Best Quoting App for Electricians 2026

Accurate quoting is the difference between profitable work and working at a loss. Underquote and you lose money on every job. Overquote and you lose the job entirely. A good quoting app helps you price jobs accurately, send professional-looking quotes quickly, and convert them into invoices with minimal admin.

For electricians specifically, quoting involves understanding material costs, labour rates, BS 7671 requirements, and the scope of work. Generic trades quoting apps like Powered Now and Tradify handle the administrative side well but do not understand the electrical specifics. See our guide to pricing electrical jobs for more on this topic.

Elec-Mate — All-in-one platform for UK electricians with quoting, invoicing, Stripe payments, Xero integration, plus 16 certificate types, 50+ calculators, AI tools, and 46+ training courses. From £6.99/month.

Powered Now — General trades management app offering quotes, invoices, job scheduling, customer management, and accounting integration. Used by electricians, plumbers, heating engineers, and other trades. Not electrician-specific.

Tradify — Job management app for trades businesses. Includes quoting, invoicing, job tracking, scheduling, and Xero/QuickBooks integration. Multi-trade app not specific to electrical work.

Certificate to Invoice in One Tap

Complete an EICR on site, generate the invoice from the same app, email both to the client, and collect Stripe payment before leaving.

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The biggest difference between Elec-Mate and generic quoting apps is certificate integration. Powered Now and Tradify do not produce electrical certificates. If you use either of these apps for quoting, you still need a separate certificate app for your EICRs, EICs, and Minor Works.

Elec-Mate combines both. Complete an EICR on site, then generate the invoice from the same app. Email both the certificate and the invoice to the client. Collect Stripe payment. All before leaving the property. This workflow is unique to Elec-Mate.

For electricians using Powered Now or Tradify, the typical workflow is: complete the certificate in one app, switch to the quoting app, manually re-enter the job details, create the invoice, and send it separately. This duplication of effort adds admin time to every job.

Elec-Mate's EICR and EIC forms also include the new Appendix 6 fields for SPDs (surge protective devices) and AFDDs (arc fault detection devices) introduced in BS 7671:2018+A4:2026. Generic quoting apps cannot produce compliant certificates at all — and even dedicated certificate apps that have not yet implemented the A4:2026 model-form amendments will produce non-compliant documentation for any installation where SPDs or AFDDs are fitted.

Elec-Mate includes an AI Remedial Cost Estimator that converts EICR defects into priced remedial works quotations using real UK trade pricing data. This is a workflow that no generic quoting app can replicate because it requires understanding both the electrical defects and the associated repair costs.

During an EICR inspection, you record defects with observation codes (C1, C2, C3, FI). C1, C2, and C3 observations indicate danger, potential danger, or improvement recommended — these are the items that generate priced remedial works. FI (further investigation required) items are handled separately, as the scope of remedial work cannot be determined until the investigation is complete. The AI analyses each priced-category defect, itemises the materials and labour required to rectify it, applies current UK trade prices, and generates a professional remedial works quotation. You hand the client both the EICR report and the repair quote at the same time.

AI Remedial Cost Estimator

EICR defects converted to a priced remedial works quotation using real UK trade pricing. Itemised materials, labour rates, and professional formatting.

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This significantly improves conversion rates for remedial work. Clients are much more likely to approve repairs when presented with a clear, itemised quote immediately after the inspection, rather than waiting days for a follow-up quote.