EstiMate and Trade2Base both handle quotes, jobs and invoices. The difference is what happens before and after: EstiMate reads your drawings with AI take-off, turns the quote into a signed build contract, does VAT and CIS from the jobs, and finds tenders and planning leads. Trade2Base's details below come from its own website.
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Trade2Base is an established job management app. By its own description: UK trade businesses, from sole traders to multi-site teams, with a focus on tracking where leads come from. It covers quotes and invoices, ai quote drafting, customer portal, lead source and advertising attribution reporting, and on accounting: Not listed on its pricing page.
EstiMate is built for construction rather than general field service. It starts from the drawings, not just the job card: upload the plans and the AI take-off measures and prices them, the accepted quote becomes a build contract the client signs online, and the VAT return, CIS and P&L come from the same jobs.
TenderPilot lists live UK construction tenders and approved planning applications near you, scored for fit, so the next job comes from the same app that prices it. The RAMS generator writes method statements and risk assessments for the job you've just quoted.
EstiMate keeps Xero, QuickBooks and Sage in step both ways on its EstiMate plan and above (not on Free), including receipts, fuel, wages, PAYE and CIS. If your main question is which adverts bring in your enquiries, Trade2Base's attribution reporting is its focus.
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| Who it's for | UK builders, contractors and tradespeople, from small works to new builds and fit-out. | UK trade businesses, from sole traders to multi-site teams, with a focus on tracking where leads come from. |
| Pricing | Free plan (3 jobs a month, no time limit, no card). EstiMate £15.99 a month; EstiMate Pro £39.99 a month with the AI suite; Commercial from £99. Per business, not per user, with one office login; Corp is £249 with 5 office logins. | Starter £29 (1 user, 50 jobs a month), Professional £59 (3 seats), Growth £99 (8 seats) and Team £179 a month, plus VAT. |
| Free trial / free plan | Free plan with 3 jobs a month, no time limit and no card. | 7-day free trial, no card. |
| Accounting | Keeps Xero, QuickBooks and Sage in step both ways (EstiMate plan and above): invoices, bills, receipts, fuel, wages, PAYE, CIS and payments. | Not listed on its pricing page. |
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Trade2Base details are taken from www.trade2base.com/pricing, checked 12 November 2026. Prices and features change; check their site before deciding.
Client, site address, project title. Takes 30 seconds.
Breakdowns, optional extras, one-tap online acceptance.
A build contract from the quote, e-signed online.
Programme, site diary, snagging and variations.
Milestones tracked and overdue payments chased.
No contracts. No hidden fees. Cancel monthly subscriptions any time.
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EstiMate has a free plan (3 jobs a month) and paid plans from £15.99 a month per business rather than per user. Trade2Base: Starter £29 (1 user, 50 jobs a month), Professional £59 (3 seats), Growth £99 (8 seats) and Team £179 a month, plus VAT.
Its website lists quotes and invoices, ai quote drafting, customer portal, lead source and advertising attribution reporting, sms job reminders and customer emails, stripe payments. EstiMate Pro reads the drawings and produces measured, priced quantities with the working shown.
Yes. EstiMate imports old quotes from PDFs, photos, Excel and Word, rebuilds them as jobs and learns your prices from them.
If you price building work from drawings and want contracts, CIS and tenders in the same app, EstiMate is built for that. If you mainly need job scheduling and service work with live accounting sync, Trade2Base is a strong option. The free plan lets you test EstiMate on a real job.
TenderPilot — find & win tenders
Live UK tenders for every trade, with AI bid tools.
Local planning applications
Approved domestic & commercial planning applications in your patch, scored and ready to letter.
RankPilot — get found on Google & AI
Google Maps rank, AI answer tracking, website audit and fixes, reviews and citations.
AnswerPilot — AI answering service for companies
Your own number answered by an AI receptionist for any UK business: takes the lead, books the appointment or site visit, texts you the details, with missed-call text-back.
Free AI visibility audit
Score any website on how well Google and AI assistants can read, trust and recommend it.
Construction estimating software
Price materials, labour, plant and margin properly.
Quoting software for builders
Professional quotes clients can accept online.
AI construction estimating
Let AI draft the scope — you keep control of the price.
Construction take-off software
From drawings and specs to quantities and a quote.
AI visualiser
Show the client the finished job, from a site photo and the quote.
Job costing software
Estimate versus actual while the job is still running.
Construction management software
Tender to handover: programme, site, variations, money and close-out.
For contractors & corporate firms
Team seats, roles, spend approvals, multi-branch reporting and the Crew app.
Time & attendance: GPS clock in
Clock in with location, live crew map, self-filling timesheets.
EstiMate on your phone
Watch one job, tender to handover, in the phone layout.
EstiMate Crew: the app for site teams
GPS clock in, self-filling timesheets, mileage, materials, snags, drawings, forms, media and messages, all feeding the office and accounts.
All EstiMate apps
EstiMate, EstiMate Crew, Calculators, Engineering and Docs, with App Store links.
EstiMate vs 10 other trade apps
Prices and features side by side, from each company's own website.
Switching from another trade app
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EstiMate Crew sign-in for site staff
Pair your phone with the code from the office, then sign in on every job.
Invoicing & getting paid
Invoices, card payments and automatic chasing.
Accounting for builders
P&L, VAT return, CIS and aged debtors from the jobs.
Contracts & e-signatures
A build contract from the quote, signed online.
Variations & extras
Price additional works and get one-tap approval.
Snagging software
Numbered pins on drawings, photos and sign-off.
Site diary app
Daily records, RFIs, quality and progress reports.
Site photo app
Stamped photos, markup, galleries and a live client timeline.
RAMS generator
RAMS, COSHH, toolbox talks and permits in minutes.
Construction CRM
Every client, every quote, automatic follow-ups.
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