Kev vs Tradify: a full job system, or the essentials for less?

Tradify’s prices and features checked on their website on 4 November 2026

Side by side

Price: Kev
Free plan for good. Pro is £7.99 a month or £79 a year, with 14 days of Pro free and no card needed
Tradify
Lite £34, Pro £37, Plus £44 per user a month, month to month. Their page doesn’t say if VAT is included. 14-day free trial
Free plan: Kev
Yes, for good, not a trial
Tradify
No free plan on their pricing page
Quotes: Kev
10 a month on Free, unlimited on Pro. Customers accept on their phone, then it becomes an invoice in one tap
Tradify
Quotes with templates and price lists. Online acceptance and quote options on Pro and up
Invoices: Kev
5 a month on Free, unlimited on Pro. Pro also emails overdue reminders
Tradify
Invoices with online card payments. Automatic chasers on Pro and up
Jobs and scheduling: Kev
Jobs show what each one cost and made. No calendar or scheduling
Tradify
Job tracking and scheduling with Google Calendar sync, plus subcontractor scheduling on Pro
Time: Kev
Job timers with paid or unpaid breaks, and a timesheet, on Free
Tradify
Timesheets on Pro and up
Mileage: Kev
Tap start and stop. Kev measures the road route and prices it at HMRC rates (55p a mile, 25p after 10,000), and takes off your commute
Tradify
Not on their pricing page
Receipts: Kev
Log expenses by hand on Free, in HMRC’s categories. Pro reads the photo and fills in supplier, date, VAT and total (up to 300 a month)
Tradify
AI bill capture on Plus
Accounting links: Kev
CSV exports and a tax summary for your accountant
Tradify
Syncs with Xero, Sage and QuickBooks Online

Pick Tradify if…

It schedules jobs and people, with a calendar and Google Calendar sync.
Customers can pay invoices by card online.
It syncs with Xero, Sage and QuickBooks Online.
It has more for running a team: subcontractor scheduling, purchase orders and compliance certificates.

Pick Kev if…

A free plan, and Pro is £7.99 a month for one person.
Mileage tracking at HMRC rates and a tax summary are built in.
Simpler: quote, invoice, log the drive and the receipt, from one phone app.
CIS subcontractor invoices on the free plan: Kev takes the deduction off labour, not materials, and shows what you’ll be paid.

How Kev bills you

The free plan stays free. No card needed to sign up.
14 days of Pro on us, then you only pay if you choose to.
Pay monthly or yearly, your choice. We’ll email you a week before any yearly renewal.
No contract: cancel in Settings in a couple of taps, and your records stay

Not sure yet?

Make a proper invoice on your phone and save it as a PDF. No sign-up.

Try the free invoice maker

Moving from Tradify to Kev

Sign up with just your email and a code, no password. You get Kev Pro free for 14 days, no card.
Add your vehicle and your usual commute, so Kev takes it off work trips.
Export your trips as a CSV file from your old app and import them in Settings, Your data. Journeys from 6 April 2025 come in priced at HMRC rates. Keep your old downloads for HMRC too.

How to bring your trips and expenses across

Common questions

How much does Tradify cost in the UK?

Tradify’s UK pricing page showed Lite at £34, Pro at £37 and Plus at £44 per user a month when we checked on 4 November 2026.

Is there a cheaper alternative to Tradify for a sole trader?

Kev’s free plan covers quotes, invoices, jobs, time and mileage, and Pro is £7.99 a month. It doesn’t do scheduling, card payments or accounting software sync.

Does Kev do job scheduling?

No. Kev tracks each job’s time, costs and invoice, but it doesn’t have a calendar for booking jobs or people.

Where these facts come from

We read Tradify’s own website on 4 November 2026. Prices and plans change, so check their site before you decide.

Tradify is a trade mark of its owner. Our Kev isn’t connected with, or endorsed by, Tradify. Spotted something out of date? Email hello@ourkev.app and we’ll fix it.

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