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Best quoting and invoicing apps for Irish tradespeople (2026)

What each one is good at, what it isn’t, and what it costs, checked against each company’s own pages.

Checked Listed in alphabetical order

We make QuotePaid, one of the apps on this list. We’ve tried to be fair: each app gets the same questions, every fact links to the company’s own page, and we say where the others are better. Prices and features change, so every source has a check date. Spot something wrong? Tell us and we’ll fix it.
01How we picked

Four questions for every app.

  1. Made for tradesQuotes, invoices and payments for people who do the work themselves.
  2. Irish VATCan it handle 13.5%, 23% and the two-thirds rule?
  3. Getting paidCard payments, deposits and reminders.
  4. Honest pricingWhat a sole trader actually pays per month.
02At a glance

The quick version.

  • Fergus

    Best for
    Trade firms with office staff and a crew in the field[1]
    Price
    From £39 a month (Essentials) or £45 (Professional) on its UK site, plus timesheet users from £12 a month[1]
    Irish VAT
    Not mentioned on its UK quoting or invoicing pages[2][3]
    Free trial
    14 days, no card[1]

  • Grafta

    Best for
    Irish trades who want jobs, schedule and paperwork in one app[4]
    Price
    €9.99 a month for the first year, then €19.99 (Solo); Team from €49 a month[5]
    Irish VAT
    VAT on each line at 13.5%, 23% or 0%[6]
    Free trial
    14 days, no card[5]

  • Jobber

    Best for
    Service firms with crews to schedule, priced in US dollars[9]
    Price
    Core, one user: US$49 a month, or US$29 a month billed yearly, after an opening offer[9]
    Irish VAT
    Its pricing page mentions sales tax only, not VAT[9]
    Free trial
    14 days, no card[9]

  • QuickBooks

    Best for
    Businesses that want invoicing inside their accounts package[10]
    Price
    Shown on its Irish pricing page, which loads prices live with its current offers[10]
    Irish VAT
    Works out VAT on each invoice[11]
    Free trial
    30 days[10]

  • QuotePaid

    Best for
    Sole traders and small crews who want to quote fast and get paid[12]
    Price
    €19 a month, every feature[13]
    Irish VAT
    13.5%, 23% and the two-thirds check on every quote[12]
    Free trial
    21 days, no card[13]

  • Tradify

    Best for
    Trade businesses with staff to schedule and track[14]
    Price
    €38 per user a month (Lite); €42 (Pro); €49 (Plus)[14]
    Irish VAT
    Not mentioned on its Irish pages; tax rates come across from Xero[15][16]
    Free trial
    14 days, no card[16]

  • Word and Excel

    Best for
    A handful of jobs a year, if you don’t mind doing the sums and the chasing[17]
    Price
    Free on the web; Microsoft 365 Personal €10 a month or €99 a year[17][18]
    Irish VAT
    You set up the sums yourself[19]
    Free trial
    Free on the web with a Microsoft account[17]
03The apps

One by one.

Fergus

Best for: Trade firms with office staff and a crew in the field[1]From £39 a month (Essentials) or £45 (Professional) on its UK site, plus timesheet users from £12 a month[1]Read QuotePaid vs Fergus

Good at

  • Scheduling, job tracking, checklists and job phases[1]
  • Sync with Xero, QuickBooks and MYOB[1]
  • Automatic invoice reminders by email and text[3]

Not so good at

  • No Irish site: prices are in pounds on its UK site[1]
  • Text reminders cost extra (£8 per 100)[1]
  • Its quoting page mentions no automatic follow-ups on quotes[2]

Grafta

Best for: Irish trades who want jobs, schedule and paperwork in one app[4]€9.99 a month for the first year, then €19.99 (Solo); Team from €49 a month[5]Read QuotePaid vs Grafta

Good at

  • Half price for the first year[5]
  • Schedule, recurring jobs and receipt scanning[7]
  • Reminders for Safe Electric, RGI, insurance and CVRT[7]

Not so good at

  • Never contacts your customers: you send each reminder yourself[8]
  • Card payments go through your own payment link, so you mark each one paid[6]

Jobber

Best for: Service firms with crews to schedule, priced in US dollars[9]Core, one user: US$49 a month, or US$29 a month billed yearly, after an opening offer[9]

Good at

  • Scheduling, online booking and a client hub to approve quotes[9]
  • Automatic quote and invoice follow-ups (Connect plan and up)[9]
  • iPhone and Android apps[9]

Not so good at

  • Card processing is listed for the US, Canada and UK only[9]
  • Priced in US dollars[9]

QuickBooks

Best for: Businesses that want invoicing inside their accounts package[10]Shown on its Irish pricing page, which loads prices live with its current offers[10]

Good at

  • Full accounts, with invoicing built in[10]
  • Estimates turn into invoices in one click[11]
  • Automatic reminders for overdue invoices[11]

Not so good at

  • No deposits named: it splits estimates into progress invoices instead[11]
  • Quotes are “estimates” and proposals, not listed on every plan[10]

QuotePaid

Best for: Sole traders and small crews who want to quote fast and get paid[12]€19 a month, every feature[13]

Good at

  • Quotes by voice, priced from your own price list and checked before sending[12]
  • Deposits and invoices paid by card from the link, marked paid by themselves[12]
  • Polite reminders sent for you, which stop when you’re paid[12]

Not so good at

  • No scheduling, timesheets or job costing[12]
  • No accounting sync: download each quote and invoice as a PDF[12]
  • One login per business: no team accounts[12]
  • No phone-store app: you add it to your home screen from the browser[12]

Tradify

Best for: Trade businesses with staff to schedule and track[14]€38 per user a month (Lite); €42 (Pro); €49 (Plus)[14]Read QuotePaid vs Tradify

Good at

  • Scheduling with Google Calendar sync[14]
  • Timesheets, purchase orders and job costing[14]
  • Two-way sync with Xero; also Sage and QuickBooks[16][14]

Not so good at

  • Priced per user, so a crew of three pays three times[14]
  • Quote and invoice reminders need the Pro plan or higher[14]

Word and Excel

Best for: A handful of jobs a year, if you don’t mind doing the sums and the chasing[17]Free on the web; Microsoft 365 Personal €10 a month or €99 a year[17][18]Read QuotePaid vs Word and Excel

Good at

  • Free in the browser, and you likely know them already[17]
  • Free invoice templates in Excel[19]
  • Lay out a quote any way you like[19]

Not so good at

  • You number, send and chase every invoice yourself[19]
  • No link for the customer to accept or pay[19]

Sources

Each number in the tables points here. Prices and features change, so every source has the day we checked it.

  1. Fergus: Pricing (UK)
    fergus.com · checked
  2. Fergus: Quoting (UK)
    fergus.com · checked
  3. Fergus: Invoicing (UK)
    fergus.com · checked
  4. Grafta: Home
    grafta.ie · checked
  5. Grafta: Pricing
    grafta.ie · checked
  6. Grafta: Invoicing
    grafta.ie · checked
  7. Grafta: Features
    grafta.ie · checked
  8. Grafta: Payment follow-up
    grafta.ie · checked
  9. Jobber: Pricing
    getjobber.com · checked
  10. QuickBooks: Pricing (Ireland)
    quickbooks.intuit.com · checked
  11. QuickBooks: Invoicing (Ireland)
    quickbooks.intuit.com · checked
  12. QuotePaid: Features
    quotepaid.ie · checked
  13. QuotePaid: Pricing
    quotepaid.ie · checked
  14. Tradify: Pricing (Ireland)
    tradifyhq.com · checked
  15. Tradify: Features (Ireland)
    tradifyhq.com · checked
  16. Xero App Store: Tradify (Ireland listing)
    apps.xero.com · checked
  17. Microsoft: Word, Excel and PowerPoint free on the web (Ireland)
    microsoft.com · checked
  18. Microsoft: Compare Microsoft 365 plans (Ireland)
    microsoft.com · checked
  19. Microsoft Excel: Free invoice templates
    excel.cloud.microsoft · checked
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