Commusoft and Joblogic are two of the UK’s best-known field-service platforms, both popular with HVAC, plumbing and refrigeration firms. Commusoft (London-built) is known for planned maintenance, service contracts and customer support; Joblogic (Birmingham-built) is known for deep gas/F-Gas certificate and compliance workflows. Here they are side by side, with a simpler alternative for smaller trades — Traddie.
Commusoft suits maintenance contractors and Joblogic suits compliance-heavy commercial work. For domestic sole traders and small teams, Traddie is the better choice than either: simpler, cheaper and still issues the gas and electrical certificates you need.
Choose Traddie if you want:
Choose something else if: you have a team of engineers on planned maintenance (Commusoft) or need F-Gas and bespoke commercial compliance forms (Joblogic).
We make Traddie, so weigh our verdict with that in mind. The side-by-side below is based on each product's publicly described features, which change over time.
| Category | Commusoft | Joblogic |
|---|---|---|
| Origin | UK — London-built | UK — Birmingham-built |
| Built for | Mid-size maintenance firms | Compliance-heavy HVAC / FM |
| Strength | PPM, contracts, support | Gas/F-Gas certs, asset histories |
| Asset tracking | Deep, multi-site | Deep, multi-site |
| Interface | Modern, polished | Feature-rich, more dated |
| UK VAT / CIS | UK tax aware | CIS reverse charge handling |
| Pricing model | Per-user, mid-market | Per-user, mid-market |
| Best for | Maintenance contractors | Compliance/FM contractors |
Comparison based on each product's publicly described positioning. Features and pricing change — check each vendor's site for the latest.
If neither feels like the right fit, these are the options UK trade businesses most often shortlist:
#1
UK-built quote-to-payment software with VAT threshold tracking and CIS deductions included as standard, gas, oil and electrical certificates on your phone, and card payments so customers pay the same day. Best for UK sole traders and small teams who want one simple tool rather than a heavy field-service platform or a separate invoicing app.
#2
New-Zealand-built job-tracking and quoting tool, widely used in the UK. Strong for fast quoting and teams, though UK VAT/CIS sits in your accounting software rather than being native.
#3
Australian field-service app priced by job volume rather than per user. Supports UK VAT including the CIS reverse charge, but has no automatic CIS deductions and is historically Apple-first.
Both Commusoft and Joblogic are built for established firms with engineers, maintenance contracts and heavy compliance. If you are a sole trader or small team, that is a lot of platform and cost. Traddie gives you the quote-to-payment essentials — VAT and CIS included, same-day card payments — without the field-service weight.
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