Looking for a Digital Sweeps alternative?
Digital Sweeps is a customer database for sweeps and stove installers, with certificates, invoices, a diary and reminder emails, downloaded from its website. We Sweep runs the whole business from your phone, your browser and your own website: customers book and pay online, a certificate is finished for every flue at the property, routes are planned, unpaid jobs chased and next year's sweep prompted, for £0 a month. (We build We Sweep. Everything we say about Digital Sweeps comes from its own website and the Guild's listing, checked on 19 October 2026.)
Digital Sweeps vs We Sweep
Cost
£150 a year for the full version, £50 a year for Lite; no refunds once a code is sent*
£0/month, £0 per booking — customers pay a £1.95 booking fee
Built for
Chimney sweeps and stove installers*
UK chimney sweep businesses only
How you use it
Downloaded from its website, which also supplies FileMaker Pro for Windows and Mac; the full version is described as mobile-friendly, and Lite is optimised for iPhone*
An admin panel in your web browser, a field app on your phone, and booking on your own website
Chimney sweeping certificates
Three certificate options; Lite sends digital sweeping certificates*
Yes — completed on-site with pre/post photos, one per flue, with your trade-body numbers and the next sweep due
Customers book & pay online themselves
Not mentioned on its website*
Yes — booking widget on your own website; card at booking, or cash, card at the door or bank transfer on the day
Payments
In-app invoices*
Card at booking, card at the door (QR/link), cash or bank transfer — unpaid jobs chased automatically at 3, 7 and 14 days
Reminders
Automatic reminder emails; the Guild's listing also mentions yearly reminders*
Confirmations, 24-hour reminders by email and free SMS, and an annual re-sweep prompt about 11 months after the sweep, for bookings made through We Sweep
Route planning
A built-in diary with grouped bookings to save mileage*
Yes — each day's jobs ordered to minimise driving
Customer portal
Not mentioned on its website*
Yes — customers see their certificates and photos and manage their bookings
Accounting
Not mentioned on its website*
Xero, QuickBooks and Sage sync included at no cost to you — paid jobs post as itemised, VAT-correct invoices
| Digital Sweeps | We Sweep | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | £150 a year for the full version, £50 a year for Lite; no refunds once a code is sent* | £0/month, £0 per booking — customers pay a £1.95 booking fee |
| Built for | Chimney sweeps and stove installers* | UK chimney sweep businesses only |
| How you use it | Downloaded from its website, which also supplies FileMaker Pro for Windows and Mac; the full version is described as mobile-friendly, and Lite is optimised for iPhone* | An admin panel in your web browser, a field app on your phone, and booking on your own website |
| Chimney sweeping certificates | Three certificate options; Lite sends digital sweeping certificates* | Yes — completed on-site with pre/post photos, one per flue, with your trade-body numbers and the next sweep due |
| Customers book & pay online themselves | Not mentioned on its website* | Yes — booking widget on your own website; card at booking, or cash, card at the door or bank transfer on the day |
| Payments | In-app invoices* | Card at booking, card at the door (QR/link), cash or bank transfer — unpaid jobs chased automatically at 3, 7 and 14 days |
| Reminders | Automatic reminder emails; the Guild's listing also mentions yearly reminders* | Confirmations, 24-hour reminders by email and free SMS, and an annual re-sweep prompt about 11 months after the sweep, for bookings made through We Sweep |
| Route planning | A built-in diary with grouped bookings to save mileage* | Yes — each day's jobs ordered to minimise driving |
| Customer portal | Not mentioned on its website* | Yes — customers see their certificates and photos and manage their bookings |
| Accounting | Not mentioned on its website* | Xero, QuickBooks and Sage sync included at no cost to you — paid jobs post as itemised, VAT-correct invoices |
*From Digital Sweeps' own website and its listing on the Guild of Master Chimney Sweeps' website, checked 19 October 2026. Features and prices change, so check their site before deciding.
Why sweeps choose We Sweep over Digital Sweeps
Win bookings, not just record them
With We Sweep, customers book on your own website at any hour and either pay by card when they book or pay you on the day. Digital Sweeps' website doesn't mention customers booking online.
Get paid however the customer pays
Card at booking, card at the door with a QR code or link, cash or bank transfer, and anything not paid on the day is chased automatically at 3, 7 and 14 days. Digital Sweeps lists in-app invoices.
Certificates finished at the property, on your phone
We Sweep's field app runs on your phone: a certificate for every flue, with before and after photos, your trade-body numbers and the next sweep due, done before you leave, even with no signal. Nothing to download or install, and every technician sees their own day.
Customers find their own certificates
Every certificate and photo is filed in the customer's own portal, so "can you resend my certificate?" stops being a phone call. They can move or cancel their booking there too.
Routes planned for you
Digital Sweeps groups bookings in its diary to save mileage. We Sweep orders each day's jobs into a route for every technician and re-plans it as bookings change.
Nothing to renew each year
Digital Sweeps' full version is a £150 yearly code. We Sweep has no subscription and no monthly fee; your customers pay a £1.95 online booking fee, and paid jobs post into Xero, QuickBooks or Sage at no cost to you.
Frequently asked questions
Why do chimney sweeps look for a Digital Sweeps alternative?
Digital Sweeps is a customer database with certificates, invoices, a diary and reminder emails, downloaded from its website. Sweeps look elsewhere when they want customers booking and paying online on the sweep's own website, certificates finished on their phone at the property, and routes, payment chasing and annual reminders handled for them.
Is We Sweep cheaper than Digital Sweeps?
For your business, yes. Digital Sweeps' full version is £150 a year (Lite is £50). We Sweep has no subscription, no monthly fee and nothing per booking: your customers pay a £1.95 online booking fee.
Does We Sweep work on a Mac or a PC?
On both, and on phones: the admin panel runs in your web browser and the field app on your phone, so there's nothing to install on a computer.
Can I bring my customers and bookings across?
Yes. We Sweep's import takes your existing bookings from a spreadsheet (CSV or Excel), and bookings you import in your first 14 days carry no booking fee, for you or your customers.
Weighing more options? See the full UK chimney sweep software comparison or the Sweep Certificates alternative guide.