The three pricing models
Per user / per seat: you pay for each person who logs in. Common for SMB tools; predictable but scales with headcount.
Per technician: field-service platforms like ServiceTitan price per tech, which grows as you add field staff.
Percentage of volume: Procore prices roughly around 1% of annual construction volume, so cost scales with how much you build regardless of team size.
The add-ons that raise the real cost
The sticker price is rarely the all-in cost. Most platforms leave accounting to a separate QuickBooks subscription, payroll to a separate service, and e-signature to a DocuSign seat.
Add those up and a "$399/mo" PM tool can become a $900–$1,200/mo stack once the books, payroll, and signing are covered.
Quote-only vs. published pricing
Several major platforms (Procore, Buildertrend, ServiceTitan) are quote-only in 2026 — you get a number after a demo. That makes budgeting hard and negotiating necessary.
Published, flat pricing is easier to plan around because the number you see is closer to the number you pay.
What an all-in platform includes
CMDBLD is all-in from $1,400/mo with estimating, project management, real accounting, payroll, CRM, invoicing, and all governed AI agents included — no per-feature upsells and no volume-based pricing. Specialty trades can start on Command Trade from $899/mo.