BigChange alternatives
BigChange Alternatives for UK Trade Businesses
BigChange alternatives are usually about scale — BigChange is built for fleets and operations teams. FieldHive is built for the van, and starts free.
BigChange alternatives: six options compared
BigChange alternatives are usually about scale. BigChange is built for fleets and operations teams and priced on request. For the van, FieldHive fits: free to start, £14.99 a month flat. If you run vehicle tracking and a back-office team, BigChange does that and FieldHive does not.
FieldHive
Free, then £14.99/month flatBest for: Sole traders and small teams who want quotes, bookings, invoices and customer history in one place. One price per business, not per user. The free plan has unlimited customers, bookings and invoices, five active quotes, CIS support, card payments and Xero or QuickBooks sync.
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Simpro
No published price — request pricingBest for: Larger contractors. Simpro's own site says five to 200 staff. Worth it if you need stock control, purchasing, project tendering or asset maintenance — none of which FieldHive does.
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Joblogic
From £45 per user/month, 24- or 36-month contractBest for: Commercial contractors who need asset registers, planned maintenance and compliance reporting for their clients. Priced per user on a long contract, so it suits a settled team rather than a sole trader.
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Tradify
£34–£44 per user/monthBest for: Established small teams who want a mature, well-supported product and do not mind paying per seat. The cost climbs with every person you add.
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ServiceM8
Free (30 jobs, 1 user), then £25–£269/month by job volumeBest for: Teams where several people need their own login. ServiceM8 charges by jobs completed, so every paid plan includes unlimited staff. If you are dispatching two or three engineers day to day, ServiceM8 does that now and FieldHive does not — FieldHive is one account per business.
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Staying on BigChange
No published price — request pricingBest for: If you run a fleet with vehicle tracking and a back-office operations team, BigChange is built for that and nothing on this list replaces it. The alternatives here are for the owner-operator who is paying for a fleet platform to run a van.
Prices are the competitors' own published figures, checked 6 October 2026. Vendors change pricing — check before you decide.
BigChange is a field service management platform used by businesses that need visibility over jobs, scheduling, teams and operations.
For many businesses, it provides a structured way to organise field work.
The challenge rarely appears during the first few jobs. The challenge appears when customer history starts building.
An electrician receives a call about a consumer unit replacement completed eight months ago.
A plumber needs to check whether additional labour was approved during a bathroom installation.
A maintenance business is asked about work completed across multiple visits and multiple invoices.
A landlord wants pricing similar to a fence repair completed at another property.
The information exists. The question is whether finding it is easy.
As more customers, jobs, bookings and invoices move through the business, understanding the full history behind the work becomes increasingly important.
FieldHive is designed around one principle: build structure early, keep building on the same structure later.
Customer records, quotes, bookings, invoices and payments stay connected throughout the workflow so businesses can grow without rebuilding systems, processes or customer history.
One workflow.
One customer history.
Everything connected.
What Both Platforms Do
Built for trade businesses
Connected workflow platform
Quotes and estimates
Jobs and scheduling
Invoices and payments
Customer records
Job history
Mobile access on site
Both are designed to replace spreadsheets, paperwork, and disconnected apps with one central system.
What Is BigChange?
BigChange is a field service management platform designed to help businesses manage operational activities across field teams.
It includes tools for:
Job management
Scheduling
Customer records
Invoicing
Workforce visibility
Operational reporting
Many businesses choose BigChange because it provides a broad operational platform.
For businesses managing large numbers of jobs and field workers, that visibility can be valuable.
As businesses grow, however, another challenge often becomes equally important: keeping customer history connected.
A quote becomes a booking. The booking becomes completed work. The completed work becomes an invoice. The invoice becomes a payment.
The value often comes from understanding the complete journey rather than viewing each stage separately.
Where They Differ
Who Is BigChange Best For?
BigChange may be a good fit for:
Field service businesses
Businesses managing multiple field workers
Growing operational teams
Companies wanting workforce visibility
Organisations wanting operational reporting
Who Might Need Something Different?
Some businesses eventually prioritise connected workflow over operational layers.
For example: a plumbing business grows from one van to five. Customer information now exists across previous jobs, invoices, schedules and emails. Finding information becomes harder than creating it.
Or an electrical contractor works regularly for property managers. A customer calls asking which property received additional sockets and which received a consumer unit upgrade. The information exists. Finding it quickly becomes the challenge.
Or a maintenance business manages hundreds of repeat visits. The challenge is no longer winning work. The challenge is understanding previous work without rebuilding context every time.
This is where connected customer history becomes increasingly valuable.
The Growth Question
At One Customer
A customer requests a boiler repair. You create a quote, complete the work, send the invoice.
Everything is easy to remember.
You know what happened because there is only one active customer.
The system matters less because memory fills the gaps.
At Ten Customers
Now there are multiple active jobs.
One customer moves a booking. Another approves additional work. Another queries an invoice. Another asks for a copy of a previous quote.
The challenge is no longer remembering the work. The challenge is understanding multiple jobs at the same time.
Organisation becomes increasingly important.
At Fifty Customers
A landlord calls about work completed at one of several properties.
A repeat customer requests pricing similar to a previous bathroom refurbishment.
An HVAC engineer needs to check what was agreed during an earlier service visit.
The challenge is no longer creating work. The challenge is finding the correct information quickly.
Businesses that stay organised usually keep customer history connected from the beginning.
This is where structure becomes increasingly valuable.
Growth Philosophy Comparison
Area | BigChange | FieldHive |
|---|---|---|
Core Philosophy | Operational field service management | Connected workflow built for growth |
Business Stage | Growing field service organisations | Subcontractors through growing teams |
Workflow Structure | Operational management platform | Connected customer and job history |
Growth Approach | Add operational visibility and controls | Build structure early and keep building on it |
Complexity | Expands alongside operational requirements | Gradual and practical |
Long-Term Fit | Operationally focused businesses | Growing trade businesses |
Today vs As Workload Grows
BigChange
Today
Provides job management, scheduling and operational visibility.
As Workload Grows
Businesses often focus increasingly on reporting, workforce visibility and operational oversight.
FieldHive
Today
Provides quoting, scheduling, invoicing and customer management through a connected workflow.
As Workload Grows
Every quote, booking, invoice and payment continues building on the same customer history, making the system more valuable over time.
Which One Fits Your Business?
Who Should Choose BigChange?
BigChange may be the right choice if:
Businesses managing multiple field workers
Companies wanting operational visibility
Organisations focused on workforce management
Growing field service businesses
Teams wanting broad operational oversight
Who Should Consider FieldHive?
FieldHive may be a better fit if:
Self-employed trades
Sole traders
Growing trade teams
Businesses wanting connected workflow
Trades wanting to avoid rebuilding systems later
Neither platform is wrong — they are built for different stages of growth.
Who FieldHive Is For
FieldHive is built for trade businesses that want practical job management, connected records and less rebuilding as workload grows.
This Is For You If You Are…
Electricians
Plumbers
Builders
HVAC engineers
Landscapers
Maintenance businesses
This Is Not For…
Enterprise ERP environments
National contractors
Corporate procurement teams
Large facilities management organisations
Enterprise service operations
AT A GLANCE
FieldHive In 30 Seconds
THE CORE
Job management software built specifically for UK trade businesses.
THE FIT
Subcontractors, sole traders, small teams and growing businesses.
THE DIFFERENCE
Customer records, quotes, bookings, invoices and payments remain connected throughout the workflow.
THE GOAL
Help businesses grow without replacing software every few years.
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Everything you need to know about FieldHive
One Workflow. One Customer History.
Many businesses do not replace software because it stops working. They replace it because growth creates complexity the original structure was never designed to handle. FieldHive is designed to help avoid that rebuild.
Customer. Quote. Booking. Invoice. Payment. Customer History. Everything connected.
