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What is Powered Now?
Powered Now is the UK's #1 Business Management Software for small businesses.
Invoice and quote from anywhere, produce forms & certificates, record your supplier expenses, schedule your diary, track & chat with your team and send fully customisable documents such as job sheets, quotes & invoices.
All data is backed up and syncs between your devices (iOS, Android, Mac & PC). Also works offline.
Who Uses Powered Now?
Small businesses but focused on the field trade industry, this includes builders, plumbers, electricians and others.
Where can Powered Now be deployed?
About the vendor
- Powered Now
- Located in East Cowes, UK
- Founded in 2013
Powered Now support
- Phone Support
- 24/7 (Live rep)
- Chat
Languages
English
Powered Now pricing
Starting Price:
- Yes, has free trial
- Yes, has free version
Powered Now has a free version and offers a free trial. Powered Now paid version starts at £15.00/month.
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- Powered Now
- Located in East Cowes, UK
- Founded in 2013
Powered Now support
- Phone Support
- 24/7 (Live rep)
- Chat
Languages
English
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Reviews of Powered Now
Great App
Comments: Great. I would highly recommend it.
Pros:
This App has saved me both time and money, I Usually invoice my customers before I leave the job and receive payment before I get home. Well done. Fantastic.
Cons:
Individually typing in Customers details
Powered Now Response
6 years ago
Hi Gareth thanks for the great review, Powered Now was designed to help people like yourself save time and grow their business. Should you ever need any help or advice feel free to contact our uk support team either via the in app chat or over the phone.
Powered Now
Comments: Far easier to use over other products, superior value for money than other products, customer service and technical support second to none.
Pros:
After looking at various products on the market, this was the very best that suited our needs. Has the ability to adapt to cross working streams.
Cons:
Struggling to think of one.
Alternatives Considered: Joist and SmartTrade App
Reasons for Switching to Powered Now: Price point for our needs, technical support and having the ability to speak to someone rather than having everything done over email..
Powered Now Response
4 years ago
Thanks for the great review Ben, pleased you find Powered Now useful! Remember we are here if we can ever help with any support or training.
Getting there
Comments: On the whole I am happy with powerednow but could be better, it’s expensive for a small business and doesn’t do the things that would really save time like monthly statements and reminders of outstanding debts
Pros:
The billing and quoting coupled with the diary and following a job in projects
Cons:
Not having a deposit option in invoices. Not having statements created. Not having automatic reminders on invoices. When creating multiple quotes and invoices to the same contact you have to go back to contact menu for each one. Changing an appointment does not notify contact. Not able to put monthly prices in a quote, I.e. purchase of hardware is a one off, service charge could be monthly.
Powered Now Response
6 years ago
Hello Roger, Thank you for your comments its great to see you are finding the benefits of Powered Now for your business, feel free to drop these feature suggestions into our support team as we are constantly developing here at Powered Now and always try to add the features our customers request the most first.
Great software with exceptional service.
Comments: Powered Now has unparalleled customer support and any problems are immediately dealt with.
Pros:
Robust and reliable invoicing, quoting and scheduling. Easy to use
Cons:
The facility to import contacts from iOS is very clunky and often does not work, so new customers have to be entered manually.
Very good with room for improvement
Comments: It is still early days and need to get used to a different workflow but initial feeling is it is one of the best solutions out there and can be run on all platforms
Pros:
The Layout of the screens and ease of use Integrated solutions without needing to sync with other programs
Cons:
Lack of a bank register to track all income & expenses in one place, Unable to upload pdf files to projects (been told is coming soon though)
Alternatives Considered: Clik Service
Reasons for Choosing Powered Now: All of my CRM & Accounting needs in one program
Switched From: QuickBooks Online
Reasons for Switching to Powered Now: no need to use other programs for certificates and accounts
sorted me right out
Comments: Overall there aren't any complaints here, powered now has really sorted me out in keeping a handle on my business daily. It has simplified a lot of processes for me such as invoice, pricing and sharing information with my team. I would highly recommend the software to anyone running their own outfit
Pros:
Powered now is a really easy software to implicate into my business
Cons:
It would help if powered now would allow me to link websites pages to costing process to deliver as much information as possible when pricing for clients
I got my weekends back
Comments: My overall experiance of Powered now is that its Brilliant!
Pros:
Simply the time it saves , but clients also choose me over others as I appear more professional
Cons:
I've already discussed the negative points about the software with a member of the powered now team.
Powered Now Response
6 years ago
Hi Gary! Thanks for the review. We appreciate the lovely comments you've left here, and we're happy to hear you've got your weekends back. That's exactly what we set out to achieve here at Powered Now. Stay up to date with all of the exciting things we've got lined up!
Powerful
Comments: Very happy
Pros:
It’s quick to load if your off line it will save once back on line customer support is very good
Cons:
Just getting used to it and not being able to put things in to the footer or header from doing a quote or invoice you have to create something 1st then go back and put the subject in as I like a note
Powered Now Response
6 years ago
Hi Gavin thank you for your comments, we have been getting some great feedback from our electricians using Powered Now since the launch of certificates and forms within our software, our Uk support team are always there to help you should you need them.
Easily made invoce anywhere.
Pros:
How easy it is to use and how convenient its is
Cons:
So far i have not found anything that will make me not like the software.
Powered Now Response
6 years ago
Hi Roberto, thank you for the review, its great to see our customers are finding Powered Now easy to use and finding the benefits for your company. If you want any further help or advice feel free to contact our support team at any time.
Powered now
Comments: Saves alot of time over paper invoicing and also saves money when its comes to my accountant at the end of the financial year.
Pros:
Ease of use and clean clear layout. Customer support always sorts out any problems.
Cons:
Nothing really, cant find any cons over my previous paper invoicing system.
Powered Now Response
6 years ago
Thanks for the great review! We love to see our users finding the benefits of using Powered Now and saving time for their Business. Our support team are always happy to help either via the in app chat or over the phone.
Great software
Comments: I like it but at the moment MTD updates getting slower than usual. I hope it gets sorted very soon.
Pros:
I like the way that it is unique to other softwares that I have used before.
Cons:
It’s a bit slow, it hangs most. Every time I need to amend specially the dates, it’s not doing it. It only appears the present date. If I want to update the previous dates it doesn’t let me do it.
Powered Now Response
6 years ago
Hi Jason, thank you for your review, Here at Powered Now we are constantly developing the software to bring our customers more features and a faster experience. its always worth checking you have the latest version of the software for your device and the latest device operating system as well. Powered Now is fully Making Tax Digital (MTD) ready with a full release date very soon. If you need any further help or advice please contact our UK support team who will always be happy to help.
All Round Perfection
Comments:
This app is so easy to use, takes around 5-10 minutes to input all your company information, logo, style of invoice etc
I'm now getting invoices paid quicker and my quotes have a professional feel about them. The customer support is excellent as well, I had a technical issue with my email provider sending emails via the app, I contacted the team and within an hour or two the problem was history. I would highly recommend PoweredNow
Pros:
It’s incredible easy to set up and use. The App is brilliant, but what makes it excellent is the Staff at PoweredNow. The customer service is first class, you really are treated as though you are there most important customer.
Cons:
Absolutely nothing, I even love the colours of the App
Fantastic Product
Comments:
I have been with Powered Know for over 3 years and have nothing but fantastic reviews. The system is very easy to use and there is always someone on hand to help out anytime of the day.
I woiuld 100% recommend.
Pros:
Very easy to use and the staff are always willing to help out
Cons:
My accountant couldn't get great access and would find it easier to use FreeAgent
Has answered many of my issues running a business.
Comments: Right now it is solving 90% of the issues I was having in my previous software and happy to have migrated across.
Pros:
Love the implentation of the appointment generator and linking to a job. Once I got use to playing with the software and sending our real quotes/invoices etc. it became apparent how much easier this was to use than my existing accounting software.
Cons:
Not liking the fact that under the business package I can only have 1 user meaning that my iPhone needs to logout if I am using the laptop. This has caused me an issue today as my laptop remained logged in but couldn't gain access through the app on my phone whilst with a customer wanting to send an instant quote. Would be useful to have more than 1 user for the business package.
Alternatives Considered: Tradify
Reasons for Choosing Powered Now: Wasn't developed for a trades person as such.
Reasons for Switching to Powered Now: I liked the layout.
Powered Now Response
4 years ago
Hi Chris, thanks for the review. Just to let you know we have made the log in / log out process easier so you don't get stuck again.
Great product
Pros:
The software is incredibly easy to get to grips with and is a great time saver
Cons:
When marking a batch of invoices as paid, the date reverts back to today’s date
Powered Now Response
6 years ago
Thanks for the great review Ellis! We really appreciate the solid feedback. Our UK based support team are always at hand to answer any questions you have, so please don't hesitate to ever get in touch with us! Stay up to date with us for any exciting news we have for the future :)
Great product and excellent service
Comments: Being able to invoice and quote on site saves time. We are now paperless and save a lot of time. No more sitting at home at night preparing quotes and invoicing.
Pros:
Quick to problem solve and upgrades are continuous and do not affect the day to day running of our business.
Cons:
I really cannot fault the app. They deliver on everything they say.
Powered Now Response
6 years ago
Hi David thank you for the review, We love to hear that your Invoicing and quoting is so much easier now with Powered Now. Saving time and being able to focus on your business is exactly why we made Powered Now, should you ever need any help just contact our UK support team and they will be happy to help you.
The ladder out of a deep hole
Comments: My work load has been exploding, and I have been struggling so much to keep on top of jobs, quote, emails, texts, calls, bookings I was all over the place, I enjoyed my work but suddenly I was losing the love, I tried other software but they were to difficult, believe me PN I is so user friendly (I haven't even had any training yet been using it for weeks), with so many useful features, suddenly I found a ladder to get me out the deep hole I was in, now I completing more jobs than ever, quotes, invoices, payment all easily manageable, and the job is fun again. Honestly PN has saved my lofe and career and has given me so much freedom, I encourage you if you are struggling to manage the business this is the product you will be able to do more without needing to add to your team.
Pros:
It's so eady to use, quick at figuring out how to use, lot's of great features, some other software don't have
Cons:
Erm........... Nothing? but I think if we add some more features it will take this product to a whole another level.
Powerednow has been part of my business for the last two years and I would be lost without it now!
Pros:
I love the user interface for this software. Everything works seamlessly within its self, the transition from customer to the dairy, then from quote to invoice is nothing but smooth. The support team behind the scenes always go out of their way to help, even if it means working out of hours.
Cons:
It is very hard to find something to dislike about the software. These are more points of what features I would like to see in the future: The ability to create gas safety certificates (which is soon to come) To also be able to view my personal diary with business. More integrations with third-party apps such as free agent and todoist.
Overall its a good system
Comments: good investment
Pros:
easiness to use,customer service always ready to help,
Cons:
search engine doesn't work properly could make something very simply into time consuming,
Powered Now Response
6 years ago
Hi Joey, we really appreciate you taking the time to review our software - thanks a lot! We're always developing and moulding the software around businesses such as yourselves, so please don't hesitate in getting in touch with our UK based support team and letting them know if you have any suggestions at all. Thanks again!
Great software for keeping all your contacts and work tidy
Pros:
Really like the automatic reminders. It has brought me a lot of work because I forget to contact customers when I'm busy and they end up contacting me because of the automatic reminders
Cons:
It would be great if it linked to quickbooks.
Great customer service
Comments: Logging invoices coming in and annual yearly income data have been very helpful.
Pros:
The soft ware was easy to navigate unlike others
Cons:
Respond time is slow due to support being in a different time zone
Power Now one year user
Comments: My overall experience with power now is good, being able to look up old reports when doing pest inspections is a real bonus and not having to wade through paper work on site.
Pros:
Being able to use off line, Support from staff, ease of use.
Cons:
Sometimes having to log in after a days of none use ( can never remember passwords ) odd crashes of software after spending time on inputing info.
Excellent
Pros:
Powered Now is easy to use both in the office and for the technicians in the field
Cons:
There is nothing I dislike. Everything works well and lots of support.
Fantastic customer support
Comments: Im very impressed with the level of customer support. [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN] was fabulous helping me last week during a time of crisis.
Pros:
Very user friendly, and affordable, I like that my team uses it on the road
Cons:
Has it's limit for a logistic company like ours
Excellent app
Pros:
Easy use of app on my phone and on computer
Cons:
Don't know how to connect receipts to jobs that I've done, without showing customers at the same time.
Powered Now Response
6 years ago
Hey Kieran, thanks for the review! It's great to hear how well you're getting on with our software. If you have any questions at all about workflow, please don't hesitate in getting in touch with our UK based support team - they're always around to field any questions you may have. Thanks again.