Tradify ranked first: best software for plumbers to manage jobs (UK, 2026)
A UK plumber shopping for job management software usually wants the diary, the quote and the invoice in one place. All seven products below do that. They separate on two things a plumber feels every week: how deep the quoting and accounting really go, and what happens to the emergency call that comes in while you are under a sink.
Tradehand is the UK business app that answers calls, books jobs and chases invoices, with a paid plan. 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.For booking plus chasing on one axis, see best software to book jobs and chase unpaid invoices. Head to head with Tradify: Tradehand vs Tradify.
Written for UK sole traders and small trade businesses. Prices checked 15 September 2026; later checks dated beside the claim.
The short answer
The best job management software for UK plumbers is Tradify. On quoting, scheduling and accounting depth it beats everything else here, with two-way Xero. Tradehand ranks second because Tradehand answers the burst-pipe call that Tradify sends to voicemail. Which one you want depends on whether you lose more money on admin or on missed calls.
- Best overall
- Tradify · £34–£44 per user a month for the deepest quoting, scheduling and invoicing, plus two-way Xero sync.
- Best for missed calls
- Tradehand · answers, quotes, books and chases as your own business. 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.
- Best free option
- ServiceM8 · free up to 30 jobs a month, with quote and payment follow-ups on every plan.
- Best for certificates
- Powered Now · certificates from £32 a month, and automatic invoice chasing on Premium at £40.
- Best for a plumbing team
- Commusoft · multi-engineer scheduling, asset history and a customer portal, priced only on request.
- Best in North America
- Jobber · US-dollar plans; Receptionist included on Plus or sold separately.
- Best for commercial contracts
- Joblogic · from £45 per user a month billed annually, built around multi-site planned maintenance.
Best pick by what you actually need
Tradify stays first on pure job management depth. Use this shortlist when the deciding constraint is missed calls, Xero, or Gas Safe paperwork rather than the deepest diary.
| If you need | Pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Best if calls go to voicemail | PickTradehand | WhyTradehand answers, quotes, books and chases in your name. 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. |
| Best for two-way Xero | PickTradify | WhyTradify syncs two ways with Xero on every plan, at £34 to £44 per user a month. Strongest pure job management depth here. |
| Best for Gas Safe certificates | PickPowered Now | WhyPowered Now includes gas and other trade certificates from Professional at £32 a month, with chasing on Premium at £40. |
Comparison at a glance
Ranked on how much of a plumbing round each one actually runs: the depth of the job management, who answers the customer, and what it costs.
| Software | Job management | Who answers the phone | Price | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Tradify | Job managementQuoting, scheduling, invoicing and job costing, all mature | Who answers the phoneYou do, every time | Price£34–£44 per user per month | Best fora plumber who wants the diary, the quote and Xero in one place |
2. Tradehand | Job managementQuotes, booking, invoicing and payment chasing, done for you | Who answers the phoneTradehand does, on call, text, email, WhatsApp and web chat | PriceFree, or paid plans from £19 a month, billed yearly | Best fora plumber losing emergency calls while on the tools |
3. ServiceM8 | Job managementBooking, scheduling, quoting and invoicing on every plan | Who answers the phoneYou do, unless you buy ServiceM8 Phone | PriceFree up to 30 jobs/mo, then £25–£269/mo | Best fora solo plumber testing job software for nothing |
4. Powered Now | Job managementQuoting, invoicing, scheduling and trade certificates | Who answers the phoneYou do; the AI Receptionist is a separate add-on | PriceBusiness £28 for one user; Professional £32 and Premium £40 per user a month, ex VAT (29 September 2026) | Best fora gas-registered plumber issuing certificates |
| 5.Commusoft | Job managementDeep scheduling, asset history and a customer portal | Who answers the phoneYou do; AI:den writes the admin, not the answers | PriceNo prices published; quoted per user on request | Best fora plumbing and heating team with several engineers |
6. Jobber | Job managementQuoting, scheduling, payments and invoice follow-ups | Who answers the phoneIts Receptionist answers and books, included on Plus or sold separately | PriceUS-dollar plans; Receptionist included on Plus or sold separately | Best forplumbers working in the US or Canada |
7. Joblogic | Job managementPlanned maintenance, asset history and multi-site contracts | Who answers the phoneA separately bought out-of-hours helpdesk, in your name | PriceFrom £45 per user per month, billed annually | Best forcommercial plumbing on planned maintenance contracts |
The ranking, one by one
The same seven in ranked order, each with its published price, its honest pros and cons, and the plumber it fits.
1.
Tradify
Our pickThe deepest job management a UK plumber can buy
Best for a plumber who wants the diary, the quote and Xero in one place£34–£44 per user per month
- Job management
- Quoting, scheduling, invoicing and job costing, all mature
- Who answers
- You do, every time
- Price
- £34–£44 per user per month
Tradify pros
- Tradify has the most complete quoting and scheduling of any app here
- Two-way Xero sync
- Quote & Invoice Reminders chase for approval and for payment
- Widely used by UK plumbers, so your accountant already knows it
Tradify cons
- Tradify does not answer the phone, so a burst-pipe call at 2pm still goes to voicemail
- £34–£44 per user per month, doubling the moment you take on a mate
- Reminders only chase once you have set them up
Tradify is the strongest pure job management app on this list for a UK plumber. Quoting, scheduling with Google Calendar sync, invoicing and job costing are all mature rather than bolted on, Quote & Invoice Reminders chase for approval and payment, and Tradify syncs two ways with Xero and one way with QuickBooks Online and Sage. Tradify UK publishes Lite at £34, Pro at £37 and Plus at £44 per user a month. The gap Tradify leaves is the one every plumber knows: nobody answers the phone while you are under a sink, so the burst-pipe call goes to voicemail and the customer rings the next plumber on the list.
Sources: Tradify UK: Pricing (Lite, Pro, Plus per user per month), Tradify: Xero & Tradify accounting add-on (two-way sync)
2.
Tradehand
Suits a plumber losing emergency calls on the tools
Best for a plumber losing emergency calls while on the toolsFree, or paid plans from £19 a month, billed yearly
- Job management
- Quotes, booking, invoicing and payment chasing, done for you
- Who answers
- Tradehand does, on call, text, email, WhatsApp and web chat
- Price
- Free, or paid plans from £19 a month, billed yearly
Tradehand pros
- Answers call, text, email, WhatsApp and web chat as your business, 24/7
- Quotes the job, books it and chases the invoice with nothing to configure
- Unlimited team members on every plan
- Card payment on the job link, paid out to your account daily
Tradehand cons
- No two-way accounting sync for VAT-registered companies yet
- Job costing is lighter than Tradify's
- Does not import historic jobs from your old app
Tradehand is software with an assistant in it, not an app you operate. Tradehand answers the burst-pipe call, text, email, WhatsApp or web chat itself, day or night, in your own name, then quotes the job, books it into your diary and chases the invoice afterwards. Manual certificates are included on Free. 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. A call to the Tradehand business number rings the saved staff phone first. A missed call from a mobile gets one text in the business name. A missed call from a landline reaches the assistant. Tradehand does not take over a number the business already uses. A quote is drafted from the business's rates and held when approval is required. An agreed booking goes in the diary. Chasing stops when the invoice is paid, nothing is due, or you pause it. Tradehand suits a plumber whose lost jobs are the calls that never got through. Tradify stays ahead on job costing and two-way Xero.
3.
ServiceM8
The cheapest honest way to start
Best for a solo plumber testing job software for nothingFree up to 30 jobs/mo, then £25–£269/mo
- Job management
- Booking, scheduling, quoting and invoicing on every plan
- Who answers
- You do, unless you buy ServiceM8 Phone
- Price
- Free up to 30 jobs/mo, then £25–£269/mo
ServiceM8 pros
- ServiceM8's free plan covers 30 jobs a month, enough for a quiet solo month
- Quote and Payment follow-up automation on every plan, free one included
- Unlimited users on every paid ServiceM8 plan
ServiceM8 cons
- ServiceM8 bills by jobs a month, so a busy plumbing month costs more
- The ServiceM8 Android app, ServiceM8 Lite, does less than the iPhone app
- No two-way Xero sync
ServiceM8 covers booking, scheduling, quoting and invoicing, and sends Quote Follow-up and Automated Payment Follow-ups on every plan including the free one. ServiceM8 UK publishes a free plan covering 30 jobs a month, then Starter at £25, Growing at £59, Premium at £119 and Premium Plus at £269 a month, with unlimited users on every paid plan. Two catches for a plumber: ServiceM8 bills by jobs a month, so a good month costs more, and the ServiceM8 Android app, ServiceM8 Lite, does less than its iPhone app. ServiceM8 is the cheapest honest way to find out whether job software changes anything for you.
Sources: ServiceM8 UK: Pricing (free plan up to 30 jobs a month), ServiceM8: Quote Follow-Up Automation
4.
Powered Now
Certificates from Professional, chasing on Premium
Best for a gas-registered plumber issuing certificatesBusiness £28 for one user; Professional £32 and Premium £40 per user a month, ex VAT (29 September 2026)
- Job management
- Quoting, invoicing, scheduling and trade certificates
- Who answers
- You do; the AI Receptionist is a separate add-on
- Price
- Business £28 for one user; Professional £32 and Premium £40 per user a month, ex VAT (29 September 2026)
Powered Now pros
- Powered Now includes trade certificates from its Professional tier up
- Automatic Invoice & Quote Chasing on the Premium tier at £40 a month
- Professional and Premium are per user, not billed by jobs a month
Powered Now cons
- Automatic chasing only exists on the top Premium tier
- Powered Now's AI Receptionist costs £29 or £39 a month on top
- Job management is lighter than Tradify's
Powered Now covers quoting, invoicing and scheduling, and includes trade certificates from Professional up, which matters if you are gas registered and issuing paperwork on the job. On its pricing page, read 29 September 2026, Business is £28 for one user, and Professional at £32 and Premium at £40 are per user a month, excluding VAT, with Automatic Invoice & Quote Chasing on Premium. That page says the receptionist books into the diary. The receptionist page says full account sync is coming soon, and the current enquiry arrives as a phone notification. Powered Now suits a certificate-heavy plumbing round.
Source: Powered Now: Pricing (certificates from Professional; chasing on Premium)
5.
Commusoft
Built for a plumbing and heating firm, not a sole trader
Best for a plumbing and heating team with several engineersNo prices published; quoted per user on request
- Job management
- Deep scheduling, asset history and a customer portal
- Who answers
- You do; AI:den writes the admin, not the answers
- Price
- No prices published; quoted per user on request
Commusoft pros
- Commusoft handles multiple engineers, asset history and service contracts
- A self-service customer portal comes as standard
- Commusoft's AI:den writes job reports and drafts replies to long emails
Commusoft cons
- Commusoft publishes no prices, so comparing it needs a sales call
- Commusoft does not answer incoming customer calls today
- Far heavier than a one-van plumbing business needs
Commusoft is field service software for plumbing and heating firms running several engineers, with deep scheduling, asset history, service contracts and a self-service customer portal. Commusoft's AI:den writes job reports, summarises long customer emails and drafts replies, and a coming AI:den+ voice agent makes outbound service-reminder calls. Commusoft does not answer incoming calls today, and Commusoft publishes no prices on its UK plans page, so a quote means a sales call. It is the right shape once you have engineers to schedule and the wrong one while it is just you and a van.
Sources: Commusoft: Ai:den, the intelligent copilot for field service management, Commusoft UK: Plans (no prices published)
6.
Jobber
Strong software, priced for the wrong country
Best for plumbers working in the US or CanadaUS-dollar plans; Receptionist included on Plus or sold separately
- Job management
- Quoting, scheduling, payments and invoice follow-ups
- Who answers
- Its Receptionist answers and books, included on Plus or sold separately
- Price
- US-dollar plans; Receptionist included on Plus or sold separately
Jobber pros
- Jobber's AI Receptionist answers calls and texts 24/7 and books jobs
- Automated Invoice Follow-ups and online payments come as standard
- Deep, well-established scheduling and quoting
Jobber cons
- Jobber is priced in US dollars and built North-America-first
- Receptionist included on Plus or sold separately
- Currency and support hours make it awkward for a UK plumber
Jobber handles quoting, scheduling, online payments and Automated Invoice Follow-ups, and its AI Receptionist answers calls and texts around the clock and books jobs into the calendar. US-dollar plans; Receptionist included on Plus or sold separately. Checked 29 September 2026, the pricing page mixed monthly, annual and a short offer, so no fixed Core or Receptionist price is quoted here. Jobber is a genuinely strong product built North-America-first and priced in US dollars, which is the only real reason a UK plumber would look past it.
Sources: Jobber: Pricing (US-dollar plans; Receptionist included on Plus or sold separately), Jobber: AI Receptionist for Home Service Businesses
7.
Joblogic
Contract maintenance software, priced per engineer
Best for commercial plumbing on planned maintenance contractsFrom £45 per user per month, billed annually
- Job management
- Planned maintenance, asset history and multi-site contracts
- Who answers
- A separately bought out-of-hours helpdesk, in your name
- Price
- From £45 per user per month, billed annually
Joblogic pros
- Joblogic is strong on PPM contracts and asset history across many sites
- Its out-of-hours helpdesk uses real UK agents answering in your company's name
- Suits commercial and facilities plumbing work
Joblogic cons
- Joblogic starts at £45 per user per month and is billed annually
- The out-of-hours helpdesk is bought separately
- Overkill for domestic plumbing
Joblogic handles quotes, invoices and job planning from £45 per user a month billed annually, with Premium and Enterprise priced on request, and is built around multi-site planned maintenance with PPM contracts and asset history on its higher tiers. Joblogic sells a separate out-of-hours helpdesk where UK agents answer in your company's name. Joblogic is the right answer for commercial plumbing on maintenance contracts and the wrong one for a domestic round.
Source: Joblogic: Pricing (Standard from £45 per user per month, billed annually)
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Blake FolgadoCo-founder, Tradehand
Sources
Prices checked 15 September 2026; later checks dated beside the claim.
Tradify UK: Pricing (Lite, Pro, Plus per user per month)
ServiceM8 UK: Pricing (free plan up to 30 jobs a month)
ServiceM8: Quote Follow-Up Automation
Powered Now: Pricing (certificates from Professional; chasing on Premium)
Commusoft: Ai:den, the intelligent copilot for field service management
Jobber: Pricing (US-dollar plans; Receptionist included on Plus or sold separately)
Joblogic: Pricing (Standard from £45 per user per month, billed annually)
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