Estimating software
for UK tradesmen.
AI estimating software built for UK tradesmen. Price materials and labour accurately using real UK supplier costs and 12 regional labour rates. Builders, electricians, plumbers, every trade. Cost a job from your phone in under a minute, not an hour at the kitchen table.
What it does
Materials plus labour plus margin,
calculated properly
Traditional estimating means a spreadsheet of line items. You price each material by looking it up in a merchant catalogue, work out the quantity from a measured takeoff, add your labour days, apply your markup, and produce a total. It takes hours , and every quote you lose to a faster competitor is money left on the table.
QuickPrice replaces the spreadsheet with AI. You describe the job in your own words (“replace a 4m² tiled bathroom floor with underfloor heating and porcelain tiles”). The AI identifies the scope, calculates quantities with appropriate wastage, prices materials at UK trade rates, applies your regional labour rate, and adds VAT. You review and edit line items before sending.
Material takeoff with real prices
The AI quantifies materials from your job description, tiles, aggregate, timber, plasterboard, fittings, and prices them from a live UK supplier database.
Regional labour rates
12 UK regions with calibrated day rates per trade. London plumbing rates differ from Leeds rates. The app knows.
Multi-trade jobs broken down by section
Extensions, kitchen refits, and loft conversions split into groundworks, first fix, second fix, finishes. Each section costed separately.
VAT, CIS, and markup calculated
20% standard VAT by default, 5% reduced-rate on qualifying lines. CIS-flagging for contractor work. Markup at your chosen percentage.
For builders
Estimating software for builders
who price multi-trade projects
Extensions and loft conversions touch eight trades each. Pricing them with spreadsheets takes the whole evening and you still get the wrong answer on one trade. QuickPrice splits the project by trade section and estimates each with the right materials and labour rates.
Extensions
Single-storey or two-storey. Groundworks (concrete, rebar, DPM), superstructure (block, brick, lintel), roof, first/second fix. Typical UK domestic extension estimate built in minutes.
Loft conversions
Dormer or Velux. Timber, steelwork allowance, insulation to current building regs, Velux units, dormer framing, plasterboard, finishes. Each trade priced by your regional rates.
Renovations
Whole-house refurbs costed by room with shared services (electrical, plumbing, heating) handled in their own sections. Line-item transparency customers actually understand.
The pricing engine
UK material costs, refreshed;
UK labour rates, calibrated
Supplier pricing
Prices tracked from Travis Perkins, Screwfix, Wickes, Toolstation, Howdens, and other major UK merchants. Refreshed regularly so timber movements and aggregate changes are reflected in your quote without you ringing the merchant.
Regional labour
Twelve UK regions. Day rates calibrated from Checkatrade, MyBuilder, and FMB data so your quote reflects what tradespeople in your area actually charge, not a national average that under-quotes in London and over-quotes in the North East.
Your margin, your rules
Set your default markup percentage once and it applies to every estimate. Adjust per-line in the review step if a job needs a different margin. The estimate shows your cost and your sell price privately; the PDF shows only the customer total.
Compared to
Not a spreadsheet,
not US job-management software
Spreadsheets (Excel, Numbers)
Free, but you price every job by hand. No UK supplier pricing. No regional labour. Slow, error-prone, and impossible to use on-site.
Buildertrend / Jobber / ServiceTitan
All-in-one US tools. Full CRM and job management built for mid-to-large firms. Expensive, complex, and use dollar-based pricing logic adapted imperfectly to the UK.
QuickPrice
Focused AI estimating and quoting, built UK-first. Mobile-native, on-site capable, priced for sole traders and small crews. Pair with your usual accounting software.
FAQ
Estimating software FAQ
What is estimating software for tradesmen?
Estimating software for tradesmen is a tool that calculates the cost of materials and labour for a job before you start it. Traditional estimating uses spreadsheets and supplier catalogues; QuickPrice uses AI to turn a job description into priced line items automatically, with real UK material costs and regional labour rates built in.
How is estimating software different from quoting software?
Estimating is the costing step, working out what materials and labour a job will cost. Quoting is the customer-facing step, presenting that cost as a professional proposal. QuickPrice does both: the AI estimating engine builds the costs, then the quoting side formats them as a branded PDF you send to the customer.
Which trades is this estimating software for?
All 13 main UK trade categories: plumbing, electrical, building, painting & decorating, roofing, carpentry, landscaping, kitchen fitting, bathroom fitting, tiling, plastering, heating, and general handyman. Each trade has its own materials database and labour rate data.
Does the estimating software use real UK material prices?
Yes. Pricing data covers major UK suppliers: Travis Perkins, Screwfix, Wickes, Toolstation, Howdens, and others. Prices are trade rates, not retail. The data is refreshed regularly to reflect material cost movements.
How accurate is the estimating for complex jobs like extensions?
For standard domestic work, boiler swaps, bathroom refits, small extensions, re-roofs, most tradespeople send the QuickPrice estimate as the quote with minimal edits. For complex commercial or unusual builds, use the estimate as a starting point and refine in the review step. The estimate improves the more detail you give the AI.
Can I use QuickPrice as estimating software for builders?
Yes. QuickPrice is particularly strong for builders because extensions and loft conversions touch multiple trades. The app breaks a project down by trade (groundworks, structural, first fix, second fix, finishes) and estimates each section with the right materials and labour rates.
Does it calculate labour rates by region?
Yes. Twelve UK regions: London, South East, South West, East of England, West Midlands, East Midlands, Yorkshire, North East, North West, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Labour rates vary significantly, so the app uses your trade and your region to set the base rate. You can override it with your own day rate.
How does this compare to Buildertrend, Jobber, or ServiceTitan?
Those are all-in-one job management suites built in the US, with pricing and features aimed at larger operations. QuickPrice is a focused mobile estimating and quoting tool designed for UK sole traders and small crews. It's cheaper, faster to use, and uses UK-specific pricing data. Pair it with your usual accounting software.
Estimate on-site. Win more work.
Available now on Android. iOS coming soon. Plans from £6.99/mo + VAT. Try Pro free for 21 days.
Free UK quote templates if you're not ready to try the app yet.