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The Tradify alternative for UK electricians
Tradify is solid job management for a trades firm with staff to schedule. If you are a one-person electrical business that lives or dies by the certificate, SparkCerts fits better and costs a flat 12 pounds a month.
Tradify does quoting, scheduling, timesheets and invoicing well, and it is priced per user for a team. The gap for an electrician is the certificate: Tradify has no BS 7671 forms, so you end up paying for a separate cert app and copying job details between the two. SparkCerts puts the EICR, EIC and Minor Works in the same record as the quote and the invoice.
Tradify vs SparkCerts at a glance
| Tradify | SparkCerts | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Trades firms with staff to schedule | Sole traders and small electrical firms |
| Pricing model | Per user, per month | 12 pounds a month flat, unlimited jobs, certs, invoices and team members |
| BS 7671 certificates | Not built in, needs a separate cert app | Built in: EIC, EICR, Minor Works, CP12, PAT, EV, emergency lighting |
| On-site reading validation | No | Yes, flags an impossible Zs or a failed RCD as you type |
| Quote, cert and invoice in one record | Jobs and invoicing; certs elsewhere | Yes, one record per job |
| Contract | Monthly, per user | None, cancel any month and export every document as PDF |
Comparison based on each product's public positioning as of June 2026. Check Tradify's own site for current features and pricing.
Where Tradify is the better choice
If you run several electricians and an office, schedule other people's days and do not mind a separate cert app, Tradify's scheduling and team features are more developed. SparkCerts is aimed at the sole trader and the small firm where the person quoting is the person testing.
Why electricians switch to SparkCerts
Whichever tool you are weighing up against, the reasons sparks move to SparkCerts are the same:
- Every BS 7671 certificate built in: EIC, EICR, Minor Works, gas CP12, PAT, EV and emergency lighting.
- Readings checked on site, so an impossible Zs or a failed RCD is caught before the certificate is signed.
- Quote, certificate and invoice in one record, so nothing is retyped between three apps.
- A flat 12 pounds a month for the whole firm, no per-seat fee.
- No contract: cancel any month and export every document as a standard PDF.
See the full feature list, the certificate software page, or compare the other alternatives.
Common questions
Does Tradify do electrical certificates?
Tradify is job management software and does not generate BS 7671 certificates like the EICR or EIC. Electricians using Tradify typically run a separate certificate app alongside it. SparkCerts includes the certificates in the same record as the quote and invoice.
Is SparkCerts cheaper than Tradify?
SparkCerts is a flat 12 pounds a month for the whole firm with no per-user fee, and it includes the certificates. Tradify is priced per user per month and a cert app is an additional cost.
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