MarginTap vs Powered Now — flat £8.49, not £28+VAT per user.

Powered Now is the UK-native field-service app — diary, scheduling, supplier EDI, the lot. MarginTap is quotes-and-invoices, billed flat, from the van. MTD-live since 6 April 2026. CIS Reverse Charge wording stamped for you. £8.49/month — no per-seat.

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£8.49 flat vs £28+VAT per user

Powered Now's cheapest plan in 2026 is Business at £28+VAT per user per month — £33.60 all-in. A 3-person crew on Professional is £32×3 = £96+VAT = £115/month. MarginTap is £8.49/month flat, single-user, no per-seat, no Premium tier behind another paywall. Same flat price whether it's just you or you're prepping for crew.

Quotes and invoices, not field service

Powered Now does scheduling, dispatch, supplier integrations, customer portals, automated chasing, Gas Safe and NICEIC certs — full field service. MarginTap doesn't try to be that. It does the four things a sole-trader sparky or plumber does between the call-out and the deposit: quote, invoice, client diary, get paid. If you need crew dispatch and EDI, Powered Now earns its £28. If you don't, you're paying for shelves you'll never reach.

MTD-live, CIS Reverse Charge stamped

MarginTap keeps the digital records HMRC requires under Making Tax Digital for Income Tax — live since 6 April 2026 for sole traders over £50,000. Subcontractor invoices auto-stamp the HMRC wording 'Reverse charge: Customer to pay the VAT to HMRC' per HMRC Notice 735. Powered Now is MTD-ready too — the difference is the bill, not the compliance.

MarginTap vs Powered Now — your questions

Can I import from Powered Now?
Yes. Export your clients, items and price book from Powered Now as CSV, drag the file into MarginTap, done. Open quotes and outstanding invoices come over with status preserved. The switchover takes an evening, not a weekend. No card needed for the free trial — try the import before you cancel Powered Now.
I have a 2-3 person crew. Which is cheaper?
Powered Now Business is £28+VAT per user — a 3-person crew is £84+VAT = £100/month, every month. Powered Now Professional is £32×3 = £96+VAT = £115/month. MarginTap is £8.49 flat regardless of how many people are on the tools. The maths only goes one way.
Does MarginTap do scheduling and dispatch like Powered Now?
No. Powered Now has a proper diary, drag-and-drop scheduling, automated appointment reminders and supplier integrations — full field service for a 5-van outfit. MarginTap does the client diary, the quote, the invoice, the deposit and the call-out history. If you need a dispatcher, stay on Powered Now. If you are the dispatcher, the driver and the sparky, MarginTap fits.
Is MarginTap MTD-compliant like Powered Now?
Yes. MarginTap holds the digital records HMRC requires under Making Tax Digital for Income Tax, which has been live since 6 April 2026 for sole traders over £50,000. £30,000 threshold from April 2027, £20,000 from April 2028. Quarterly digital records ready to hand to your accountant — same compliance footing as Powered Now, a quarter of the bill.
What about CIS Reverse Charge?
MarginTap auto-stamps subcontractor invoices with the HMRC Notice 735 wording 'Reverse charge: Customer to pay the VAT to HMRC', shows the VAT amount due without collecting it, and feeds the records into MTD quarterly digital submissions as required from April 2026. HMRC enforcement on Reverse Charge wording has stepped up — MarginTap handles it without you having to type it.
Should I switch if I'm already paying for Powered Now?
Depends what you use. If you're on Powered Now Business at £33.60 all-in but you mostly use quotes, invoices and client records, MarginTap saves you ~£300/year per user and does those four things just as well. If you live in the diary and the dispatch board, stay on Powered Now — that's what you're paying for. Try the free trial before you decide.
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MarginTap
RECEIPT · NO. 0001
TIER · FREE

£0.00

— PER MONTH · FOREVER
  • ✓Quotes & invoices5/mo
  • ✓PDF exportincl.
  • ✓1 userincl.
  • ✓EN · PL · DEincl.
  • —Client CRMPRO
  • —Recurring invoicesPRO
Subtotal£0.00
VAT£0.00
TOTAL£0.00
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MarginTap PRO
RECEIPT · NO. 0042
TIER · PRO
PAID

£8.49

— PER MONTH · UNLIMITED
  • ✓Quotes & invoicesunlimited
  • ✓PDF + email + WhatsAppincl.
  • ✓Client CRM & balancesincl.
  • ✓EN · PL · DE on one jobincl.
  • ✓Recurring invoicesincl.
  • ✓Schedule of rates libraryincl.
  • ✓MTD-compliant VAT exportsincl.
Subtotal£7.08
VAT 20%£1.41
TOTAL£8.49
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