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GlideQuote vs Powered Now
Powered Now prices are as published at powerednow.com/pricing on 24 October 2026; feature cells quote their own website on the same day. Where their pricing page does not state something, the cell says so — nothing is inferred. GlideQuote figures are the UK App Store and Google Play prices.
| GlideQuote | Powered Now | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | £6.99 a month, or £4.17 a month billed annually (£49.99 a year) | Business £28 (1 user), Professional £32 per user, Premium £40 per user — excluding VAT |
| Annual price | £49.99 a year | Business £280 a year, Professional £320 and Premium £400 per user a year |
| Price basis | One account per business — no per-user charge | Business is one user; Professional and Premium are per user |
| Free plan | Yes, permanent: unlimited invoices and receipts, logo and VAT on every PDF | No |
| Free trial | First month of Pro free | 14 days, no card |
| Quotes | Yes — quote becomes the invoice with one tap | Yes — "Quotes & Estimates" |
| VAT on invoices | Yes, on every plan — VAT number, rate and totals on the PDF | VAT returns via Making Tax Digital are listed; VAT on the invoice itself is not stated on their pricing page |
| Branding and document customisation | Logo, any brand colour, your own invoice and receipt headings, per-document footers, your own numbering prefixes, stamp and signature (Pro), notes and terms templates (Pro) | Not stated on their pricing page |
| Deposits and staged payments | Deposit + balance or up to five milestones on one invoice; refundable security deposit kept off the taxable total (Pro) | Yes — "Deposits & Part Payments" is listed on their site |
| Get paid by card | Yes (Pro) — a Stripe pay link and QR code on the invoice; the customer pays by card through Stripe Checkout and the money goes into your own Stripe account, in every country Stripe supports | Yes — "Invoices & payment links" is listed on their site |
| Currencies and country tax rules | 40 currencies (Pro); UK, Thai, Australian, Irish, NZ and US tax rules built in | Not stated on their pricing page |
| Platforms | iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac, PC |
Over a year
What one person pays in twelve months
GlideQuote
£49.99 (annual plan) or £83.88 (12 × £6.99)
Powered Now
£280 a year on the annual plan, or £336 (12 × £28) — plus VAT
Which to choose
A straight answer
Choose Powered Now if…
- You run an office and several engineers and want scheduling, forms and certificates in one UK system.
- You need PC and Mac desktop access for office staff.
- You are happy to pay per user as the team grows.
Choose GlideQuote if…
- You quote and invoice from your own phone and want the paperwork done before you drive off.
- You want your documents to carry your logo, colour, headings, footers and numbering exactly as you set them.
- You want a free plan to start and a Pro tier at a fraction of a job-management subscription.
What makes GlideQuote different
Your paperwork, your way
Every item below is a setting in the app, not a template you have to work around:
- Branding: your logo and your brand colour on every quote, invoice and receipt — any hex colour, not a fixed palette — plus a company stamp and signature on the documents you choose (Pro).
- Wording: your own heading text on invoices and receipts, your own footer text per document type, notes and terms templates per job type that fill in automatically (Pro), and a document language that is independent of the app language.
- Numbering: invoice, quote and credit-note prefixes with their own running numbers (NG-001, NG-002…), set once and carried forward.
- Tax, your way: enter your own VAT, GST or sales-tax rate (any value from 0 to 100), switch withholding tax on with your own rate, and choose whether your tax ID appears on invoices. The rules of the UK, Thailand, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand and the USA are built in.
- Deposits: ask for an upfront payment as a percentage of the total or a fixed amount, shown on the quote and carried onto the invoice as the first stage (Pro).
- Milestone payments: split one invoice into a deposit plus balance or up to five milestones, each with its own amount and due date, so a long job is paid as it progresses (Pro).
- Security deposits: hold a refundable deposit on an invoice, kept out of the VAT total, tracked until you return it, with a return-due reminder (Pro).
- Currencies: invoice in any of 40 currencies, formatted the way the customer expects (£1,234.56 or 1.234,56 €) (Pro).
- Terms and discounts per document: due on receipt or a number of days, and a discount as a percentage or a fixed amount, on any quote or invoice.
- Saved line items: every item you send is saved automatically and sorted by most used, so the next quote is a few taps, not a retype.
- Saved clients: your customers are kept with their details, imported from your phone contacts if you like, so a repeat job starts with the client already filled in.
Get paid by card (Pro). Every invoice can carry a Stripe pay link and a QR code. Your customer taps or scans, pays the balance due by card through Stripe Checkout, and the money lands in your own Stripe account — not ours. It works in every country Stripe supports, and the invoice shows the payment the moment Stripe confirms it.
And the rest
What else is in the box
- Quote, invoice, receipt: build the quote on site, turn it into the invoice with one tap, and issue the receipt when it is paid — three documents, one flow.
- Send it anywhere: the PDF goes by email, WhatsApp, LINE, AirDrop or straight to a printer, from the phone, before you leave the job.
- Bank details on every invoice: sort code and account number, IBAN, BSB/PayID or PromptPay, so the customer can pay you directly.
- Credit notes with their own numbering, to cancel or reduce an invoice you have already issued.
- Monthly and yearly reports, exported to CSV or PDF for you or your accountant.
- Calendar sync, site visits and call-backs: jobs, due dates and quote expiry on your Dashboard and in your phone calendar (Pro).
- Reminders: invoice due, milestone due and deposit-return reminders on your phone (Pro).
- Works on iPhone, iPad, Android and Apple-silicon Macs, in English or Thai, with the tax rules of six countries built in.
Powered Now is a trademark of its owner. GlideQuote is not affiliated with it. Prices and plan details are as published on the linked page on 24 October 2026 and may change; check the vendor’s page before you buy.
Common questions
People ask us
Does Powered Now have a free plan?
No. Its pricing page lists Business £28, Professional £32 and Premium £40 a month, all excluding VAT, with a 14-day trial. GlideQuote’s Free plan is permanent.
What is the yearly cost difference?
Powered Now Business is £280 a year on the annual plan plus VAT. GlideQuote Pro is £49.99 a year, or £83.88 paid monthly. Figures from both pricing pages on 24 October 2026.
Is GlideQuote only for the UK?
No. The tax rules of the UK, Thailand, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand and the USA are built in, with 40 currencies on Pro. VAT and your UK bank details are on every invoice from the Free plan.
Can I use GlideQuote on a Mac?
Yes. GlideQuote runs on iPhone, iPad, Android and on Apple-silicon Macs from the Mac App Store.
Can my customers pay by card?
Yes, on Pro. Connect your own Stripe account once in Settings; from then on every invoice carries a Stripe pay link and a QR code. The customer pays the balance due by card through Stripe Checkout and the money goes straight to your Stripe account. Bank transfer and PromptPay details stay on the invoice as well.
What does GlideQuote cost?
Free: unlimited invoices and receipts, your logo, VAT and bank details on every PDF, monthly and yearly reports — with a small GlideQuote watermark. Pro: £4.17 a month billed annually (£49.99 a year) or £6.99 month to month, and the first month is free.
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