Tradify and ServiceM8 are two of the most-compared trade management platforms in the UK. Both are well-regarded. Both have genuine strengths. And both are built around assumptions about how trade businesses operate that don't fit every situation.
The fundamental difference
Tradify is built for trade businesses with a team — strong on quoting, job costing, and purchase orders, charging £34/user/month. ServiceM8 is built primarily for iPhone users — an Australian product where the iOS experience is significantly more polished than Android. It prices by job volume rather than per user.
The shared gap
Neither Tradify nor ServiceM8 has geographic slot-finding. There's no way in either platform to ask "what slots are available near this postcode, accounting for drive times and job durations?" That thinking is still done manually.
What if neither fits?
If you're the only person managing the diary and geographic scheduling is the priority, neither Tradify nor ServiceM8 is built for that. Job Bookers is — built specifically for one person running their own diary. Standard plan £20/month, annual billing £192/year. 30-day free trial, no card required.
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