New: Chip can now take voice calls from your website chat (beta). Hear how it works

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Plumbing & trades business software

Win the job from your van and get paid before you leave.

Messages, estimates, jobs and invoices on your phone, so you can quote on site, book the work and get paid the same day.

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Chip replied on WhatsAppLeaking pipe, visit booked for 14:00

Missed messages on a job. Quotes on the back of a receipt. Chasing payment for weeks. No idea what's booked tomorrow.

startbuddi puts all of it in one place.

A day with startbuddi

Quote at nine, paid by five.

08:15

Chip replies while you're under a sink

On WhatsApp: takes the details and shares your booking link.

09:30

You send the estimate on site

From your phone, before you leave.

10:00

The job is in your calendar

With the address and notes.

15:00

The customer gets a text

"On my way", sent without you typing it.

16:45

Paid before you leave

Payment link by card or bank transfer.

That's the whole day.

One workspace, one login, nothing lost between apps.

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What you run on

Win the job from your van.

Everything a tradesperson needs, on the phone in your pocket.

01

One inbox for every channel

WhatsApp, calls logged, texts and emails in one inbox, so no enquiry is missed while you work.

Explore One inbox for every channel
02

Estimates and quotes

Send an estimate from site in two minutes. When they approve, turn it into an invoice.

Explore Estimates and quotes
03

Online bookings

Customers book a visit from your booking page, and it lands in your calendar.

Explore Online bookings
04

Everyone's work, one list

Jobs with the address, notes and photos, ready on your phone.

Explore Everyone's work, one list
05

Payment links and pay-me page

Get paid on the spot with a payment link or scan-to-pay.

Explore Payment links and pay-me page
06

Follow-ups that run themselves

Thank-you messages and review requests go out after the job on their own.

Explore Follow-ups that run themselves
07

Drop-ins for a quick word

Talk a job through with your team in a drop-in from a Chat channel or a direct message, with no meeting to book.

More about drop-ins
08

Start from a template

Start your site from a free template: Bedrock for contractors, or a Quote request page that sends every request to your contacts.

See the Quote request template

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FAQ

Common questions

Does it work on my phone?
Yes. Quote, book and invoice from your phone.
What happens when I'm busy on a job?
On the Growth plan Chip can reply to WhatsApp and website chats, take the details and share your booking link, then tell you.
Can customers pay on the spot?
Yes, with a payment link by card or bank transfer.
Can I get a website without a designer?
Yes. Start from a free template, like Bedrock for contractors or the Quote request page, change the words and photos, and publish on your startbuddi address or a domain you own.
Can I send estimates?
Yes. Send an estimate from your phone, and when they approve turn it into an invoice.

Never miss a job because you missed a message.

Messages, estimates, jobs and payments on your phone. Start free.

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