Looking for a Klipboard alternative?
PPMdesk vs Klipboard, honestly.
Klipboard is UK field service management software for maintenance and service businesses, based in Berkshire. Here is how it compares with PPMdesk on what each publishes, and where each is the better fit. Prices and terms were checked on 3 November 2026; check with Klipboard for a current quote.
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At a glance
| PPMdesk | Klipboard | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £49 per office user per month | Innovator £29, Professional £39 per user per month; Enterprise quote only |
| Price published | Yes, on our pricing page | Yes |
| Contract | Monthly or yearly, cancel any time | 12-month minimum term, per Klipboard's own comparison page |
| Engineers and subcontractors | Free: they work from links, no licence | Ask how field users are licensed |
| Aimed at | FM and building services contractors | Field service businesses: HVAC, plumbing, lifts, fire protection, building maintenance |
What Klipboard offers
From Klipboard's own material and independent listings:
- Scheduling with a drag-and-drop dispatch board
- Asset management with planned maintenance and QR tagging
- Custom forms and a PDF designer
- Inventory, timesheets and job costing
- Xero and QuickBooks integrations, with free setup and data migration
The admin drafted for you, and engineers free
PPMdesk is built around one idea: the office shouldn't be retyping what arrives by email. It reads client emails, job sheets, contractor bills and certificates and drafts the job, the reply or the invoice for a person to approve.
- Jobs drafted from client emails, with the engineer suggested and the reasons shown
- Invoices drafted from the signed-off job sheet and your rates, with problems flagged first
- Fix it for finished jobs that can't be invoiced, with the chasing email written
- Engineers and subcontractors work from a link on their phone, with no licence to pay for
- One published price with every feature included, and no contract
When Klipboard may suit you better
If you hold stock or use QuickBooks, Klipboard covers those and PPMdesk does not, and its per-user price is published and lower than Joblogic's. Quoting and invoicing need its Professional plan. PPMdesk is newer and has a smaller customer base.
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Checked on 3 November 2026. Prices and features change; if anything here is out of date, tell us and we will correct it.
Klipboard alternative FAQs
Is PPMdesk cheaper than Klipboard?
PPMdesk is £49 per office user per month with every feature included, and your engineers and subcontractors are free because they work from links. Klipboard: innovator £29, Professional £39 per user per month; Enterprise quote only. Compare like for like by counting who needs a licence in each.
Can I move from Klipboard to PPMdesk?
Yes, and we do the move for you, free. Send us your Klipboard exports and we import your clients, sites, contacts, units and parts price list, rebuild your PPM schedules, and set up your subcontractors, job sheets and RAMS. Job history stays in your Klipboard export.
Retention periods you set, data exports, and records removed when they should be.
Every firm's data is kept apart, with roles for owners, admins and office staff.
A code from a phone as well as a password, and you can require it for your whole team.
Encrypted on every connection, with sensitive details encrypted again in the database.
Every email, visit, signature and change is kept on the job, so you can show what happened.
Thinking of moving from Klipboard?
Start a free trial alongside your current system, or book a demo with your own jobs.
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