Tradecert alternatives

We make one of these, so read accordingly. Everything below is verified against the App Store and the vendors' own published pricing on 21 July 2026, and where a price is not published we say so rather than guess.

First

Why electricians go looking

In our experience the reason is rarely that the software does not work. It is usually one of three things: the cost of running several trades on separate subscriptions, needing a Qualified Supervisor to sign off work properly across a team, or wanting something that catches mistakes before a client or an assessor does.

Worth saying plainly: if none of those apply to you, switching certification software is a lot of disruption for very little gain. Familiarity has real value when a certificate is the thing you get paid for.

Criteria

What actually matters

Does it work with no signal?

Plant rooms, basements and riser cupboards have no bars. An app that queues work to sync later is an app that loses work.

What does full coverage cost?

Compare the total for every trade you actually do, not the headline price of one. That is where the difference usually is.

Does it check your work?

A missing reading or an out-of-range Zs should be caught on the device, not by the person paying you.

How does sign-off work?

If you run a team, look closely at how a QS signature is applied and whether there is a record of what they reviewed.

The options

Alternatives worth looking at

Certably

This is us

Electrical, PAT, fire and gas in one app on one subscription, £149 a year, or £99 for electrical on its own. Live Zs checking as you type, pre-issue validation, and a QS review queue for firms.

Not shipping yet. In build, no App Store reviews, no track record. If you need software today, pick one of the others and come back to us later.

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iCertifi

6,919 ratings · 4.6★ · since 2011

The long-standing incumbent in UK electrical certification.

Strong on

Fourteen years in the market and by far the most reviewed app in the category — 6,919 ratings at 4.6 stars.
A genuinely wide certificate range, including solar PV, EV and specialist forms Certably does not cover yet.
A Mac app as well as iPhone and iPad.

Worth knowing

Each trade is a separate app on a separate subscription, and they do not share a customer or site record.
Buying electrical, PAT, fire and gas separately comes to £576.95 a year at list prices.
The Enterprise licence requires every engineer to sign in to the same Apple ID, so there are no individual logins to add or revoke.

Best for: Electricians who want the most established option, need a certificate type Certably has not built yet, or work mainly on a Mac.

Certably vs iCertifi Their site

Electrical Certificate App

27 ratings · 2.9★ · since 2020

From the makers of the widely used Gas Certificate App.

Strong on

Part of a family of trade apps, including a gas app with a large user base.
Includes invoicing and a customer CRM alongside certificates.
Syncs with a desktop application.

Worth knowing

At £14.99 a month it works out at roughly £179.88 a year, more than Certably Complete.
The lowest rated of the established options at 2.9 stars from 27 ratings.

Best for: Electricians who already use the same company's gas app and want everything from one supplier.

Certably vs Electrical Certificate App

Tradecert

63 ratings · 4.9★ · since 2025

Staying put is a legitimate answer, so it belongs on this list.

Electricians who want a modern electrical-only app and are comfortable asking for a price.

Certably vs Tradecert

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