Considering Moving From Joblogic?
A practical comparison for UK trades looking at Joblogic and Total Tradesmen. Field service scheduling, assets, and contracts on one side, one job record from call to payment on the other.
How This Comparison Works
Many UK trades firms run diaries, messages, spreadsheets, and separate tools for quotes, costing, and invoices. As work grows, the gap between what happens on site and what the office tracks gets wider.
Joblogic is UK field service management software used by heating, electrical, plumbing, and facilities teams. It is built around a drag and drop planner, a mobile engineer app, asset history, planned maintenance, and compliance paperwork. Total Tradesmen is built for UK trades that want one continuous job from the first call through site work, paperwork, and payment.
This page compares how those approaches feel in practice. We are not here to run down either product. We are here to show where the day to day experience differs for engineers, vans, and the office.
Common Issues
Trades Teams Try To Solve
Before comparing systems, most UK trades teams are trying to fix the same operational gaps.
- Jobs split across different apps
- Too much time spent on paperwork
- Slow job creation when calls come in
- Forms not clearly linked to jobs
- Hard to keep engineers and office aligned
- No single view of the full job
How Day To Day Work Compares
This comparison looks at how each product fits work in the office, on site, and from the van. Joblogic tends to suit service contractors with a planner, assets, and contracts; Total Tradesmen keeps domestic and small-team jobs on one record from call to invoice. Confirm details with each provider before you switch.
| On the job | Total Tradesmen | Joblogic |
|---|---|---|
| How a job runs |
One continuous job from the first call through getting paid. Visit, paperwork, and invoice stay on one job record. |
Jobs are scheduled and dispatched from a planner. Engineers work from the mobile app, with assets, compliance, and invoicing sitting in the same field service platform. |
| New enquiry |
Take the call. Open a new job. Everything that follows stays on that record. |
The request is logged in the office or through a customer portal, then scheduled and dispatched to an engineer. |
| What you see |
One screen shows the quote, each visit, certificates, and the invoice. Easy to follow what happened on the job. |
Strong view of the planner, live engineer location, and job status. Asset history and service contracts sit alongside the job. |
| Return visit |
Book the return on the job you already had open. Earlier visits and paperwork stay with it. |
Book another visit on the schedule. Site and asset history help with repeat work, but it is still visit led rather than one running job line. |
| Past jobs |
Look up the address. Every old call out and bill for that property in one go. |
Look up the customer or asset to see previous visits, service history, and contracts. |
| Diary and board |
Assign the job in the diary. The engineer opens that booking on their phone. |
Drag and drop planner with live tracking. Routes and workload are planned from the office before engineers go out. |
| On site |
Engineer updates the job from the van. Office can see the update straight away. |
The engineer completes the job on the mobile app, including forms. Invoicing can follow from the field or the office once the visit is done. |
| Office and van |
Desk and van look at one record. Nobody retypes the customer or job details. |
Office runs scheduling, contracts, and admin. Engineers get jobs on the app. The platform is built to connect both sides of a service operation. |
| Quote and invoice |
Quote, invoice, and payment sit on the job you already have open. |
Quotes and invoices can be raised in the field or office. Billing often follows job completion and contract rules rather than one simple job record. |
| Certificates |
Gas safety and paperwork get filled in from the van. They stay with that job when you leave. |
UK compliance paperwork such as Gas Safe and NICEIC forms can be completed on the job and stored in the system. |
| Engineer day list |
iOS app: tap the next job, do the work, move down the list. |
Mobile app for today’s jobs, forms, and job details, including offline use. The day is driven by what the planner has assigned. |
| UK trades focus |
Built for UK plumbers, electricians, gas engineers, builders, locksmiths, and HVAC firms. Paperwork from the van matters. |
UK-built field service software used by heating, electrical, plumbing, and facilities teams, including firms with service contracts and assets. |
| Typical week |
Ring, book, van, paperwork, invoice, then the next one. A familiar rhythm for UK trades. |
Planner-led days, engineers on the road, office watching the board, plus contract, asset, and compliance work between visits. |
Joblogic is a third party product and trademark of its respective owner. Wording and availability can change. Use this table as a starting point and verify what matters for your business.
The comparison above shows how each product fits day to day trade work in the office and on site.
Frequently Asked Questions
Practical answers while you review the comparison.
Is Total Tradesmen a Joblogic alternative?
Yes. Total Tradesmen is built for UK trades comparing options like Joblogic. A free trial is a simple way to see if one job record from call to payment suits how you run your vans and office.
Can I manage engineers and scheduling?
Yes. You can assign engineers, plan diaries, and keep the office and field aligned on the same job updates.
Is it suitable for small trades businesses?
Yes. It suits sole traders and small teams. You can start on a 14 day free trial with no payment details required.
Does it work on mobile?
Yes. Engineers can use the iOS app from the van for job details, updates, and photos.
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