All Comparisons 2026

Checkatrade is a lead generation platform. It has a free listing, and its paid memberships are £30 a month (Approved) or from £59 a month (Growth) on 12-month terms. Sleepless Tradesman is a job management app — it helps you quote, invoice, and run your business. They serve different purposes. Checkatrade finds you work; Sleepless Tradesman helps you manage and price that work efficiently. Many tradespeople use both.

Yes. Tradify costs £34 (Lite), £37 (Pro) or £44 (Plus) per user a month. Sleepless Tradesman offers a free plan, and its Starter plan is £29.99 a month. Tradify's AI (SmartWrite and SmartRead) is on its Plus plan only and doesn't write a quote from a job description or photo; Sleepless Tradesman puts the whole office in one app: quotes, remote quotes, invoices, books, material price lookup, regulations help and a local listing. See the /vs/tradify comparison for a full feature and price breakdown.

Bark is a lead marketplace where you buy credits to respond to customer job requests. Sleepless Tradesman is a business management tool — it doesn't sell leads. Bark helps you find new customers; Sleepless Tradesman helps you quote faster, invoice professionally, and track your jobs once you have the work.

MyBuilder is a lead generation platform where homeowners post jobs and tradesmen bid for them. Sleepless Tradesman is a business management app. They're not direct alternatives — you could use MyBuilder to get enquiries and Sleepless Tradesman to manage and price the resulting jobs.

ServiceM8 is a field service management tool popular in Australia and used by some UK trades. It covers scheduling, job management, and invoicing but lacks UK-specific features like CIS handling, MTD-compatible records, and AI quoting trained on UK trade rates. ServiceM8 prices by job volume: a free plan for 30 jobs a month, then £25 to £269 a month, and it has its own AI tools (AI Writing Helper and Office Agent).