A ServiceM8 alternative, focused on gas.
ServiceM8 is a broad field-service app: job cards, scheduling, staff, quotes and payments for any trade. Manifold does one trade end to end, the UK gas engineer's compliance lifecycle, with offline capture and automated renewals, from £15 per engineer.
ServiceM8 and Manifold, side by side.
Both give you job cards, scheduling, invoicing and a mobile app. The question is whether you want a broad field-service platform or a tool shaped around Gas Safe compliance.
| Capability | ServiceM8 | Manifold |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Field service, all trades | UK gas engineers, specifically |
| Job cards, scheduling, invoicing | Included | Included |
| Mobile app for the field | Included | Included |
| Certificates and forms | Included | Included |
| Offline-first capture | Mobile app | Built for no-signal lofts and vans |
| Published entry price | Tiered by job volume | From £15 / engineer / mo |
| Free trial | Free tier and trial | 30-day free trial, no card |
This comparison reflects ServiceM8's publicly described product and pricing as of 8 July 2026. Features and prices change, so check their current details before you decide. Manifold is a workflow and record-keeping tool, not a regulator; gas safety work must be carried out by an appropriately Gas Safe registered engineer, and camera capture suggests values you confirm.
Why gas engineers pick Manifold.
Everything below is live in Manifold today, the reasons a gas engineer picks a purpose-built tool over a broad field-service platform.
Purpose-built for Gas Safe
CP12s and every UK gas record are the product, with the appliance registers, defects and check flow a gas engineer actually works through.
Camera capture on site
FlueScan reads the analyser and PlateScan reads the data plate; you confirm each value. Built for no-signal lofts, basements and vans.
The renewal lifecycle, included
60, 30 and 7-day reminders then overdue, plus a compliance worklist, so renewals chase themselves.
Simple per-engineer pricing
From £15 per engineer per month with a 30-day free trial and no card, rather than tiers based on job volume.
Open by default
A read-only API and signed webhooks come as standard, with a Power BI / OData connector on Growth and up.
Already in Manifold? Bring your customers and properties across from a CSV export on the Clients and Properties importers, with a dry-run preview, duplicate handling and one-click undo.