Every card has the same four parts: who it suits, the published price, what it does for you, and one watch-out.
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FieldHive
Suits: Sole traders and owner-run firms of up to about 3 people, where you do the quoting, booking and invoicing.
Published price
Free plan · Business £14.99 a month or £144 a year, one price for the whole business.
- Quote → booking → invoice from one customer record. No retyping on the drive home.
- Xero and QuickBooks sync with CIS on the free plan. The books stay straight without a second login.
- Customer portal and Stripe card payments on the free plan. Customers see the quote and pay the invoice in one place.
- Stop paying any time and you keep the free plan. Your quotes and invoices stay yours to export.
Watch-out: One login, for the person who runs the admin. Staff don’t get their own accounts, job lists or timesheets. If your team needs those, Tradify or ServiceM8 will suit you better.
Start freeFree plan, no card needed. £14.99 a month flat for the whole business when you need more.
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ServiceM8
Suits: Service and call-out businesses with several people on short jobs, priced by job count rather than people.
Published price
Free for 1 user and 30 jobs a month · paid plans £25 to £269 a month by job volume, unlimited users.
- Unlimited users on paid plans. Add staff without adding seats.
- Xero and QuickBooks on every plan, including free.
Watch-out: Priced and organised around a monthly job count, so it fits quick service visits best. If your work runs over several days or weeks, check how it handles longer projects before you commit; a busy month can also push you onto the next plan.
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Powered Now
Suits: UK trades that want forms and certificates in the same app as quotes and invoices.
Published price
Business £28 a month for one user · Professional £32 and Premium £40 per user a month · 14-day trial.
- Forms and certificates built in, from the Professional plan (£32).
- Pay-now links on invoices and a mobile card reader for payments on site.
Watch-out: The £28 plan is for one user. Teams, Xero and QuickBooks sync, and forms start on Professional (£32 per user); the customer portal is on Premium (£40 per user) only.
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Tradify
Suits: Small teams of 2 to 10 who schedule several people across the week.
Published price
£34, £37 or £44 per user a month · 14-day trial.
- Xero, Sage and QuickBooks on every plan, including Lite (£34).
- Built for electrical, plumbing, gas and HVAC work.
Watch-out: The bill grows with every user. No customer portal found on its site; customers get emailed links.
5
Fergus
Suits: Firms that want to see the profit on every job.
Published price
Essentials from £39 a month, Professional from £45 · timesheet users from £12 a month · 14-day trial.
- Job costing built around labour and materials.
- Xero and QuickBooks on both plans; card payments at 1.6% + 20p.
Watch-out: No customer portal. Customers get a payment page only.
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Jobber
Suits: Businesses that take bookings online and want a polished customer experience.
Published price
From $29 a month on Core, billed annually ($49 monthly) · priced in US dollars · 14-day trial.
- Client Hub on every plan. Customers approve quotes and pay online.
- Automated quote and invoice follow-ups from the Connect plan.
Watch-out: QuickBooks sync starts on Connect ($99 a month annual), not Core. Prices are in US dollars.
7
Joblogic
Suits: Larger maintenance and compliance firms with office staff and contracts.
Published price
Standard from £45 per user a month, billed annually (5 users = £225 a month).
- Planned maintenance contracts, scheduling and engineer productivity in one system.
- Live sync with Sage 50, Xero and QuickBooks.
Watch-out: Most customers sign 24- or 36-month contracts (12 months on request). The customer portal is on Enterprise only.
