Electrical contractor software

Build an organized, profitable electrical business

With tools to help you manage projects and teams, track profitability, and get paid faster, Knowify makes it easier for electrical contractors to run their businesses.

Stay organized

Keep your team and job details in-sync on one connected platform that helps you with complex long-term electrical projects and smaller service calls.

Work faster

From planning to execution to collecting final payment, Knowify helps your office and field teams work more efficiently.

Grow your business

Estimate more accurately, stay on-budget as you work, and understand the big picture of your business finances.

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Effortless budgeting and estimating

Build detailed, multi-phase estimates and budgets in minutes, complete with cost codes and phase-specific cost tracking. Work smarter with job templates that help streamline pricing for common projects. Once your budget is set, add markup for profit and generate a polished client proposal in a few clicks. Easily refer to historical job information to make data driven decisions that drive more revenue.

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Streamlined client and proposal management for contractors

Manage leads, bids, and jobs with a customizable job management board . Quickly create detailed contracts with flexible formatting options, and track every proposal from send to approval. Clients can request revisions electronically, so you can work more efficiently and boost customer satisfaction.

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User friendly project scheduling and task lists

Project management features help you plan jobs by phase, set dependencies, and assign employees or equipment. Stay informed with daily logs that include job progress, photos, notes, weather, and labor details. Create clear team to-dos and reusable task lists. Manage RFIs, submittals, and share project documents effortlessly.

An image showing Knowify's electrical contractor software. The screenshot highlights Knowify's scheduling features, making it easy to assign the right electricians, equipment, and subs to jobs.

Seamless team scheduling and communication

Easily manage complex employee schedules that might include a mix of project and service work. Schedule appointments for clients in just a few clicks. Track and approve time accurately for payroll and job costing. Stay connected with real-time tools for sharing job updates, comments, and expenses.

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Simplified inventory and expense tracking

Track inventory from purchase to usage, linking items to jobs and employees. Manage purchases, expenses, and bills for projects whether you’re in the office or on site. Set purchase limits, track approvals, and manage payments across all jobs in one place.

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Accurate cost tracking and profitability insights

Automatically allocate costs like labor, materials, and equipment to the right job and phase. Track full labor costs, including wages and benefits, for precise budgeting. Monitor real-time WIP and profitability to stay on budget and adjust as needed.

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Invoices, change orders, and pay apps

Create and send invoices in your preferred format, from AIA pay apps to time and materials. Seamlessly invoice change orders and track revisions electronically. Manage all invoices from one screen to track payments, overdue amounts, and send invoice reminders. Accept credit card payments or ACH to get paid faster and boost cash flow.

Manage projects and service calls on one platform

Whether you’re an electrical contractor focused on long-term projects or do a mix of project and service work, Knowify will turbocharge your workflow, helping you stay organized, work faster, and take on more jobs to grow your business.

Easily handle complex projects

From project planning and execution to invoicing and collecting payment, Knowify puts you in control of every step of your project workflow.

Resolve service calls faster

Knowify helps electrical contractors run efficient service departments, grow their reputation with clients, and ensure job profitability.

The #1 QuickBooks integration for electrical contractors

You’re an electrical contractor, not an accountant. That’s why Knowify offers seamless integration with the QuickBooks family of products, eliminating double-entry and giving you back valuable time. We provide electrical contractor software truly built for your needs.

Powerful accounting software integrations, built for trade contractors:

Knowify is designed specifically for QuickBooks Online. This isn’t a basic connection – it’s a two-way sync that keeps your financials and team completely aligned. Every transaction, from creating a customer invoice, to purchase orders, bills, and expenses, automatically syncs.

Get paid faster and easier while offering exceptional customer service. Knowify integrates directly with QuickBooks Payments, allowing your clients to pay invoices online instantly using ACH or credit card.

Allow your field and office teams to track time accurately, and send that data directly to QuickBooks Online Payroll. Knowify supports complex payroll needs, eliminating most of the admin work your office staff takes on, and ensuring compliance. No more manual time entry – everything flows seamlessly.

For electrical contractors with more than one business, Intuit Enterprise Suite and Knowify provides a robust, scalable solution. Get advanced job costing, detailed customized reports, and valuable insights powered by an AI assistant. Intuit Enterprise Suite ensures that all of the project data across multiple business entities rolls up into a single platform.

  • Eliminate double data entry: Save time and never manually enter the same information twice.
  • Real-Time financial visibility: See exactly where your business stands with up-to-the-minute data. Access all the details for all your electrical jobs.
  • Accurate job costing: Know the true cost of every project and increase revenue with Knowify’s powerful job costing tools, which then translate seamlessly to QuickBooks.
  • Simplified payroll: Handle even the most complex payroll scenarios with ease.
  • Faster payments: Get paid quicker with integrated online payment options.
  • A better customer experience: Collect signatures on proposals and change orders. Give customers a professional client portal where they can see key job details, outstanding invoices, and more.

Knowify, combined with the power of QuickBooks, provides the ultimate software solution for electrical businesses. Stop juggling multiple systems and start focusing on what matters: growing your business and delivering exceptional service.

Powerful software for your electrical contracting business, starting at $99/month

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Frequently asked questions

Knowify is designed specifically for trade contractors at small and medium sized businesses. It has all the features electrical contractors need to manage their daily operations, whether you’re a commercial electrician tackling a large job or you’re handling small residential electrical service visits. Unlike some other software that’s built for general contractors or homebuilders, Knowify is focused on providing electrical contractors with user friendly tools that the entire team can use to save time and stay on the same page – whether they’re office staff or out at the job site.

There’s many kinds of electrical service software and electrical project management software available for contractors today. The former tends to focus exclusively on short-term service work, while the latter is focused on project management and longer term work. Knowify allows electrical contractors to tackle both kinds of work in one place, and automatically sync all relevant data with their accounting software. This makes Knowify the best software for contractors looking to handle multiple lines of work without overextending their team or spending lots of time on manual data entry. Knowify’s QuickBooks integration is also best-in-class, with integration capabilities other software providers don’t have access to, like the ability to integrate directly with projects.

Knowify’s mobile app is available on iOS and android devices, and allows your team to see key job details while out at the job site, log expenses, take photos, track their time, and much more. All the data your team collects while working on the mobile app throughout the day gets automatically organized into daily logs that project managers can easily understand.

On top of all the project management and financial features, Knowify helps electrical contractors quickly build proposals, change orders, RFIs, submittals, and invoices that create a more professional customer interaction. These documents can be customized with your company logo, terms and conditions, and more.

Knowify also offers a client portal to help improve communication and transparency with your counterparty. Choose what information to show or hide from your client, including key job details, outstanding invoices, photos, project logs, and more.

When you’re tackling dozens or hundreds of jobs, it can be easy to lose track of customer data, like information on past visits, change orders, or key details for equipment your team installed. Knowify takes a user friendly approach to customer management, keeping all your customer data automatically organized with a clear timeline of interactions and important documents.

Whether you’re a commercial contractor working with GCs or a residential contractor doing short-term service visits, Knowify is sure to boost customer satisfaction and help you win more jobs in the future.

Knowify is designed specifically for trade contractors, including electrical contractors. Additional industries, like HVAC, mechanical, plumbing, painting, excavating, masonry, and others also use Knowify’s software to power their business every day.

Yes, Knowify offers an unrestricted free 14 day trial, with no credit card or commitment required, so you can ensure that it’s the best software for your business. Knowify also offers free demos with our team of product experts based in the U.S. and Canada.