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Keystone Site vs Jobber: which is right for a UK trade business?
How Keystone Site and Jobber differ for UK builders and installers choosing between scheduling-led field service software and construction business software built around the job.
Last updated 31 August 2026 · By the Keystone Site team
Side by side
| Keystone Site | Jobber | |
|---|---|---|
| Core model | Customer, quote, proposal, live job, commercials and closeout in one record | Scheduling and dispatch across many short visits |
| Site evidence | Photo, note and file capture designed for one-handed mobile use | Job notes and attachments |
| Variations | Recorded against the job with evidence and customer decision | Handled through quotes and change requests |
| Customer updates | Customer portal and updates drawn from the live job record | Client hub with quotes, invoices and appointments |
| Completion | Completion report, sign-off and review follow-up from job evidence | Invoice and job close |
| Pricing | Published: £129 / £249 / £399 per month | Check current plans with the provider |
Competitor details are summarised from publicly available product positioning. Confirm current plans and features with each provider.
Best for
- Builders, roofers, groundworkers and installers running multi-week projects
- Owners who need proof of what happened on site when a customer disputes work
- Teams whose job history currently lives in WhatsApp threads
Not the right fit if
- Businesses whose main need is routing dozens of short service visits a day
- You need a full accounting ledger — Keystone Site handles job commercials, not bookkeeping
- You run large commercial contracts needing programme-level planning and cost codes
- You want a lead marketplace that sells you shared enquiries
The facts
- 14-day free trial, no card required, on your own live job
- UK product, UK support, built for owner-led construction businesses
- Published pricing: £129/month Sole Trader, £249/month for 1–10 employees, £399/month Growth for 11–25 employees
- Customers, quotations, proposals, live work, variations, site evidence and closeout stay connected around the job
- Morning Briefing and Keystone Priorities surface commercial, customer, progress and closeout actions
- Project Safety Pack included as a core feature on every plan; additional users are £5 + VAT each per month
How Keystone Site and Jobber differ in practice
Jobber sits in the field service management space. Keystone Site sits around the construction job itself: one connected record for the customer, quotation, proposal, live work, site evidence, customer communication, commercial changes and closeout. The comparison above is written from verified product capability, and it deliberately avoids quoting competitor pricing because plans change.
- Evidence is captured once on site and reused by the office
- Variations are priced, sent and tracked instead of being remembered
- Completion evidence supports the report, sign-off and deliberate review follow-up
How to test the difference on a real job
Pick one live job. Put every photo, note, message and change through the system for two weeks. Then ask three questions: could you answer a customer dispute from the record, did any extra work go unpriced, and was the job ready for a review request the day it finished? That test is more useful than a feature list.
What Keystone Site costs
Pricing is published rather than quoted on request: £129 per month for a Sole Trader, £249 per month for businesses with 1–10 employees, and £399 per month for Growth businesses with 11–25 employees. The Project Safety Pack is included on every plan. Additional users are £5 + VAT each per month. There is a 14-day free trial and no card is required to start.
- 14-day free trial, no card required, on your own live job
- UK product, UK support, built for owner-led construction businesses
- Published pricing: £129/month Sole Trader, £249/month for 1–10 employees, £399/month Growth for 11–25 employees
- Customers, quotations, proposals, live work, variations, site evidence and closeout stay connected around the job
- Morning Briefing and Keystone Priorities surface commercial, customer, progress and closeout actions
- Project Safety Pack included as a core feature on every plan; additional users are £5 + VAT each per month
Questions people ask
Is Keystone Site a direct replacement for Jobber?
Not in every case. For owner-led UK construction and installation businesses running project work rather than repeat service calls, Keystone Site is the better fit because it connects winning work, running it, protecting cash and closing it out on the same job record. Compare the two on one live job before switching anything.
Does this page quote competitor pricing?
No. Plans and features change, so confirm commercial details with each provider directly.
How long does it take to get started?
You can begin with one existing live job rather than migrating years of history. Exact setup time depends on the business; the trial lasts 14 days and does not require a card.