Contractor Foreman Review & Pricing: Plans, Costs and Verdict

Contractor Foreman pricing is tiered by how many people log in: $49 a month billed annually for one user, up to $332 a month billed annually for unlimited users. That buys estimates, bids, scheduling with Gantt charts, change orders, daily logs, time cards with GPS, a client portal and job costing, which is a module list that usually costs several times more. The trade-off is polish. Users commonly describe the interface as busy and the setup as work. Here's what each plan costs, the payment fees that matter on big draws, and who should pay more for something else.

What Contractor Foreman is

Contractor Foreman is construction project management software for small and mid-size general contractors, remodelers and specialty contractors. It tries to cover the whole job: estimates and bids, schedules, change orders, daily logs, time cards, safety meetings, client communication, job costing and invoicing. The pitch is simple: most of what the big platforms do, for a fraction of the price.

That pitch mostly holds up. The catch is that a product with this many modules can feel cluttered. Users commonly say the interface is busy and that it takes real effort to configure. If you're willing to ignore what you don't use and spend a few evenings on setup, it's hard to beat on price.

Estimates, bids and change orders

You can build estimates from your own items or the local material database, send bid packages to subs and collect their numbers, and turn the estimate into a project budget. Basic and Standard don't include pricing in the material database, so if you want built-in material prices, look at Plus and above.

Change orders get written, sent and signed and roll into the budget and invoices. For remodelers, this is the module that protects margin. A homeowner who adds recessed lights in the hallway signs for them before your electrician comes back.

Scheduling, daily logs and time cards

Schedules include a Gantt view so you can lay out phases and see what slips when the drywall sub is late. Daily logs record crew, weather, work done and photos. Time cards track hours with GPS, and those hours feed job costing.

Safety meetings are built in too, which matters if you have OSHA toolbox-talk records to keep.

Client portal, job costing and QuickBooks

The client portal lets homeowners see schedules, documents, change orders and invoices. Job costing reports compare estimated and actual costs, and Contractor Foreman connects to QuickBooks Online.

Payments

This is where Contractor Foreman is unusually clear. It publishes its rates:

• Visa, Mastercard, Discover: 2.9% + $0.30
• Amex: 3.9% + $0.30
• ACH: 1% + $0.30, capped at $10

That ACH cap matters for contractors. On a $40,000 progress draw, a Visa payment costs about $1,160 in fees and ACH costs $10. Write ACH into your payment terms for draws and keep cards for small invoices.

The mobile app

There's an app for phones and tablets that covers time cards, daily logs, photos and schedule checks. Users commonly report it can be slow at times. Office tasks like estimating and budgets are better done on a computer.

Contractor Foreman pricing in plain terms

Contractor Foreman prices by user cap. Here's the lineup as of October 2026:

Plan	Users	Annual billing	Per year	Monthly billing
Basic	1	$49/mo	$588	Not offered
Standard	Up to 3	$105/mo	$1,264	$139/mo
Plus	Up to 8	$166/mo	$1,997	$199/mo
Pro	Up to 15	$221/mo	$2,654	$279/mo
Unlimited	Unlimited	$332/mo	$3,984	$399/mo

What changes between plans

User count is the main difference. A few other things move with the tier:

• Setup and implementation is free on Pro and Unlimited. It isn't listed for the others.
• Money-back guarantee is 100 days on annual Plus, Pro and Unlimited, and 30 days on monthly plans.
• Material database pricing is missing on Basic and Standard.
• Extra company accounts are 50% off, useful if you run a remodeling company and a separate roofing company.

There's no per-seat add-on. Your fourth user moves you from Standard to Plus, and your sixteenth moves you from Pro to Unlimited.

Picking the right tier

• Solo owner: Basic at $49/mo billed annually. You'll do your own estimates, schedules and invoices.
• Owner plus office plus a lead carpenter: Standard at $105/mo billed annually.
• 4 to 8 people: Plus at $166/mo billed annually. Most small remodelers land here.
• 9 to 15 people: Pro at $221/mo billed annually, with free setup.
• 16 or more: Unlimited at $332/mo billed annually. At 25 users, that's about $13 per person.

Paying monthly costs $33 to $67 a month more depending on the tier. Use the 30-day trial and pay monthly for a month or two if you're unsure, then switch to annual. The 100-day guarantee on annual Plus and up takes most of the risk out of committing early.

Is it worth it

At $1,997 a year for a 5-person company on Plus, Contractor Foreman costs about a third of Buildertrend's starting price for the year. One change order that gets signed instead of argued about pays for most of a year. The ACH cap alone can save more than the subscription for a contractor collecting a few large draws each month.

Using the 30-day trial properly

Thirty days is enough to learn whether Contractor Foreman fits, if you spend them on real work. A plan for a small remodeler:

Week 1: the bones. Enter your company info, logo, payment terms and cost codes. Match the cost codes to your QuickBooks Online accounts now, before any estimate goes out. Connect QuickBooks.

Week 2: one live estimate. Build an estimate for a job you're actually bidding, say a $35,000 bathroom. Use your own line items. Send it to the client, get it signed, and convert it into a project.

Week 3: run the job. Put the schedule on the Gantt chart, have your lead carpenter clock in and out with GPS time cards, and fill in daily logs with photos. When the client asks for an extra niche in the shower, write it up as a change order and get it signed in the portal.

Week 4: bill and review. Send the first progress invoice, ask the client to pay by ACH, and pull a job costing report. If estimated and actual labor hours line up roughly, the setup is working.

If your crew is still texting you photos instead of using daily logs by day 30, that's a sign about adoption, not the software. Fix it before you buy an annual plan. If you do buy annual on Plus or higher, the 100-day guarantee gives you another three months to change your mind.

Where it falls short

Busy interface. Users commonly report that the sheer number of modules makes it feel crowded. Hiding the modules you don't use makes the screens calmer.

Setup takes time. Users commonly report a learning curve. Free implementation only comes on Pro and Unlimited, so smaller shops do more of it themselves.

Mobile speed. Users commonly report occasional slowness in the app.

Not for service work. No real dispatch board, flat-rate pricebook or maintenance agreements. HVAC and plumbing service shops should look at field service tools.

Who should look elsewhere

• High-end remodelers selling lots of selections. Buildertrend's client experience is more polished, at $499/mo and up.
• Subcontractors doing AIA pay apps and retainage. Knowify is built around progress billing and QuickBooks.
• Solo handymen who only need estimates and invoices. Joist starts at $10/mo.
• Crews that mainly need photo documentation. CompanyCam starts at $63/mo billed annually.