For a new trade business, from the first job

Starting a trade business? Start it organized.

A new business does not need a $300-a-month platform and a six-week implementation. It needs the customer list to be a list, the estimate to go out tonight, the invoice to carry a payment link and the review ask to go out on its own. TradesBackbone does that from the first job — and we will be honest with you: we are early too. The right early users shape what we build next, and you get a direct line to the team that builds it.

Pick your trade at signup — or leave it on General and change it later.

What you get from the first job

Everything below exists today. Nothing on this page is coming soon.

Set up in about 15 minutes, on a phone

Sign up, pick your trade and the app relabels itself — Services and Accounts for a pest or cleaning business, Jobs and Customers for everyone else — with a starter price book already in it. Change the pack later in Settings when the business finds its shape.

A website and a request form before you have a website

Every plan includes a one-page business website with your services, hours and service area, a work request form and online booking if you want it. A request from the form creates the customer and starts your new-lead follow-up on its own.

Estimates by text, invoices with a payment link

Build the estimate from the price book, text the link, the customer taps Approve. Approved estimate becomes the invoice, with a card or ACH payment link processed by Stripe. Overdue reminders go out without you chasing.

Review requests from job one

Mark the job complete and a thank-you and a review request go out automatically, 8am to 9pm in the customer’s time zone, with STOP opt-out built in. A new business lives on its first twenty Google reviews; the ask goes out every time.

A direct line to the people who build it

TradesBackbone is built by a small team and we are early. Support & Feedback in the footer reaches us directly, and what early users ask for is what we build next. No account manager, no ticket queue — the same people who wrote the code read the message.

Pick your trade and the app relabels itself

A trade pack is configuration: labels, price-book categories, starter checklists, compliance fields and reports. Each page below shows what its pack sets up.

One flat price, seats included

3, 10 or 25 users included with the plan, then $40/mo per extra user. No annual contracts, no implementation fees. Every plan starts with a free trial.

Starter
$99/mo
$82/mo billed annually
Up to 3 users, then $40/mo each
For the owner-operator
Pro
$249/mo
$208/mo billed annually
Up to 10 users, then $40/mo each
For growing teams
Elite
$499/mo
$416/mo billed annually
Up to 25 users, then $40/mo each
For established operators

New Businesses questions, answered

Straight answers about how TradesBackbone runs a new trade business business.

I just started my business. Is TradesBackbone worth it before I have customers?+

That is when it is cheapest to start organized. Starter includes 3 users, begins with a free trial and has no contract, and the first customer you add is already in a system that estimates, invoices, takes payment and asks for the review. Moving in later means importing a spreadsheet you built in the meantime.

Is there a discount for new businesses?+

No. The pricing on this page is the pricing, and every plan starts with a free trial. What a new business gets that is different is us: we are early, we answer directly, and the things early users ask for are what we build next.

What do you mean by "early"?+

TradesBackbone is a young product from a small team. Everything on this page exists today and is used by real shops, and the product is still being shaped. If you tell us the estimate screen is missing a field your trade needs, there is a real chance it is there the following week.

I do not know which trade pack to pick.+

Pick the closest one, or leave it on General. A pack is configuration — labels, price-book categories, starter checklists and compliance fields — and you can change it in Settings at any time without losing anything.

Can I bring in the customers I already have in a spreadsheet?+

Yes. The import screen takes a CSV or Excel file of customers, jobs or invoices, matches the columns for you, and shows a row-by-row preview before anything is saved. Importing the same file twice updates instead of duplicating.

How do I reach the team?+

Support & Feedback in the footer of every page. It goes to the people who build TradesBackbone, not a ticket queue.

Guides for new trade business businesses

Other trades

Run your new business on one system

Set up in about 15 minutes. The trade pack is pre-selected when you start from this page, and you can change it later in Settings.

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