Best software for plumbers to manage jobs (UK, 2026)
A UK plumber looking for job management software usually wants the diary, the quote and the invoice in one place. The products below all do that. They differ on who answers the phone and how you pay.
The shortlist
Tradehand
Answers the call, text, email and web chat in your name, quotes the job, books it and chases the invoice. No monthly fee. 5% of invoices it collects. Built for UK sole traders and small teams.
Tradify
Quoting, scheduling and invoicing with two-way Xero sync. You take the booking. Billed per user.
Source: Tradify: Xero & Tradify accounting add-on (two-way sync)
Jobber
Quoting, scheduling, payments, and an AI receptionist that can answer and book. North-America-first, priced in US dollars.
Commusoft
UK trade software with a customer portal. Its AI writes job reports and drafts email replies. It does not answer incoming calls today.
Source: Commusoft: Ai:den
The office that runs the plumbing job
Tradehand picks up the burst-pipe call, quotes it, books it and chases payment. You do the job. No monthly fee.
See it run a jobFrequently asked questions
What's the best software for plumbers to manage jobs?
It depends what you want to stop doing. Tradify is strong if you want quoting and two-way Xero. Jobber answers and books if you work in the US or Canada. Commusoft writes job reports with AI. Tradehand answers the UK enquiry, quotes it, books it and chases payment, with no monthly fee.
Does Tradify work for UK plumbers?
Yes. Tradify is used widely by UK trades for quoting, scheduling and invoicing, and it syncs two ways with Xero. You still answer the customer yourself.
Does Jobber work in the UK?
Jobber is built North-America-first and priced in US dollars. It can answer calls and book jobs. UK plumbers who want a UK number and no monthly seat usually look elsewhere.