Replace QuickBooks and Excel with one system
QuickBooks holds the books. Excel holds the truth. Email holds the documents. Sledge holds all of it in one place.
If this is your setup
You are a small contractor running accounting in QuickBooks and tracking everything else in spreadsheets. Lien waivers live in Excel. Job costs live in Excel. Vendor compliance lives in Excel. It works, until the office manager takes a week off.
What each tool does and what Sledge does instead
| Tool | What it does today | Sledge equivalent | Monthly cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| QuickBooks | Accounting, bill pay, reports | Contractor accounting with AI bill capture and built-in job costing | $90–$200 |
| Excel | Job costing, lien waivers, compliance tracking | Automated job costing, lien waiver tracking, and subcontractor compliance | $10–$25 |
| Receiving invoices and documents from vendors | AI captures invoices and documents from email automatically | $10–$30 |
What you pay today vs what Sledge costs
Combined cost across 3 tools
One system, unlimited users, everything in one place
Why this stack breaks down
Excel sheets get out of sync the moment more than one person edits them
Nothing catches a missed lien waiver until it shows up on a pay app
QuickBooks reports do not show real job costs without re-keying numbers
When your office manager is out, the business stops
Moving from QuickBooks + Excel to Sledge
- 1Export your chart of accounts and vendor list from QuickBooks
- 2Send your active job spreadsheets to the Sledge onboarding team
- 3AI imports history and structures jobs, vendors, and compliance data
- 4Sunset QuickBooks and rebuild spreadsheets into real workflows
Spreadsheets are not a system. They are what you do when your system cannot keep up. Sledge is a system that actually keeps up.
Stop spreadsheets from running your business
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Frequently asked questions
Do I have to give up Excel completely?
No, but you will stop needing it for operational tracking. Use Excel for analysis; let Sledge run the day-to-day.
Does Sledge replace QuickBooks for a contractor?
Yes. Sledge has contractor accounting built in, including job costing, retention, and AP automation that generic QuickBooks does not.
What happens to my historical books?
Your historical data comes with you during migration. Nothing gets lost.
How long will onboarding take?
Most small contractors are live in Sledge inside two weeks.
Does Sledge work if I am still paper-heavy?
Yes. Email, forward, or upload documents and AI handles the rest. No forced digitization.