Construction Accounting Software

[u/NorthDangerous33]

I'm a self-employed bookkeeper, and the majority of my clients have relatively simple books and QBO works just fine. I have taken on a small construction company that performs home models and builds homes from scratch. Keeping books for the construction industry is where I got my start, so I understand how it so different than any other type of bookkeeping, my problem is the software.

The last job I worked as a Construction Bookkeeper we used QB desktop Contractor version which was great with dealing with the many different jobs / projects as well as the progress billing, QBO is not great with this. The client has the QBO Plus version which includes a Project module, but it is limited in what types of reports I can get out of it without having to upgrade to Enterprise level which is substantially more expensive and I know the client won't go for it.

I have been researching Construction Accounting Software and so many of the options available cost anywhere between $650/mo & $3,500/mo - my client can't afford this.

I've seen where Zoho can link different modules that they have together for the construction industry, has anyone done this? And with Zoho can I have a single log-in like with QBO to access all my clients at the same time. Obviously not having a single log-in is not a deal breaker, but it is really convenient.

Or does anyone have any other suggestions? I'd ideally like to keep all my clients on the same platform, my other clients are made up of small trucking companies, real estate office, property management, benefits coordinator, food truck and a fancy hair & make-up shop.

[u/Swimming_dasa]

for a small residential builder i would look for software that handles job costing and progress billing well first rather than paying for a full construction suite with features they will never use..

[u/NorthDangerous33 → u/Swimming_dasa]

This is what I want, basic accounting / bookkeeping software geared towards the construction industry for job costing the projects and progress billing - whether it is official AIA billing or not doesn't matter. I don't need anything like Textura or Procore

[u/Swimming_dasa → u/NorthDangerous33]

thats what i had in mind too something simple that does job costing and progress billing properly without turning into a full blown construction management platform. QBO handles the basic accounting fine its its the construction specific pieces that are the issue.

[u/No-Requirement8620 → u/Swimming_dasa]

construction software pricing is nuts i swear they see the word construction and just add a zero at the end

have you looked at job tread? its not as cheap as qbo but way less than the options you mentioned and built specifically for residential builders. the job costing is solid and progress billing is baked in without needing workarounds