Features
29 modules. One platform. One price.
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Every live job colour-coded green, amber or red based on real performance data. Budget, labour, materials and progress visible at a glance. The portfolio GP bar shows blended margin across all live jobs. The predictive alert strip surfaces priorities — raise invoices, chase overdue, flag jobs going off track. Click any job to drill into the full cost breakdown.
Create professional quotes, estimates and invoices directly from Grafter Lab. Each document is branded with your company details and logo, automatically numbered and PDF-ready to send in minutes. Line items, labour, materials and VAT calculated automatically. Convert a quote to an invoice in one click. Automatic payment reminders so you never chase manually. The sample shown is an Apex Decorating Ltd quote — professional, clean, and ready to send.
Upload any supplier PDF — Screwfix, Toolstation, Brewers, Dulux, Crown, Rawlins, HSS Hire, Travis Perkins and more are already recognised. The AI extracts every line item and allocates costs to the correct job. A confidence score shows how certain the match is. Lines needing verification are flagged. No manual entry, no typos, no missed costs.
Total outstanding, overdue, due in 14 days, 30-day forecast and retention held — all at a glance. Every invoice listed with overdue badges showing exactly how many days late. One-click chase, send reminder, mark paid or add retention. The AI alert strip tells you which invoices to prioritise chasing today.
Track every quote from first contact to signed order. Total quotes, active pipeline value, won amount and win rate visible at the top — £320k total quoted, £160k active, £10k won. Each quote shows client, site, status badge and value. Convert a won quote to a live job in one click.
Every live job showing labour spent vs budgeted, materials vs budgeted, GP% and completion percentage in real time. Budget burn bars show how much of each budget is consumed. Red means over budget — and you see it now, not at the end. Expand any job for full cost breakdown, invoice status, schedule, GP drivers and people allocation.
Every recurring business cost tracked in one place — premises, vehicles, insurance, fuel, professional fees, equipment, telecoms and software. The Where the Money Goes breakdown shows each category as a percentage of total monthly overhead. Total feeds directly into your 12-week cashflow forecast alongside payroll.
Daily labour logged per employee across all live jobs. 225 hours tracked this week, 5 pending approval, weekly labour cost of £2,762.50. See who has pending timesheets, who is unallocated, and exactly what each operative worked on each day. Approve timesheets and export for payroll with BrightPay CSV export.
Your full team at a glance — clock-in status, hours this week, wage rate, leave entitlement. Director, employee and subcontractor roles clearly labelled. Each card shows on-site or off-site status in real time. View any profile for full history, documents, contact details and compliance status.
All your customers in one place — residential, commercial and trade clients. Contact details, job history, outstanding invoices and quote pipeline per customer. Click any customer to see everything in one place. Add notes, create a quote direct from the customer record, track payment history. Supports subcontractor CIS invoicing automatically.
Your operatives clock in and out directly from the app on their phone. GPS geofencing confirms they are on site before the clock starts. They can see their schedule, select which job they are working on, and log their time automatically. Labour costs hit the job in real time — no timesheets, no chasing, no guessing. Staff can also request leave and view their rota. Works on Android now, iOS coming soon.