For contractors
Business Management Software for Contractors
Run the whole business — bid to books — in one login.
Most tools stop at the schedule. CMDBLD runs the whole contracting business — estimating, project management, real accounting, payroll, CRM, and invoicing — with governed AI agents drafting the busywork for your team to approve.
The whole business — not just project management
Construction project management software manages the schedule and the jobsite. A contractor’s business is bigger than that: bidding, the books, payroll, sales, and billing. CMDBLD is built to run all of it in one place, so nothing gets re-keyed between tools.
Estimating & takeoff
AI reads the plan set and returns an itemized CSI estimate with a measured takeoff — the front door to every job.
Project management
PMBOK stage gates, a CPM schedule, RFIs, submittals, and daily reports — the work of the business, tracked.
Real accounting
A double-entry general ledger with AP/AR, reconciliation, and 1099s — or two-way QuickBooks and Xero sync.
In-house payroll
Job-costed gross-to-net payroll and certified payroll (WH-347), posted straight to the ledger and each job.
CRM & sales
Leads, recorded calls with AI summaries, branded intake, and proposals — a won lead becomes an estimate and project.
Invoicing & payments
Progress billing, change orders that auto-invoice, a client portal with online pay, and retainage tracked.
One record from estimate to books
See margin move against budget as costs land.
Real double-entry books with live job costing. Committed and actual costs post to the project the moment they happen — so you catch an overrun while you can still act.
- Live job costing against budget on every project
- Double-entry GL, AP/AR, reconciliation & 1099s
- Invoice from the project with a Pay-Now link
One platform instead of eight subscriptions
Illustrative. Replaces the point tools most contractors juggle — PM, accounting, payroll, estimating, e-sign, and field apps — in one login.
Governed AI you can point at your money
Every one of the 43+ agents drafts and holds its work for a human to approve — an estimate, a change order, a collections notice, a cash-flow forecast — and is independently audited before it reaches you. The AI never acts on its own.
How governed AI works ->Connects to the tools you already run
Questions
What is business management software for contractors?
It is software that runs the whole contracting business — not just the schedule. CMDBLD combines estimating, project management, real accounting, payroll, CRM, and invoicing in one login, so the front office and the field work from the same record instead of a stack of separate tools.
How is it different from construction project management software?
Project management software manages the schedule and the jobsite. Business management software also runs the money side — a real general ledger, AP/AR, payroll, and billing — plus sales and CRM. CMDBLD is built as the whole business platform, so you are not exporting to QuickBooks or a separate payroll tool.
Does CMDBLD replace QuickBooks and a separate payroll service?
Yes for the books: CMDBLD includes a double-entry general ledger with AP/AR, reconciliation, and 1099s, and it also syncs two-way with QuickBooks or Xero if you prefer. Payroll is calculated in-house and job-costed; connect a licensed provider such as Check or Zeal to move money and file taxes.
What does it cost?
CMDBLD is all-in from $1,400/mo with every feature and all governed AI agents included — no per-feature upsells or volume-based pricing. Specialty trades can start on the Command Trade plan from $899/mo.
What is "governed AI"?
Every AI agent works on a draft-then-approve model: it prepares the work and a person reviews and approves before anything is final. Agent output is independently audited before it reaches you. The AI never acts on its own.
One systemThe office stays in sync.
Field and office finally share one source of truth
Every log, change and cost lands in the same place, in real time — so the numbers on the screen match what is happening on the ground.
- +Real-time job costing against budget
- +Change orders e-signed and auto-invoiced
- +Schedule, RFIs and submittals in one thread
Run the whole business in one login.
Estimating, accounting, payroll, and CRM — all-in from $1,400/mo, with governed AI.
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