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Knowify vs Buildertrend - See why trade contractors switch to Knowify

Knowify gives trade contractors a single system to manage every job – from proposal to payment – with real-time visibility into costs, schedules, and profits. Buildertrend is great for home builders, but Knowify is purpose-built for commercial and specialty trade contractors who live and die by their job costs:

Stay Profitable: Budget-backed proposals, live job costing, WIP reporting.
Built for the trades: Trade-specific features like AIA billing, retainage, RFIs, submittals, prevailing wage.
Deep QuickBooks sync: Real-time, two-way integration trusted by accountants to both QBO and IES.
Field to Office: Scheduling, timecards, daily logs and service job management all in one place.
Fast ROI: Easy to set up, easier to use – step-by-step set up, and US based support, always.

Starting at just $99/month

Try Knowify free for 14 days

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Track costs without extra work

See project costs update accurately on one screen in real-time, no matter where they’re entered by your team – in the field, the office, Knowify or QuickBooks.

Make Informed Decisions

With real-time visibility into project profitability, budget status, and WIP so you can course-correct projects as needed.

Maximize profits over time

With costs broken down by phase and organized by labor, materials, equipment, and subcontractors, you can see exactly what’s impacting profitability.

Maintain accurate records

With easy change orders, and a real-time 2-way sync with QuickBooks Online, Payroll, and Time.

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“With Knowify, we’re able to track our jobs on a job-by-job, phase-by-phase, and day-by-day basis. It’s the most critical tracking tool that we have.“

Yisroel Raskin

Owner, Raskin Built Concrete

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Client-facing estimates

Markup your budget to cover profit and overhead, then turn it into a professional proposal in less than 60 seconds.

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Construction CRM

Manage leads, bids, and active jobs with a visual job management board. Customize it to fit your workflow.

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Project scheduling

Schedule jobs by phase using gantt charts and dependencies. Add employees and equipment to the full job or a phase.

See a daily job summary with photos, notes, weather, and labor.
Manage RFIs & submittals, and share key docs with your team or client.

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Real-time communication tools

Stay in-sync with tools that let you share info, leave comments, log expenses from the field, and more.

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Purchase and bill management

Manage purchases, purchase limits, approve expenses, and log bills as paid across all jobs in on place.

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Invoice creation

Easily create invoices that follow your contract format, whether you use AIA pay apps, fixed-price, time and materials, or cost plus.

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Automated cost tracking

Your job activity (labor, materials, equipment, subcontracts, etc.) is used to allocate costs to the right job and phase seamlessly.

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