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A cheaper alternative to Jobber for electricians

Updated 2026-07-21

Why electricians look for a Jobber alternative

Jobber is built around dispatching a crew — multiple logins, a per-seat price, and a feature set aimed at a business running several trucks a day. If you're a solo electrician or a two-person outfit, you end up paying for seats and workflow tools you'll never touch.

How electricians actually work day to day

Most jobs start with a materials-and-labor quote — panel upgrades, rewires, and fixture installs all price out from parts plus hours. That maps directly onto a labor/materials quote calculator rather than a generic line-item estimate.

Jobber pricing, from their own pricing page

Pricing shown is what Jobber listed on their own pricing page (https://www.getjobber.com/pricing/) as of 2026-07-21. Software pricing changes — confirm current numbers directly with them before deciding.

Trades Chaser pricing

What you get with Trades Chaser

• Customers, jobs, and itemized invoices
• Automatic email follow-up sequences on overdue invoices
• Quotes with a materials/labor calculator and AI-suggested bill of materials
• Digital signature quote acceptance via a no-login customer portal
• Calendar with AI-assisted job scheduling around your existing appointments and time off
• Income, expense, and per-category budget tracking
• Hour tracking for yourself
• Customer tags/segments, communication log, referral tracking
• Job checklists, maintenance/recurring service reminders, post-job satisfaction surveys
• Branded PDF invoices/quotes and an embeddable lead-capture quote-request form
• Enhanced plan adds: AI receipt scanning, an AI business-assistant sidebar, AI-drafted check-in emails, and AI part price comparison

What you don't get

No tool is a straight upgrade on every axis — here's what's honestly missing compared to a platform built for larger crews:

• No multi-user seats or crew logins — one account, one login. Built for a solo operator or owner + one helper, not a dispatched team.
• No built-in card payment processing — you can paste any payment link (Stripe or otherwise) onto an invoice, but there's no embedded checkout or automatic payment reconciliation.
• No QuickBooks/Xero accounting sync.
• No native mobile app (it's a responsive web app in your phone's browser) and no SMS/two-way texting.
• No route optimization, GPS tracking, or dispatch board.

Is this actually a fit?

Trades Chaser is a good fit for a solo or two-person electrical outfit that quotes jobs from parts and labor and wants payment follow-ups handled automatically. If you're running a dispatched crew of five or more, need embedded card processing, or already depend on QuickBooks/Xero sync, Jobber's team plans are built for that in a way Trades Chaser currently isn't — better to know that upfront than after signing up.