Run your trade.
Not your paperwork.
Quotes, dispatch, invoicing and real payment links for electricians, plumbers, solar and fibre installers — from solo operators to multi-branch teams.
Trusted by trades businesses across South Africa
The paperwork tax on SA trades
Running a trade shouldn't mean running a second job in admin. Here's what we hear from electricians, plumbers, and installers every day.
Quotes and invoices lost in chat threads
No trail, no follow-up, no way to track what was sent and accepted.
No visibility across branches
Each branch runs its own spreadsheet. Head office flies blind.
Chasing payments for weeks
Sent, forgotten, chased. Cashflow suffers and admin piles up.
Techs double-booked or lost paper job cards
Manual scheduling leads to clashes and missed appointments.
One flow, from survey to paid
Trado mirrors how trades actually work — each step hands off cleanly to the next, from first survey to a paid invoice.
Survey & Quote
- Site survey capture
- Quote builder
- Send as branded PDF
Dispatch & Schedule
- Assign technician
- Keep the customer posted
- Calendar board view
On-Site Execution
- Photo proof of work
- Customer signature
- As-built report
Invoice & Get Paid
- Auto-generated invoice
- Real Stitch payment link
- Mark paid when it lands
Everything your trade needs, in one app
From the first quote to the final payment, Trado replaces the patchwork of spreadsheets, chat apps and paper.
See the whole job, end to end
One timeline per job — survey photos, quote, technician notes, signature, invoice and payment status, all linked and auditable.
- Full job timeline with audit trail
- Branded PDF reports
- Real-time status sync
Quotes & Site Surveys
Build quotes on-site, attach survey photos, send as a branded PDF and track acceptance.
Job Scheduling & Dispatch
Calendar board per technician. Assign jobs, set ETAs, avoid double-booking.
Real Payment Links (Stitch)
Every invoice gets a real Stitch payment link — no fake pay-now buttons.
Invoicing & VAT
SA VAT built-in. Auto-generate invoices from completed jobs with real payment links.
Inventory & Parts Tracking
Track stock per branch, get low-stock alerts, attach parts to jobs.
Multi-Branch Reporting
Role-based access across branches with consolidated reporting for head office.
As-Built Reports & Compliance
Generate branded as-built PDFs with photos and signatures for COC compliance.
Maintenance Contracts
Schedule recurring jobs and automatic reminder messages for service clients.
Offline-Ready Mobile Job Cards
Capture photos and signatures even during load shedding — syncs when back online.
Get paid days faster
Real Stitch payment links mean customers can pay online the moment they get the invoice, instead of waiting on an EFT.
Cut admin hours per week
Quotes, invoices, job cards and reports generated automatically. Less paperwork, more billable work.
Nothing lost to chat scroll again
Every quote, invoice and job update tracked in one place — no more digging through chat threads.
How it works
Four steps, zero spreadsheets. Get from first visit to paid invoice in a single day.
Survey & Quote
Capture the site, build the quote, send it as a branded PDF.
Dispatch & Schedule
Assign a tech and keep the job on a shared calendar.
Complete On-Site
Photos, signature and as-built report captured on mobile.
Get Paid via Stitch
Invoice auto-created with a real payment link — mark it paid once the money lands.
Meet Trado GO — the assistant that lives inside your app
Most software hands you a 40-page manual and wishes you luck. Trado comes with GO: a built-in assistant that answers your questions in the moment, in plain language, while you work.
Instant answers, zero training
Tap the GO button and pick a question — the most common "how do I…" answers are already written, in plain language, with a link that takes you straight to the right screen.
Ask it anything
Type your own question and Trado GO answers it with AI — grounded in real product knowledge, never made up. If it genuinely doesn’t know, it says so.
It knows your business
Ask things like "how many open jobs do I have?" or "which invoices are unpaid?" — GO looks at your actual jobs, quotes and invoices and answers with the real numbers.
What that means for your business
- Learn Trado as you work — no manuals, no training sessions for you or your team
- Answers match your plan — GO never recommends a feature you don’t have
- Your data stays yours — GO only ever reads your own business’s records
- Saves the "where do I click?" phone call when your admin or installer gets stuck
Trado GO
Ask anything, any time
Why Trado fits SA trades better
Built locally for how South African trades actually run — not repurposed enterprise software from abroad.
| Feature | Trado | International Enterprise Software | Chat + Spreadsheets + Paper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real online payment links (Stitch) | |||
| SA VAT handling built-in | |||
| Solo-operator friendly pricing | |||
| Offline-capable mobile | |||
| Multi-branch role-based access | |||
| Local support | |||
| Built-in AI assistant (Trado GO) |
Built for your trade
Trado adapts to the way each trade works — with the features that matter most to you.
Electricians
COC compliance and as-built proof dragging out jobs
Plumbers
Chasing deposits and geyser quote approvals
Solar Installers
Site surveys and multi-day installs losing detail
Aircon Installers
Install hand-overs and seasonal service calls losing detail
Fibre/ISP Installers
High-volume dispatch across many crews
General Maintenance
Juggling ad-hoc repairs and recurring maintenance visits
Security Installers
Alarm and CCTV hand-overs stuck on paperwork
Coming in a future version. The Trado marketplace isn't live yet — it will be activated in an upcoming release of Trado.
Your free storefront
We don't just give you software to run your trade — we bring you work. A public profile, real reviews and inbound leads matched to your area, all included on every paid plan.
Inbound leads
Local jobs matched to your trade and service area land in your inbox — no ads, no flyers.
Public profile & reviews
Logo, bio, portfolio photos and a star rating that help you win quotes before you say a word.
Pay on success
No upfront lead fees — you only pay a small fee when a lead turns into a paid invoice.
Recurring work
Happy marketplace customers turn into monthly and quarterly maintenance contracts.
Leads like these, in your inbox
Real requests from nearby customers — matched to your trade and service area. You quote in a tap and decide which to take.
Plumbing
Geyser replacement
Security
CCTV installation
Electrical
DB board upgrade
Opt in from Settings any time. You decide which leads to take — no lock-in.
Plays nicely with your stack
Connect the tools you already use to take payments and do your books.
Stitch is live. Yoco, Xero and Sage are rolling out next.
Pick the plan that fits your trade
Start your 14-day free trial with every Business feature unlocked. Pick a plan when you're ready — no card needed right now.
Free Trial
Full Business features, free for 14 days
Start free trial- Trado GO AI assistant
- Up to 25 users
- Unlimited customers & quotes
- Jobs & scheduling
- Site surveys
- Customers
- Quotes
- Invoices & VAT
- Inventory
- Rate database
- Team & branches
Starter
Customers, quotes and invoices for a small team
Choose Starter- Trado GO AI assistant
- Up to 5 users
- Unlimited customers & quotes
- Customers
- Quotes
- Invoices & VAT
Pro
Jobs, surveys and dispatch for growing teams
Choose Pro- Trado GO AI assistant
- Up to 10 users
- Unlimited customers & quotes
- Jobs & scheduling
- Site surveys
- Customers
- Quotes
- Invoices & VAT
- Team & branches
Business
Every module, for multi-branch operations
Choose Business- Trado GO AI assistant
- Up to 25 users
- Unlimited customers & quotes
- Jobs & scheduling
- Site surveys
- Customers
- Quotes
- Invoices & VAT
- Inventory
- Rate database
- Team & branches
Every plan starts with a 14-day free trial — full Business features, no card required. Settings, logo and company profile are always included.
New: Meet Elton — Trado's electrician mascot tells our story.
Our Story
Trado was built by tradespeople, for tradespeople. From the dusty bakkie to the back office, we've lived the chaos of lost quotes, missed calls, and unpaid invoices — so we built the tool we wished we'd had.
What makes Trado a massive benefit is simple: it replaces five apps and a pile of paper with one workflow that fits in your pocket. You survey the site, build the quote, dispatch your team, capture proof of work, and get paid — all without retyping a single detail. Quotes go out as branded PDFs in minutes, customers pay instantly through Stitch, and your admin shrinks from after-hours to autopilot.
For a solo sparky that means finishing work at 5 instead of 9. For a multi-branch operator it means every branch runs the same clean process, with nothing lost between the office and the site. It works offline through load shedding, keeps your customer in the loop automatically, and turns the part of the job you hate into the part that runs itself.