Paying £199–£399/month for Checkatrade with reviews you don't own? Try Review Bloom builds your Google presence permanently for £297/month — no annual contract, no price hikes.
Checkatrade was built on trust. But annual price increases, 12-month lock-ins, and reviews that vanish when you cancel have left thousands of tradespeople questioning whether it's still worth it.
Checkatrade costs £199–£399/month in London and the South East — and renewal price increases of 50–100% are routinely reported across trade forums, Reddit, and Trustpilot. The deeper problem is structural: every review you collect, every job you win, every relationship you build lives on their platform. Cancel and it vanishes.
Try Review Bloom puts that reputation on Google instead — where it compounds permanently, improves your Map Pack ranking, and works whether you're asleep or on site.
One builds something permanent. One you rent indefinitely.
| What matters | Try Review Bloom | Checkatrade |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost | ✓ £297 — fixed, no surprises | ✗ £199–£399 + annual hike at renewal |
| Contract | ✓ No contract — cancel any time | ✗ 12-month annual, exit fees apply |
| What you own | ✓ Google reviews — yours forever | ✗ Checkatrade reviews — vanish if you cancel |
| Lead source | ✓ Google Maps — 8bn searches/day | ✗ Checkatrade platform only |
| Shared leads | ✓ No — customers find only you | ✗ Yes — same lead to 3–5 competitors |
| Google Maps impact | ✓ Direct — improves your ranking | ✗ None |
| Setup fee | ✓ None | ✗ Often included in first-year cost |
| Price at renewal | ✓ Fixed £297 — no surprises | ✗ Regularly increases 50–100% |
Automated review requests, AI replies, GBP management, and citation management — one system, £297/month, permanently yours.
Personalised SMS and email after every completed job. No chasing. No forgetting. Customers who had a great experience hear from you within hours.
Every Google review — positive or negative — gets a professional, personalised response automatically. Keeps your GBP active 24/7.
Weekly posts, photos, category optimisation, heatmap tracking, competitor benchmarking. Your Google profile working for you every week.
Your business listed consistently across 50+ directories. Google uses this to verify who you are and where you operate — directly improving Map Pack ranking.
£297/month. No contract. First reviews arrive within 24 hours. Every review lives on your Google profile permanently — regardless of which platforms you use.