Start with what you are actually losing
Most comparisons line up feature lists. A better question is where the money leaks out of your week. For a firm with five vans, it is often scheduling and getting the right person to the right job. For a sole trader, it is usually the calls that ring out while you are working, and the evenings lost to quotes and chasing.
How they differ
| Jobber and Tradify | Slate OS | |
|---|---|---|
| Built around | Running jobs and a team: scheduling, quotes, invoices, job tracking | The missed call first, then quotes, invoices and chasing from your phone |
| Best for | Firms with several people to schedule and dispatch | Sole traders and small firms losing work to calls they cannot answer |
| Missed calls | Check what each offers in the UK today | An office line that rings your mobile and texts back every call you miss, within seconds |
| Price | Check their current UK pricing; it changes with plan and team size | £249 a month, one plan. Your crew on the same board is £50 a month more, with no limit |
We have kept to what is plainly true of each. Prices and features change, so check Jobber's and Tradify's own UK pages before you decide.
How to choose
- If the hard part of your week is getting four people to six jobs, a scheduling system is what you need.
- If the hard part is the phone ringing while you are up a ladder, and quotes at nine at night, start with the missed call.
- Either way, use the free trial on your real work. Slate's is 14 days, from the day you start.
Straight answers
- Can I move my customers into Slate?
- Yes. You can bring your customers in from a spreadsheet, and everything you put in exports to a spreadsheet whenever you want it, including on the way out.
- Is there a contract?
- No. You cancel from inside the app.
- What does Slate cost?
- £249 a month, one plan. The first 25 firms pay £199 a month for as long as they stay. You get 14 days free from the day you start, and if you are not happy within 14 days of your first payment, you message us and we refund it in full.
Sources
Slate OS gives you an office line that rings your mobile and texts back every call you miss, within seconds, in your business name. Quotes, invoices and chasing happen from your phone.