Tradify and CrewLink are different kinds of product. Tradify is job management software for trade businesses: quoting, scheduling, timesheets, job tracking and invoicing in one app. CrewLink is a scheduling product and nothing else.
For a small electrical or plumbing business that wants to get off paper and spreadsheets, that difference probably decides the question. If the schedule itself is what keeps breaking, read on.
What Tradify is
As of October 2026, Tradify's homepage describes it as "Job Management Software for Trades." Its features include quoting, estimating, customer inquiries, scheduling, timesheets, subcontractor management, job tracking, invoicing and online payments. It names trades including electrical and AV, plumbing, gas engineering, HVAC and refrigeration, and property maintenance.
Tradify's job scheduling page (as of October 2026) says you can "Schedule jobs with a click, dispatch on the fly, and quickly communicate with customers or crew," and "Keep an eye on all your active jobs & staff locations." It describes timeline, planner and calendar grid views, assigning jobs to staff or subcontractors, digital timesheets, Google Calendar integration to "Find gaps in the Scheduler," and a mobile app for desktop, tablet, iPhone and Android.
Where the real difference sits
Tradify's scheduling page focuses on fast booking, clear calendar views, avoiding double-booking and seeing where staff are. Those are the right things for a small team moving off a whiteboard.
CrewLink is built around one question that a calendar view does not answer on its own: is there enough time between this job and the last one to actually drive there? A gap on a calendar is not the same as a reachable slot. A two-hour gap after a job across town may leave only an hour once the drive is counted.
CrewLink checks feasibility before a slot is offered, with live travel computed from where the truck will actually be at that hour, meaning the previous job on that crew's day, not the shop. If the drive does not fit, the slot is not offered. Drive time sits on the board next to the job instead of being hidden inside the appointment.
Tradify's scheduling page, as of October 2026, does not describe how travel between jobs is handled when booking. That does not mean it has no way to do it; it means we did not find it on the page. Ask Tradify, and ask us the same question.
What CrewLink does and does not do
CrewLink does a short list of things:
- Builds live travel time into availability, so the only slots offered are ones a crew can reach.
- Checks feasibility before a slot is offered, with travel computed from the previous job.
- Schedules crews around the drive, not the calendar.
- Gives you a dispatch board.
- Is built for companies running 5 to 50 trucks.
CrewLink does not do quoting, estimating, timesheets, job tracking, invoicing, payments, calendar integrations, accounting integrations, staff location tracking or a mobile app. A contractor network, where independent contractors publish availability and get booked into gaps, is on the roadmap and not live.
Side by side
| CrewLink | Tradify | |
|---|---|---|
| Primary focus | Scheduling and dispatch built around travel feasibility | "Job Management Software for Trades" (homepage) |
| Scheduling approach | Only reachable slots offered, from where the truck will be | Click-to-schedule with timeline, planner and calendar views (scheduling page) |
| Staff locations | No | "Keep an eye on all your active jobs & staff locations" (scheduling page) |
| Quoting, timesheets & invoicing | No | Listed on its homepage |
| Subcontractor scheduling | Contractor network on the roadmap, not live | Assign jobs to staff or subcontractors (scheduling page) |
| Pricing | Discussed in a walkthrough | $47, $51 and $61 USD per user per month; Custom on request (pricing page) |
| Best fit | 5 to 50 trucks where infeasible bookings are the problem | Trade businesses that want quote-to-invoice job management in one app |
All Tradify details as of October 2026.
Who should pick Tradify
Pick Tradify if you run a trade business and want quoting, scheduling, timesheets, job tracking and invoicing in one app your team can use on the van. Its pricing page lists Lite at $47, Pro at $51 and Plus at $61 USD per user per month, a Custom plan on request, and a 14-day free trial with all features, as of October 2026. For a business where paperwork is the main pain, it covers far more ground than CrewLink does.
Who should look at CrewLink
Look at CrewLink if you run 5 to 50 trucks and the schedule is where the day goes wrong. Typical signs: gaps on the calendar that turn out to be too short once the drive is counted, technicians running late by the third job, and an office that keeps widening arrival windows to cover it. For an electrical or plumbing company spread across a wide service area, those drives add up quickly.
The example is illustrative. The jobs per day calculator shows what lost drive time does to daily visits.
What to take away
- Tradify is job management software for trades, from quote to invoice. CrewLink is a scheduling product only.
- Tradify's scheduling page focuses on fast booking, calendar views, avoiding double-booking and staff locations.
- CrewLink checks feasibility before a slot is offered, counting the drive from the job before.
- If you want quoting, timesheets and invoicing in one app with published per-user pricing, Tradify is the better fit.
Common questions
Is CrewLink a Tradify alternative?
For scheduling only. CrewLink does not do quoting, timesheets, job tracking or invoicing, which Tradify lists on its site as of October 2026. It is a scheduling layer, not a job management replacement.
Does Tradify account for travel time between jobs?
Its scheduling page, as of October 2026, does not describe travel time handling. It does describe real-time staff locations and Google Calendar integration. Ask Tradify directly for details.
How much does Tradify cost?
As of October 2026, Tradify's pricing page lists Lite at $47, Pro at $51 and Plus at $61 USD per user per month, with a Custom plan priced on request and a 14-day free trial.
Who should choose Tradify over CrewLink?
Trade businesses that want quoting, scheduling, timesheets and invoicing in one app, and for whom the schedule is not the main bottleneck.