Construction accounting software for the trades.
Generic bookkeeping tracks money in and out of the business. Construction runs on the job - what it was estimated at, what the crew and materials actually cost, and whether it made money. billWright is a real set of books built for that: job costing, profit per job, reconciled bank feeds, and tax already on the right lines. Built by a working contractor, free through the beta.
Free for the duration of the beta. Your data is yours - export it any time, in a format your CPA can open anywhere.
A profit and loss does not tell you which job made money.
Most accounting software was built for a storefront, not a job site. It will tell you the company turned a profit this month and still leave you guessing which jobs carried the others.
No job costing out of the box
Expenses and income land in company-wide buckets, not against the job, so the bid you won at a loss looks the same as the one that paid.
Built for the office, not the field
No estimate-to-invoice flow, no crew time, no field receipts. The numbers that decide profit live in three other apps.
Tax time is a scramble
If nothing is coded to the right lines as you go, every spring is a shoebox of receipts and a bigger bill from your CPA.
billWright vs generic accounting, for a contractor.
The same books your CPA expects, plus the job-level truth generic tools leave out.
| For your shop | billWright | Generic accounting |
|---|---|---|
| Job costing & profit per job | Built in - budget vs actual on every job | Add-on or not at all |
| Estimate flows into the invoice | Yes - one approved number | Re-enter by hand |
| Crew time to payroll-ready hours | Built in - PIN punch app | Separate app |
| Schedule C / tax lines coded as you go | Built in | Manual mapping |
| Bank feeds reconciled | Built in | Yes (its core) |
| Field photos & receipts on the job | Built in, geotagged | No |
| Export everything, anytime | One-click CSV / JSON | Varies |
| Price | Free through the beta, honest after | Climbs by tier |
Coming from QuickBooks specifically? See the QuickBooks alternative breakdown, or compare billWright to the tools you know.
The books are the last step, not the only one.
Estimating
Price from your own rates - the estimate becomes the job budget you cost against.
Crew time
The crew punches in from a phone; approved hours land on the job and the books.
Invoicing
Bill from the approved estimate, record payments, and post it to the books.
Books
Expenses, income, bank activity, and tax already coded to the right lines.
Construction accounting, answered.
What is the best accounting software for construction?
The best fit costs each job, not just the month - it ties estimates, crew time, expenses, and invoices to the job so you know the profit, and it keeps your books on the right tax lines. billWright does this in one tool built for the trades and is free through its closed beta.
Does it do job costing and profit per job?
Yes. Every estimate, expense, and approved timesheet rolls up to the job, so you see budget versus actual and the real profit on each one - not just a company-wide profit and loss.
Can my CPA use it, and does it handle Schedule C?
Yes. Income and expenses are coded to the right tax lines, including Schedule C for sole proprietors, and everything exports cleanly so your CPA works from real books.
How much does billWright cost?
It is free for the duration of the closed beta, with honest pricing after. Your data stays yours and exports any time.
Know which jobs make you money.
Built by a working contractor, answering to the people who use it - not a board chasing a quarterly number. Your data stays yours.
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