PAT testing software keeps your appliance register, works out retest dates, produces the certificate and, ideally, brings the customer back next year. What you can buy splits into three kinds: Windows programs that download results from your tester, web systems you log in to, and apps on your phone. This guide compares the PAT testing software sold in the UK, what each one runs on and what it costs.
Every price below was read from the company's own website or App Store listing on 19 October 2026. Prices change, so check before you buy. One of the products, PAT Test Pro, is ours; it is listed on the same terms as the rest.
Decide which of those you are before comparing anything else.
What PAT testing software should do
- Keep a register per customer and site. Every appliance with its ID, class, location and full test history.
- Set retest dates. Ideally with the IET Code of Practice (5th Edition) risk approach rather than one interval for everything.
- Get the readings in quickly. Either downloaded from a tester that stores results, or typed and filled in for you on site.
- Produce a certificate the customer can file. Pass and fail clear on the front, failed items easy to find.
- Bring the work back. A reminder before the retest is due, to you or straight to the customer.
- Label and find appliances. Barcode or QR labels you can scan next year.
The PAT testing software options in the UK
Seaward PATGuard Cloud
Seaward's web based PAT software, which replaces the older PATGuard 3 program. Runs in a browser on a PC or tablet with nothing to install. The Basic plan is for manual testers; Standard and above take results from a wide range of downloadable testers, and Business adds scheduled reminders and QR code printing and scanning. Price: from £7 a month (Basic), £14 (Standard), £22 (Business). Trial: 14 days. Website: patguardcloud.com.
SimplyPats
A long established Windows program that downloads from a wide range of PAT testers made by Seaward, Megger, Fluke, Metrel and Kewtech, with invoicing and a large set of reports. Windows only; on a Mac it needs Windows running alongside. Price: not shown on its own website; sales go through its online shop. Trial: a demo version that cannot download, print or save. Website: simplypats.co.uk.
Kewtech KEWPAT
A free app for iPhone, iPad and Android from Kewtech. Readings from any tester can be typed in, and it connects over Wi-Fi to Kewtech's SMARTPAT tester and over Bluetooth to their label printer. Produces a PDF report and includes a risk assessment tool. Price: free on the App Store. Website: kewtechcorp.com.
Easy Safety Cert PatCert
An iPhone and iPad app that creates PAT certificates on site and emails them to the customer, with automatic retest reminders and extra users at no charge. Price: £50 plus VAT for a year of unlimited certificates. Trial: free trial offered. Website: easysafetycert.co.uk.
Tradecert
Certificate software for electricians that covers electrical, solar PV, emergency lighting, fire alarm and PAT in one app, on phone, tablet and desktop. The PAT side fills in appliance details from a photo, has a retest risk calculator and barcode lookup, and works offline. Price: £18 a month plus £7 per extra user, excluding VAT. Trial: first month free with a promo code. Website: tradecert.app.
Patly
Browser based PAT software for UK electricians with quotes, certificates, invoicing, an equipment register, retest reminders and an IET 5th Edition risk calculator. There is no app to install; it runs in the browser on a phone, tablet or computer. Price: £5 a month. Trial: 30 days. Website: patly.co.uk.
Joblogic
Field service management for PAT testing contractors who schedule visits across many customer sites from an office: jobs, engineers, asset records, certificates, invoicing and accounts integration, with an offline app for iOS and Android. Price: from £49 per user a month, billed annually. Trial: free trial on the Standard plan. Website: joblogic.com.
PAT Test Pro
A PAT testing app for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Android. Photograph the appliance and Appliance Vision fills in the make, model and class; the built-in scanner reads barcodes and QR labels and fills in appliances already on the register. Readings from any PAT tester are entered on the phone. It produces the certificate in a choice of designs with failed items on their own photo page, prints labels, emails your customer before their retest is due, works offline and syncs between iPhone, iPad and Mac through your own iCloud. Finished jobs can go to Mint Books as invoices. Price: £24.99 a month or £120.99 a year; a volume licence is £349 a year. Trial: free trial. See PAT Test Pro.
Side by side
| Software | Kind | Runs on | Published price | Trial |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAT Test Pro | App with photo fill | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Android | £24.99 a month or £120.99 a year | Yes |
| PATGuard Cloud | Web, tester downloads | Browser on PC or tablet | From £7, £14 or £22 a month | 14 days |
| SimplyPats | PC program, tester downloads | Windows | Not shown on its website | Demo |
| KEWPAT | App | iPhone, iPad, Android | Free | n/a |
| ESC PatCert | App | iPhone, iPad | £50 plus VAT a year | Yes |
| Tradecert | App covering several certificates | Phone, tablet, desktop | £18 a month plus £7 per extra user (ex VAT) | First month |
| Patly | Web | Any browser | £5 a month | 30 days |
| Joblogic | Job management with PAT | Web, iOS and Android app | From £49 per user a month, billed annually | Standard plan |
How to choose
Start from your testerIf it stores results and you test hundreds of items a day, look first at software that downloads from your model. If you read the screen and type, the time goes on describing the appliance, and that is what a photo or barcode fill saves.
Do a real job on the trialTest twenty real appliances, print the labels and send the certificate to yourself. That tells you more than any feature list.
Look at the certificate your customer getsIt is the only part of the software they ever see, and the thing their insurer asks for.
Check what brings the customer backA reminder that reaches the customer before the retest date is worth more than any report.
Questions
What is the best software for PAT testing?
It depends on how you test. If your tester stores its results, software that downloads from it, such as PATGuard Cloud (Standard plan and above) or SimplyPats, saves the most typing. If you read the screen and type, a phone app saves more: KEWPAT is free, PatCert is £50 plus VAT a year, and PAT Test Pro fills in the appliance details from a photo. The side by side table above compares all eight.
Is there free PAT testing software?
Kewtech's KEWPAT app is free. Most of the others offer a free trial, from a demo version to a month.
Can PAT testing software download from my tester?
Some can. PATGuard Cloud (Standard plan and above) and SimplyPats download from a wide range of testers, and KEWPAT connects to Kewtech's SMARTPAT. Phone apps such as PAT Test Pro, PatCert and Tradecert work with any tester by entering the readings on the phone.
Do I need PAT testing software or will a spreadsheet do?
A spreadsheet holds a list. It does not set retest dates per appliance, produce a certificate, print labels or remind the customer, and it is easy to lose last year's history.
Can I do PAT testing from my phone?
Yes. PAT Test Pro, KEWPAT, PatCert and Tradecert all run on a phone, and Patly and PATGuard Cloud run in a phone's browser.
Prices, platforms and trials were read from each company's own website or App Store listing on 19 October 2026 (patguardcloud.com, simplypats.co.uk, kewtechcorp.com, easysafetycert.co.uk, tradecert.app, patly.co.uk, joblogic.com). Where a company does not state something, it is left out rather than guessed. Product names belong to their owners. If anything here is out of date, tell us and we will correct it.