Quote rewires that actually pay.
MarginPal lets you build quotes line by line — labour, materials, the lot — then tracks every receipt you snap against the estimate. By week two of a rewire you already know if you've priced it right or if cable costs have crept past where you'd planned.
What's eating your margin as a electrician?
Wholesale prices move between quote and buy
The cable price you quoted in June isn't the same in October. MarginPal compares actual receipts against your quoted estimate so you spot the gap — and re-price the next quote rather than absorb supplier inflation.
Small material creep adds up to lost margin
An extra couple of back-boxes, a longer run of cable than you'd planned, a CEF run you forgot about. MarginPal logs every receipt against the job and the budget-health badge flips before you've finished the second fix.
You quote the next job from gut feel
Without real margin data on the last twenty jobs, the next quote is a guess. MarginPal shows you what each finished job actually earned vs what you priced — so the gut starts working from data.
Itemise the quote. Track the actuals. See the gap.
Quotes in MarginPal are line by line — each row tagged Labour, Materials, or Other, each with its own estimated cost. Once the job's running, every receipt you upload rolls into Actual Cost, and the budget-health badge tells you in plain English whether you're on track.
- Line-item quotes with Labour / Materials / Other cost-type tags
- Snap any electrical-merchant receipt — OCR reads every line in seconds
- Budget-health badge flips to At Risk before the job ends, not after
- Branded quote PDFs your customers accept or decline by email
Fair, flat pricing. Scans that scale with you.
AI receipt scanning and live quoted-vs-actual tracking on every tier. AI margin insights unlock on Business. Need more scans? Pay only for what you use.
Solo
For sole traders getting organised.
- Up to 3 members
- Manual quote management
- AI receipt scanning
- Quoted vs actual tracking
Pro
Everything a one-van operation needs.
- Up to 10 members
- Branded quote PDFs
- Send quotes by email
- Customer accept/decline
- AI receipt scanning
- Quoted vs actual tracking
Business
For small crews running multiple jobs.
- Up to 20 members
- Branded quote PDFs
- Send quotes by email
- Customer accept/decline
- AI receipt scanning
- Quoted vs actual tracking
- AI margin insights
- Priority support
Prices in GBP, VAT not included. Cancel anytime.
Questions electricians ask.
Can I split labour and materials on a quote?
Yes — every quote line item has a cost-type tag (Labour, Materials, or Other) plus its own estimated cost. So a rewire can list cable, accessories, first-fix labour and second-fix labour as separate lines, each with its own price and cost estimate.
Does it work for EV charger installs?
Yes. Build the quote with line items for the charger, the install labour, the cable run and any CU work. As you do the install, snap your receipts and they roll up into the job's Actual Cost. The KPI strip shows whether each install is hitting the margin you priced.
Can my whole team work in the same MarginPal account?
Yes. Solo covers up to 3 members, Pro up to 10, Business up to 20. Everyone logs receipts and invoices against shared jobs, and the whole team sees the same live margin on every job.
Does it integrate with my accounting software?
MarginPal focuses on the trade-side workflow — quoting, costs, invoicing, margin. Direct integrations with Xero, FreeAgent and QuickBooks are coming in 2026 to make the accounting handoff seamless. In the meantime every receipt and invoice is categorised and attached to its job, so the data's organised and ready.
Built for the rest of the trades too.
Same engine, tuned to whichever trade you're in. Each one gets patterns specific to its work.
- MarginPal for Plumbers Boiler installs, leak fixes and bathroom fits all have different margins. See which jobs are really paying.
- MarginPal for Builders Long builds are where margin disappears. MarginPal flags drift in week 3, not week 13.
- MarginPal for Tilers Tile waste, adhesive and grout creep up. MarginPal flags when materials are running over before the job ends.
- MarginPal for Painters & decorators Track paint, prep and materials cost against your quote — and let the AI surface patterns once you have a few jobs in.
- MarginPal for Joiners Itemise bespoke pieces, then track every timber and ironmongery receipt against the quote.
- MarginPal for Roofers Track tile, felt, scaffolding and labour costs against your roofing quote — live, on every job.
- MarginPal for Plasterers Track bag count, beads, prep and labour against your plastering quote — and stop second-coat creep eating your margin.
- MarginPal for Gas engineers Boiler installs, annual services, breakdowns — all different margins. See which jobs are really paying.
- MarginPal for Kitchen fitters Track every unit, worktop, appliance and labour against your kitchen quote — and know if it's paying before you fit the last cabinet.
- MarginPal for Landscapers Patios, planting, lawns, full re-designs — track plant, paving and labour cost against the quote.
- MarginPal for Locksmiths Emergency callouts, planned lock changes, security upgrades — see which jobs are really paying.
- MarginPal for Glaziers Track glass, frames, beading and labour against your quote — and stop custom-cut waste eating your margin.
- MarginPal for Handypeople Small jobs, every kind, all different. MarginPal shows which ones are really paying.
Ready to see what your jobs really earn?
Quote, track, and compare — all in one app. 7-day free trial on Pro, set up in the time it takes to boil the kettle.