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Contractor field and procurement software: cost, terms and finance fit

Compare contractor platforms grouped by the workflow they run: commercial and specialty field service (ServiceTitan, BuildOps, Joblogic and FieldEdge), residential and recurring field service (Jobber and Housecall Pro), and commercial materials procurement and three-way AP invoice matching (SubBase and Kojo). Check published pricing tiers, contract terms and how invoices, payments, purchase orders and job costs reach your accounting ledger.

Vendor sources reviewed October 6, 2026 and 2026-10-19.

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Eight platforms grouped by workflow: what to verify before signing

Published pricing, workflow fit and contract terms across eight contractor platforms grouped by field-service and materials procurement workflows.
PlatformWorkflow fitCost basisTerms to check
ServiceTitanCommercial & specialty field serviceMulti-truck residential and commercial trades comparing per-technician packages (Starter, Essentials, Works) with deep dispatch, pricebooks and batch accounting exports.Per-technician packages (Starter, Essentials, Works) by quote, plus onboarding and accounting connector setup.Quote/account verification required for minimum term, auto-renewal, per-tech floor, implementation fees and data export.
BuildOpsCommercial & specialty field serviceCommercial mechanical, HVAC, plumbing and electrical contractors running service and multi-phase project work together.Custom per-user proposal across field technicians and office seats (typically multi-year terms) plus implementation.Quote/account verification required for term, renewal notice, escalation, exit access and migration obligations.
JoblogicCommercial & specialty field serviceCommercial maintenance and field-service contractors tracking assets, planned preventative maintenance (PPM), quotes and subcontractor work.Published US plans: Standard ($65/user/mo annual), Premium ($95/user/mo annual) and Enterprise (custom, 20+ users). Confirm onboarding and API access in your quote.Verify minimum term, renewal, onboarding, migration, export rights and API entitlement in the signed agreement.
FieldEdgeCommercial & specialty field serviceMechanical, HVAC, plumbing and electrical contractors wanting real-time two-way QuickBooks Online or Desktop sync with dispatch and service agreements.Select, Premier and Elite per-technician plans by quote. Request full pricing for office/tech seats, onboarding, QuickBooks connector setup and optional modules.Check the signed minimum term, renewal notice, price changes, migration scope and usable data exports before selecting a plan.
JobberResidential & recurring field serviceResidential and commercial service teams managing one-off and recurring jobs that want transparent self-serve pricing and built-in job costing.Published Core ($29/mo annual, $39/mo monthly, 1 user), Connect ($99/mo annual, $119/mo monthly, up to 5 users), Grow ($149/mo annual, $199/mo monthly, up to 10 users) and Plus ($399/mo annual, $599/mo monthly, up to 15 users; $29/mo per extra user).The pricing FAQ distinguishes no-commitment monthly, a 12-month commitment billed monthly and annual prepayment. It describes renewal and non-refundable annual payments. Confirm against the Terms of Service and your order.
Housecall ProResidential & recurring field serviceHome-service teams prioritizing fast dispatch, mobile invoicing and customer payment collection alongside QuickBooks.Published Basic ($59/mo annual, $79/mo monthly, 1 user), Essentials ($149/mo annual, $189/mo monthly, up to 5 users) and MAX ($299/mo annual, $329/mo monthly, up to 8 users; $35/mo per extra user).The pricing page advertises a free trial and monthly/annual billing. Quote/account verification required for cancellation, refunds and renewal terms in your selected subscription.
SubBaseCommercial materials procurement & AP matchSelf-performing commercial contractors and specialty trade contractors in structural concrete, concrete restoration, plumbing, mechanical, electrical and drywall running centralized or semi-centralized materials procurement across field requests, RFQs, cost-coded purchase orders, delivery tickets and line-by-line three-way invoice matching.Custom tiered company subscription by quote. SubBase FAQ states pricing is not per user or per project, and supplier portal messaging is free for vendors.Confirm the company tier band, annual commitment, live ERP connector versus file-export scope, catalog onboarding support and desktop invoice approval permissions before signing.
KojoCommercial materials procurement & AP matchCommercial electrical, mechanical, plumbing, drywall, concrete, roofing and self-perform general contractors running high-volume distributor ordering, warehouse and prefab inventory, tool tracking and three-way AP invoice matching.Custom company subscription by quote with unlimited users and unlimited data, scaled by contractor revenue and selected modules (Purchasing, Warehouse, Tool Tracking, Prefab and Kojo AP).Confirm annual or multi-year term, revenue band, included modules (Warehouse, Tool Tracking, Prefab, Kojo AP), ERP and BuildOps connector scope and EDI supplier onboarding timelines before signing.

Closed-Month Field-to-GL Sync Diagnostic

Want to verify your field job margins against your QuickBooks or ERP ledger before renewing or switching FSMs?

We reconcile one closed month of field invoices, supplier PO bills, payroll burden, and bank deposits to isolate post-export edits and unbilled change orders.

Workflow Category

Commercial & Specialty Field Service Management

Dispatch, technician scheduling, preventative maintenance, pricebooks and commercial project handoffs for mechanical, HVAC, plumbing and electrical contractors.

Commercial & specialty field service

ServiceTitan

ServiceTitan helps contractors manage dispatch, scheduling, estimates and invoicing.

Multi-truck residential and commercial trades comparing per-technician packages (Starter, Essentials, Works) with deep dispatch, pricebooks and batch accounting exports.

How it connects to accounting

Exports batches to QuickBooks Online, Desktop, Sage Intacct and Viewpoint Vista/Spectrum, or posts to an internal ledger. Direct API connectors and CSV journal routes handle invoice credits, customer deposits and business-unit GL mapping differently.

What to check in your account

Trace job identifiers, business-unit GL mapping, customer deposits, vendor PO bills and credit adjustments through your selected connector and batch export workflow.

Who owns the ledger after the accounting export?

Ask for this demonstration

Ask the demo operator to show the same completed job through the proposed QBO, Intacct or internal-ledger route, including a later credit and the journal entry you retain. Name the owner of export review and corrections for that selected route.

Hold the decision if: A journal download exists, but no one can identify which system owns the final balance or which later changes were reviewed.

What the owner decides: Select the accounting architecture and its close owner before negotiating optional modules.

ServiceTitan finance review and implementation questions
Official sources and what they establish

Commercial & specialty field service

BuildOps

BuildOps supports commercial service and project work, connecting field and office workflows.

Commercial mechanical, HVAC, plumbing and electrical contractors running service and multi-phase project work together.

How it connects to accounting

Connects to QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop, Sage Intacct, NetSuite and Viewpoint Spectrum/Vista, mapping GL accounts, classes, PO receipts and sales tax. Inventory stays outside the QBO integration. In API integrations, invoice PDF URLs populate only when invoices are emailed, and list-endpoint job statuses can lag detail records.

What to check in your account

Demonstrate PO receipts becoming bills, job/class mapping, returns, historical WIP cutoff snapshots and the separate inventory workflow in your exact accounting edition.

Where do a receipt, return and inventory movement end up?

Ask for this demonstration

Demonstrate one purchase receipt and its return through the quoted QuickBooks edition, with the intended bill or PO, job and class. Show the separately scoped inventory source rather than treating the integration as one complete inventory workflow.

Hold the decision if: The demo shows an invoice syncing but cannot explain the receipt, return or separate inventory balance for the same job.

What the owner decides: Decide who maintains the inventory bridge, freezes month-end WIP cutoff snapshots and reviews PO receipt mapping.

BuildOps finance review and implementation questions
Official sources and what they establish

Commercial & specialty field service

Joblogic

Joblogic manages field-service scheduling, jobs, assets, invoices and costs.

Commercial maintenance and field-service contractors tracking assets, planned preventative maintenance (PPM), quotes and subcontractor work.

How it connects to accounting

Joblogic documents connections to QuickBooks Online, Xero and Sage 50. Its QBO guide covers sales invoices, credit notes and payments, not supplier purchase invoices, and excludes QuickBooks Desktop. Internal job-cost records do not establish that supplier bills or payroll burden reach the ledger.

What to check in your account

Trace a sales invoice, credit note, payment and supplier purchase invoice for the same job. Name the CSV export/import or API route used to get supplier bills and labor costs into your general ledger.

Does the supplier cost reach the same job in the books?

Ask for this demonstration

Use one completed job with a sales invoice, payment and supplier invoice. Show the native sales sync, the separately scoped purchase-invoice route and the retained job identifier. If an API is proposed, demonstrate authorized access and reconcile the returned cost population.

Hold the decision if: The sales invoice arrives, but the supplier cost route or job mapping is still unexplained.

What the owner decides: Choose the AP supplier-bill transfer route and its review owner before treating synced sales as a complete job-margin view.

Broader contractor software comparison
Official sources and what they establish

Commercial & specialty field service

FieldEdge

FieldEdge supports service dispatch, work orders, scheduling, technician time, purchases and QuickBooks connections.

Mechanical, HVAC, plumbing and electrical contractors wanting real-time two-way QuickBooks Online or Desktop sync with dispatch and service agreements.

How it connects to accounting

FieldEdge lists real-time QuickBooks Online and Desktop connections on Select, Premier and Elite. Warehouse and truck inventory tracking is restricted to QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise with Advanced Inventory on the official plan comparison.

What to check in your account

Name the QuickBooks edition, plan and connector version. Trace an invoice, payment, purchase and later correction by job, then check what technician time contributes to accounting costs. Warehouse inventory is restricted to QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise with Advanced Inventory on the official plan page.

Check the accounting edition before testing the sync

Ask for this demonstration

Run the same service call using your QuickBooks Online or Desktop edition. Follow the invoice, payment and purchase to the books, then change the invoice and issue a refund. Ask which records update automatically and which need an office action. Compare technician time with the cost that actually reaches the job.

Hold the decision if: The vendor demonstrates a different QuickBooks edition, or cannot show how a later correction affects both systems for the same job.

What the owner decides: Verify your exact QuickBooks edition (especially if you need warehouse inventory) and assign an office owner for sync exceptions.

Broader contractor software comparison
Official sources and what they establish

Workflow Category

Residential & Recurring Field Service Management

Self-serve tiered plans for residential service calls, recurring visits, mobile invoicing and QuickBooks Online sync.

Residential & recurring field service

Jobber

Jobber helps service businesses manage quotes, visits, jobs, invoices and payments.

Residential and commercial service teams managing one-off and recurring jobs that want transparent self-serve pricing and built-in job costing.

How it connects to accounting

QuickBooks Online sync starts on Connect, while Job Costing requires Grow or Plus. One-off jobs use whole-job costing and recurring jobs use a trailing 30-day window. Syncing both billable items and expenses through the NEW QBO integration can double-count material costs, and customer work-order numbers in custom fields do not sync into QBO invoice descriptions by default.

What to check in your account

Confirm NEW versus legacy QBO connector, Grow/Plus job-costing eligibility, one-off versus 30-day recurring margin windows, and whether a material purchase recorded as both an item cost and expense double-counts.

Can one material purchase appear twice in job cost?

Ask for this demonstration

Use the current NEW or legacy connector and record the same representative material through the intended item-cost and expense paths. Show how the job total and QuickBooks result treat it, then show a later cost change.

Hold the decision if: The same material contributes twice to job cost, or the operator cannot identify the connector and direction of the later change.

What the owner decides: Standardize one material-cost entry path and confirm whether recurring 30-day margins match your monthly P&L period.

Jobber finance review and implementation questions
Official sources and what they establish
  • Jobber plans and billing FAQ

    User-count/billing options, commitments, renewal and published plan features; not a fixed all-in quote.

  • Jobber job costing

    Grow/Plus eligibility, NEW integration cost behavior and documented double-counting limitation; not complete GL posting.

Residential & recurring field service

Housecall Pro

Housecall Pro helps home-service teams manage customers, scheduling, jobs, invoices and payments.

Home-service teams prioritizing fast dispatch, mobile invoicing and customer payment collection alongside QuickBooks.

How it connects to accounting

QuickBooks Online sync and Job Costing start on Essentials; Open API and QuickBooks Desktop Web Connector require MAX. QBO sync is one-way from Housecall Pro to QBO and requires manual re-sync after later invoice edits. Native 'Invoices by Date' exports return grouped summaries rather than line-item invoice rows.

What to check in your account

Confirm Essentials/MAX QBO eligibility, one-way sync triggers, manual re-sync on post-export invoice edits, fully loaded labor-rate assumptions and line-item versus summary CSV exports. Desktop has separate setup documentation; verify edition and account availability.

What happens after the original invoice has already synced?

Ask for this demonstration

Follow one job to its invoice and payment, then demonstrate an authorized later invoice change in a safe demo account. Identify the current trigger and any manual re-sync needed. Review entered labor rates against the payroll-cost question separately.

Hold the decision if: The demo proves the first sync but cannot explain a later change; a configured labor rate is presented as proof that actual payroll costs reached the books.

What the owner decides: Assign post-export invoice edit review and retain emailed full-detail CSV exports alongside QBO sync.

Housecall Pro finance review and implementation questions
Official sources and what they establish

Workflow Category

Commercial Materials Procurement & AP 3-Way Match

Dedicated purchasing workflows for self-performing commercial contractors and specialty trades managing field material requests, multi-vendor RFQs, distributor catalogs, cost-coded purchase orders, delivery tickets and three-way invoice matching into construction ERPs.

Commercial materials procurement & AP match

SubBase

SubBase manages commercial construction materials procurement, field material requests, multi-vendor RFQs, cost-coded purchase orders, delivery tickets and three-way invoice matching.

Self-performing commercial contractors and specialty trade contractors in structural concrete, concrete restoration, plumbing, mechanical, electrical and drywall running centralized or semi-centralized materials procurement across field requests, RFQs, cost-coded purchase orders, delivery tickets and line-by-line three-way invoice matching.

How it connects to accounting

SubBase lists eight live ERP connections (QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop, Procore, Sage 300, Foundation, CMiC, Viewpoint Spectrum and Acumatica) where teams map projects, vendors and cost codes and toggle purchase-order and invoice sync, while Sage 100, Sage 100 Contractor, Viewpoint Vista, ComputerEase and TCM rely on manual one-way file exports. In file-export mode, clicking Download TCM or Download Foundation immediately marks the included orders as Synced in the browser, active screen filters restrict exported rows, and Download Foundation silently omits partially shipped and partially delivered orders.

What to check in your account

Confirm whether your ERP uses a live connection or manual file exports. During setup, clicking Approve Page accepts every AI mapping suggestion on screen in one click, and importing unmapped ERP records into SubBase is capped at 200 records per batch with no undo. On some Foundation connections, logging out of the integration deletes all mappings and sync history without a keep-mappings toggle.

Test three-way match and ERP export rules on a partial delivery

Ask for this demonstration

Run one material request from voice or photo capture through multi-vendor RFQ leveling, cost-coded purchase order creation, field delivery ticket photo logging and line-by-line three-way invoice matching against your ERP. Include a backorder or partial delivery, test active table filters before exporting, and verify how bulk AI mapping approvals and price variances are reviewed before payment.

Hold the decision if: Your ERP relies on file exports or Foundation and the team has not tested how partial deliveries, immediate Synced status on browser downloads or integration disconnects affect payable reconciliation.

What the owner decides: Assign a centralized purchasing champion and require controller sign-off on initial AI cost-code mappings, catalog deduplication and three-way match exception thresholds before turning on invoice sync.

Broader contractor software comparison
Official sources and what they establish
  • SubBase pricing and workflow FAQ

    Documents company-tier pricing rather than per-user or per-project fees, commercial self-perform and specialty trade fit, free vendor messaging, desktop-only invoice approval and non-ERP / no-lien-waiver boundaries. Reviewed October 19, 2026.

  • SubBase accounting and ERP integration overview

    Lists eight live ERP connections (QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop, Procore, Sage 300, Foundation, CMiC, Viewpoint Spectrum and Acumatica) versus five manual file-export systems (Sage 100, Sage 100 Contractor, Viewpoint Vista, ComputerEase and TCM) and Foundation disconnect mapping deletion behavior. Reviewed October 19, 2026.

  • SubBase order and invoice accounting file downloads

    Documents that Download TCM and Download Foundation immediately mark orders as Synced in the browser, export only rows matching active screen filters and omit partially shipped or partially delivered orders in Foundation exports. Reviewed October 19, 2026.

  • SubBase project, vendor and cost-code mapping

    Documents AI mapping suggestions for projects, vendors and cost codes, one-click Approve Page bulk acceptance and the 200-record batch limit with no undo when importing unmapped ERP records. Reviewed October 19, 2026.

Commercial materials procurement & AP match

Kojo

Kojo manages commercial construction materials procurement, distributor catalog ordering, warehouse inventory, prefab kitting, tool tracking and AI-assisted three-way AP invoice matching.

Commercial electrical, mechanical, plumbing, drywall, concrete, roofing and self-perform general contractors running high-volume distributor ordering, warehouse and prefab inventory, tool tracking and three-way AP invoice matching.

How it connects to accounting

Kojo documents direct integrations with 14 construction accounting and project management systems (QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop, Sage 100, Sage 300 CRE, Sage Intacct, Foundation, Viewpoint Vista, Viewpoint Spectrum, Deltek ComputerEase, Acumatica, CMiC, Access Coins Evo, eCMS and Procore), an integrated BuildOps Partner Network connection that ties material ordering, tracking and receiving to BuildOps jobs, plus CSV import/export for bills of materials, requisitions and raw EDI transaction logs.

What to check in your account

When pairing Kojo with BuildOps and an ERP (such as Sage Intacct, Spectrum, Vista, Foundation or QuickBooks), verify which system owns the purchase-order commitment and matched vendor bill sync so material costs are not double-posted across both connectors. Confirm how partial deliveries flow through Kojo AP's three-way match and whether warehouse stock transfers hit job cost on receipt or on job allocation.

Trace a distributor EDI order and a BuildOps or warehouse handoff into job cost

Ask for this demonstration

Walk one bill of materials from a BuildOps job or field requisition through supplier quote comparison or distributor EDI ordering, purchase order creation, partial delivery receipt and Kojo AP three-way invoice matching into your ERP. Show how a warehouse stock transfer and a supplier price variance post to the general ledger without duplicating BuildOps PO commitments.

Hold the decision if: The demo shows catalog ordering but cannot trace how a partial delivery, warehouse stock transfer or BuildOps-to-Kojo-to-ERP purchase order avoids duplicate cost posting in your exact ERP edition.

What the owner decides: Decide which modules (Purchasing, Warehouse, Tool Tracking, Prefab, Kojo AP) belong in phase one, designate a single system of record for ERP PO and AP bill sync when paired with BuildOps, and assign clear ownership for three-way match exceptions.

Kojo finance review and implementation questions
Official sources and what they establish
  • Kojo pricing and unlimited-user plan scope

    Documents custom quote pricing with unlimited users and data across Purchasing, Warehouse, Tool Tracking and Prefab modules; not a signed rate. Reviewed October 19, 2026.

  • Kojo ERP and supplier integrations

    Lists 14 accounting and project management integrations (including QuickBooks, Sage 100/300/Intacct, Foundation, Vista, Spectrum, ComputerEase, Acumatica, CMiC, Coins, eCMS and Procore) plus supplier EDI connections. Reviewed October 19, 2026.

  • Kojo AP accounting and three-way invoice matching

    Documents AI-assisted three-way matching across purchase orders, delivery slips and supplier invoices with direct ERP sync; not account-level certification. Reviewed October 19, 2026.

  • BuildOps Partner Network: Kojo purchasing integration

    Lists Kojo as an integrated technology partner connecting material ordering, tracking and receiving directly to BuildOps jobs. Reviewed October 19, 2026.

Choose as a finance decision

  1. Cost over the full term. Add required seats, onboarding, migration, connector/modules, payment fees, training and internal administration. Separate introductory discounts from the normal renewal price.
  2. Commitment and exit. Read minimum term, renewal notice, annual prepayment/refunds, escalation, data ownership and export access. Keep the quote and order form together.
  3. One representative job. Demonstrate estimate, labor, materials, purchasing, invoice, credit or refund and payment. Include service agreements or project progress billing if you use them.
  4. The same job in accounting. Agree on identifiers, cutoff, currency, cost basis and required reports. Compare record coverage in both directions. Item cost, entered labor rate, payroll expense and paid supplier are different evidence.
  5. Ownership after rollout. Name who checks failed syncs, later edits, missing costs and month-end differences. Use supported APIs or connectors when they cover the required scope; supplement only a verified evidence gap.

Keep the accounting system in the decision

Compare how your accounting ledger handles work-in-progress (WIP) schedules, percentage-of-completion (POC) revenue recognition, AIA G702/G703 progress billing and retainage before deciding whether to keep QuickBooks or migrate to a construction ERP.

QuickBooks (Online / Enterprise)

Quote/account verification required

Separate Online from Enterprise before comparing proposals. Online review starts with transaction, project and bank-source populations; Enterprise review must also establish the exact edition and accountant/export handoff. Demonstrate the same construction output in each proposed setup.

Sage (100 Contractor / 300 CRE / Intacct)

Quote/account verification required

Keep 100 Contractor, 300 CRE and Intacct as different implementations. Ask for job/payroll workflow proof in the first, cross-module job identity in the second, and entity/document/posting proof in Intacct. The Sage brand is not one shared capability or license.

Foundation

Quote/account verification required

Decide how the required certified-payroll output will be delivered in the quoted configuration: included module, separately licensed module, partner step or manual process. Compare the cost and review ownership of that route before signing; no route is verified by this checklist.

Spectrum (Trimble Viewpoint)

Quote/account verification required

Ask what access the contract entitles: documented web-service objects, native financial reports, export history and a usable exit handoff. Choose from those confirmed routes before planning an integration; this review does not establish a replica entitlement.

Construction accounting capability checklist

Each cell links to official product or help documentation reviewed October 15, 2026, paired with a demo verification question for your exact edition and module scope.

Eight systems: documented features and configuration questions across WIP, POC, AIA billing and retainage.
System and researchWIP reporting% complete accountingAIA billingRetainage
QuickBooks Online research profile
Demo check

Show whether the proposed subscription produces a WIP view at your cutoff from the project costs, billings and credits; if any step happens outside the product, name it. Identify the exact edition, report definition and review needed to reproduce that date.

Project profitability only

Tracks project income and costs; automated over/underbilling WIP schedules require an add-on or spreadsheet.

Official source

Progress invoice %

Bills a percentage of an estimate; automated POC revenue-recognition journal entries are not native.

Official source

Progress invoicing (non-AIA)

Creates milestone or percentage invoices from estimates; official AIA G702/G703 forms require an add-on.

Official source

Manual retention item

Requires configuring a negative retainage service item and liability account rather than automated retainage.

Official source
QuickBooks Enterprise (Desktop research) research profile
Demo check

Use the exact Enterprise edition and hosted/local setup in the quote. Show the job-cost and billing reports, the permitted accountant/export handoff and a backup or retained file that can reproduce the same cutoff. This is a demo request, not verified feature support.

Job WIP summary

Contractor/Enterprise reports show estimate vs. actuals by job; over/underbilling GL adjustments are manual.

Official source

Estimate vs. actual %

Progress invoicing bills by % of estimate; automated POC journal entries require accountant entries.

Official source

Progress invoice template

Supports progress invoicing by line or phase; official AIA G702/G703 forms require third-party add-ons.

Official source

Retention item setup

Tracks withheld retention via dedicated item and sub-account setup; confirm automated release needs.

Official source
Sage 100 Contractor research profile
Demo check

Walk one job through the quoted payroll and billing configuration. Show how the required certified-payroll output relates to the source earnings and classifications, then show how WIP and retainage are produced in the quoted configuration and how you would review them. Do not infer licensed modules from the Sage name.

WIP report

Report determines the adjustment; posting is a separate step.

Official source

Cost-to-budget method

Accumulated costs divided by current budget; review the journal adjustment.

Official source

AIA certificates

3-7 Progress Billing describes AIA certificates. Confirm required G702/G703 forms.

Official source

Retention setup

Progress Billing Setup includes retention rates and a maximum.

Official source
Sage 300 CRE research profile
Demo check

Identify the actual company and modules in the quote. Demonstrate a job across contract billing, costs and the requested close reports; show how identifiers survive the handoff between modules or partners. Keep report production separate from posted ledger treatment.

WIP / over-under reports

Job Cost and Billing modules track WIP and over/underbilling across contracts.

Official source

POC revenue recognition

Supports percentage-of-completion revenue recognition from job cost and budget progress.

Official source

Contract AIA billing

Billing module generates progress bills and AIA payment applications; confirm exact forms.

Official source

AR/AP retainage tracking

Tracks customer and subcontractor retainage withholding and release across contracts.

Official source
Sage Intacct research profile
Demo check

Use one company entity, not only a consolidated Top Level view. Retain matching GL/TB detail and a native document with all split lines; show the difference between a WIP report, a proposed journal and a verified posting. Ask how partial import results are reviewed before retry.

WIP statement + GL

Construction solution describes automated statements and over/underbilling GL entries.

Official source

POC revenue recognition

Automates percentage-of-completion revenue recognition and over/underbilling GL entries.

Official source

AIA billing described

Confirm the forms and licensed module for the construction solution.

Official source

AR/AP retainage

Construction module manages receivable and payable retainage withholding and release.

Official source
NetSuite research profile
Demo check

In the proposed edition and implementation, trace one job from source costs to the project/contract view and the required accounting output. Identify which step is core, separately licensed, partner-built or manual, and who owns later changes. No native construction capability is inferred here.

WIP data described

Industry page describes WIP data flowing to the GL; a specific WIP schedule is not established.

Official source

POC revenue recognition

Construction solution describes percentage-of-completion revenue recognition.

Official source

Confirm in demo

Retainage described

Construction solution description; confirm modules and posting workflow.

Official source
Foundation research profile
Demo check

Use the payroll classifications and reporting jurisdiction your actual work requires. Request the earnings-to-certified-report trace plus a job-cost and billing example, then identify any partner step and its cost. A generic payroll demonstration is insufficient.

WIP / over-under reports

Job Costing module describes both report types.

Official source

Cost-to-cost POC

Calculates percentage of completion from incurred-to-estimated job costs for over/underbilling.

Official source

AIA billing described

Accounts Receivable page describes AIA billing; confirm exact forms.

Official source

Retainage aging

View aging and retainage by job, customer and project manager.

Official source
Spectrum research profile
Demo check

Name the company and cutoff. Ask which documented web-service objects or native reports supply contract, cost, billing and payroll for that cutoff, and when each data set last finished updating. A recently updated job list does not show that costs or payroll updated with it.

Work in Progress report

Job Cost module prints WIP schedules with contract, cost, billed and over/underbilled columns.

Official source

Percent-complete earned rev

Calculates percent complete and earned revenue from job cost and projected cost-at-completion.

Official source

AIA-format draw requests

Help describes two standard AIA formats; confirm required forms.

Official source

Line-level retainage

Expanded and Crystal-Link reports print retainage per line; rounding and overrides matter.

Official source
Accounting sources, versions and scope

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Questions owners ask

Which contractor field software should I choose?

Match the platform to your trade mix, crew count and accounting workflow. Ask each vendor to run one representative job from estimate through billing, supplier POs, technician labor and bank settlement before signing.

Does an accounting integration prove my job margin is correct?

No. Verify which records sync, in which direction, and whether post-export edits or supplier bills require manual steps. Always reconcile field job-cost reports against your general ledger and payroll register.

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Level sells no field software and receives no affiliate or vendor referral fees. Level offers finance and CFO services, so this comparison is not a vendor ranking or a guarantee of your implementation.

Method: this page cites official vendor pricing and documentation pages alongside Level's accounting verification checks. We did not inspect private quotes or certify customer ledgers.

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