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PPMdesk vs Powered Now, honestly.
Powered Now is UK job management, quoting and invoicing software for trades businesses, with apps for phone, tablet and desktop. 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 Powered Now for a current quote.
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At a glance
| PPMdesk | Powered Now | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £49 per office user per month | Professional £250, Premium £370 per user per year, plus VAT |
| Price published | Yes, on our pricing page | Yes |
| Contract | Monthly or yearly, cancel any time | Monthly or yearly, no contract, per Powered Now |
| Engineers and subcontractors | Free: they work from links, no licence | Ask how field users are licensed |
| Aimed at | FM and building services contractors | Trades businesses, from sole traders to teams |
What Powered Now offers
From Powered Now's own material and independent listings:
- Unlimited quotes, invoices and worksheets
- Gas, oil and electrical forms and certificates on Professional and Premium
- Team management, staff location and time tracking
- VAT returns through Making Tax Digital, CIS support and Xero integration
- Customer portal and customer self-booking on Premium
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 Powered Now may suit you better
If you are a small trades business that mainly needs quotes, invoices and certificates, Powered Now costs less per user and includes Making Tax Digital VAT returns and CIS. Its published plans do not mention planned maintenance contracts or subcontractor compliance. 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.
Powered Now alternative FAQs
Is PPMdesk cheaper than Powered Now?
PPMdesk is £49 per office user per month with every feature included, and your engineers and subcontractors are free because they work from links. Powered Now: professional £250, Premium £370 per user per year, plus VAT. Compare like for like by counting who needs a licence in each.
Can I move from Powered Now to PPMdesk?
Yes, and we do the move for you, free. Send us your Powered Now 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 Powered Now 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 Powered Now?
Start a free trial alongside your current system, or book a demo with your own jobs.
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