Booking software for tradesmen UK: get booked, paid up front, and own every customer
Booking software for tradesmen UK that gives you your own branded booking page. Customers pick a time and pay a deposit straight into your business account before you start, and the customer is yours to keep. Your card is authorised at signup but not charged until your page is live.
Not charged until your page is live · Deposits go straight to your business · ICO registered· Cancel anytime with 30 days notice, no exit fees.
It sounds like you're tired of renting your own customers
It sounds like you're tired of renting your own customers. You pay for the lead, you do the work, and at the end of it the directory still owns the relationship. How are you supposed to grow when the lead you paid for is sold to your competitors, and you don't even keep the customer at the end of it? If you stopped paying the directory tomorrow, you'd walk away with nothing: no list, no history, no booking page.
You paid for a lead several rivals also bought
Sold around the trade
On the lead-directory model the same enquiry is often sent to several firms at once, so you're paying to compete on price before you've even spoken to anyone.
You drive out, they're not in, and the morning's gone
Time you can't bill
Without a deposit taken up front, a last-minute cancellation costs you fuel, a slot and a chunk of the day you'll never get back. The risk sits entirely with you.
The work's done but you're still chasing the payment
Cash stuck in limbo
Evenings spent texting for invoices and waiting on bank transfers, while the money you've earned sits in someone else's account.
Leave the directory and you leave empty-handed
Nothing to walk with
The customers, the history and the booking page typically stay with the platform, so years of work build their business, not yours.
How it works
A few plain steps to your own booking page, with deposits landing in your business account and the chasing handled for you. A real person reviews your setup before anything goes live.
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1. Start your setup
Tell us your trade, your area and your business name. Your card is authorised at signup but not charged until your page is live, so there's nothing to lose in seeing what it looks like for your trade.
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2. Your own booking page goes live
You get a booking page in your brand, for your trade and your area, with your own services, prices and deposit amounts. It's reviewed by a real person before it goes live, so it's right from day one.
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3. Customers book and pay a deposit up front
Customers pick a time that suits them and pay a deposit straight into your business account before you start. OptiTech never holds the money, so you're protected against no-shows and the cash is where it belongs from day one.
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4. Run the day, and stop chasing
Jobs, calendar, team and payments live in one dashboard, and your crew gets a phone app for the day's work. OptiTech sends the reminders and creates a draft invoice in your own Xero, so the customer pays the business on time.
Here's exactly what you get
Everything below is included, and every line is tied to a result you can see in your bank account or your week, not a feature you have to figure out.
A booking page in your brand
Booked while you work
Your trade, your area, your name, with your own services and prices. Customers pick a time and book themselves, even when you're up a ladder or under a sink.
Deposits straight to your account
Paid before you start
Customers pay a deposit you set when they book, straight into your business account before the job begins. OptiTech never touches the money.
Jobs, calendar, team and payments in one place
The day on one screen
Stop juggling a diary, a notebook and three apps. See what's booked, who's on it and what's been paid in a single view.
A phone app for the day's jobs
Your team, sorted
Your crew opens the app and sees exactly where they're going and what the job is, so the morning runs without a flurry of phone calls.
Reminders sent, draft invoice in your Xero
Stop chasing money
Reminders go out automatically and a draft invoice lands in your own Xero, so the customer pays the business on time and you get your evenings back.
Your customers and data, exportable anytime
Yours to keep
One-click export, no lock-in, cancel anytime with 30 days notice and no exit fees. The customer belongs to you, not a platform.
OptiTech vs the lead-directory model
This is our honest view of how the two models tend to work, not a claim about any one brand. The lead-directory model is built around the directory owning the customer; OptiTech is built around you owning the customer. We describe the directory side in general terms, hedged, because the details vary by provider.
The customer is yours, full stop
Yours to keep
On the lead-directory model the platform typically owns the relationship, so the customer and their history often stay behind if you leave.
Your page, your booking, no scramble for it
Not sold around
Directories typically sell the same enquiry to several firms at once, so you're often paying to undercut rivals on the same job before the first conversation.
Deposits land in your business account
Straight to you
Under the lead-directory model you usually pay per lead whether or not the work lands, and you're left to collect payment yourself afterwards.
A flat subscription, no cut of the job
Keep your margin
Lead-model pricing often means paying again for every new enquiry, so the cost typically rises the more work you chase. OptiTech takes no slice of the job itself.
One-click export, no lock-in, no exit fees
Walk away whole
Leaving a directory often means leaving the list, the history and the booking page behind, with little to show for the time you put in.
Specialised for the realities of each trade
Plumbers, electricians, gas engineers, HVAC and drainage — emergency call-outs, recurring contracts, tight margins, awkward access.
Why you can trust a brand-new product
OptiTech is pre-launch, and we'd rather be honest about that than borrow testimonials. Instead, here's what actually de-risks this for you: a named person who is accountable, promises written into the contract you sign, and no charge until your page is live.
A named operator, not a faceless platform
OptiTech is run by Cristian Moise, a sole trader based in Torbay, Devon. There's a real person behind it, and his name is on it.
The Pledge is written into your contract
Our promises (your ownership, your deposits, no lock-in) are written into the contract you sign, not just claimed on a page. Read the Pledge before you commit.
Not charged until your page is live
Your card is authorised at signup but not charged until your booking page is actually live. You don't pay for a promise, you pay for something working.
A real person on every signup
Every signup is reviewed by hand and every email is answered by Cristian himself. That's deliverable from day one, so you're never left talking to a bot.
ICO registered
OptiTech is registered with the Information Commissioner's Office, so your customer data is handled under UK data protection rules.
Straight answers, before you ask
Is OptiTech a directory or a lead service?
No. OptiTech is not a directory and does not sell leads. You get your own booking page in your brand, customers book directly with you, and the customer is yours. No directory takes a cut and no leads are shared with other firms.
How does the deposit work, and who actually gets paid?
When a customer books, they pay a deposit up front that goes straight into your own business account. OptiTech never holds or touches the money. The deposit protects you against no-shows, and the customer pays your business directly.
Do I own my customers and data, or am I locked in?
You own them. There's no lock-in. You can export your customers and data with one click at any time, cancel with 30 days notice, and there are no exit fees. If you leave, you take everything with you.
What does it cost, and when am I charged?
It's a flat subscription with no commission and no cut of any job. Your card is authorised at signup but not charged until your booking page is actually live. You can see the full plans on the pricing page before you commit.
Will I miss bookings while I'm on the tools?
No. Your booking page takes bookings around the clock, so customers can pick a time and pay a deposit even while you're working. You'll see everything that's come in on one dashboard, and your crew gets the day's jobs on a phone app.
Is it really run by one person, and is the support real?
Yes, and that's a strength here. OptiTech is run by Cristian Moise, a sole trader in Torbay, Devon. He reviews every signup and answers every email himself, so you're dealing with a named, accountable person, not a ticket queue.
Which trades is this for?
OptiTech is built for plumbers, electricians, gas engineers, HVAC and drainage businesses across the UK. Your booking page is set up around your specific trade and area, with your own services, prices and deposit amounts.
If I leave, do I keep everything?
Yes. Your customers, their history and your data are yours. You can export everything with one click, there's no lock-in, and there are no exit fees. You leave with the list you built, not empty-handed.
Get your own booking page and start taking deposits up front
Set up your booking page in your brand, take deposits straight into your business account, and keep every customer. Your card is authorised at signup but not charged until your page is live, and a real person reviews it before it goes anywhere.