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Door Ops vs Tradify
for door contractors.
Tradify is simple quote-to-invoice software for electricians, plumbers, gas and HVAC firms, at £34 to £44 per user a month. Door Ops is narrower and deeper: door sheets, door asset records, PPM, RAMS and subcontractor links. The question is whether your work needs that depth.
Short version
- Tradify costs £34, £37 or £44 per user a month and every user pays the same. Door Ops charges £45 per engineer and £22 per office user, so the sums depend on your office headcount.
- Tradify is quick to learn and syncs with Xero, Sage and QuickBooks on every plan. Door Ops cannot yet push invoices into accounts natively.
- Tradify has no asset register, PPM planner or RAMS on its plan list, and it does not work offline. Door Ops has all three and saves worksheet progress without signal.
Tradify facts checked 23 September 2026 from the pages linked below. Their prices and plans are theirs to change.
Pricing and terms
What you pay, and for how long.
Door Ops prices are the live rates on our pricing page. Tradify figures are quoted from their public pages, checked 23 September 2026.
| Door Ops | Tradify | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | Eligible founders pay £39 per engineer and £19 per office user monthly (£390 / £190 annually). Standard rates are £45 / £22 monthly. Plus adds £29 a month, Scale £79. See pricing for founder eligibility; prices exclude VAT. | Lite £34, Pro £37 and Plus £44 per user a month. Custom pricing for large teams by phone. |
| Who counts as a user | Engineers and office users have different rates. Someone who does both counts once as an engineer. External subcontractors use job credits, not seats. | Priced per user. The page does not set a different rate for office and field staff. |
| Minimum | One engineer seat. | No minimum is stated on the pricing page. |
| Contract | Monthly, billed monthly, cancel before the next bill. Annual is optional and paid up front. | Monthly, with an optional yearly plan paid in advance. You can cancel at any time, but charges already paid are not refunded. |
| Free trial | free trial of the full product. No card needed to start. | 14 days with all features, no card. |
| Onboarding | None. Guided setup checklist and UK-based support are included. | Free one-to-one training and phone support. |
| Feature gating | Lite covers paperwork; Core adds full job management; Plus adds stock, purchasing approvals, detailed reporting and integrations. Compare current feature packages and team totals on our pricing page. | Lite: jobs, scheduling, quotes, invoices, accounting sync. Pro adds job photos and files, recurring jobs, timesheets, subcontractor scheduling and compliance certificates. Plus adds AI tools, service reminders, purchase orders and reporting. |
For door work
The features a door company actually uses.
Not a 200-row feature grid. The twelve things that decide whether the office chases the job sheet or reads it.
| Door Ops | Tradify | |
|---|---|---|
| One record per door job | One record per job and per customer: quote, drawings, RAMS, photos, worksheet, notes and the PDF you sent. That is the product. | Notes, documents and activity on each job on every plan; photos, videos and files are Pro and above. |
| Worksheets and forms | Door Ops door presets, worksheets on the phone, photos and signatures on every tier; the custom form builder is on Core. | Compliance certificates such as EICRs and gas service records from Pro. No form builder is listed. |
| Door-specific sheets | Service sheets for roller shutters, sectional, automatic, fire and manual doors, gates and barriers, ready on day one. | Built for electrical and AV, plumbing and gas, HVAC and refrigeration, and property maintenance. Doors are not named. |
| AI review | AI action summaries, wording checks and a compliance guardian, included as monthly credits on Core and Plus. | SmartRead reads supplier bills and SmartWrite drafts descriptions, on the Plus plan only. |
| Assets and PPM | Asset register with QR labels, PPM planner and contracts on Core. | Recurring jobs from Pro and automatic service reminders on Plus. No asset register appears on the plan list. |
| RAMS | On-job risk assessments on every tier; the RAMS builder, library and packs on Core. | Not listed on the pricing page. |
| Subcontractors | Send a job to a subcontractor by secure link. They complete the worksheet without a seat. | Subcontractor scheduling on Pro: assign work and see subbies on the scheduler. Whether each needs a paid user is not stated. |
| Engineer and vehicle tracking | Live engineer location and customer tracking links. Vehicle tracking accepts a telematics feed; Door Ops does not supply hardware. | Staff locations on a live map in the scheduler. No vehicle telematics is mentioned. |
| Customer portal | Customer portal on Core. | Branded enquiry form, online quote acceptance and card payments from Pro. No customer portal is listed. |
| Quotes, invoices, accounts | Quotes, invoices, purchase orders, stock and job costs built in. Native Xero, Sage and QuickBooks invoice push is in build; today invoices leave by API and webhooks. | Quotes, invoices, card payments and Xero, Sage and QuickBooks Online sync on every plan. Purchase orders on Plus. |
| Mobile app | Web app, installable on the phone home screen. Worksheet progress survives lost signal, but it is not an offline-first native app. | iOS and Android apps. Tradify’s help centre says neither the app nor the web console works offline. |
| API and automation | REST API, webhooks, Zapier and an MCP server for AI agents (API and MCP are separately scoped access). | No API is listed on the pricing page. |
| Track record | No published reviews, case studies or named customers yet. Door Ops launched in 2026 and says so. | 4.8 out of 5 from 9,000+ ratings and reviews, and 55,000+ tradespeople by its own count. |
See the Door Ops side
Judge it on the screens, not the table.
Real Door Ops screens from a sample door company. This is the office view your team would work in every day.
Honest answer
When Tradify is the better fit
- You want the simplest possible path from enquiry to quote to paid invoice, and your team will not use anything more involved.
- Your accounts already live in Xero, Sage or QuickBooks and you want invoices to sync there today.
- Doors are a small part of an electrical, plumbing or property maintenance business.
- You want thousands of published reviews from other trades before you commit.
Where Door Ops wins
When Door Ops is the better fit
- You maintain doors on contract and need each door as an asset with a QR label, a service history and a PPM schedule.
- Your site work needs RAMS, and Tradify does not list them.
- Your engineers work in plant rooms and basements. Tradify stops without a connection; Door Ops keeps the worksheet in progress.
- You have more office staff than a small trade firm. Door Ops office seats are £22 against the same per-user rate for everyone at Tradify.
Still on a calendar and the notes app?
Most door firms are not switching from software at all.
Ask a door engineers group what they run jobs on and the honest answers are a phone calendar, the Notes app and a WhatsApp group for quotes and measures. That works until the third engineer, or the customer who asks what you found last time. Door Ops keeps your calendar and Xero, and gives every job one record: customer, quote, drawings, RAMS, photos, worksheet and the PDF you sent.
Migration
Bringing your Tradify data across
Keep Tradify running while you try Door Ops. Nothing here asks you to cut over on day one.
- 1Tradify exports customers, suppliers, price list items, jobs and invoices to CSV from inside the app. Do this before you cancel, because the account closes on cancellation.
- 2Import customers and sites into Door Ops from Settings using the Door Ops template.
- 3Put the job and invoice CSVs into the structured export archive under Settings, Integrations, so the history is kept even before you map it.
Common questions
How much does Tradify cost in the UK?
Tradify lists £34 per user a month on Lite, £37 on Pro and £44 on Plus, with Custom pricing for large teams by phone. Text messages are 10p each and the Instant Website is £10 a month on top.
Is Door Ops cheaper than Tradify?
It depends on the team. For engineers Tradify is cheaper: £37 on Pro against £45 at Door Ops standard rates (£39 for eligible founders). For office staff Door Ops is cheaper at £22 (£19 founders) because Tradify charges every user the same.
Does Tradify work offline?
No. Tradify’s help centre says the app and web console both need a live internet connection. Door Ops saves worksheet progress through a lost signal, though it is not a fully offline native app either.
Can I import my Tradify data into Door Ops?
Yes, through spreadsheets. Export customers, jobs and invoices to CSV from Tradify, then import customers and sites from Door Ops Settings. There is no direct Tradify connector.
Where are these Tradify figures from?
Tradify’s UK pricing page and homepage and four Tradify help centre articles, checked 23 September 2026. Each one is linked under Sources.
Other comparisons
Weighing more than one?
Door Ops vs Joblogic
Joblogic gates PPM, engineer tracking, custom forms and the customer portal behind Premium and Enterprise. Door Ops includes all of them on Core.
Door Ops vs Clik
Clik sells certificates (Clik Compliance) and job management (Joblogic FSM) as two products that sync. Door Ops keeps the worksheet, the job and the customer PDF in one record.
Door Ops vs BigChange
The BigChange pricing page is a demo form. Its August 2025 blog puts JobWatch at £79.95 per office or mobile user a month; Door Ops lists £45 per engineer and £22 per office user (£39 / £19 for eligible founders).
Door Ops vs Klipboard
Klipboard puts custom forms, asset management, PPM, GPS and the client portal on its Professional plan, minimum five users, 12 or 24 month term. Door Ops includes them on Core from one seat.
Door Ops vs ServiceM8
ServiceM8 charges by job volume, £25 to £269 a month with unlimited users on paid plans. Door Ops charges per engineer and office seat, so a small door team usually pays ServiceM8 less.
Door Ops vs Jobber
Jobber prices in US dollars: $49 a month for one user on Core with no commitment, rising to $199 for one user on Grow. Door Ops prices in pounds per engineer and office seat.
Door Ops vs Commusoft
Commusoft publishes no prices and signs licences for 12 months that renew annually. Door Ops shows its rates and bills monthly from one engineer seat.
Door Ops pricing
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Sources, checked 23 September 2026
- Tradify UK pricing page
- Tradify UK homepage
- Tradify help: does Tradify work offline?
- Tradify help: recommended devices
- Tradify help: annual billing FAQ
- Tradify help: cancelling and exporting
- Door Ops pricing
Tradify is a trademark of its owner. Door Ops is not affiliated with Tradify. If a figure above is out of date, tell us and we will correct it.
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