Tradify alternatives for air-conditioning installers
Tradify is a popular, lightweight job-management app for quoting, scheduling and invoicing across many trades.If you install air conditioning, you may find it doesn't size a system, run a heat-load calculation or produce the system drawings your jobs need. Here are the best alternatives — starting with the one built specifically for air conditioning.
1. Vento
Vento is the only UK all-in-one built specifically for air conditioning. Unlike Tradify, it runs a room-by-room heat load as you survey, matches correctly sized units, produces scaled split/multi-split drawings, generates a branded proposal the customer e-signs, takes the deposit and keeps an F-Gas register — one flat-price platform (from £39/mo, not per user).
- Manual J heat-load built in
- Split & multi-split system design
- Branded proposals, e-sign & deposits
- F-Gas register & leak-check scheduling
- Flat pricing, not per user
- Full workflow on a phone, on site
Other alternatives
2. ServiceM8
A clean, lightweight job app for very small teams and sole traders.
3. Commusoft
A deeper field-service and CRM platform for larger, maintenance-led operations.
4. Jobber
Widely used quoting, scheduling and CRM for home-service and trade businesses.
These are capable general trade platforms; none is an air-conditioning design tool. Features vary by plan — confirm current details on each provider's site.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best Tradify alternative for air conditioning?
Vento is the best fit for air-con installers because it does the engineering Tradify doesn't: room-by-room sizing, split/multi-split design, scaled drawings and F-Gas — plus branded proposals, e-sign and deposits. Tradify is great general admin, but you'd pair it with a separate calculator.
Does Tradify do heat-load calculations?
No. Tradify handles quoting, scheduling and invoicing across trades, but it doesn't size air-conditioning systems or run a heat-load calculation, so air-con installers need a separate tool for that. Vento builds it in.
Is Vento cheaper than Tradify?
Tradify is priced per user, so it climbs as you add engineers. Vento is flat per tier (from £39/mo), which usually costs less for a small team once you're at two or three users — and it replaces the separate sizing tool.
See also: all Vento comparisons, best air-con software 2026, and air conditioning software.
A Tradify alternative built for air-con
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