JobTread vs Knowify (2026): which should you pick?

Pick JobTread if

• Fits if you run a building or remodelling company and want estimates, logs and payments together
• Works for crews that want customers and vendors to log into a portal

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you work alone, as one user still costs $199 a month
• Not for you if you want to try it free first, since the page shows no trial
• Skip it if you want a store app: it is not in the App Store or Google Play
• Watch out: accountants and other non-employees can count as internal users at $20 each if they need access to your data

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

JobTread

• The $199 monthly base covers 1 internal user. Users 2 to 10 are $20 each a month, billed monthly.
• Accountants and some other non-employees can count as internal users if they need access to JobTread data.
• It is not in the App Store or Google Play. The vendor says to install it to the home screen as a progressive web app.
• Monthly billing carries a 30-day money-back guarantee, and the page shows no free trial.

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.

JobTread

Estimating and takeoff

Build estimates from a cost catalog, run takeoffs and bid requests, and turn approved estimates into contracts that customers sign electronically.

Scheduling and daily logs

Tasks and schedules, daily logs, time tracking, and a place for files, photos and videos on each job.

Job finances

Budgets, change orders, job costing, purchase orders, work orders, and billing from subs and vendors, with AIA payment applications.

Customer and vendor portals

Customers see selections, allowances and messages in a portal. Vendors and subcontractors get their own portal. Portal users are free and unlimited.

Invoices and online payments

Send customer invoices, collect payments online, and sync with QuickBooks Online for accounting.

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.

JobTread

• JobTread$199

  per month, plus $20 per extra internal user

  One plan with every feature and 1 internal user. Extra users cost $15 each from the 11th and drop in steps after that. Annual billing saves 20%.

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.

JobTread

• Other savings

  20% off with annual billing

  The pricing page says an annual subscription saves 20%, and lists per-user rates of $16, $12, $8 and $4 in the annual column.

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.