Commusoft is a powerful field-service platform for larger gas, heating and HVAC firms — but its pricing is per user, quote-only, and typically on a 12-month contract. TradePlanr does quotes, invoices, scheduling, certificates and card payments for a published flat £9.99/month, free to start — and team seats are a published £4.99, not a quote.
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An honest, side-by-side look. Where they're the specialist, we say so.
| TradePlanr | Commusoft | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | £9.99 flat | Per user (quote only) |
| Published pricing | ||
| Free plan (not just a demo) | ||
| Per-user / per-seat fees | £4.99 per extra seat (published) | Per user, quote only |
| Contract commitment | Cancel anytime | Typically 12 months |
| Quotes & estimates | ||
| Invoicing | ||
| Job diary & scheduling | ||
| Certificates & digital sign-offs | ||
| Online card payments (branded pay page) | ||
| Works offline on site | ||
| iOS, Android & web | ||
| Asset management, PPM & call centre (enterprise FSM) | Specialist |
Comparison based on Commusoft's publicly published pricing and positioning at the time of writing. Prices may change — check their site for the latest.
Commusoft doesn't publish prices — you book a demo and get a per-user quote. TradePlanr's prices are on the website: a flat £9.99/month (or £99.99/year), and £4.99/month per extra team seat — no demo, no negotiation.
Commusoft's licences typically run on a 12-month contract. TradePlanr has a genuine free plan and monthly billing you can cancel anytime — no commitment before you've even tried it.
Commusoft is built for larger field-service operations — call centres, asset registers, planned maintenance contracts. If you're a sole trader or a small firm, TradePlanr gives you the daily essentials without the enterprise weight or price.
Every invoice can carry a card-payment link on your own branded pay page, powered by Stripe. Customers pay in seconds and the invoice reconciles itself.
For small UK trades, yes. Commusoft is a capable field-service platform aimed at larger gas, heating, HVAC and property-maintenance firms, with per-user pricing quoted on a demo and typically a 12-month contract. TradePlanr does quotes, invoices, scheduling, certificates and card payments for a published flat £9.99/month, with a free plan and no contract — the right-sized, affordable choice for sole traders and small teams.
Commusoft doesn't publish its prices — it's a per-user model quoted after a demo, and independent reviews put it well above entry-level trade apps, usually on an annual contract. TradePlanr is transparent: a flat £9.99/month or £99.99/year, team seats at a published £4.99/month, and a free plan to start.
Not like Commusoft. Solo Pro is one flat published price, and adding engineers on the Team plan is a published £4.99/month per extra seat — no demo, no quote, no annual contract. Commusoft charges per user at a price you only learn after a demo.
Commusoft scales into enterprise field-service management: call-centre and multi-channel customer support, asset registers, planned preventative maintenance (PPM) contracts, SLA tracking and detailed reporting. If you run a large maintenance operation, those go deeper. TradePlanr focuses on the day-to-day of a small trade business — jobs, quotes, certs, invoices, payments — at a fraction of the cost.
Yes — a genuine free plan with no card. Create jobs, quotes and invoices free, then upgrade to Pro (£9.99/month or £99.99/year, 7-day trial) when you're ready to send documents and take card payments.
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