Contractor Foreman is an affordable all-in-one project management platform for small contractors: schedules, estimates, invoices, timesheets, and more. CPS is narrower and cheaper still on the margin side: it exists to protect per-job profit, not to run your whole office.
| Feature | Contractor Profitability Suite | Contractor Foreman |
|---|---|---|
| Job costing depth | Per-job cost tracking with burdened labor, materials, subs, equipment, overhead, and live variance vs. estimate. | Job costing and estimates within a broad all-in-one PM toolkit. |
| Change order tracking | Full change-order lifecycle with built-in burden, markup, overhead, tax, e-signature approval, and per-CO profit tracking. | Change orders supported as part of general project management. |
| Profit leakage detection | Automatic flags for missing burden, low markup, margin below target, and category variance over estimate. | No automatic per-job profit leakage detection. |
| Pricing model analysis | Dedicated pricing-model analyzer and break-even tooling to validate margin before you quote. | No dedicated pricing-model or margin analysis tooling. |
| Labor burden calculator | Purpose-built labor burden calculator (payroll tax + workers' comp + general liability + benefits). | No built-in labor burden calculator. |
| Ease of setup | Built for profitability tracking — set up in minutes with no schedule/dispatch configuration. | Lighter than enterprise suites, but still a broad all-in-one setup. |
| Starting price | $19/mo Starter · $39/mo Pro | About $49+/mo. |
If you want one low-cost app to run scheduling, documents, timesheets, and day-to-day project admin, Contractor Foreman covers a lot for about $49+/mo. If your main problem is profit slipping through change orders and unbilled costs, CPS is the focused tool for that.
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