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Key Takeaways

Generated from the text of customer reviews

Knowify tracks job costs in real time for trade contractors, comparing actual labor and material spend against the original project budget as work happens. While reporting stays limited to preset templates without custom data access, users praise the deep two-way QuickBooks sync. Recently, Knowify added an AI Connector that lets contractors query project data in plain language through Claude and ChatGPT.

Our Verdict

Knowify suits small-to-midsize trade subcontractors using QuickBooks for the purpose of tracking real-time job costs and managing commercial AIA progress billing. Pricing scales with user count and add-ons like Service Pro or equipment tracking, so costs grow as teams expand. We recommend it to contractors that perform their own work rather than businesses that mainly coordinate many independent subcontractors.

Knowify Specifications

  • Time Tracking
  • Task Management
  • Reporting
  • Budget Management

Knowify Features

AI Connector

AI Connector connects Knowify project data with supported third-party AI tools, including Claude and ChatGPT, through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). It allows an authorized user to ask questions in normal language about their actual Knowify information, for example, a contractor could ask: 'Which active jobs are over budget?' or 'Which customers have overdue invoices?' The AI tool uses the contractor’s Knowify data to provide an answer. This benefits business owners and executives who want rapid, automated summaries of company performance and predictive analysis without manually digging through spreadsheets.

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Project Management

This serves as the central hub for mapping out workflows, timelines, and communications between the field and the office. It provides comprehensive schedule tracking via Gantt charts, resource allocation tools, and unlimited document and photo storage, so teams can pin blueprints or upload job site photos directly to specific project phases. It benefits project managers and site foremen who need to keep remote crews organized and ensure construction milestones are hit on schedule.

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Invoicing And Project Finances

This module manages the money side of a contractor’s project. It helps businesses create invoices, progress bills, payment applications, schedules of values, retainage records, payment reminders, and overdue-balance reports. It also compares actual project costs with the original budget. This benefits owners, bookkeepers, and finance teams because it helps them bill work more accurately, follow up on unpaid invoices, and they can predict and understand whether a project is still profitable.

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Service Pro

Service Pro is Knowify’s field-service management feature for contractors that perform short jobs, repairs, maintenance visits, and recurring service work. It offers real-time dispatching dashboards, work order generation, detailed customer equipment history tracking, automated client appointment reminders, and on-site mobile payment processing. This is most useful for businesses that need to manage many short customer visits alongside larger construction projects.

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Estimating, Proposals, And Contracts

Estimating, proposals, and contracts helps a contractor calculate the expected cost of a new job and prepare a professional client document. The contractor can use cost templates, enter quantities such as square feet or units, add labor and materials, include subcontractor costs, apply profit markup, and create a proposal or contract. It helps the business quote work consistently and reduces the need to re-enter the same job information after the customer approves the proposal.

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Pros And Cons of Knowify

Pros

  • Frequent updates add new features and improve existing functionality

  • Detailed SOV invoices support holdback options for better billing control

  • Two-way QuickBooks Online sync keeps financial data aligned

Cons

  • Reporting limited to preset templates, no custom data access

  • Some features geared more toward construction than consulting work

Knowify Pricing

Core

Advanced

Enterprise

  • 1 user included ($29/month for each additional user)

  • Estimates, proposals and contracts

  • Fixed-price contracts

  • Progress billing and AIA pay applications

  • Payment processing

  • Scheduling and time tracking

  • Change orders

  • Unlimited documents and photos

  • Mobile app

  • Unlimited jobs

  • All Core features, plus:

  • 10 users included ($29/month for each additional user)

  • AI Connector

  • Cost plus/T&M contracts

  • Subcontracts

  • Calculated cost templates

  • Project budgets and planning

  • Daily logs

  • Work orders

  • Client portal

  • All Advanced features, plus:

  • Unlimited users

  • RFIs and submittals

  • Document markup

  • Equipment management

  • Included inventory management

  • Advanced permissions

  • QuickBooks Desktop integration

  • Intuit Enterprise

  • Suite integration

Disclaimer: The pricing details were last updated on Aug 21, 2026 from the vendor's website. Please contact us for a tailored pricing list.

Knowify Reviews

Total 80 reviews

4.5

All reviews are from verified customers

Rating Distribution

5

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56%

4

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33%

3

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11%

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Share your experience

M

Matthew

Construction, 51-100 employees

Less than a year

5.0
August 2023

“GK Engineering UK Steel Contractor”

Pros

Online, Seamless integration and Quick implementation are few features among many which I like the most.

Cons

Managing client billing, retention and outstanding payments can be frustrating at times. Modifying invoices can also cause issues at time.

Rating Distribution

Ease of use

10

Value for money

10

Customer Support

9

Functionality

10

C

Cheryl

Construction, 11-50 employees

Less than a year

5.0
August 2023

“Knowify is a great tool for the company”

Pros

The integration with QBO is exceptional. The customer service is outstanding and quickly resolves any issues.

Cons

There is nothing much to say but I think the cost could be a bit lower.

Rating Distribution

Ease of use

8

Value for money

8

Customer Support

10

Functionality

8

S

Sully

Construction, 11-50 employees

Less than a year

4.0
August 2023

“Up Your Game with Knowify”

Pros

The ability to track jobs, profitability, productivity/efficiency, job costing and expense management is a game changer. The reporting and data provided by Knowify allow us to analyze areas for improvement and implement processes to achieve our goals. If I had to highlight one thing Knowify does exceptionally well is its Change Order Management. We can capture revenue from change orders more frequently and thoroughly than ever before. This alone provides a significant return on investment and makes it worth every penny. We regularly recommend Knowify to other subcontractors and GCs because we've experienced the benefits firsthand. The more organized our customers and other subcontractors are, the better the entire industry becomes. I must mention Knowify's customer service it's the best support we've ever received from any platform. Their training is exceptional, and they continuously improve their product. I never miss their monthly focused training sessions and encourage my team to attend for their own development.

Cons

One drawback of Knowify is the general nature of its permission structure. However, we are actively collaborating with their developers to create a more detailed approach to address this issue. Despite this "con" we highly value our relationship with the Knowify team because they genuinely listen to and address our concerns. On a lighter note some of our team members didn't particularly like the name "Knowify" So, we playfully nicknamed it "Spike" by associating the orange "O" with a spiked hairdo.

Rating Distribution

Ease of use

8

Value for money

10

Customer Support

10

Functionality

8

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Knowify offer an API?

Yes, Knowify offers API access.

What language does Knowify support?

Knowify primarily supports the English language.

What other apps does Knowify integrate with?

The platform offers integration with QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Time, QuickBooks Payments, and CompanyCam, along with many other third-party apps.

Does Knowify have a mobile app?

Yes, Knowify software offers a mobile app available on both iOS and Android devices.

What types of pricing plans does Knowify offer?

Knowify price starts at $149/month for the Core plan, which includes one user and supports bidding, project execution, and invoicing for fixed-price and AIA jobs. The Advanced plan costs $399/month for 10 users, while Enterprise pricing is custom. A free trial is available for Core and Advanced plans. Contact us for a custom Knowify pricing quote.

Who are the typical users of Knowify?

Typical users of Knowify include electrical, plumbing, HVAC, painting, and remodeling contractors.

What level of support does Knowify offer?

The vendor offers U.S.-based support through email.