About Pro Trade Tech

Pro Trade Tech helps blue-collar business owners find the software and tech that actually makes running the job easier. We compare the tools built for the trades in plain English, then tell you which one fits, so you can get back to work.

Why this site exists

Most software reviews are written by people who have never run a truck, chased an invoice, or tried to schedule three crews before 7am. The pages read like a brochure, and somehow every tool wins. That is no help when you are the one paying the bill every month.

Pro Trade Tech comes at it from the other side of the wrench. The whole site runs on one belief: the right tech is what lets a small operator compete with the big outfits. Pick the tool that fits your trade and you spend less time on paperwork and more time earning. Pick wrong and it is just another login your crew ignores.

Who is behind it

Pro Trade Tech was started by Jacy Shelton, who has spent more than 15 years running a blue-collar service business, mostly as a one-person operation. Fifteen years of quoting jobs, dispatching himself, and doing the books at the kitchen table taught him that the right software is not a luxury. It is the difference between working in the business and working on it.

That is the mission here: help blue-collar small businesses excel by pointing them to tech that earns its keep. It is the same reason he builds software for the trades himself. This site is written for the owner-operator, by someone who has been one.

How we pick a winner

We do the homework so you do not have to. For each comparison we pull current pricing straight from the vendors, read through real contractor reviews on sites like G2 and Capterra, and line the features up side by side. Then we make the call based on what matters for that trade, not on who has the biggest ad budget.

Our picks are not for sale. A company cannot pay us to rank first. If a cheaper tool does the job better for a plumber, the cheaper tool wins.

How we keep the lights on

When you sign up for a tool through a link on this site, we may earn a commission. It does not cost you anything extra, and it never decides our rankings. You can read the full story on our Affiliate Disclosure page.

Get in touch

Found something out of date, or want us to compare two tools we have not covered yet? Email us at hello@protradetech.com. We read everything.