Tools for the Trade

Tools for the Trade helps owners of small trade businesses (HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing, landscaping, cleaning and six more trades) choose software without sitting through sales calls. Answer 6 questions and get a free-first stack: the $0 tools to set up today, one core job app, and one fix for your biggest headache, with the real monthly total for your crew size. The directory covers 35 tools across 11 jobs, from job management and AI receptionists to estimating, reviews, payroll and books. Every price is read from the vendor's own pricing page and dated; hidden prices are marked, never guessed. There are also side-by-side comparisons, alternatives pages, a price-change log and a free weekly newsletter. Rankings are never paid.