Buildertrend alternative
Buildertrend Alternative — Built for Solo Contractors and Small Crews.
If you mostly need to know what each job really costs, JobCost Pro starts free and tops out at $49.99/month.
Free plan: 3 projects, 50 receipts a month. No credit card. Some features require a paid plan.
Job costing without a big platform
If you are a solo contractor, a 3-person remodel crew, or a specialty trade running 1 or 2 jobs at a time, you may not need a full construction platform. JobCost Pro does one job well: it tells you what each job really costs, from the receipts you snap in the field. Sign up yourself, free, in a few minutes. For Buildertrend's current prices and plans, ask Buildertrend.
Self-serve sign-up, no sales call
Sign up, name a project, scan a receipt. No sales call. No demo. No contract. Cancel any time.
Made for the truck
Use it from your phone in the field. Voice capture logs an expense without typing (voice works in browsers with speech input, like Chrome and Safari, and in the iPhone app on version 1.0.8 or newer).
Real free tier
Free plan: three projects and 50 receipts a month. Run a real job through it before you spend a dollar.
JobCost Pro vs Buildertrend
Here is what JobCost Pro includes. We do not list Buildertrend's prices or features here because we could not check them on buildertrend.com; ask Buildertrend for their current details.
| Feature | JobCost Pro | Buildertrend |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $0 (real free tier) | Ask Buildertrend |
| Top price | $49.99/mo (Contractor) | Ask Buildertrend |
| Onboarding fee | None | Ask Buildertrend |
| Sign up without a demo | Yes — self-serve | Ask Buildertrend |
| Contract | Month-to-month | Ask Buildertrend |
| Per-user fees | No — unlimited crew on Contractor | Ask Buildertrend |
Buildertrend column: we could not check buildertrend.com (October 8, 2026), so we make no claim about its prices, fees, contracts or features. JobCost Pro prices are list prices.
New on the App Store — free tier, no card required.
When to look further
If you run many jobs at once with a full office, project managers and detailed scheduling, you may want a full construction-management platform. Ask Buildertrend what it includes for your size of business.
What JobCost Pro offers
AI receipt scanning in the field, a phone app, a real free tier and month-to-month plans — at a price that fits a contractor running real jobs.
AI receipt scanning + voice capture
Snap or speak. The AI parses line items and returns and suggests the right job; one tap confirms it.
Per-project P&L from costs recorded so far
Gross profit so far and budget vs actual on every job, updated as each cost is recorded in the field.
GPS clock-in and mileage
Geofenced one-tap clock-in, a 12-hour backstop for forgotten shifts, IRS-rate mileage logging for tax season — on every plan. Opt-in automatic clock-in is on the Contractor tier.
Invoices + client portal
Send a branded invoice with your bank or check details, and give the client a clean page with what they owe and have paid. Included.
Bilingual app and AI
Spanish on most screens plus an AI that responds in the user's preferred language — important for crews where English isn't the first language.
No per-user fees on Contractor
Unlimited crew included on the $49.99/month Contractor tier. No per-seat charges as the crew grows.
Pricing built for working contractors
Free for 3 projects. Pro at $29.99/mo for unlimited projects. Contractor at $49.99/mo for unlimited crew and opt-in automatic clock-in. Cancel any time.
Simple pricing
Less than a single trip to Home Depot.
Start free. Upgrade when you're ready.
Free
3 projects, 50 receipts/month — get started free
- 3 projects
- 50 receipts/month
- AI receipt scanning
- Voice capture (web; iPhone app 1.0.8+)
- 1 tax export/year
- Basic reports
- 3 crew seats: clock in + My Pay
- Client portal
- Payroll exports
Pro
For small crews — unlimited projects & receipts, 10 crew
- Unlimited projects
- Unlimited receipts
- 10 team members
- AI scans & chat (monthly AI allowance)
- Budget alerts
- Invoice sending
- All exports (tax, CSV, PDF)
Contractor
For crews — unlimited team, auto clock-in & payroll
- Unlimited projects
- Unlimited receipts
- Everything in Pro
- Unlimited team members
- Opt-in automatic clock-in
- Run payroll & record paychecks
- Custom branding
Paid plans renew automatically at the price shown for the selected interval (monthly or yearly) until you cancel. You'll be charged in US dollars plus any applicable sales tax.
Cancel anytime in Settings → Billing — no refunds for past billing periods. Refund Policy · Terms
Who built this
Chris Sibley — remodeling contractor, Fort Worth, TX
Chris closed a $42,000 bathroom remodel thinking he’d made 30%. His accountant ran the real numbers months later: 12% — $7,500 in receipts never made it onto the job. He built Job Cost Pro so that never happens again, and still runs his remodeling company with it every day. That company is the legal entity behind this app: Salvation Home Remodeling LLC, doing business as Job Cost Pro.
FAQ
How much does JobCost Pro cost?
Free for 3 projects and 50 receipts a month. Pro is $29.99/month and Contractor is $49.99/month flat with no setup fee. For Buildertrend's prices, ask Buildertrend.
Do I need to talk to sales?
No. Sign up at /login, name your first project, scan a receipt. There's no demo gate, no implementation call, and no contract length to lock you in.
What if I outgrow JobCost Pro?
If you scale to a large operation with project managers, detailed scheduling and complex bid pipelines, a full construction platform may be a better fit for that profile.
Can I import data from Buildertrend?
There is no one-click Buildertrend import today. Add your open jobs in a few taps and snap receipts as they come in; your costs build up from there.
Is there a free tier?
Yes. JobCost Pro's free tier is a real working tier — three projects and 50 receipts per month, indefinitely.
How long does it take to get started?
Sign up, name a job and scan your first receipt in a few minutes. The AI reads each receipt in one tap, so a backlog goes quickly.
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