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Simpro Review UK (2026)
Simpro brings projects, inventory, assets and maintenance into a configurable field-service platform. LandscapeBase remains our pick for UK landscaping firms that need garden-specific depth without an enterprise implementation.
Capability by capability: LandscapeBase and Simpro
| Criterion | LandscapeBase | Simpro |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | UK landscaping work | Electrical, fire, HVAC, plumbing, security and other trades |
| Work type | Long garden projects | Service, project and maintenance work |
| Costing | Garden elements, suppliers and historic projects | Labour, materials, budgets and cost to complete |
| Variations mid-project | Logged against the garden | Variations are documented |
| Live project margin | Estimate versus actual by garden | Work in progress, budget and cost-to-complete reports |
| Quote to invoice | One record per garden | Lead, quote, job and invoice workflow |
| Decision history | Attached to the garden | Notes and attachments on the job |
| Photos and documents | Filed on the project | Job attachments, files, notes and photos |
| Site and client communication | WhatsApp updates in the garden record | Customer portal, SMS and job notes |
| Pricing currency | GBP | Quote-only UK pricing |
| Pricing model | One price, whole business | Quote by team size and add-ons |
| Included users | Unlimited | Based on quoted team size |
| Add-ons | None | Paid add-ons and integrations |
| Setup fee | None, setup done for you | Initial setup fee |
| Time to live | Under 3 hours, on site or remote | Tailored implementation |
| Contract | Monthly rolling | Monthly or annual |
| Data export | Full business export | Full-business export promise not published |
| Compliance: CP12, F-Gas, SFG20 | No; JobLogic publishes F-Gas and gas-certificate workflows | Digital forms and asset testing; exact frameworks vary |
| Contract, SLA and PPM management | No; Simpro and JobLogic publish maintenance-contract tools | Maintenance Planner supports assets and SLAs |
The company behind Simpro
Simpro says its story began in 2002 when an electrical-business owner worked with a software-engineering student because existing software did not fit the trades. The product grew from that Australian origin into a global field-service platform for residential and commercial contractors. Simpro’s current contact page lists offices in the United States, Brisbane, Auckland and Reading and labels its Florida office as headquarters. Its current group portfolio also includes AroFlo, BigChange and ClockShark. Simpro reports more than 250,000 users worldwide and more than 14 million jobs created each year. The company builds for electrical, plumbing, HVAC, fire, security and other multi-trade operations, with quoting, scheduling, inventory, assets, maintenance and reporting in one system. That breadth contrasts with LandscapeBase’s landscaping-only estimating workflow.
Pricing and implementation
Simpro publishes no fixed UK subscription price. It confirms tailored pricing and an initial setup fee shaped by migration, training and customisation. Ask which regional support and onboarding services the quotation includes. Buyers should price required add-ons and internal implementation time, then compare the full commitment with LandscapeBase’s monthly whole-team terms.
Who should choose it?
Simpro suits larger commercial contractors managing assets, inventory, planned maintenance and several trades. A five-person garden builder may be paying for enterprise breadth to solve a narrower project-control problem. Test one garden from estimate to variation and projected margin, then compare estimating and live margin. Use the hub and overall guide, then repeat the complete project in a LandscapeBase demo using the same known costs.
What to test in the sales process
- Request the complete first-year and renewal price, including implementation and required add-ons.
- Run a garden from takeoff through variation, work in progress and final invoice.
- Export customers, jobs, attachments, costs and asset histories in usable formats.
- Compare the projected result with LandscapeBase Live Margin before revealing the known final margin.
Questions from UK landscaping owners
How much does Simpro cost in the UK?
Simpro requires a tailored quote and confirms an initial setup fee. Compare it with LandscapeBase’s whole-team pricing model.
Is Simpro suitable for a landscaping business?
It can suit commercial grounds contractors with assets and service contracts. Garden builders should compare that depth with LandscapeBase Live Margin.
When is LandscapeBase a better fit than Simpro?
LandscapeBase fits when the firm needs one garden record rather than multi-trade enterprise service management.
- Simpro official About and pricing pages linked above.
- Simpro office locations.
- Simpro’s company history.
- LandscapeBase product information.
Verdict: Simpro suits larger service and asset operations; LandscapeBase is the specialist garden-build choice.