Buyer guide for UK and Irish chimney sweeps and stove installers
Simpro is a powerful trades platform for growing service teams with quoting, scheduling, inventory, job costing and field operations. Sweep Certificates is deliberately simpler and focused on UK and Irish chimney sweeps and stove installers.
Simpro is an enterprise-grade trades platform with inventory, job costing and tailored pricing for growing teams. Sweep Certificates is a simpler, sweep-focused option from £18.50/month with certificates, annual reminders and accounting sync.
This table is based on publicly listed positioning and the features Sweep Certificates provides today. Always check the competitor's current website before making a final decision.
| Area | Sweep Certificates | Simpro |
|---|---|---|
| Best fit | UK and Irish chimney sweeps and stove installers | Growing trade businesses with inventory and job costing |
| Starting price | £18.50/month Standard or £24/month Premium, including VAT, published pricing | Tailored pricing. Contact sales |
| Implementation | Free white-glove setup help; self-service onboarding | Onboarding and implementation costs likely |
| Trade-specific paperwork | Sweep certificates, warning notices and appliance history | Custom forms or setup usually required |
| Annual sweep reminders | Email, SMS and WhatsApp reminders to book the next sweep | General customer communication tools |
| WhatsApp Business | Meta Tech Provider integration, with messages paid directly to Meta | Not offered |
| Quotes and invoices | Quotes, invoices, payment tracking and accounting sync | Quoting, invoicing and job costing with enterprise depth |
| Accounting sync | Xero, QuickBooks and FreeAgent | Accounting integrations available, no FreeAgent support publicly listed |
| Inventory and job costing | Not a focus. Paperwork and repeat bookings come first | Core strength for larger operations |
| Job limits | Unlimited jobs per month | Check current plan structure |
| Team and fleet features | Enough for small sweep teams and office admins | Strong for multi-team dispatch, assets and contractors |
| Mobile access | iOS and Android app with offline certificates | Mobile field tools. Check current apps for your workflow |
| Plan | Sweep Certificates | Simpro |
|---|---|---|
| Published pricing | £18.50/month Standard, unlimited jobs, incl. VAT | Tailored. Contact Simpro for a quote |
| Small team | £24/month Premium, 3 users included | Per-user pricing likely at higher tiers |
| Implementation | Free setup help for branding and customer imports | Onboarding/implementation costs may apply |
| Annual billing | 12 months for the price of 11 | Check current contract terms |
| Free trial | 30 days, no credit card | Check current site |
A larger trade business with teams, contractors, inventory, job costing and complex field operations.
A solo or small UK or Irish sweep/installer business that wants the key admin done quickly: certificates, reminders, quotes, invoices, customer records and accounts.
Simpro pricing is tailored and may include onboarding or implementation costs depending on the business. Sweep Certificates is priced openly for small sweep and installer businesses from £18.50/month. Pricing and features below are based on publicly listed information and may change. Check each provider's website before deciding.
Sweep Certificates is designed around the way small UK and Irish sweep and installer businesses work: unlimited jobs per month, trade-specific paperwork, automated reminders, quotes, invoices and accounting sync without a heavy setup project.
Choose Simpro if you need broad field-service operations, inventory and team management.
Choose Sweep Certificates if you want a focused trade-specific system without paying for larger-company features you may not use.
Sweep Certificates is a Simpro alternative for solo and small sweep businesses who want certificates, warning notices, reminders and accounting sync from £18.50/month, without Simpro's tailored enterprise pricing, implementation project or inventory tools they may not need.
Simpro uses tailored pricing that may include onboarding or implementation costs. Sweep Certificates publishes Standard at £18.50/month and Premium at £24/month with three users, unlimited jobs and a 30-day free trial. Check Simpro's current quote for your business.
Simpro is a broad trades platform. Sweep certificates and warning notices usually need custom forms or configuration. Sweep Certificates includes association templates, warning notices and appliance history built for UK and Irish sweeps.
A solo sweep or small installer team usually needs certificates, annual reminders, quotes and invoices, not inventory, job costing and multi-team dispatch. Sweep Certificates is focused on that workflow at a fraction of typical enterprise platform cost.
Simpro does not publicly highlight WhatsApp Business for customer reminders. Sweep Certificates sends email, SMS and WhatsApp reminders, including prompts to book the next annual sweep, with WhatsApp billed directly by Meta.
Sweep Certificates syncs to Xero, QuickBooks and FreeAgent. Simpro offers accounting integrations but FreeAgent is not publicly listed. Check Simpro's current integration list if FreeAgent is essential.
Simpro suits growing trade businesses that need inventory management, job costing, contractor workflows and complex field operations across multiple teams. If that is your world, Simpro may justify the investment.
Try Sweep Certificates free and see how certificates, reminders, quotes, invoices and customer records fit together in one place.