Side-by-side comparison
Choosing between PayReady and Jobber? The short answer: Jobber is built for trade businesses with teams. PayReady is built for the sole trader who needs professional quotes and invoices from their phone - fast, without a learning curve.
Free during Early Access. No credit card. Ready in 2 minutes.
The key difference
Both apps handle quoting and invoicing. But they are designed for very different scales of trade business.
PayReady
Mobile-first from day one. Describe a job in plain English and a professional quote is ready in 30 seconds. WhatsApp send. One-tap invoice. PayReady AI writes your payment chaser when a client goes quiet. No laptop. No training. Working on your first real job in 2 minutes.
Jobber
A full field service management platform - scheduling, dispatching, CRM, and team management for businesses with multiple staff. For a sole trader, you are paying for a lot of features you will never use.
Feature comparison
| Feature | PayReady | Jobber |
|---|---|---|
| PayReady AI quote from plain English (30 sec) | ||
| WhatsApp send | ||
| Mobile-first (phone only) | Partial | |
| Works without a laptop | ||
| EUR support (Ireland) | Partial | |
| Irish VAT rates (23% / 13.5% / 9%) | ||
| Jobber Payments in Ireland | N/A | Not available |
| PayReady AI payment reminders - 3 tones | ||
| Stage invoicing | ||
| Built for sole traders | Built for teams | |
| Crew accounts | Coming soon | |
| Scheduling and dispatching | ||
| Starting price | Free | $49/mo USD |
| Setup time | 2 minutes | Demo + onboarding |
Pricing comparison
PayReady
Free now
Join during Early Access and lock in your founding member rate when pricing launches. No credit card, no time limit.
Jobber
$49/mo USD
Priced in USD with exchange rate risk for UK and Ireland customers. Designed for businesses with staff.
PayReady is completely free during Early Access. Jobber Core starts at $49/month USD - roughly €45/month for an Irish tradesman paying for features built for teams.
Important for Irish tradesmen
Jobber Payments - the feature that lets clients pay directly from an invoice - is not available in Ireland. Irish tradesmen using Jobber cannot take card payments through the app.
PayReady is built for Ireland and the UK from day one. EUR and GBP are both first-class currencies, Irish and UK VAT rates are built in and auto-applied. No half-hearted adaptation - built here for both markets.
Our honest take
Choose PayReady if
Choose Jobber if
PayReady is built for the sole trader. Quotes in 30 seconds, invoices in one tap, PayReady AI payment reminders when clients go quiet.
Free during Early Access. No credit card. Ready in 2 minutes.
Common questions
