Tradify Review 2026

Tradify is job management software built for tradespeople. Electricians, plumbers, HVAC technicians, builders, painters. If you spend your days on job sites and your evenings doing admin, Tradify exists to fix that second part. It handles quoting, scheduling, invoicing, timesheets, and job tracking from your phone or computer.

Founded in New Zealand in 2013, Tradify now has about 20,000 customers across NZ, Australia, and the UK. The Access Group (a major UK software provider) acquired them in October 2024 for reportedly over $100 million, which should mean faster development and broader feature rollout going forward.

What You Get

The workflow is: create a quote from your phone on-site, client accepts it online, job appears on your schedule, your team logs time and materials against it, you invoice directly from the completed job, payment goes through Stripe, and everything syncs to Xero or QuickBooks automatically. That's the whole loop, and it works well.

The quoting system lets you import supplier price lists, create kit bundles for common job types (so quoting a standard hot water install takes 30 seconds instead of 15 minutes), and send professional branded quotes with your logo. Clients accept online with a tap, and you get notified instantly on your phone. Progress invoicing means you can bill in stages on larger jobs instead of waiting until completion.

Scheduling uses a clean drag-and-drop calendar that syncs bidirectionally with Google Calendar. You see your whole team's availability, assign jobs, and track who's where on a real-time map view. Recurring jobs auto-populate. Subcontractor scheduling is built in on the Pro plan and above.

Pricing

Per user, per month. No long-term contracts.

Lite at roughly $47/user/month covers job management, basic quoting and invoicing, scheduling with Google Calendar sync, online payments via Stripe, and accounting sync. Pro at $51/user/month adds custom branding, enquiry forms, communications history, job photos and files, timesheets, subcontractor scheduling, and quote/invoice templates. Plus at $61/user/month is the full package with job tasks, purchase orders, bulk invoicing, kit bundles, staff activity history, reporting, analytics, and AI-powered features.

Prices vary by region (USD, NZD, AUD, GBP). Volume discounts kick in at 4+ users. An optional Instant Website add-on runs $12/month extra. 14-day free trial with no credit card required gives you full Plus-level access to evaluate everything.

Why Tradespeople Like It

The reviews tell a consistent story. Trustpilot: 4.8/5 from 481 reviews. Capterra: 4.7/5 from 152 reviews. The word that appears in almost every positive review is "easy." Tradify doesn't try to be everything. It focuses on the specific workflows tradespeople actually use and makes them fast enough to do from a van between jobs.

Trade-specific compliance certificates (electrical testing, fire detection systems) are baked in, not bolted on. That's something generic project management tools like Monday.com or Asana will never offer. The mobile app mirrors the full platform well, so you can create a quote, schedule a job, and send an invoice without touching a computer.

The Trade-offs

Reporting is basic compared to enterprise tools. If you want deep custom dashboards with 20 different data views, Tradify isn't there yet. The integration list is short: Xero, QuickBooks, MYOB (AU/NZ), Sage (UK/Ireland), Stripe, and Google Calendar. That's it. No Zapier, no open API, no webhooks, and no custom integrations of any kind. If you need your job management tool talking to a dozen other systems or connecting to CRM platforms, this won't work.

Inventory management is minimal. You can track materials against jobs, but there's no proper stock management or warehouse tracking. Larger operations with significant parts inventory will feel the limitation.

The per-user pricing structure adds up significantly for bigger teams running multiple crews. At $51/user for Pro, a 10-person crew pays $510/month. Jobber starts at $39/month total (not per user) for its basic tier, though it caps at 1 user on that plan. ServiceTitan targets larger operations with more features but requires custom pricing. Housecall Pro runs $59/month for a single user.

Who Should Use Tradify

Solo tradespeople and small trade teams (1-15 employees) in New Zealand, Australia, or the UK where Tradify's regional support and localized tax compliance are strongest. The accounting integrations with Xero and local providers like MYOB and Sage work out of the box with automatic two-way syncing. US and Canadian users can use it with Xero or QuickBooks, but the platform's DNA is distinctly Australasian and British, and the community and support hours reflect that.

If you're currently managing your trade business with a combination of spreadsheets, text messages, and paper quotes, Tradify replaces all of that in a way that actually feels designed for how tradespeople work. Just know that it's purpose-built for small trade teams. If you're running a 50-person operation, you've outgrown it.