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Joblogic vs UpKeep

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Joblogic

Field Service

Field service management built around UK planned maintenance contracts and compliance certificates

From
£45/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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UpKeep

Inventory

Mobile-first maintenance management

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only UpKeep has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Joblogic the published £45 per user per month covers only the Standard tier, and the planned maintenance contracts most buyers come for sit on Premium, which is quote only, so the advertised price is not the price a maintenance contractor pays.; UpKeep offline mobile mode limited to Professional tier and above
  • They diverge on capability: Joblogic covers PPM contract scheduling, UpKeep covers Work order management.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Joblogic and UpKeep actually diverge.

Attributes where Joblogic and UpKeep differ
AttributeJoblogicUpKeep
Starting price£45/monthFree
Pricing modelPer user per monthUnknown
Free tierNoYes
CategoryField ServiceInventory
FoundedUnknown2014

Identical on both: platforms (Web, iOS, Android), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Joblogic

  • PPM contract scheduling
  • Asset registers
  • Digital certificates
  • Offline mobile app
  • Job costing
  • Dispatch board
  • Customer portal
  • Custom form builder

Only in UpKeep

  • Work order management
  • Preventive maintenance
  • Asset management
  • Mobile-first
  • SAP
  • Oracle
  • Salesforce
  • QuickBooks

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Joblogic

  • A fire or gas safety contractor issuing hundreds of statutory certificates a month that must be retrievable at auditnot UpKeep
  • An HVAC firm running annual maintenance contracts across a portfolio of client sites with equipment registers per sitenot UpKeep
  • A facilities contractor mixing contracted PPM visits with reactive callouts on the same engineer diarynot UpKeep
  • A service business that has outgrown a whiteboard and spreadsheets but needs UK accounting integration with Sage or Xeronot UpKeep

UpKeep

  • Preventive and reactive maintenance schedulingnot Joblogic
  • Work order management across multiple locationsnot Joblogic
  • Asset lifecycle tracking and compliancenot Joblogic

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Joblogic

  • The published £45 per user per month covers only the Standard tier, and the planned maintenance contracts most buyers come for sit on Premium, which is quote only, so the advertised price is not the price a maintenance contractor pays.
  • Users are counted as office staff, engineers and managers alike, so a business with many part-time or seasonal engineers pays full seats for people who log a handful of jobs a month.
  • The entry price is billed annually, so there is no low-commitment monthly option to trial the product properly at scale.
  • Compliance certificates, terminology and accounting integrations are written for the UK and Ireland, which makes the product a poor fit outside those markets despite being sold internationally.
  • The mobile app carries a lot of configurable form logic, and engineers on older devices report slow loading and sync on jobs with large certificate sets, which costs time on site.

UpKeep

  • Offline mobile mode limited to Professional tier and above
  • Per-user pricing model; costs scale significantly with team size
  • Free trial available but tier details not documented; duration unspecified

Pricing, plan by plan

Joblogic

£45/month
  • Standard$45/month
    • Billed annually, per user
    • Customers, sites and asset tracking
    • Quotes, jobs, invoices and job costing
  • Premium$undefined/month
    • Quoted on team size
    • PPM maintenance contracts
    • Purchase orders and stock
  • Enterprise$undefined/month
    • Custom pricing
    • Advanced dashboards and compliance tools
    • Customer portal

UpKeep

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the UpKeep review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Joblogic if

  • You need ppm contract scheduling.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want asset registers.
Joblogic review

Choose UpKeep if

  • You need work order management.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want preventive maintenance.
UpKeep review

Questions people ask

Is Joblogic or UpKeep better?
Neither clearly leads. Joblogic starts at £45/month and UpKeep at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Joblogic or UpKeep?
UpKeep has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at £45/month for Joblogic and Free for UpKeep.
Does Joblogic or UpKeep run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, iOS, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use UpKeep for free?
Yes. UpKeep has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Joblogic starts at £45/month.
What is Joblogic best used for?
Joblogic is most often used for a fire or gas safety contractor issuing hundreds of statutory certificates a month that must be retrievable at audit, an hvac firm running annual maintenance contracts across a portfolio of client sites with equipment registers per site, a facilities contractor mixing contracted ppm visits with reactive callouts on the same engineer diary, a service business that has outgrown a whiteboard and spreadsheets but needs uk accounting integration with sage or xero. Of those, a fire or gas safety contractor issuing hundreds of statutory certificates a month that must be retrievable at audit and an hvac firm running annual maintenance contracts across a portfolio of client sites with equipment registers per site are not what UpKeep is typically brought in for.
What can Joblogic do that UpKeep cannot?
Joblogic covers PPM contract scheduling, Asset registers, Digital certificates, Offline mobile app. UpKeep covers Work order management, Preventive maintenance, Asset management, Mobile-first.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Joblogic: Do I need the Premium plan?

If you run planned maintenance contracts, purchase orders or timesheets, yes. Standard handles reactive jobs, quotes and invoices only.

UpKeep: How much does UpKeep cost per user?

UpKeep pricing starts at $24/user/month for the Essential tier, $55/user/month for Premium, with Professional and Enterprise tiers available at custom quotes. All plans include unlimited work orders and locations.

Source
Joblogic: Are subcontractors charged as users?

No. Joblogic counts office staff, engineers and managers as users; customers and subcontractors are not counted as seats.

UpKeep: What does the free trial include?

UpKeep offers a free trial with no credit card required on the Essential and Premium tiers. Users can try the product before committing to paid plans.

Source
Joblogic: Does it work offline?

Yes, the engineer app completes jobs, forms and signatures without signal and syncs later, which matters in plant rooms and basements.

UpKeep: Are Nova AI credits included in the pricing?

Yes, Nova AI credits are included with every plan: 250 credits with Essential, 500 with Premium, 750 with Professional, and 1,000 with Enterprise tiers.

Source
Joblogic: Can it issue gas and electrical certificates?

Yes, statutory UK certificate templates are built in, and the top tier adds a form builder for your own documents.

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