Comparison

JobTread vs Buildertrend vs Contractor Foreman

✓ Prices and features last checked on vendors' official sites: Oct 14, 2026

By Matt Huff. Matt has 20 years in construction and real estate and has been on the buying side of contractor software. Reviews are based on vendors' published pricing and feature pages unless a page says otherwise. About

All three are construction management platforms for builders, remodelers, and trade contractors. They price very differently: JobTread charges per internal user, Contractor Foreman sells plans by user count, and Buildertrend quotes each customer. This comparison uses each vendor's pricing page.

Short answer: Contractor Foreman has the lowest published entry price ($49/mo billed annually, 1 user) and a 30-day free trial. JobTread is $199/mo with every feature included and free portal users. Buildertrend doesn't publish prices, includes unlimited users, and says it's built for builders doing 5+ projects a year.

Pricing models

	JobTread	Contractor Foreman	Buildertrend
Published price	$199/mo + $20/mo per extra internal user (less on annual)	$49–$332/mo billed annually by plan	Not published; custom quote
Users	Pay per internal user; customer, vendor, and sub portals free	1, 3, 8, 15, or unlimited, depending on plan	Unlimited users included
Free trial	None (30-day money-back on monthly)	30 days	Not stated; demo and quote
Contract	No contract	Annual or monthly plans	Not stated on the pricing page

Contractor Foreman

Billed annually, plans are Basic $49/mo (1 user), Standard $105/mo (up to 3 users), Plus $166/mo (up to 8), Pro $221/mo (up to 15), and Unlimited $332/mo. Monthly billing is Standard $139, Plus $199, Pro $279, and Unlimited $399. Basic isn't offered monthly. The fee covers the whole company, and pricing doesn't go up with project count. Plus and above on annual billing come with a 100-day money-back guarantee. The feature list includes estimates, change orders, progress and AIA-style (G702/G703) invoicing, retainage, bid management, purchase orders, subcontracts, daily logs, Gantt scheduling, time cards, and job costing reports. Read the full Contractor Foreman review.

JobTread

$199/month with 1 internal user. Extra users are tiered: $20 each for 2–10 on monthly billing ($16 on annual). Annual billing saves 20%. Implementation and training are free. Read the full JobTread review.

Buildertrend

Buildertrend gives a custom quote after you answer a few questions and schedule a call. It says pricing includes unlimited users, core tools, daily virtual trainings, and a 24/7 Help Center. Its feature list covers scheduling, daily logs, time clock, change orders, selections, a sub portal, warranties, lead management, proposals, a client portal, bids, bills and purchase orders, budgets, estimates, invoices, takeoff, and QuickBooks, Xero, and Gusto integrations. Buildertrend says it's built for builders who oversee 5+ projects a year or handle complex, multi-phase builds.

Which one?

Tight budget, small team, commercial-style billing (AIA, retainage): Contractor Foreman.
Estimate-to-job-cost workflow with lots of subs and clients in the portal: JobTread.
Established builder running 5+ projects a year who wants unlimited seats: get a Buildertrend quote and compare it against the other two.

Check current pricing

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JobTread pricing → Contractor Foreman pricing → Buildertrend pricing →