Speqly vs Tradify (2026): Which Fits Your Trade Business?
The short answer: these tools solve different problems, and plenty of trades could justify either. Tradify is job management with quoting inside it — scheduling, timesheets, job tracking, invoicing. Speqly is a quoting specialist: it builds the priced, itemised, visual proposal from your site photos and pushes accepted jobs into Xero or QuickBooks Online. If your diary is the problem, buy Tradify. If your quote-to-win rate is the problem, buy Speqly.
All prices and features below were checked against tradifyhq.com on 30 August 2026.
At a glance
| Tradify | Speqly | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £34–£44 per user/month | £7/project credits or £79–£149/month |
| Free trial | 14 days | 14 days, 5 projects, no card |
| AI pricing from site photos | No | Yes |
| Before/after visuals in proposals | No | Yes |
| Digital client acceptance | Yes | Yes (one tap, no client login) |
| Scheduling / timesheets / job tracking | Yes | No |
| Xero / QuickBooks | Yes | Yes (draft invoice push to either) |
| Pay-per-job option | No | Yes — credits never expire |
| AI features | SmartRead (bill capture) and SmartWrite (descriptions), Plus plan only (£44) | Included at every price |
Where Tradify wins
- You run a team and need everyone's jobs, hours and schedules in one place.
- You invoice from the same system you quote from.
- You want one tool for the whole job lifecycle and are happy writing quotes yourself.
Where Speqly wins
- Quoting is your bottleneck: photos in, itemised priced proposal out in about 15 minutes.
- Presentation wins you work: AI before/after visuals sell renovation jobs in a way text quotes can't.
- You quote irregularly: £7/project credits beat a per-user subscription in quiet months.
- You already live in Xero or QuickBooks and want quotes to land there as draft invoices.
A note on the AI
Both tools say "AI", meaning different things. Tradify's SmartTools (Plus plan only) are admin AI — reading supplier bills and improving written descriptions. Speqly's AI does the pricing itself: it reads the job from your site photos, drafts the itemised costs at your rates, and generates the before/after visuals your client sees.
Can you run both?
Yes, and some trades should: Tradify for scheduling and job tracking, Speqly for the client-facing proposal. At £34 + £79 a month you'd still be under half of what enterprise field-service platforms charge.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Speqly cheaper than Tradify?
For one user quoting steadily they're close — £34 vs £79/month — but Speqly's plan includes the AI pricing work, while Tradify's AI tools need the £44 Plus plan. For occasional quoting, Speqly credits (£7–£9.99 per project, no subscription) are cheaper than any per-user plan.
Does Tradify generate quotes from photos?
No. Tradify quotes are built from your price list by hand; its AI (Plus plan) reads bills and polishes text. Speqly reads the job from site photos and drafts the itemised pricing for you.
Which is better for a one-man band?
If you need job management, Tradify Lite. If you need to win more of the jobs you quote, Speqly — the visual proposal is the bigger lever for a sole trader competing against bigger firms.
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