Best job management software for UK trades (2026)
Tradify, ServiceM8, Powered Now and Primemgr compared on their published UK prices, with where each one is the better choice.
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For a UK trade business of 3 to 15 people, Primemgr costs one price for the whole team, from £40 a month for 3 people to £115 for 15, with the modules for its trade included; Tradify charges per user and ServiceM8 prices by jobs. Prices are from each company's own UK page, checked on 26 September 2026.
We make Primemgr, so weigh this guide accordingly. It compares Primemgr with Tradify, ServiceM8 and Powered Now, using each company's own published UK prices (Tradify checked on 25 September 2026, the others on 26 September 2026), and it says plainly where each of them is the better choice, including the things Primemgr does not do yet.
The short answer
- A sole trader doing under 30 jobs a month: ServiceM8, whose free plan costs £0 for one user.
- A sole trader who wants Making Tax Digital built in: Powered Now Business, £28 a month for one user.
- A team that needs Xero or QuickBooks sync, card payments or a phone app today: Tradify, ServiceM8 or Powered Now. Primemgr does not have those yet.
- A team of 3 to 15 that wants one price for the whole team, with the modules for its trade: Primemgr, from £40 a month for 3 people to £115 for 15.
Prices, side by side (pounds a month)
- Tradify: Lite £34, Pro £37 and Plus £44 per user per month.
- ServiceM8: Free (1 user, 30 jobs a month), Starter £25 (50 jobs), Growing £59 (150), Premium £119 (500) and Premium Plus £269, with unlimited users on paid plans.
- Powered Now: Business £28 a month for one user; Professional £32 and Premium £40 per user per month; all excluding VAT.
- Jobber publishes its prices in US dollars, so it is compared in our US guide rather than here.
- Primemgr Starter, 1 person: £35 a month.
- Primemgr Small, up to 3 people: £40 a month.
- Primemgr Team, up to 6 people: £60 a month.
- Primemgr Scale, up to 15 people: £115 a month.
- Primemgr: the modules for your trade on every plan, no per-user fees; paying yearly saves 20%. Any tax is shown at checkout.
What a team of six pays
- Tradify Pro: 6 users at £37, so £222 a month.
- Powered Now Professional: 6 users at £32, so £192 a month excluding VAT; Premium, which adds the customer portal, is £240.
- ServiceM8: set by jobs, not people. Growing, £59, covers up to 150 jobs a month; Premium, £119, up to 500.
- Primemgr Team: £60 a month.
Where each one is the better choice
- Tradify: Xero and QuickBooks sync, card payments, phone and tablet apps, recurring jobs and progress invoicing. For one person, Lite (£34) costs less than our Starter plan (£35).
- ServiceM8: a free plan for sole traders, unlimited users on paid plans, included text messages, card payments and accounting sync.
- Powered Now: Making Tax Digital built in, compliance certificates and custom forms, Xero and QuickBooks integration, staff location tracking, and a 14-day free trial with no card needed. The customer portal is on Premium.
- Primemgr: one price per team with the modules for each trade on every plan, quotes with options customers accept online, online booking and a customer portal, each business's data in its own database, and a full export at any time. It does not yet take card payments, sync with accounting software or have a phone app.
How to choose
- Count your people and your jobs: per-user pricing grows with your team, per-job pricing with your workload, per-team pricing only when you move up a team size.
- Decide what you need on day one. Making Tax Digital, accounting sync or card payments narrow the field today.
- Try the two that fit on a real job, using a free plan or a free trial where the tool offers one.
Prices change, so check each company’s own UK pricing page before you decide.
Where these prices come from
Every price quoted for another company comes from that company's own pricing page, read on 27 September 2026. Prices change, so check the page before you decide: