Sendinvo and Tradify both take a trade job from the quote to the paid invoice. Tradify is the broader product: timesheets, job costing, purchase orders, certificates, and apps on iPhone and Android. Sendinvo is narrower and newer to jobs. It covers the quote, the job, its visits and the invoice for a sole trader or a small team, does UK invoicing in depth, and charges one price for the whole team.
What follows describes Sendinvo from the product itself and Tradify from its own UK website as it read on 14 October 2026. Tradify changes its product like anyone else, so check its site for anything that decides it for you.
Side by side
| Sendinvo | Tradify | |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduling | Visits by morning, afternoon, all day or a set time; a clash is warned about; the client is emailed when a visit is booked or moved | Scheduling and dispatch with staff assigned, and a map of where staff are |
| Texts to clients | No, email only | Automatic text reminders |
| Timesheets | No | Yes |
| Job costing | No costs; each job shows quoted, invoiced, paid and left to invoice | Costs and profit per job |
| Purchase orders and supplier bills | No | Yes |
| Forms and certificates | No; attach your own certificate to the invoice email | Digital forms, and electrical and gas certificates |
| Accounting software | Xero or QuickBooks Online | Xero, QuickBooks and Sage |
| Phone apps | Works in any phone’s browser; the iPhone app is on its way to the App Store; no Android app | iPhone and Android |
| Pricing | One price for the company, the whole team included | Per user, per month, on tiered plans |
Where Tradify is ahead
- Apps you can download today, on iPhone and Android. Sendinvo’s iPhone app isn’t in the App Store yet, and there’s no Android app.
- Running a crew. Timesheets, job costing and purchase orders matter once you’re paying people by the hour and buying materials across several jobs. Sendinvo has none of them.
- Texts. If your clients answer a text and ignore an email, Tradify sends them. Sendinvo doesn’t.
- Certificates. An electrician or gas engineer who wants certificates made in the same app gets them in Tradify.
Where Sendinvo is different
- One price, however many of you there are. £20 a month covers every role, from a Field person on the tools to your accountant as a Viewer. With per-user pricing, each person you add is a decision about cost. See adding your team without paying per person.
- A status nobody has to keep up to date. A job in Sendinvo works out whether it’s Booked, In progress, Ready to invoice, Invoiced or Paid from its visits and invoices, so the list can’t disagree with what happened.
- UK invoicing in depth. VAT by line, deposits and payment plans, credit notes, late payment interest, and for construction work the CIS deduction and the domestic reverse charge, switched on in your company settings.
- Getting paid on the doorstep. Card and Pay by Bank on your invoices once you connect Stripe, and Take payment shows the pay page as a QR code for the client to scan.
- Photos that sort themselves into before, during and after, from when each was taken against the visit’s start and finish.
- Leaving is easy. Export everything emails you one zip of spreadsheets, every sent document’s PDF and every job’s photos.
Which to choose
- You work on your own or with two or three people, and the hard part is booking work and getting paid for it: Sendinvo.
- You run a crew on hourly pay and need timesheets, job costing and purchase orders: Tradify.
- You need a phone app today, or your team is on Android: Tradify, for now.
- You’re growing and every new starter would add to the bill: work out what the team you expect next year would cost on each.
Sendinvo is 30 days of everything, free and with no card, so you can book a week of real visits before deciding. For what a one-person business needs from either, see job management software for sole traders.
Questions
Is Sendinvo cheaper than Tradify?
It depends on how many of you there are. Tradify is priced per user, so its bill grows with the team, and Sendinvo is one price for the company whoever you invite. Check Tradify’s current prices on its own site.
Does Sendinvo have an Android app?
No. Sendinvo works in the browser on any phone, Android included. The iPhone app is on its way to the App Store.
Does Sendinvo do timesheets or job costing?
No. Each job shows what was quoted, invoiced and paid, and what’s left to invoice, but Sendinvo doesn’t track hours or costs.
Can Sendinvo send text reminders?
No. Visit emails, invoices and payment reminders go by email.