Wedge vs Manano

Side-by-side comparison

Feature-by-feature breakdown of Wedge versus Manano.

The closest like-for-like — but a different country

Of every competitor in our landscape, Manano is the closest product match: same channel (WhatsApp), same audience (sole-trader tradespeople), same opening pitch ("text us, get paid faster"). The single biggest practical difference is geography. Manano is built around Revenue (Ireland), Irish VAT, and Irish sole-trader registration — their entire blog focuses on Ireland-specific tax content. Wedge is built around HMRC, UK VAT (including the construction reverse-charge), CIS deduction handling for subcontractors, and UK trade qualifications (Gas Safe, NICEIC, Part P) on every invoice. If you're in the UK, the legal and tax detail matters — Wedge speaks that language natively.

Pricing — flat fee vs pay-per-paid

Manano runs a single flat subscription: €24/month (advertised as 60% off an €60 list price, with a countdown timer that resets each visit — fairly common SaaS marketing). Wedge has no subscription at all. We take 1% from each invoice your customer pays, capped at £50 per invoice. The crossover point: if you bill less than ~€2,400 of paid invoices a month, Wedge is cheaper. Above that, Manano's flat rate eventually beats us — but only on the per-invoice rate, not on the £50 cap that protects you on big jobs. A £15,000 commercial invoice costs £50 on Wedge; on a 1%-uncapped competitor it would be £150.

Invoice advance — Manano's real differentiator

Manano's most distinctive feature is the invoice advance: they pay you immediately (typically 5% fee) and collect from the customer afterwards. That's invoice factoring under a friendlier name, and it's genuinely useful for tradespeople with cash-flow pressure on big jobs or slow-paying customers. Wedge doesn't offer this — we focus on getting the customer to pay quickly (Stripe link + WhatsApp + automatic reminders), not on lending against the receivable. If the advance specifically matters to you, Manano covers it; for everyone else, the question is whether you'd rather pay 5% to skip 30 days or chase a bit harder.

Trade-roster breadth

Manano publishes /for/<trade> landing pages for 16 trades (bricklayers, carpenters, electricians, fencing contractors, glaziers, handymen, heating engineers, landscapers, locksmiths, mechanics, painters, plasterers, plumbers, roofers, tilers, builders). Wedge currently has dedicated landing pages for plumbers, electricians, builders, gas engineers, and decorators. That's a real edge for Manano on SEO breadth in their market — if you're a tradesperson in a niche category, you're more likely to find them via search today. We'll close that gap as our trade pages expand.

Where the strategic directions diverge

Manano's manifesto frames them explicitly as a financial-services company for tradespeople, not just an invoicing tool. Their roadmap, implied by the manifesto, is invoicing → advances → working capital → business banking. Wedge stays focused on the invoicing layer — making it as fast and HMRC-compliant as possible, with a payments rail that takes 1% rather than a subscription. Both directions are reasonable; pick the one that matches what you actually want from this product.

Which one should you choose?

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