Trade2Base vs Powered Now
Attributable revenue vs UK compliance — an honest look at which tool fits your business.
Powered Now is strong on UK compliance. Trade2Base adds the marketing layer: which source sent that lead, and did it turn into a paid job?
Where Powered Now wins
Powered Now has strong UK compliance features and genuine telephone support. If compliance paperwork and MTD are your daily concerns, it serves that need well.
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Strong UK compliance forms built in
Gas Safe records, electrical certificates, risk assessments and COSHH forms are all included. For gas engineers and electricians with heavy compliance paperwork, Powered Now has the templates ready to go.
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UK telephone support, training and migration help
Powered Now includes UK phone support, onboarding training calls and migration assistance in the price. For business owners who prefer talking to someone rather than reading documentation, this is a meaningful advantage.
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MTD, CIS and Domestic Reverse Charge built in
Making Tax Digital compliance, CIS deduction workflows and Domestic Reverse Charge invoicing are all built in. Offline mobile working for engineers on site is also solid. Powered Now is thoroughly UK-focused on the compliance side.
Where Trade2Base wins
Most trade apps track jobs. Trade2Base tracks which marketing source created that job — and whether it turned into a paid invoice. Powered Now has no way to track this.
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Marketing attribution — Powered Now has none
Track Google Ads, Meta, Checkatrade, calls and referrals through to paid invoices. See which campaign produced each booked job and what the cost per acquisition looks like. Powered Now has no way to connect your ad spend to your invoice revenue.
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WhatsApp integration for customer communication
Send quotes, job updates and payment reminders via WhatsApp — the channel your customers actually use. Powered Now uses email and SMS. WhatsApp response rates for trade businesses are significantly higher.
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AI quote builder and action queue
Trade2Base includes an AI quote builder to speed up estimates, and a daily action queue that tells you which leads need a reply, which quotes are going cold, which jobs need invoicing and which invoices are overdue. Powered Now shows records; Trade2Base shows what to do next.
Feature comparison
| Feature | Trade2Base | Powered Now |
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| Jobs, quotes, invoices | ✅ | ✅ |
| Customer portal | ✅ | ✅ |
| Scheduling / diary | ✅ | ✅ |
| WhatsApp integration | ✅ | ❌ |
| AI quote builder | ✅ | ❌ |
| Campaign attribution | ✅ | ❌ |
| Cost per booked job | ✅ | ❌ |
| Action queue | ✅ | ❌ |
| UK compliance forms | Coming soon | ✅ Gas Safe, EICR |
| MTD / CIS / DRC | ✅ | ✅ |
| Offline mobile | ✅ | ✅ |
| UK telephone support | Chat + email | ✅ including phone |
| Review capture | ✅ | ❌ |
| Accounting sync | ✅ | ✅ Xero, QuickBooks, Sage |
Based on published feature sets as of June 2026. Verify with each vendor for the latest updates.
Pricing comparison
From £29/mo
Starter — 1 user
- ✓ Attribution included on all plans
- ✓ AI quote builder included
- ✓ 7-day free trial, no card required
From ~£28/user/mo
Business plan
- · No marketing attribution on any plan
- · No AI tools
- ✓ UK telephone support included
Who should choose Trade2Base
Trade2Base is built for UK trade owners with 1–15 staff who spend on Google Ads, Meta or Checkatrade and want to know which channel makes them money. If you are running paid ads but cannot answer "how much did that campaign return in paid invoices?" — Trade2Base gives you that answer.
If you are a gas engineer or electrician where compliance certificates are the central daily workflow, and you prefer telephone support to chat, Powered Now is a capable tool. But if you spend anything on ads and want to know what is working, the lack of attribution in Powered Now leaves a real blind spot.
See if Trade2Base fits
7-day free trial, no credit card required. Connect your jobs, campaigns and invoices — see what is actually making money.