Questions, answered
What grafter.ly does, what it costs, and how it fits with the tools you already use.
- What is grafter.ly?
- Software that takes an electrician's job from the first enquiry through to paid — quoting, scheduling, invoicing, taking payment, and a board that shows where every job is.
- Who is it for?
- UK sole-trader electricians and small teams of two to four. It's built around the working day: on the tools all day, admin in a tired evening hour.
- How much does it cost?
- £25 a month. Early adopters get 12 months free.
- Is there a free trial?
- During early access, early adopters get 12 months free — no card needed to start.
- How is it different from Checkatrade or MyBuilder?
- Those are where leads come from. grafter.ly is where you run the job once you've won it — quote it, schedule it, invoice it, get paid. It isn't a lead marketplace and it doesn't replace one.
- Does it replace my accounting software?
- No. grafter.ly gets a job to invoiced and paid; it connects to Xero so the numbers land in your books without re-typing everything.
- Can I use it on my phone?
- Yes. It's built for a phone in one hand on a job site first, the laptop second.
- How do customers pay me?
- You send an invoice with a card payment link. The money goes to your own account through Stripe.
- Can customers accept quotes online?
- Yes. A quote gets a link the customer can open, accept, or decline — no printing or chasing.
- How do I get started?
- Request early access. We're onboarding traders one at a time during early access, so there's a short wait while we get to you.
- Where is my data stored?
- On servers in the EU, with each business's data kept separate from every other's. The privacy policy has the detail.
- What's coming next?
- One inbox that pulls Checkatrade, MyBuilder and WhatsApp enquiries in alongside email, and two-way sync back to those sites. Both are on the way, not live yet — early adopters get them as they land.
Still wondering something? Request early access and ask — a real person reads every one.