The Joblogic alternative for UK trades who want more work, not more system.
Joblogic is good software, badly matched to a small firm. It is sold per user, billed annually, and the parts most buyers wanted sit on the tiers above. Stay if you run planned maintenance across sites. Leave if the problem is a quiet phone.
Tradehand
Joblogic
The short answer
Job management software gets judged on how fast you clear admin. Wrong scoreboard when the diary is thin. Better question: which of these four wins you more work?
So which should you pick?
Stay on Joblogic if…
- You run planned maintenance with several engineers
- You need asset history with a self-updating certificate trail
- You have an office and a contracts manager
Choose Tradify if…
- You want Xero and QuickBooks Online sync on every plan
- You want per-user software a team picks up fast
- You need timesheets and purchase orders higher up
Choose Powered Now if…
- Digital forms and certificates on Professional cover your work
- You want its quote and invoice chasing, on Premium
- You will buy its AI Receptionist separately
Choose Tradehand if…
- Your problem is a thin diary, not a shallow asset record
- You want calls and messages answered, quoted, booked and chased for you
- You want service customers on repeat plans, certificates free
- You want the day planned: parking per job, parts run overnight
- You want a Free plan with the Assistant
Where Joblogic beats us, and not narrowly: PPM contracts, SLA scheduling, asset history with a certificate trail that updates itself, audits, stock and five accounting integrations. For a contracting business with planned maintenance obligations, that depth is the right buy.
Free and paid plans for your business
Those tiers are trying to do a person's job: answering, quoting, booking, chasing. So the honest comparison is a person, not a price list.
Starter UK office-manager salary, before NI and pension. Paid whether or not the invoices land.
Source: Office manager salary
TradehandFree, or paid plans from £19 a month, billed yearly
Salary: National Careers Service. Joblogic bills per user, annually, and notes an onboarding fee in some cases. Tradify and Powered Now bill per user too, so the bill climbs when you hire.
See pricingSide by side
| What matters |  Tradehand |  Joblogic |
|---|---|---|
| Answering the phone while you are on the toolsSource: Joblogic helpdesk | TradehandIncluded. Answers instantly, quotes, books | JoblogicStaffed UK helpdesk, bought separately |
| Chasing the customer who went quietSource: Joblogic features | TradehandChases quiet leads, even unquoted ones | JoblogicNot marketed on its features pages |
| Keeping the customer updatedSource: Joblogic customer alerts | TradehandSMS, email, voice, live ETA on the job link | JoblogicCustomer Alerts by SMS, email, portal, post |
| Turning one-off jobs into repeat revenueSource: Joblogic pricing | TradehandRecurring service plans, billed automatically | JoblogicPPM contracts, Premium tier up |
| Certificates for the job just finishedSource: Joblogic features | TradehandTen published types, signed PDF. Countersign only when a supervisor signs | JoblogicGas and F-Gas, tied to asset history |
| Depth for a multi-site maintenance contractorSource: Joblogic features | TradehandNo PPM module, SLA engine or asset register | JoblogicAssets, certificate trail, SLAs, audits, stock |
| How the bill worksSource: Joblogic pricing | TradehandFree, or paid plans from £19 a month, billed yearly | JoblogicPer user per month, billed annually |
A Tuesday
The same missed call, handled without your phone.
Joblogic runs the maintenance contract beautifully once you have won it. This page is about who wins it, and that work gets done by an office admin, by you at nine at night, or by your assistant.
Leaving Joblogic without losing your compliance history
Do not switch cold. Run both, keep Joblogic as the record of certificates already issued, cancel at renewal.
- Day 1
Export customers, sites and prices
Export customers, sites, pricing, issued certificates and asset history from Joblogic. Tradehand does not import historic jobs.
- Day 1
We do the import for you
A person at Tradehand imports your customers and price list, then sets up your number, rates and diary.
- Day 2 to 7
Run both, judge it on jobs won
Calls to the Tradehand business number ring the saved staff phone first. A missed mobile gets one text in the business name. A missed landline reaches the assistant. Tradehand does not take over a number the business already uses. Count calls answered and invoices paid.
Your questions
What is the best Joblogic alternative in the UK?
It depends what you want more of. Tradehand suits a trade chasing more booked work. Free includes the manual tools and the Assistant with £1 of usage a month: 5% of each payment Tradehand takes, card fees included. Paid plans from £19 a month, billed yearly. They add automation and more usage. Basic payment fees on your own jobs: From 1.25% + 20p, deducted automatically when the customer pays. Grow and Advanced have lower Tradehand payment fees. Tradify for accounting sync, Powered Now for certificates, Joblogic for multi-site maintenance.
Why do UK trades leave Joblogic?
Joblogic is priced per user per month, billed annually, so you commit a year at a time. Planned maintenance, route scheduling and the customer portal sit on Joblogic's higher tiers.
Does Joblogic answer the phone?
Yes. Joblogic sells an Out-of-Hours Helpdesk where UK agents answer in your company's name and log the job into Joblogic, plus a VoIP phone system. The difference: Joblogic's helpdesk is a staffed service bought on top. Tradehand answers every call itself, instantly, included.
Is Tradehand cheaper than Joblogic?
Free includes the manual tools and the Assistant with £1 of usage a month: 5% of each payment Tradehand takes, card fees included. Paid plans from £19 a month, billed yearly. They add automation and more usage. Basic payment fees on your own jobs: From 1.25% + 20p, deducted automatically when the customer pays. Grow and Advanced have lower Tradehand payment fees. Joblogic charges per user per month, billed annually, paid or not.
Can I move my data from Joblogic to Tradehand?
Tradehand imports your customers and price list, and a person does it for you. Tradehand does not import historic jobs or issued certificates, so export those from Joblogic.
Does Tradehand do certificates like Joblogic?
Tradehand includes ten published certificate types and a signed PDF from the phone. A supervisor countersigns only when one signs, and writes the job report up from the trader's notes. Joblogic goes deeper, tying gas and F-Gas compliance to asset history.
Can Tradehand handle planned maintenance contracts?
Partly. Tradehand puts repeat customers on recurring service plans, covering annual services and landlord gas checks. Tradehand has no PPM module and no SLA tracking, so Joblogic fits multi-site planned work better.
How does Tradehand win me more work?
Tradehand answers every call and message instantly and chases the customers who go quiet, including ones you never quoted. The day optimiser reassigns jobs between traders to cut driving, and booked times never move.
See what it does with your next missed call
Get started. A quote is drafted from the rates and held when approval is required. An agreed slot is booked.
