Looking for a Simpro alternative?
PPMdesk vs Simpro, honestly.
Simpro is job management software for trade and service businesses, strong on quoting, estimating, stock and project work. 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 Simpro for a current quote.
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At a glance
| PPMdesk | Simpro | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £49 per office user per month | Quote only, per user per month |
| Price published | Yes, on our pricing page | No |
| Contract | Monthly or yearly, cancel any time | Not published |
| Engineers and subcontractors | Free: they work from links, no licence | Ask how field users are licensed |
| Aimed at | FM and building services contractors | Trade and service businesses, ten or more staff |
What Simpro offers
From Simpro's own material and independent listings:
- Quoting and estimating
- Field and contractor scheduling
- Real-time inventory and purchasing
- Invoicing, payments and accounting tools
- Digital forms and data feeds as paid additions
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 Simpro may suit you better
If you run installation projects with detailed estimating, stock and purchasing, Simpro is built for that and PPMdesk is not. PPMdesk is focused on maintenance contracts and reactive work, and is newer.
Sources
Checked on 3 November 2026. Prices and features change; if anything here is out of date, tell us and we will correct it.
Simpro alternative FAQs
Is PPMdesk cheaper than Simpro?
PPMdesk is £49 per office user per month with every feature included, and your engineers and subcontractors are free because they work from links. Simpro: quote only, per user per month. Compare like for like by counting who needs a licence in each.
Can I move from Simpro to PPMdesk?
Yes, and we do the move for you, free. Send us your Simpro 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 Simpro 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 Simpro?
Start a free trial alongside your current system, or book a demo with your own jobs.
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- Cancel anytime