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Switching from Tradify to Trades Chaser: what you gain and lose

Updated 2026-07-21

Who this is actually for

If you're using Tradify with a team and leaning on subcontractor scheduling or Xero sync, this isn't for you — Tradify is built for that. This is for a one-person account paying full per-user price for tools mostly aimed at a multi-person job management operation.

What you gain

• A lower flat price — $0–$39/mo instead of $47+/user/mo
• An AI bill-of-materials generator for quotes
• AI receipt scanning straight into your expenses
• A no-login customer portal for digital quote signatures
• Per-category annual budget tracking

What you lose

• Team seats top out at small add-on packs, not a real dispatch operation — there's no route optimization, GPS tracking, or dispatch board for coordinating a crew of five-plus in the field.
• No built-in card payment processing — you can display a Stripe (or other) payment link/QR on an invoice, but there's no embedded checkout or automatic payment reconciliation.
• No QuickBooks/Xero accounting sync.
• No app-store listing (Google Play/App Store) — it installs to your home screen from the browser like a native app, but isn't published in either store.
• No SMS/two-way texting with customers.

How to actually switch

• Export your customer and job list from Tradify before canceling — there's no automated importer, so budget time to re-enter active jobs
• Recreate any recurring/service-reminder jobs manually as a one-time setup step
• If you rely on Xero/QuickBooks sync for bookkeeping, plan how you'll reconcile invoices manually going forward
• Set up a replacement payment method (a pasted Stripe Payment Link works) before dropping any built-in payment processing

When not to switch

If you depend on Tradify's accounting sync, purchase orders, or subcontractor scheduling, switching trades real functionality for a lower price. That's sometimes worth it for a genuinely solo operation — it's not for a business that's grown past one person.