Is Tradehand a good Jobber alternative for UK sole traders?

For a UK sole trader, often yes. Tradehand bills in pounds, with no exchange rate surprises, and call answering, quoting and payment chasing come as standard rather than a top-plan feature. Jobber stays excellent for a bigger crew that relies on its integration ecosystem.

Why does Jobber cost a UK trade more than it looks?

Jobber prices in US dollars, so a UK buyer also carries FX and card-conversion costs, and the figure on your statement moves with the rate. Tradehand takes nothing during the fee-free allowance. After that it earns 5% only on payments it collects for you.

Does Jobber answer phone calls like Tradehand?

Jobber markets an AI Receptionist, included on its top Plus plan and available as a paid add-on below it. With Tradehand, answering missed calls, quoting and booking is standard, with no separate add-on.

What can I import from Jobber?

A person imports your customers and price list into Tradehand. Historic jobs are not imported, so keep your Jobber export or account available for reference.

Is Tradehand built for the UK?

Yes. Tradehand is UK-native: invoices in pounds with UK VAT, and ten certificate types included free. Jobber is a strong product, built first for North America and billed in dollars.

Does Tradehand work with Xero or QuickBooks?

Tradehand pushes invoices one way into Xero and QuickBooks, plus a CSV export. That push is not a sync, and not yet available for VAT registered companies.

Is there a contract or minimum term?

No contract, no minimum, no cancellation fee. Export your data and leave whenever you like.

Does Tradehand chase late payments, or only send reminders?

Tradehand chases the payment itself, following up an unpaid invoice by text, email or phone until the customer pays, and it chases a customer who went quiet before they ever got a quote. You approve anything you have flagged before it goes out. Jobber sends client reminders and quote follow-ups from its Connect plan up.

Tradehand vs Jobber

Jobber is a great app, priced in dollars, driven by you.

Jobber is a mature field-service platform billed in US dollars, with its AI Receptionist included only on the top plan. Tradehand is UK-native and does the admin itself: missed calls answered, quotes sent, payment chased. No monthly fee, 5% after the fee-free allowance, and only when you are paid.

Blake FolgadoCo-founder, Tradehand

Published 10 July 2026Updated 19 August 2026

The short answer

Jobber is a strong choice for a bigger UK crew happy to run a deep app billed in dollars. Choose Tradehand if you are on the tools and want call answering built in, priced in pounds. No monthly fee, 5% of collected invoice payments after the fee-free allowance.

Tradehand: Best for UK sole traders who want the phone answered and the bill in pounds
Jobber: Best for larger crews who want depth and a big integration ecosystem

Are you buying an app to drive, or more work won?

Jobber and Tradehand both clear admin well, and neither fills a thin diary on its own. Judge them on the office job: answering, quoting, booking, chasing. Jobber also bills in dollars, so you carry the exchange rate.

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, no FX. 5% of what Tradehand collects after the fee-free allowance.

Salary: National Careers Service. Jobber bills a monthly or annual subscription in US dollars, each plan including a set number of users and charging for any beyond it. Tradehand bills nothing until a customer has paid.

Side by side

	Tradehand	Jobber
Answers missed calls and books jobsSource: Jobber AI Receptionist	Tradehand✓ Included, and it quotes and books too	JobberAI Receptionist, included on Plus, an add-on below
Priced in poundsSource: Jobber pricing (getjobber.com)	Tradehand✓ Billed in pounds, no conversion on your statement	JobberUS dollars only on its pricing page
How you are billedSource: Jobber pricing (getjobber.com)	Tradehand£0 a month, 5% of collected invoices after the fee-free allowance	JobberA monthly bill in dollars, plus more for every extra user
Chases what is owedSource: Jobber pricing (getjobber.com)	Tradehand✓ Quotes, invoices and customers who went quiet	JobberClient reminders and quote follow-up, from Connect
Two-way SMSSource: Jobber pricing (getjobber.com)	Tradehand✓ Included, and it replies for you	JobberTwo way texting, from the Connect plan up
Accounting and integrationsSource: Jobber pricing (getjobber.com)	TradehandOne way push to Xero and QuickBooks, plus CSV	Jobber✓ QuickBooks Online sync from Connect, 100+ integrations
ContractSource: Jobber pricing (getjobber.com)	TradehandNone, leave whenever you like	JobberMonthly or annual subscription

What "does the admin" looks like

A Tuesday morning. You're mid-rewire and can't pick up. Nothing below required your phone.

In Jobber you write the quote and book the job yourself. Its automations chase what you already sent, and answering the call sits on the top plan. Tradehand does it for you, in pounds.

An honest recommendation

Choose Jobber if…

·You run a larger crew and want a deep, proven field-service app
·You rely on its big integration ecosystem (QuickBooks, Zapier, CompanyCam)
·USD billing and per-plan gates aren't a problem for you

Choose Tradehand if…

✓You want pounds on the bill, with no FX or conversion surprises
✓You want call answering built in, not gated on the top plan
✓You want the admin done, not another app to drive

Jobber beats us on integrations: over a hundred, Zapier and CompanyCam included, plus a QuickBooks Online sync from Connect up. Tradehand pushes one way, and not yet for VAT registered companies. If your books live in that ecosystem, Jobber is the better tool.

Switching takes a week

Run both side by side. Cancel Jobber when you're sure, not before.

Day 1
Prepare your data
Export the customer and price-list data you want to keep from Jobber.
Day 1
A person does the import
A person imports your customers and price list, then sets up your number, rates and diary. Historic jobs are not imported.
Day 2–6
Run both in parallel
Tradehand starts answering your missed calls while Jobber keeps running.
Day 7
Cancel Jobber
No contract with us. Leave anytime, export everything.

Questions sole traders ask

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