s job records, team roles and access controls.