The Builder's Verdict

Independent UK trade-business intelligence

Better decisions for your trade business.

Work out what to charge, know what to do when a customer won't pay, and choose the tools and software that earn their cost. UK pricing and business figures are sourced and dated, and every verdict shows what we actually checked.

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Latest checkBV-R-003Desk assessed28 Jul 2026

Tradify review

Best suited to small UK trade teams comfortable with per-user pricing. £34–£44 per user/month ex VAT.

Checked
Pricing, terms, exports, public-user evidence and a narrow fictional-data customer-creation check.
Not checked
No live-job hands-on testing.
Tradify New Customer form showing customer name, address, email and phone fields.
New Customer form · TBV trial, fictional data, 26 July 2026.
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Everything we've checked

Every review, comparison and guide we've published, numbered in order. No filler. The list grows only as fast as the evidence does.

How we work

01

Evidence, labelled

Every verdict carries an evidence label saying exactly what we did (verified pricing, documentation, trial use or hands-on testing) and what we haven't done yet. We never claim testing that hasn't happened.

02

Named authors, dated facts

Every verdict has a real byline and a visible date checked. Prices are verified against the vendor's own UK pricing page, and re-checked when we update.

03

Paid never buys the verdict

Partners can pay for clearly labelled placement or a directory listing. It never changes a verdict, a rating or a recommendation. That's the rule the whole site is built on.

One verdict a week, no fluff.

New verdicts, UK price changes worth knowing about, and the odd warning about a tool to avoid. Straight to your inbox. Unsubscribe whenever you like.

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