Tradehand vs Tradify · updated July 2026
Tradify gives you admin software. Tradehand does the admin.
Tradify bills per user for tools you drive yourself. Tradehand answers your missed calls, sends the quote and chases the payment. No monthly fee, 5% only when you're paid.
The short answer
On the tools all day with calls going to voicemail? Choose Tradehand: it answers, quotes and chases payment for you, with no monthly fee. An office team that wants to run the admin itself is better served by Tradify, billed per user.
Are you buying admin software, or more work won?
All three clear admin well, and none of that fills a thin diary. Price the office job instead: answering, quoting, booking, chasing. That is a person's job.
UK office manager starter salary, before NI and pension. Paid whether or not the invoices land.
Source: Office manager salary (National Careers)
TradehandNo monthly fee, no setup fee, nothing to unlock. 5% of what Tradehand collects.
Tradehand on £100k collectedA fifth of one hire, and only on money already in your account.
Salary: National Careers Service. Tradify bills per user per month, ServiceM8 by jobs a month, Tradehand nothing until a customer has paid.
Side by side
| Tradehand |  Tradify |  ServiceM8 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Answers the phoneSource: ServiceM8 UK pricing (servicem8.com) | Tradehand✓ Included, and it quotes and books too | TradifyNot marketed on its pricing page | ServiceM8AI Phone Agent, higher ServiceM8 Phone tiers |
| How you are billedSource: Tradify UK pricing (tradifyhq.com) | Tradehand£0 a month, 5% of collected invoices | TradifyMonthly per user, so hiring raises it | ServiceM8Monthly by jobs a month, free under thirty |
| Chases what is owedSource: Tradify UK pricing (tradifyhq.com) | Tradehand✓ Quotes, invoices and enquiries that went quiet | TradifyQuote & Invoice Reminders, from the Pro plan | ServiceM8Quote Follow-up and Automated Payment Follow-ups, every plan |
| Android as good as iPhone | Tradehand✓ Full trader app on Android and iPhone | Tradify✓ Full app on both | ServiceM8Lite on Android, iOS is the full app |
| Digital certificatesSource: ServiceM8 UK pricing (servicem8.com) | Tradehand✓ Ten types, free, signed and countersigned | TradifyCompliance Certificates, from the Pro plan | ServiceM8Forms and Certificates, from the Growing plan |
| AccountingSource: Tradify UK pricing (tradifyhq.com) | TradehandOne way push to Xero and QuickBooks, plus CSV | Tradify✓ Xero and QuickBooks Online sync, every plan | ServiceM8Accounting integrations, every plan |
| Contract | TradehandNone, leave whenever you like | TradifyMonthly or annual subscription | ServiceM8Monthly subscription |
What "does the admin" looks like
A Tuesday morning. You're mid-rewire and can't pick up. Nothing below required your phone.
They reach you any way.
Sarah M.
In Tradify you write the quote and book the job yourself, at 9pm. Its reminders chase what you already sent; they do not take the call. That is the real difference, not a feature checkbox.
An honest recommendation
Choose Tradify if…
- ·You have office staff who want full manual control of the admin
- ·You want Xero or QuickBooks Online sync on every plan
- ·You're a team of 5–10 and per-seat pricing still works out
Choose Tradehand if…
- ✓You're on the tools all day and calls go to voicemail
- ✓You'd rather pay nothing until the customer has paid you
- ✓You want the admin done, not another app to manage
Where Tradify beats us: ten years of maturity, and a Xero and QuickBooks Online sync of clients, invoices and payments on every plan, including the entry one. Tradehand pushes one way only, and not yet for VAT registered companies.
Move new work over without losing your old records
Run both side by side. Keep Tradify as your history until you are comfortable moving new work to Tradehand.
- Day 1Prepare your data
Export the customer and price-list data you want to keep from Tradify.
- Day 1A 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 2–6Run both in parallel
Tradehand starts answering your missed calls while Tradify keeps running.
- When readyMove new work across
Cancel Tradify only when you no longer need it for active jobs or reference history.
Questions sole traders ask
Is Tradehand a good Tradify alternative for UK sole traders?
For a sole trader on the tools all day, yes. Tradehand does the admin instead of handing you more software to drive: missed calls answered, quotes sent, payment chased. Tradify suits an office team that wants full manual control.
Is £0 a month a trick? What does the 5% really cost?
No trick: Tradehand only earns when you get paid through it. Collect £100,000 in a year and that is £5,000, a fifth of what one office hire costs. A quiet month costs you nothing, which no per user subscription can say.
What can I import from Tradify?
A person imports your customers and price list into Tradehand. Historic jobs are not imported, so keep your Tradify export or account available for reference.
Do I keep my phone number?
Yes. Your number stays yours; missed calls forward to Tradehand so it can text the customer back as your business.
What if the AI says something wrong to a customer?
Quotes and bookings follow your rates and your diary, and you can require one-tap approval before anything is sent. Every conversation is visible in the app.
Does Tradehand do certificates like Tradify Pro?
Yes. Tradehand includes ten certificate types free, digitally signed and countersigned. Tradify puts Compliance Certificates on its Pro plan and above.
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.
Sources & References
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Hear it answer your phone
Two minutes: watch the AI take a job, send the quote and book it into a diary. Then decide.