Contractor Foreman vs Knowify (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Contractor Foreman if

• Fits if you're a small general contractor who wants Gantt schedules, daily logs and change orders
• Works for builders who bill on AIA progress invoices and track retainage

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you only need dispatch and invoicing, since most of what you'd pay for is construction tools
• Tight if you're a crew of four, as Standard stops at 3 users and Plus is $166 a month
• Not for you if you want local material prices, which Basic and Standard leave out
• Watch out: Basic is sold on yearly billing only, $588 a year, and Standard is $139 billed monthly
• Watch out: the 100-day money-back guarantee covers only yearly Plus and up; monthly plans get 30 days

Pick Knowify if

• Fits if you are a specialty contractor who bills in stages and needs job costs against budgets
• Works for firms that keep their books in QuickBooks

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you are on Core, as $99 a month for one user leaves out budgets, daily logs and subcontracts
• Tight if you want dispatching, because Service Pro is an extra $99 a month billed yearly
• Watch out: users beyond 1 or 10 cost $29 each, and unlimited users need Enterprise
• Watch out: fleet tracking hardware is sold at cost on annual plans and included only on 2- and 3-year terms

Contractor Foreman

• It is built around construction projects, so a service trade that only needs dispatch and invoicing gets many tools it will not use.
• Basic covers 1 user and is sold only on yearly billing; the next steps are 3, 8, 15 and unlimited users.
• Local material pricing from 1build is not included on Basic or Standard.
• The 100-day money-back guarantee applies to yearly Plus, Pro and Unlimited plans; monthly plans get 30 days.

Knowify

• Service Pro, with dispatching and equipment history, is an add-on at $99 a month yearly ($199 monthly).
• Core has no project budgets, daily logs, subcontracts or cost-plus contracts; those start at Advanced.
• Users beyond the included 1 or 10 cost $29 a month each; unlimited users need Enterprise.
• Fleet tracking hardware is sold at cost on annual plans and included only on 2- and 3-year terms.

Contractor Foreman

Estimates, takeoffs and bids

Estimates with bulk and line-item markups, takeoffs measured from uploaded plans with a built-in AI helper, and side-by-side comparison of subcontractor bids.

Gantt and crew scheduling

A Gantt chart scheduler for projects, a crew schedule the team can check on their phones, and calendars that sync with Google and Outlook.

Progress billing and change orders

AIA G702 and G703 style progress invoices with retainage tracking, change orders that update the contract, and card or ACH payments through Stripe.

Field records

Daily logs, punchlists, inspections, permits, safety meetings, incident reports and time cards, all tied to the project and its costs.

Service tickets and work orders

Service tickets handle dispatching, scheduling and time on service and warranty calls; work orders cover small jobs without a full project.

Client portal and documents

A client portal shows progress and shared files, a document writer fills contracts and lien waivers, and drawings and PDFs can be marked up.

Knowify

Estimates, proposals and contracts

Estimates can follow any pricing model and go out as proposals and contracts for signature. Core covers fixed-price jobs; cost-plus and T&M need Advanced.

Scheduling and time tracking

Drag-and-drop scheduling covers employees, subcontractors and equipment. Crews clock in through a geofenced mobile app, and time can flow to QuickBooks Payroll.

Job costing and billing

Projects carry budgets and update costs and percent complete as work happens. Billing includes AIA-style progress invoices and change orders.

Service Pro add-on

Adds real-time dispatching, equipment history, appointment reminders, payment processing and inventory management for service departments.

QuickBooks sync

Customers, vendors, products and employees sync with QuickBooks. The vendor lists Online, Desktop, Payroll, Payments and Time connections.

Fleet and equipment tracking

Optional add-ons track vehicles from $25 per vehicle per month on a yearly term, equipment at $19 per unit per month, and tools at a flat $99 a month.

Contractor Foreman

• Basic$49

  per month for 1 user, billed annually

  $588 a year; sold on yearly billing only. The material database is included without local pricing.

• Standard$105

  per month for up to 3 users, billed annually ($139 billed monthly)

  $1,264 a year. The material database is included without local pricing.

• Plus$166

  per month for up to 8 users, billed annually ($199 billed monthly)

  $1,997 a year, with a 100-day money-back guarantee on yearly billing or 30 days on monthly.

• Pro$221

  per month for up to 15 users, billed annually ($279 billed monthly)

  $2,654 a year. Marked most popular; adds free setup and implementation help.

• Unlimited$332

  per month for unlimited users, billed annually ($399 billed monthly)

  $3,984 a year for any number of users, with free setup and implementation help.

Knowify

• Core$99

  per month for 1 user, billed yearly ($149 billed monthly)

  Estimates, fixed-price and AIA billing, scheduling, time tracking and CRM. Extra users are $29 a month each.

• Advanced$329

  per month for up to 10 users, billed yearly ($399 billed monthly)

  Core plus cost-plus and T&M contracts, subcontracts, project budgets, daily logs, work orders and the AI Connector. Extra users $29 a month.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Advanced with unlimited users, inventory, custom forms and priority support. Sold through sales.

Contractor Foreman

• Annual discount

  Save up to $804 a year with annual billing

  Yearly billing lowers Standard from $139 to $105 a month, Plus from $199 to $166, Pro from $279 to $221 and Unlimited from $399 to $332.

Knowify

• Annual discount

  Yearly billing cuts the monthly price

  The pricing page toggles between yearly and monthly billing, for example $99 against $149 a month on Core.