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Tradify alternatives for UK trades in 2026

Considering a Tradify alternative? An honest 2026 guide for UK tradespeople: when Tradify is still the right answer, and when Trade PA, ServiceM8 or Powered Now fit better.

By Trade PA · Published 30 July 2026 · Reviewed 15 September 2026

If you are considering a switch from Tradify, start with the specific problem: subscription cost, a missing workflow or repeated administration. Compare the same sample job in each trial. Trade PA publishes this guide and is one of the alternatives, so check our claims and allowances as carefully as any other supplier’s.

But there are three moments where the search for an alternative is rational, and they point at different answers.

Reason one: the per-user maths stopped working

Compare the required plan and number of users with a flat team plan. Trade PA lists £39 Solo, £89 for up to five and £129 for up to ten users per month. AI allowances apply and Business Phone is a separate optional charge. Adding someone within an included team limit does not add a seat charge; crossing the limit changes the plan decision. Check current Trade PA pricing and Tradify’s current prices, including applicable VAT and billing terms.

Reason two: a specific missing capability

If your requirement is CIS records, construction VAT invoicing or RAMS drafts, test those workflows with representative figures. Trade PA can help prepare the records, but review the tax treatment, job-specific controls and final documents. A saved customer setting is not a permanent VAT decision for every supply. Use our CIS statement guide and reverse-charge guide to identify what needs checking.

Reason three: you suspect the admin should be doing itself

Compare the precise AI task you need. Tradify Plus includes SmartWrite and bill reading; ServiceM8 offers AI assistance including voice features; Powered Now Premium includes AI writing and receipt functions. Trade PA centres its workflow on Eve. Try a fictional invoice request with a supplied amount, then open the saved record and check the recipient, lines and total. A confident response is not evidence the record is correct. Check the linked provider pages for current features and limits.

Questions to test in your trial

How to switch without losing your weekends

1. Export everything first. Customers, open quotes, unpaid invoices, job history. Do this before you cancel anything.
2. Run both for a fortnight. New jobs go in the new system; old invoices get chased from the old one until paid.
3. Test the thing that made you switch. If it was CIS, run a real month-end. If it was voice, test a sample workflow while safely stationary. Trials are for your worst week, not your best.
4. Only then cancel. And keep your export files regardless.

Want the detailed feature-by-feature version? Our dated page on Trade PA vs Tradify compares current plan structures and the tasks to try in each product. For the wider field, see our 2026 roundup of the best UK trade apps.