Disclosure: this comparison is published by TradieTally. Tradify and ServiceM8 details come from public vendor information as of October 2026. Check each vendor for current details. Tradify and ServiceM8 are trademarks of their respective owners; TradieTally isn’t affiliated with either.
Tradify and ServiceM8 are two of the most common names electricians come across when they start looking for job management software. Both are solid tools. They’re built differently, though, and neither starts where an electrical business makes its money: the estimate.
How do Tradify and ServiceM8 compare?
| Tradify | ServiceM8 | TradieTally | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built for | General trades | High-volume service businesses | Electricians, security technicians and A/C contractors |
| Contract | No contract | Check vendor | No lock-in |
| Estimating | Quoting rather than estimating | Light | Estimating priced for profit on your real numbers, not guessing |
| Charge-out rate calculator | Check vendor | Check vendor | Yes, from real running costs |
| Profit before sending | Check vendor | Check vendor | Yes, with margin warnings |
| Smart Bundles (preset jobs) | Check vendor | Check vendor | Yes, for electrical, security and A/C jobs |
| Budget vs actual job costing | Check vendor | Check vendor | Yes, against the original estimate |
| Field app | Check vendor | iOS-first | Web, iPhone and Android |
| Security work | Check vendor | No security industry page found | Yes, security Smart Bundles |
When does Tradify make sense?
Tradify suits electricians who mainly want straightforward job management and quoting, with no contract. It’s quoting rather than estimating, so it works best when you already know your numbers and mostly do repeat work at known prices.
When does ServiceM8 make sense?
ServiceM8 suits businesses doing a high volume of small service jobs, especially teams on iPhone. Estimating is light.
Why do electricians choose TradieTally over both?
Because the quote is where electrical work makes or loses money. TradieTally is built by sparkies for the trade:
- Estimating first. Your charge-out rate is built from real running costs, and every quote shows cost, profit and margin before you send it.
- Smart Bundles for common electrical jobs such as RCD upgrades, switchboards, downlights, data points and EV chargers.
- Job management built in. Accepted quotes become jobs, tracked budget vs actual through scheduling, timesheets and purchase orders.
- Electrical, security and A/C in one system.
- Web, iPhone and Android, so your whole team is covered.
- Xero sync and Stripe Pay Now invoicing.
Solo and Team include the same core features; optional paid add-ons (such as SMS packs) are priced separately. See the detailed comparisons: TradieTally vs Tradify and TradieTally vs ServiceM8.
Key takeaways
- Tradify: simple job management, quoting rather than estimating.
- ServiceM8: built for high-volume service work, iOS-first, light on estimating.
- TradieTally: estimating priced for profit on your real numbers, with job management built in, for electricians, security techs and A/C contractors.