The ReadyM8 blog

Straight answers about ServiceM8

No fluff and no affiliate links. Prices are checked against the vendors' own UK pages and dated, because most of what you will find online is out of date or in the wrong currency.

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Pricing

Is ServiceM8 free?

Yes, and it does not run out. What thirty job credits really buys you, and the upgrade button that quietly costs you the £1,000 rebate.

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Answered

Does ServiceM8 integrate with Xero?

Yes, on every plan. Which way each thing travels, the invoices that only go one way, and the Xero plan that stops you dead at twenty a month.

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Answered

Is ServiceM8 a CRM?

Yes for a trade business, no for a sales team. Plus the job credit every lost quote quietly uses up.

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Trade guide

Job management software for electricians

Certificates are the whole decision, and they start at £59 a month. Plus the 198 Form Store forms priced in dollars.

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Comparison

ServiceM8 vs Simpro, and which one you are

One publishes its prices, the other books you a demo. Plus the stock question that settles it in ten seconds.

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Answered

Does ServiceM8 work on Android?

For two years Android got a cut-down app. In September 2026 ServiceM8 rewrote its own pages. Here is what an Android phone gets now, and the catch.

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Comparison

ServiceM8 vs Tradify, compared honestly

Verified UK prices for both, and the sum that actually decides which one is cheaper for a business your shape.

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Pricing

What ServiceM8 really costs in the UK

All five plans in pounds, plus the card fees and VAT nobody mentions, and the plan trap that catches electricians out.

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Choosing

ServiceM8 alternatives, and when to stay put

Five reasons people go looking elsewhere. Four of them are fixable without switching at all.

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Buyer's guide

How to choose job management software

Two pricing models, one decision. Plus the certificate gate that catches out electricians and the fees nobody counts.

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Money back

The £1,000 rebate, explained properly

100% of what you pay back, capped at £1,000. How the credit lands, and the one mistake that voids it before you start.

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Skip the reading. Get it set up properly.

Everything on this page is stuff you can do yourself. Most people would rather be on the tools. I build your ServiceM8 around how you actually work, train you on it, and walk you through claiming the rebate.

Setup £650. Setup and training £800. Training on its own £250.

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