Jobber or Tradify, which is better for a UK sole trader?

Tradify is usually the better fit for a UK sole trader: priced in pounds, with Xero, Sage and QuickBooks Online sync on every plan. Jobber suits a bigger crew that wants depth and a large integration ecosystem, billed in US dollars.

Is Jobber or Tradify cheaper for UK trades?

Both bills grow when you hire, and neither Jobber nor Tradify has a free plan. Tradify is priced per user per month. Jobber includes a set number of users in each plan and charges for every extra one, in US dollars, so your statement also carries the exchange rate. Tradehand earns 5% of the invoices Tradehand collects for you after the fee-free allowance, and nothing when nothing is collected.

Why does Jobber cost more than it looks for UK buyers?

Jobber prices in US dollars, so a UK statement moves with the exchange rate and usually carries a conversion fee. Feature gates add more: two way texting starts on the Connect plan, and the AI Receptionist is included only with Plus, sold as a paid add-on below it.

Do Jobber or Tradify answer the phone for me?

Jobber includes an AI Receptionist with its top Plus plan and sells it as a paid add-on below that. Tradify does not market call answering on its pricing page. Tradehand includes answering as standard, and quotes and books the job on the call.

Which is better for UK accounting?

Tradify syncs clients, invoices and payments with Xero, Sage and QuickBooks Online on every plan. Jobber lists QuickBooks Online sync from its Connect plan up. Tradehand pushes invoices one way into Xero and QuickBooks.

Do Jobber and Tradify do UK certificates?

Tradify includes Compliance Certificates from its Pro plan. Jobber sells custom forms rather than UK trade certificates. Tradehand includes ten certificate types free, digitally signed and countersigned.

Is there a good alternative to both Jobber and Tradify?

Tradehand, if you want the office work done rather than a better app to do it in. Tradehand answers missed calls, quotes, books and chases, for 5% of collected invoice payments after the fee-free allowance. Jobber and Tradify both suit anyone happy to drive the software.

What does Tradehand not do?

Tradehand does not import historic jobs, and its accounting push is one way rather than a sync, and not yet open to VAT registered companies. For deep job costing on a larger crew, Jobber is the more mature product.

Jobber vs Tradify

Jobber vs Tradify: which wins, and the option neither ad shows you.

Jobber is a deep field service platform with a big integration ecosystem, priced in US dollars. Tradify is priced in pounds and syncs to Xero, Sage and QuickBooks Online on every plan. Both are software you drive yourself.

Blake FolgadoCo-founder, Tradehand

Published 10 July 2026Updated 19 August 2026

The short answer

Tradify is the better fit for a UK sole trader: pounds on the invoice, accounting sync on every plan. Jobber wins for a bigger crew that wants depth and a large integration ecosystem. Both are tools you operate; Tradehand does the office work instead.

Jobber: Best for larger crews who want depth and a big integration ecosystem
Tradify: Best for UK teams who want pounds and accounting sync on the entry plan
Tradehand: Best for sole traders with a thin diary rather than a messy one

Are you buying tidier admin, or more work won?

Jobber and Tradify both clear admin well, and neither fills a thin diary. The office job is answering, quoting, booking and chasing. Price that against the person you would otherwise hire.

An office admin

£25,000 /year

UK office manager starter salary, before NI and pension. Paid whether or not the invoices land.

Source: Office manager salary (National Careers)

Tradehand

£0 /month

No monthly fee, no setup fee, nothing to unlock. 5% of what Tradehand collects after the fee-free allowance.

Salary: National Careers Service. Jobber bills monthly in US dollars, each plan including a set number of users and charging for any beyond it, so the sterling figure moves with the exchange rate; Tradify bills per user in pounds. Tradehand charges nothing until a customer has paid.

Side by side

	Jobber	Tradify	Tradehand
Answers the phoneSources: Jobber Receptionist help, Tradify UK pricing	JobberAI Receptionist, included on Plus, an add-on below	TradifyNot marketed on its pricing page	Tradehand✓ Included, and it quotes and books too
Currency on your statementSources: Jobber pricing, Tradify UK pricing	JobberPrices published in US dollars, so add the FX	Tradify✓ Priced in pounds	Tradehand✓ Priced in pounds
Two way textingSources: Jobber pricing, Tradify UK pricing	JobberFrom the Connect plan up	TradifyText Message Quotes & Invoices, a paid add-on	Tradehand✓ SMS, email and voice, all included
Free planSources: Jobber pricing, Tradify UK pricing	JobberNo free plan, a fourteen day trial	TradifyNo free plan, a fourteen day trial	Tradehand✓ £0 a month, always
AccountingSources: Jobber pricing, Tradify UK pricing	JobberQuickBooks Online sync, from the Connect plan	Tradify✓ Xero, Sage and QuickBooks Online sync, every plan	TradehandOne way push to Xero and QuickBooks, plus CSV
CertificatesSources: Jobber pricing, Tradify UK pricing	JobberCustom forms, not sold as UK certificates	TradifyCompliance Certificates, from the Pro plan	Tradehand✓ Ten types, free, signed and countersigned
How you are billedSources: Jobber pricing, Tradify UK pricing	JobberMonthly by plan, with more to pay for every extra user	TradifyPer user, per month, again for every hire	Tradehand£0 a month, 5% of collected invoices after the fee-free allowance

The option neither comparison shows you

Jobber and Tradify both assume you will open the app and do the work. Here is a Tuesday where the software does it instead, and you never touch your phone.

That is the gap in every Jobber vs Tradify debate. Both give you somewhere to type the quote, and both wait for you to do it. Tradehand writes it and sends it.

So which should you pick?

Choose Jobber if…

·You run a larger crew and want a deep, proven field service app
·You rely on its integration ecosystem, QuickBooks, Zapier, CompanyCam
·Dollar billing and per plan feature gates do not bother you

Choose Tradify if…

·You want pounds on the invoice and Xero, Sage or QuickBooks sync on the cheapest plan
·You are on Android and want the same app as an iPhone crew
·You will pay for Pro to get certificates and reminders

Choose Tradehand if…

✓Your problem is a thin diary, not a messy one
✓You want calls and messages answered, quoted, booked and chased without you
✓You would rather pay nothing in a quiet month

Both beat Tradehand somewhere. Jobber connects to over a hundred other apps, Zapier and CompanyCam included. Tradify syncs clients, invoices and payments with Xero, Sage and QuickBooks Online on its entry plan. Tradehand only pushes one way, and not yet for VAT registered companies.

Trying Tradehand takes a week

Keep whichever you are on. Run Tradehand alongside it, and cancel only if it wins.

Day 1
Export customers and prices
Pull your customer list and price list out of Jobber or Tradify. Keep the account for history.
Day 1
A person does the import
A person imports your customers and prices, then sets up your number, rates and diary. Historic jobs do not import.
Day 2 to 7
Judge it on jobs won
Missed calls forward to Tradehand, which answers, quotes and books as your business while your current app keeps running.

Questions sole traders ask

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See the third option in action

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