Elec-Mate vs Simpro
Simpro is serious enterprise software: project management, stock, service contracts and dispatch for contracting firms with big teams — priced by sales quote, with implementation and training on top. Elec-Mate is the electrician platform: certificates, AI site tools, calculators, quoting, invoicing and training at £19.99/month. Different weight classes — here is the honest comparison.
1,000+
UK electricians
“Replaced three separate apps with Elec-Mate. Certs, quotes, and scheduling all in one place.”
Daniel Palmer — DP Electrical
Key Takeaways
- 1Simpro is genuinely powerful — project-grade job costing, warehouse-level stock, service contracts and dispatch for big teams. It is bought like enterprise software: sales quote, onboarding, implementation, training.
- 2Industry analyses put a typical Simpro first-year cost (licences plus implementation and training) in the thousands — appropriate for a 10-50-person contractor, hard to justify for a sole trader or small firm.
- 3Elec-Mate is self-serve at £19.99/month: install it today, certificates and AI tools on the first job, no onboarding project.
- 4Simpro does not do the electrical layer: no BS 7671 calculators, no AI board scanning or voice test entry, no RAMS generation, no training. Even large firms pair it with electrician tools.
- 5The honest split: large contractors managing projects, assets and service contracts → Simpro (possibly with Elec-Mate for the sparks on the tools). Electricians and small firms → Elec-Mate outright.
What Is Simpro?
Simpro is enterprise field-service management used by electrical, plumbing, HVAC, fire and security contractors — strongest in businesses with five-plus office and field staff. It covers estimating, project management, job costing, scheduling and dispatch, warehouse-grade inventory, service contracts and asset maintenance, with accounting integrations.
It is sold enterprise-style: pricing by sales quote, contracts, and an implementation and training phase. Independent reviews commonly estimate first-year total costs in the five figures for mid-size teams once setup is included.
Simpro's strengths: depth at scale. For a contracting firm running projects, assets and service agreements across a large team, it is one of the most capable systems available.
What Is Elec-Mate?
Elec-Mate is the UK electrician platform: 16 BS 7671:2018+A4:2026 certificate types with AI-assisted completion, 70+ calculators, AI RAMS, 46+ training courses, and business management scaled for electricians and small firms — quoting with real UK trade pricing, invoicing, Stripe payments, Xero sync, job stages, van stock and a price book.
£19.99/month flat, self-serve, 7-day free trial. Employer plans add team features when you grow.
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16 certificate types, 70+ calculators, RAMS, quoting, invoicing, AI agents, and 46+ training courses — from £6.99/mo.
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A Question of Weight Class
This is the one comparison on this site where "which is better" is genuinely the wrong question. Simpro and Elec-Mate are built for different businesses. A 50-person contractor with service contracts, three warehouses and a projects division needs Simpro-class software — and no certificate app replaces that.
Right-Sized for the Tools
Certificates, AI site tools, calculators, RAMS, quoting and training — working from the first day, no implementation project.
Try it free for 7 daysBut a sole trader or five-person firm adopting Simpro takes on enterprise cost and complexity they will never use — and still has no BS 7671 calculators, no AI certificate filling and no training. Many larger firms solve it both ways: Simpro runs the projects; the electricians carry Elec-Mate for the electrical work itself.
Feature-by-Feature Comparison
| Feature | Feature | Elec-Mate | Simpro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Designed for | UK electricians & small firms | Larger contracting businesses | |
| BS 7671 certificates (EICR, EIC, Minor Works…) | Via forms/add-ons | ||
| AI Board Scanner + Voice Test Entry | |||
| 70+ BS 7671 calculators | |||
| AI RAMS generator | |||
| Training courses + mock exams | |||
| Quoting & estimating | |||
| Invoicing & payments | |||
| Project management & job costing | Job-level P&L | Deep, project-grade | |
| Stock/inventory management | Van stock + price book | Warehouse-grade | |
| Service contracts & asset maintenance | |||
| Public pricing | £19.99/mo flat | Sales quote | |
| Implementation/setup cost | None — self-serve | Typically significant | |
| Free trial | 7 days | Demo via sales |
The Verdict
If you are a larger contracting business managing projects, assets and service contracts across a big team, Simpro is a legitimate enterprise choice — budget for the implementation and use its depth.
If you are an electrician, a sole trader or a small firm, Elec-Mate does the actual electrical day — certificates, AI, calculators, RAMS, quoting, invoicing, training — for £19.99/month with nothing to implement.
And if you are the big firm's spark on the tools: the two coexist. The certificate, the board scan and the Zs check still need doing, whatever runs the back office.
What Only Elec-Mate Offers
16 BS 7671 Certificate Types
EICR, EIC, Minor Works, EV, solar PV, fire alarm, emergency lighting, PAT — native, not bolted on.
AI Board Scanner
Photograph the board; the circuit schedule fills itself.
70+ BS 7671 Calculators
The electrical maths Simpro does not attempt, on site in the same app.
AI RAMS Generator
Site-specific RAMS in minutes for commercial work.
Training + Mock Exams
46+ courses, 20,000+ questions — 18th Edition, 2391, AM2, apprentice quals.
£19.99/Month, Self-Serve
Public pricing, no sales calls, no implementation phase — working on day one.
Frequently Asked Questions
Trusted by electricians across the UK
Real feedback from real sparks
“Replaced three separate apps with Elec-Mate. Certs, quotes, and scheduling all in one place.”
Daniel Palmer
Sole Trader · DP Electrical
“I've won two contracts this month because I could turn quotes around same-day with the AI cost engineer.”
Nathan Perry
Electrician · NP Electrical Services
“The study centre got me through my AM2. Mock exams and flashcards are brilliant.”
Jake Pizey
3rd Year Apprentice · Apprentice
Right-sized for electricians
No sales call, no implementation project — everything working in the 7-day free trial.
“Replaced three separate apps with Elec-Mate. Certs, quotes, and scheduling all in one place.”
Daniel Palmer, DP Electrical
From £6.99/mo after trial — less than a coffee a week