Contractor Foreman vs Sledge for construction teams
Contractor Foreman is all-in-one construction management for small and mid-sized residential and commercial trade contractors and general contractors, sold as a published plan ladder with a user cap on each plan until Unlimited. Sledge is an all-in-one construction OS for small and mid-sized general contractors and subcontractors, from bid to build to paid, with unlimited seats during open beta. QuickBooks stays your books. Sledge runs the job.
At a glance
Bid, build, and get paid
- All-in-one construction OS from bid to build to paid
- Open beta, unlimited seats
- Accounting stays in the system you already run
- For small and mid-sized general contractors and subcontractors
All-in-one construction management
- Estimates, scheduling, daily logs, invoicing, and job costing
- Published annual and monthly plan ladders
- User caps of 1, 3, 8, and 15 until the Unlimited plan
- Small and mid-sized residential and commercial trade contractors and general contractors
Feature by feature
| Feature | Sledge | Contractor Foreman | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bid to build to paid | Yes | Yes | Sledge is an all-in-one construction OS for that path. Contractor Foreman publishes estimates, takeoffs, bid management, scheduling, daily logs, AIA-style invoicing, and job costing. |
| Published monthly price | No | Yes | Sledge is in open beta with no published list price. Contractor Foreman publishes an annual ladder, shown per month and billed annually, and a monthly ladder for every plan except Basic. The figures and the date they were checked are on the pricing card. |
| Unlimited seats | Yes | Partial | Sledge includes unlimited seats during open beta. Contractor Foreman caps users at 1, 3, 8, or 15 on Basic, Standard, Plus, and Pro. Unlimited users are only the Unlimited plan. |
| Accounting system | Yes | Yes | Sledge runs the job and syncs with QuickBooks. Contractor Foreman's pricing page lists a QuickBooks Online connection for invoices, bills, payments, and expenses. It does not list QuickBooks Desktop. |
Pricing
Unlimited seats. No tiered feature gates.
Annual plans, shown per month and billed annually: Basic $49 (1 user), Standard $105 (up to 3), Plus $166 (up to 8), Pro $221 (up to 15), and Unlimited $332 (unlimited users). Billed monthly, Standard is $139, Plus $199, Pro $279, and Unlimited $399 per month. Basic is annual only. Each plan starts with 30 days free.
Source: contractorforeman.com/pricing, checked Oct 27, 2026
Pick the right fit
Choose Contractor Foreman if
- You want a published plan ladder and a broad project checklist at a lower starting price
- A plan sized to 1, 3, 8, 15, or unlimited users fits the crew
- You want QuickBooks Online to remain the accounting system
Choose Sledge if
- You want one construction OS from bid to build to paid
- You want the job in Sledge and the books left in your accounting system
- You run a small or mid-sized general contracting or subcontracting business
Contractor Foreman publishes a plan ladder for small and mid-sized residential and commercial contractors. The difference is seats: Contractor Foreman caps users until the Unlimited plan, and Sledge includes unlimited seats during open beta.
Moving from Contractor Foreman to Sledge
- 1Export the vendor and project lists you want to carry over
- 2Leave the accounting file in QuickBooks
- 3Bring active jobs into Sledge so the team can run bid, build, and paid in one OS
- 4Walk the team through the workflow in a single working session
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