A JobTread alternative for a small contractor

JobTread's pricing is simple: one plan with every feature, $199 a month with one internal user, then $20 a month for each user from two to ten. There is no contract and no setup fee, and customer and vendor portal users are free.

The base price is the same whether you run two jobs a month or twenty, and most of the plan is built around budgets, change orders, purchase orders and job costing. A contractor who mostly sends estimates and collects payments sometimes looks for something lighter, or something that also answers the phone and fills the calendar.

Who each one is for, what it costs, and what it charges on a card payment, in the same rows for every company.

From JobTread pricing, Buildertrend pricing and Contractor Foreman plans, checked October 9, 2026. Buildertrend's pricing page blocks a plain fetch, so we read it in a real browser. A cell names the lowest plan that lists the feature; "Not listed" means we did not see it, so ask. Prices change often, so check the page before you buy.

Where each feature first appears on each company's public pricing page. It is not a full feature list for anyone, including us.

From JobTread pricing, Buildertrend pricing and Contractor Foreman plans, checked October 9, 2026. Buildertrend's pricing page blocks a plain fetch, so we read it in a real browser. A cell names the lowest plan that lists the feature; "Not listed" means we did not see it, so ask. Prices change often, so check the page before you buy.

• One plan with every feature, so there is no tier to outgrow.
• Customer and vendor portal users are free and unlimited, and some field crew can be added as free users.
• Budgets, change orders, job costing and a cost catalog are built around the estimate.
• No contract, no setup fees, and implementation and training are free.

Things to know

• The plan is $199 a month before the second internal user, so a one-person shop pays the full base.
• Online card payments are 2.95% + 30¢ through Stripe, on its payments page.
• It is built for project work, not for route-based recurring service.

Koira covers the selling and billing side for free on Office: estimates with up to three options from your price list, signing and the deposit on one page, staged invoices and a QR code to get paid at the door. Online booking and an instant price on your site are on Office too.

Grow adds the AI receptionist, text-back on a Koira number and automatic bid follow-ups for $249 a month plus usage at cost. No plan charges per person, so a helper or a second crew does not change the bill.

Every plan in the same columns: price, people, usage, card rates and add-ons. Koira has no per-person fee on any plan, and Office costs nothing a month.

What comes on top: people, card payments and add-ons

From JobTread pricing, Buildertrend pricing and Contractor Foreman plans, checked October 9, 2026. Buildertrend's pricing page blocks a plain fetch, so we read it in a real browser. A cell names the lowest plan that lists the feature; "Not listed" means we did not see it, so ask. Prices change often, so check the page before you buy.

Card rates as each company publishes them (also JobTread online payments, Buildertrend payments), checked October 9, 2026. Koira's is Stripe's 2.9% + 30¢ for a US card plus Koira's share, which pays for Office in place of a monthly fee.

JobTread is the better pick if you live in budgets: cost catalogs, change orders, purchase orders, sub and vendor billing and job costing against the estimate. Koira does not do job costing or purchase orders.

Whichever you try, put one real week of jobs through it before you switch. Koira's Office plan is free, so you can run it next to JobTread while you decide.