Looking for a SmartSweep alternative?
SmartSweep does one thing well: fast, professional sweep certificates at a low price. If that's all you need, it's a fair choice — we say so below. We Sweep is for the sweep who wants the whole business handled: bookings won online, payment taken however the customer pays, routes planned, certificates issued and next year's reminder sent — for £0/month. (We build We Sweep, so read accordingly — facts checked against public information in October 2026.)
SmartSweep vs We Sweep
Monthly cost
£14.99/month or £149/year
£0/month, £0 per booking — customers pay a £1.95 booking fee
Digital sweep certificates
Yes — insurance-ready PDFs and warning notices
Yes — with pre/post photos, completed on-site, one per flue
Customers book & pay online themselves
Not a headline feature*
Yes — booking widget on your own website, card at booking or pay on the day
Payment options
Not a headline feature*
Card at booking, card at the door (QR/link), cash or bank transfer — unpaid jobs chased automatically
Works offline in the field
Yes — full offline mode*
Yes — complete jobs, photos and certificates with no signal; syncs when you're back in signal
Automated reminders
Automated booking confirmations; sweep-due reminder emails you send in bulk*
Confirmations, 24-hour reminders by email and free SMS, and annual re-sweep prompts
Route optimisation
Not a headline feature*
Yes — each day's jobs ordered to minimise driving
Customer self-service portal
Not a headline feature*
Yes — customers view certificates, photos and manage bookings
Technicians included
Single plan
Unlimited
| SmartSweep | We Sweep | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost | £14.99/month or £149/year | £0/month, £0 per booking — customers pay a £1.95 booking fee |
| Digital sweep certificates | Yes — insurance-ready PDFs and warning notices | Yes — with pre/post photos, completed on-site, one per flue |
| Customers book & pay online themselves | Not a headline feature* | Yes — booking widget on your own website, card at booking or pay on the day |
| Payment options | Not a headline feature* | Card at booking, card at the door (QR/link), cash or bank transfer — unpaid jobs chased automatically |
| Works offline in the field | Yes — full offline mode* | Yes — complete jobs, photos and certificates with no signal; syncs when you're back in signal |
| Automated reminders | Automated booking confirmations; sweep-due reminder emails you send in bulk* | Confirmations, 24-hour reminders by email and free SMS, and annual re-sweep prompts |
| Route optimisation | Not a headline feature* | Yes — each day's jobs ordered to minimise driving |
| Customer self-service portal | Not a headline feature* | Yes — customers view certificates, photos and manage bookings |
| Technicians included | Single plan | Unlimited |
*Based on the vendor's public website in October 2026. Features and prices change — always confirm on their site.
When to stay with SmartSweep
If certificates are your only bottleneck — you're happy taking bookings by phone, managing your own diary, and £14.99 a month (or £149 a year) is fine — SmartSweep is a simple tool built by a chimney sweep that does that job well. (And if your hesitation about booking software was "my customers pay cash, not online" — that one's solved: We Sweep takes cash, card at the door and bank transfer too.)
When We Sweep is the better fit
- You're missing jobs to voicemail — customers book and pay on your website 24/7, even while you're up a ladder.
- You chase payments — take card at booking so the job arrives already paid, or let customers pay on the day — cash, card at the door or bank transfer — with anything unpaid chased automatically at 3, 7 and 14 days.
- You want repeat work on autopilot — annual re-sweep reminders go out automatically about 11 months after every sweep booked through We Sweep, and no monthly fee means quiet months cost £0.
Frequently asked questions
Why do sweeps look for a SmartSweep alternative?
SmartSweep solves the certificate problem simply and cheaply. Sweeps usually start looking elsewhere when they want more of the business automated — online booking, payment collection however the customer pays, automatic reminders, route planning — rather than handling those parts by phone and diary.
Is We Sweep cheaper than SmartSweep?
For your business, yes. We Sweep has no monthly fee and nothing per booking — your customers pay a £1.95 online booking fee instead — so it costs you £0 whether you have no bookings or a full diary, while SmartSweep is £14.99 a month, or £149 a year, however busy you are.
When is SmartSweep the better choice?
If all you want is fast, professional certificates and warning notices with a simple customer database — and you're happy managing bookings, payments and reminders yourself — SmartSweep is a focused, low-cost way to do exactly that.
Is it risky to switch?
We Sweep is free to join with no contract and no monthly fee, so you can set it up and run it alongside your current tool — nothing to cancel until you're sure.
Weighing more options? See the full UK chimney sweep software comparison or the Sweep Certificates alternative guide.