Contractor Foreman vs ProDBX (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 ProDBX if

• Fits if you build pools or fences and want supplier pricing in your estimates
• Works for firms that want accounting kept inside the same system

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you work in any other trade, since the templates are built for these two
• Tight if you are under 5 people, as the upper tiers need at least 5 users, Enterprise 10
• Pricey if you want job costing and automations, which are $99 a user
• Watch out: the page does not say if prices assume monthly or annual billing, and email and text beyond the free amounts are metered

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.

ProDBX

• Essential and Professional require at least 5 users and Enterprise at least 10, so the real minimum bill is higher than the per-user figure.
• The first 1,000 emails a month are free, then $0.004 each; the first 100 text messages are free, then $0.03 each.
• The page does not say whether prices assume monthly or annual billing.
• The 6-month introductory prices apply to new customers only and are described as available in limited quantities.

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.

ProDBX

CRM and lead tracking

Lead intake forms, sales milestones, email templates, digital signing and integrated texting for the sales team.

Estimating with supplier pricing

Estimates draw on pool and fence pricebooks, and the integrations list shows live pricing from Heritage Pool Supply and SCP/Pool Corp.

Phase-based project management

Jobs run through build phases with phase scheduling, work orders, purchase orders, a scheduler and routing, and job budgets with costing.

Built-in accounting

Customer payments, receivables and payables, banking and reconciling, check printing, commission tracking, and timecards and payroll.

Industry templates and automations

Pool and fence pricebooks, proposal and contract templates, build-phase templates and lead follow-up sequences are provided up front.

AI notes and content

The feature table lists AI note summarization, research and content generation; the page does not say on which tiers.

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.

ProDBX

• Basic$19

  per user / month

  Base CRM, lead tracking, digital estimates and digital signing. Shown as free for new customers' first 6 months.

• Essential$59

  per user / month, minimum 5 users

  Adds products and services catalog, project management, job photos, tasks and calendars. $39 for new customers' first 6 months.

• Professional$99

  per user / month, minimum 5 users

  Adds complete estimating, custom documents and forms, automations and job costing. $79 for new customers' first 6 months.

• Enterprise$139

  per user / month, minimum 10 users

  Adds marketing tools, custom reporting, timecards and a customer portal. $119 for new customers' first 6 months.

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.

ProDBX

• Other savings

  6-month introductory pricing for new customers

  New customers pay $0 on Basic, $39 on Essential, $79 on Professional and $119 on Enterprise per user per month for the first 6 months.