Treetask

Treetask is job-management software for UK tree surgery businesses. It suits small crews that want field work, safety paperwork and crew administration connected to the same job record. Its strongest case is that joined-up workflow; teams larger than five need custom pricing.

Overview

Information carries from a site survey through the quote, job and invoice, so businesses can follow work without re-entering its details at each stage. That is a practical fit for tree surgery teams coordinating office administration with field crews. The focus is specialized: safety records and crew documents sit alongside estimates and job scheduling, rather than a route-optimization tool, which Treetask does not offer.

Key features

Field work and offline access

Scheduled jobs remain on phones when crews lose connectivity. Users can edit those jobs, complete surveys, tick tasks and file incidents offline; changes sync when the phone reconnects. This helps crews working in patchy coverage, though the offline functions described are tied to scheduled jobs, not a guarantee that every part of the platform is available offline.

Safety and crew administration

Signed risk assessments, custom survey forms, an accident book and crew inductions bring safety records into the work process. Managers can assign jobs, track crew certificates and expiry dates, handle holiday requests and store crew documents. That combination is useful for businesses that need to manage both work and staff records, rather than only dispatch jobs.

Scheduling and integrations

A shared calendar brings jobs, surveys, quote dates and crew holidays together, and can be subscribed to from Apple, Google or Outlook calendars. Outlook can also receive job schedule details. The optional QuickBooks integration imports customers, sends quotes and invoices, and syncs quote acceptance and invoice-payment status. Xero is a future integration, not a current option. Equipment tracking, estimate building and online payments are supported; route optimization is not.

Security and data control

Treetask says data is encrypted in transit and at rest, with database access isolated by business. It says it does not sell account data, use it for advertising or train AI models on it. Data is held in the EU by Supabase, Cloudflare, PowerSync, Resend and Sentry; Vercel is in the US and provides worldwide edge delivery. Businesses can download data as a spreadsheet or full backup, and account data is deleted within 30 days of a closure request. Support is available through in-app help on every screen; contact-form enquiries are usually answered within a day or two.

Pricing

The paid plans include all features, unlimited surveys, quotes, jobs and invoices, and photo storage. Prices are per business per month, with no VAT to add; both start in December 2026.

The two priced tiers keep feature access and work-volume quotas the same, so the choice is driven by team size rather than a reduced entry-level feature set. The £40 plan does not cover a fourth or fifth person; the £60 tier raises the cap to five. Larger crews must ask Treetask for a quote. A free plan is available, but its limits are not described; there is no free trial.

Platforms

Treetask is available on Android, iOS and the web. The mobile apps matter most to crews using scheduled jobs in the field, while web access supports office-side work.

Who it's for

Treetask is best suited to small UK tree surgery businesses that want estimates, job records, safety paperwork, crew scheduling and administration tied together. Offline editing of scheduled jobs is a particular advantage for field teams with unreliable reception. It is less suited to businesses that need route optimization or a published per-seat price for a larger workforce.

Pros and cons

• Pros: The survey-to-invoice workflow avoids splitting job information across stages.
• Pros: Offline work covers job edits, surveys, tasks and incidents, with changes syncing on reconnection.
• Pros: Safety records and crew certificates, holidays and documents are handled alongside jobs.
• Pros: Both priced plans include all features, unlimited core work items and photo storage.
• Cons: Published paid-plan prices stop at five people; larger crews need custom pricing.
• Cons: Route optimization is absent, and Xero is only a future integration.
• Cons: The priced plans start in December 2026, and the free plan's limits are not described.

Alternatives

Tree Service Software is a directory of tree-service software options for readers who want to compare the category more broadly.

Choose Fieldified if a free plan or trial matters, or if you need its listed CRM and reporting alongside scheduling and invoicing. Its free plan has usage limits, while Basic costs $49 a month for five users.

Clearion UVM is another paid option, available on Android, iOS, web and Windows.

Sheltera is another paid alternative, with self-hosted and Windows platforms alongside mobile.

Consider Arb Pro if you need a choice of desktop and mobile user add-ons: extra mobile users cost £10 a month and extra desktop users £25 a month, each billed +VAT per month. It has no free plan or trial.

ArbScribe is a paid alternative with a free plan and free trial, available on Android and iOS.

Forester UVM is a paid alternative on Android, iOS, web and Windows; pricing is available by requesting a demo.

UDC Vegetation Management is another paid option, available on web, Windows, iOS and Android.

Choose ArborNote if its one-crew-leader ArborNote Works plan at $75 a month suits your budget and team size; it also offers a free trial but no free plan.

Verdict

For a small tree surgery crew that wants job records, safety administration and field work connected, Treetask is a focused choice, particularly when offline access to scheduled jobs matters. Its all-feature plans cover unlimited core work at a clear monthly business price, but the team caps, December 2026 start date and lack of route optimization give larger or route-dependent operations good reasons to look elsewhere.