Software Reviews & Comparisons

Tradify vs ServiceM8 for UK tradespeople: real UK prices, team cost examples, Android support, certificates and Sage sync compared.

We ran the same kind of job, a consumer unit upgrade, through four pieces of software UK tradespeople actually use: Tradify, Jobber, Sage Accounting and VioTrade. Every tool got something wrong. Some of it was fixed within a day. Some of it you only find out about once you are paying. Quick answer In our…

★★★★4.0/5TradeStack HQ Rating, based on a hands-on test of Sage’s contractor-side CIS Groundworks sits in the middle of the CIS chain. Main contractors and developers deduct CIS from what they pay you, while you may well be deducting it from labour-only subbies, plant operators and gangs you bring in yourself. We tested Sage Accounting’s CIS…

★★★★4.2/5TradeStack HQ Rating, based on a hands-on test including a real CIS deduction For a UK builder, accounting software lives or dies on one thing: whether it handles the Construction Industry Scheme properly. So rather than repeat Sage’s feature list, we took out a real Standard-tier trial, switched CIS on, set up a subcontractor and…

★★★★3.8/5TradeStack HQ Rating, based on a hands-on test using a UK electrical contractor account Most Jobber reviews are written for a general audience. This one is specific to electricians, and it is based on a real test: we signed up for Jobber’s 14-day free trial as a fictional 2–5 person UK electrical contractor, then ran…

★★★☆3.1/5TradeStack HQ Rating, based on hands-on testing of the AI quote drafter on an electrical job A note on how this review was done: our hands-on test of VioTrade’s AI quote drafter used a real electrical job (a consumer unit swap), not a tree surgeons job. The findings below are the same underlying AI engine…

★★★★☆4.3/5TradeStack HQ Rating, strong value fit for tree surgeons Not to be confused with Tradify, a longer-established platform we also recommend. Traddie is a separate, newer company, and this review looks specifically at whether it holds up for tree surgeons. Tree surgery carries a heavier compliance load than almost any other trade: a risk assessment…

★★★☆3.4/5TradeStack HQ Rating, based on hands-on testing of the AI quote drafter on an electrical job A note on how this review was done: our hands-on test of VioTrade’s AI quote drafter used a real electrical job (a consumer unit swap), not a fencers job. The findings below are the same underlying AI engine fencers…

★★★★☆4.4/5TradeStack HQ Rating, strong value fit for fencers Not to be confused with Tradify, a longer-established platform we also recommend. Traddie is a separate, newer company, and this review looks specifically at whether it holds up for fencers. Fencing admin doesn’t fit neatly into one pricing model. Standard residential fencing is priced per linear metre…

★★★☆3.3/5TradeStack HQ Rating, based on hands-on testing of the AI quote drafter on an electrical job A note on how this review was done: our hands-on test of VioTrade’s AI quote drafter used a real electrical job (a consumer unit swap), not a bricklayers job. The findings below are the same underlying AI engine bricklayers…