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Across the 9 directly comparable products, entry-tier cost runs from £0 to £130 a month for one user, and £119 to £490 for ten. Oldest source check: 2026-10-19.

ServiceM8 alternative for UK trades

ServiceM8 charges per job with unlimited users, so for a team of five or more running steady volume it is usually cheaper than Gafferly and hard to beat on price. Where it falls short for UK firms is compliance paperwork: neither CP12 gas safety records nor EICR certificates are named anywhere on its feature or tour pages. If you are a gas or electrical firm issuing certificates, that gap is the whole decision. If you are not, ServiceM8 is a strong product and we would rather say so.

Powered Now alternative for UK trades

These two are the closest like-for-like on this site: both UK-built, both priced per user, both rolling monthly with no contract. For a sole trader, Powered Now's one-user Business plan is £28 plus VAT, so £33.60 if you cannot reclaim it, against £29 for Gafferly with no VAT added. For a team, Powered Now starts at £32 per user on Professional, which is also the plan that adds its certificates, custom forms and unlimited texts. If you are VAT registered, send a lot of texts or want a trial without a card, Powered Now is a strong choice.

Tradify alternative for UK trades

Gafferly starts cheaper, at £29 per user against Tradify's £34, and gives you thirty days to try it rather than fourteen. Tradify has the wider certificate library: alongside gas safety records it publishes EIC, Minor Works, PAT, emergency lighting, fire alarm, solar PV and EV charger certificates, where Gafferly ships CP12 and EICR. If certificate breadth decides it, Tradify covers more ground and we are not going to pretend otherwise.

Joblogic alternative for smaller UK firms

Joblogic is built for bigger field service operations, and its pricing shows it: the entry plan is from £49 per user per month billed annually, the higher tiers are quoted individually, and Joblogic says most customers commit to 24 or 36 months. If you run planned maintenance at scale with subcontractors, that depth can be worth it, and its gas certificate library is wider than ours. If you are a one to fifteen van firm that wants to try something for a month and walk away if it does not fit, Gafferly runs month to month from £29 per user with no VAT added.

Commusoft alternative for firms under six staff

Commusoft says it is designed for businesses with six or more staff, and it publishes no prices, so for a smaller firm the honest answer is that you are probably looking at the wrong end of the market rather than the wrong product. Gafferly publishes its prices, £29, £49 or £79 per user per month with no VAT added, runs month to month, and ships CP12 and EICR certificates on every plan. If you already have an office team of six or more and want a system configured around them, Commusoft is built for exactly that.

Jobber alternative for UK trades

Jobber is a polished product built in North America, and for a UK firm the differences show up in two places: its UK pricing page lists every price in US dollars, and its feature list names no UK certificates such as CP12 gas safety records or EICRs. If you do no gas or electrical certification and do not mind paying in dollars, Jobber is a strong choice with a 14-day trial that needs no card. If you issue UK certificates or want to pay in pounds, Gafferly is UK-built at £29, £49 or £79 per user per month with no VAT added.

Tradify pricing UK: what it costs in 2026

Tradify costs £34, £37 or £44 per user per month in the UK, on its Lite, Pro and Plus plans, with a Custom plan priced on request. It bills month to month with no contract and you can cancel any time. Text messages are an extra 10p each. Its pricing page does not say whether VAT is included. A three-person firm on the Plus plan, which Tradify marks as most popular, pays £132 a month, and there is a 14-day free trial.

Joblogic pricing UK: what it costs in 2026

Joblogic's Standard plan starts from £49 per user per month, billed annually, so a five-user team pays from £245 a month, or £2,940 a year. The Premium and Enterprise plans have no published price and are quoted individually. Joblogic says most of its customers commit to 24 or 36 months, though a 12-month term can be arranged, and that onboarding carries a fee in some cases. The Standard plan has a free trial with no card needed.

ServiceM8 pricing UK: per job, not per user

ServiceM8 charges by how many jobs you complete each month, not by how many people use it. In the UK it is free for one user and up to 30 jobs, then £25 a month for 50 jobs, £59 for 150, £119 for 500 and £269 for 1,500, with unlimited users on every paid plan. Prices exclude VAT. There is no lock-in contract, and the 14-day trial does not need a card.

Commusoft pricing: what is and is not published

Commusoft does not publish its prices. Its UK plans page lists three plans, Go Paperless, Customer Journey and Automation, and asks you to book a demo for a quote. It states that it is designed for businesses with six or more staff. Contracted licences run for 12 months and lock in your price, and monthly rolling licences are also offered. The page invites a free trial but gives no length.

Jobber pricing UK: prices are in US dollars

Jobber's UK pricing page lists every price in US dollars. Plans run from US$29 a month for Core with one user on annual billing, or US$49 month to month, up to US$399 a month for Plus with five users on annual billing, or US$499 month to month. Extra users are US$29 a month each. Prices exclude sales tax where applicable. All subscriptions renew automatically, annual plans are paid up front and non-refundable, and the 14-day trial needs no card.

Eworks Manager pricing UK: what it costs (2026)

Eworks Manager charges one flat monthly fee for a band of users rather than a price per person. On its Standard plan that is £130 a month for 1 to 5 users, £258 for 6 to 10, £383 for 11 to 15, £480 for 16 to 20 and £690 for 21 to 30. Its Advanced and Premium plans cost more at each band, £141 and £151 for 1 to 5 users. Prices exclude VAT. A free trial is offered on request, with no length published, and the pricing page states no contract term.

Workever pricing UK: Base and Ultimate plans

Workever costs £29 per user per month on its Base plan and £39 per user per month on Ultimate, in the UK. It runs month to month with no contract, or annually with a saving of up to 15%. Its pricing page advertises a 30-day free trial, though the header button says 14 days, and it does not say whether VAT is added or whether a card is needed. A five-person team on Base pays £145 a month.

Tradify vs ServiceM8 for UK trades (2026)

Tradify and ServiceM8 price in opposite ways. Tradify charges £34, £37 or £44 per user per month. ServiceM8 charges by jobs completed each month, free for one user up to 30 jobs, then £25 to £269, with unlimited users on every paid plan. At 30 jobs per person a month, ServiceM8 is cheaper at every team size we modelled, though its prices exclude VAT and Tradify's page does not say either way. The bigger difference for UK firms is certificates: Tradify ships a wide library of UK certificates, including gas safety records and EICRs, and ServiceM8 names neither on its feature or tour pages. If you issue gas or electrical certificates, Tradify is the stronger fit. If you do not and the team is growing, ServiceM8 usually wins on cost.

Powered Now vs Tradify for UK trades (2026)

Both charge per user and both run month to month with no contract. Powered Now is £28 for a single user, then £32 or £40 per user for a team, plus VAT. Tradify is £34, £37 or £44 per user, and its pricing page does not say whether VAT is included. For a team, Powered Now's Professional plan at £32 sits just below Tradify Lite at £34 before VAT. On certificates, Tradify's pages name a wider set, including the gas safety record, EIC and Minor Works, while Powered Now names EICR and certificates covering gas on Professional and above. Powered Now bundles unlimited texts on Professional, where Tradify charges 10p a text.

Best job management app for UK tradespeople in 2026

Seven apps ranked by category rather than crowned with one winner, because the right answer changes with your team size and whether you issue certificates. Gafferly wins two of the seven.

UK job management software pricing compared

What Tradify, ServiceM8, Powered Now, Workever, YourTradebase, Joblogic, Commusoft, Jobber, BigChange and Payaca actually cost, at one, three, five and ten users. With a chart, the numbers behind it, and a source link per vendor.

How we compare products

The rules behind every comparison on this site: vendor sources only, everything dated, no cherry-picking, and we publish the numbers where we lose.

Products we track

Every product in our dataset, whether or not it is a like-for-like alternative to Gafferly.

Tradify

Trades businesses of most sizes, sold across seven countries.

Powered Now

UK trades and field service firms. The closest like-for-like on price.

Workever

Field service and trades, sold across several regions with local pricing.

YourTradebase

Smaller UK trades firms. Priced as a base fee plus extra seats.

ServiceM8

Field service firms of any size. Priced by jobs completed per month rather than by seat, so users are unlimited.

Joblogic

Larger field service operations. Publishes only its entry tier.

Gas Engineer Software

Gas and oil engineers specifically. The cheapest way to get CP12 certificates, but it does not cover electrical work.

Eworks Manager

Field service firms who would rather pay one flat fee per band of users than a price per seat.

Commusoft

Established firms with six or more staff.

Not a like-for-like alternative

Jobber

Home service businesses, built in North America and sold into the UK with prices in US dollars.

Not a like-for-like alternative

BigChange

Larger field service operations that want job management, tracking and fleet in one system.

Not a like-for-like alternative

Payaca

Installation businesses running their whole operation on one platform.

Not a like-for-like alternative

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