Tradecert vs electraform: Which Is Right for you?

Tradecert

Both Tradecert and Electraform are UK electrical certification platforms. Here's the headline difference before we go deeper.

1. Quick Summary

Electraform

✓ Web, iOS & Android — all platforms

✓ Full offline working

✓ AI importing of distribution boards

✓ AI importing of circuits schedules

✓ AI Observations & AI Notes

✓ AI Check

✓ AI importing of past PDFs

✓ Real-time multi-user cert editing

✓ Built by a focused team of 5 senior devs

✓ 4.9 stars on Trustpilot

✓ Most modern UI in the category

✓ Unlimited Certificates & Photos

✓ Customer Support

✓ Web X IOS X Android

X Work offline on site

X AI importing of distribution boards

X AI importing of circuits schedules

X AI Observations

X AI Checks

X AI importing of past PDFs

✓ Real-time multi user cert editing

X AI Notes

X Unlimited Certificates

X Unlimited Photos

✓ Customer Support

Filling certificates takes too long.

Simply take a photo of the DB, past certificate or circuit schedules and press AI.

Tradecert automatically extracts circuit information and helps populate your EICR in seconds.

Problem?

Solution.

Tradecert AI will also: Improve the wording + reference the BS7671 regulation + Suggest the code + Update the schedule of inspections.

Totally raised the bar, no other test software comes close!

I’ve been using Tradecert now for around 3 months after making the switch from Electraform. Initially, I wasn’t planning on making the switch, but I thought I’d try it out after hearing all the great reviews. Initially I had no plans to change my software, as Electraform was a great software for me and I had no complaints whatsoever.

A few months passed and I finally had some time to have a play around with the software. And wow, I was really blown away, I signed up there and then and haven’t looked back.

The layout is slick, everything is well thought out and it really makes filling out test certs such a breeze.

The apps work great on iOS, I mainly use on my iPad Pro with a keyboard and it’s so nice to use! I’ve also got the app installed on my phone, which is equally as good. I find myself filling out the bulk on my iPad, but also get the cert up on my iPhone at same time to input certain test results and everything stays in sync.

I love how the circuit schedule and test results are laid out in a table format, they’ve made it incredibly easy to input circuit details FAST. Reordering, renumbering, ‘N/A or N/Ving’ in bulk, I can honestly say they have thought of pretty much everything with this software.

And that’s just the start..

The AI functionality is amazing, this saves me so much time and they’ve done it spot on. I know I am not using the AI features to there full potential too, but the more I use the software I can see this saving me so much more time.

The notes section, brilliant! From what I gather, I can make any general notes whilst on site which won’t appear on the form. But, the Ai feature can analyse this notepad, then make suggestions for all the form fields, based on the notes in the notepad. Mind blown a bit here! Amazing!

Also, they’ve made it so easy to add photos to the appendix, which is super helpful. The way these are added to the end of the test cert / report is brilliant, and will be very good for documenting certain things in the job for the customer to be able to clearly read.

I’m honestly blown away a bit with this software, it’s really raised the bar from all other competitors in my opinion and I can see myself using the software for many years to come.

Also excited to see what any new updates bring, I wouldn’t know how the software can be improved anymore, but the developers seem to be very active in the community and are actively looking for feedback and ways to improve. The thing is though, they listen to feedback, and implement it quickly!

Thank you guys for creating this software and I’m excited to see what any new updates bring!

Jack Day

DAY Electrical | Previous electraform user

★★★★★

Syncing certificates between devices/users can be unreliable.

Tradecert is built on modern cloud technology, so changes appear instantly when you log in on another device with no manual saving required.

You can start a certificate on your phone, continue it on your tablet or desktop, and everything stays perfectly in sync.

If multiple users are working on the same certificate, you'll even see their cursor and changes appear in real time.

Every certificate is securely backed up in the cloud, with the ability to restore previous versions and rewind changes down to the exact minute.

Problem?

Solution.

Excellent software very easy to use.

Also looks very modern and updated on the final copy of a certificate ready for the clients.
Also really good technical support.

Lee Mac

AE Technical

★★★★★

Managing certificates across teams can become messy and feel slow.

We believe you can't beat a well thought out modern user interface.

Tradecert is designed for real team workflows. Multiple engineers can work within the same system while supervisors and QS managers retain full oversight.

Built in user permissions allow you to control who can create, edit or sign off certificates. Real time collaboration means engineers and supervisors can work on the same certificate when needed.

The interface is designed with a modern, clear layout so teams can navigate certificates quickly and avoid mistakes.

This makes it far easier for businesses to manage compliance, maintain quality and keep certificates organised across the whole team.

Problem?

Solution.

I swapped from formfill to tradecert about 6months ago, one of the best things i have done.

I now complete the certs easily onsite, no more unpaid hours in the office completing certs.
And the AI function as brilliant. Not only does it fill in cert from a picture or schedule.

The AI observations is a game changer for EICR's giving you a CODE for observation and a nice sentence to make your certs look really professional.

Also there support is the best iv ever dealt with great company and product, highly recommended

Jamie Codd

JC Electrical Services

★★★★★

AI Board Photo Imports

Tradecert
✓ Extracts board information from a photo and populates certificate fields.

electraform
X Not available.

AI Certificate Imports

Tradecert
✓ Imports circuit information and results using AI.

electraform
X Not available.

Devices

Tradecert
✓ One account can be used across unlimited devices with live updates.

electraform
✓ Yes. Provided each device is connected to the internet

Customer Support

Tradecert
✓ In house customer support

electraform
✓ In house customer support

Live Collaboration

Tradecert
✓ Multiple users can work on certificates with real time updates and user visibility.

electraform
✓ Yes. Provided each device is connected to the internet

AI Observations

Tradecert
✓ Suggests regulation references, wording improvements, classification codes and inspection schedule updates.

electraform
X Not available.

User Interface

Tradecert
✓ Modern interface designed for mobile, tablet and desktop use.

electraform
Interface designed primarily for desktop certificate entry.

Offline Working

Tradecert
✓ Full offline mode with automatic syncing when reconnected.

electraform
X Not available.

AI Notes

Tradecert
✓ Engineers can add notes and attachments inside certificates and communicate with QS or supervisors. These notes can then be extracted by AI and placed directly next to their values.

electraform
X Not available.

Unlimited Certificates

Tradecert
✓ Unlimited certificates.

electraform
X Pay as you go.

Unlimited Photos

Tradecert
✓ Unlimited certificates.

electraform
X Pay as you go.

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