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How Gaffer compares
Honest comparisons against the trade software you might be using — plus one-click data import when you're ready to switch.
No credit card required · One platform · Web & Android (iOS coming soon)
Gaffer vs the alternatives
Built for UK trades: CIS, Gas Safe & EICR certificates, 58 trade packs, offline-first, AI and accounting sync.
Where the difference actually is
The parts most trade software leaves out
Every platform on this page does jobs, quotes and invoices. These are the areas that decide whether the software still fits in three years, when you are bidding for contract work and a principal contractor is auditing your paperwork.
913 certificates and forms
Across 58 UK trades — Gas Safe records, EICRs, minor works, FENSA, RAMS. Completed on site offline, signed by the customer, PDF issued before you leave. Compliance certificates.
A full health & safety suite
39 features: risk assessments, permits to work, confined space entry with gas readings, HAVS exposure per worker, statutory inspections and health surveillance — with review dates that surface before they lapse. Health & safety software.
Tendering and accreditation
Live public contract notices from the government's Find a Tender service, AI-assisted bid drafting, a reusable bid library, and 30 UK accreditation schemes with their real requirements. Tender & bid software.
The back office, not just the front
Purchase orders raised against the job, supplier accounts, delivery notes checked against the order, expenses with receipt OCR — so job costing reflects what the job actually consumed. Back office & purchasing.
UK finance done properly
CIS deductions, MTD-ready VAT summaries, retention, variation orders, milestone billing and payment plans. Built for how UK trades get paid, not adapted from another market.
An app that works with no signal
220+ screens, offline-first throughout. Lofts, plant rooms, basements and rural sites are normal working conditions, not edge cases. The mobile app.
Switching is painless
Bring your customers, jobs, quotes and invoices across in an afternoon.
Ready to run your trade business properly?
14 days free. Full access. No card needed.