Industries/General contractors/Subcontractors
Subcontractor management
ECHOPS is subcontractor management software for general contractors and remodelers who run subs on every job: one weekly schedule by sub, each job’s schedule with the sub’s tasks and dates, a labor sheet per job in the sub’s language, payments tracked on that sheet, and a portal where subs see their work and their dates.
How it works
Who sees what
Features
Lines from the quote’s labor, the sub’s change orders and their payments, on one sheet per job.
The sheet prints in the sub’s language, and the crew portal shows English or Spanish.
The base is paid in thirds by the job’s step, each payment marked with how and its reference.
Reports show labor by sub, with price ranges per kind of job, change orders and what’s due now.
Profit per job sets the contract and signed change orders against materials, the sub’s labor sheet and job expenses.
Materials ordered, received and delivered to the site, with proof-of-delivery photos on the order.
Buying advice
Good subcontractor management software makes three things clear: where each sub needs to be, what they’re building and what they’ll be paid. Check each one, then check the gaps.
Writing the agreement itself? Start from the free subcontractor agreement template.
Straight answers
Not legal or tax advice. Rules on lien waivers, sub insurance and paying subs vary by state. Check your state’s rules on the licensing pages and ask a local attorney or your accountant.
Price
Run one job through it. The trial is 14 days with no credit card, and your workspace is ready in minutes. See the pricing page for everything else.
Questions
Put every sub’s week on one schedule, give each one a written scope and labor sheet per job, record changes and payments on that sheet, and let them see their work on their phone. In ECHOPS that’s the weekly schedule, Sub Cost and the crew portal.
You pay them the way you do now, by check or bank transfer, and record it. Each labor sheet splits the base into thirds by the job’s step; mark a payment paid with how and its reference, and a check also goes in the check register. ECHOPS doesn’t send money, and subs aren’t on payroll.
No. The crew portal shows the scope, change orders and payments on their own sheet, and materials without prices or supplier terms. Clients don’t see your costs either.
Partly. Each sub’s insurance expiry date is stored on the sub list, which flags expired and soon-expiring insurance on screen. There are no expiry reminder emails, no certificate storage in the sub record and no lien waiver collection. Keep certificate copies as company files and use your own process to collect them.
ECHOPS is built for residential general contractors, remodelers and builders. It has no RFIs, submittals or bid leveling, so commercial GCs usually need a different tool.
Sub cost sheets, the weekly schedule and the crew portal are in every plan. Solo is $149 a month with 3 users, Crew $299 with 8 and Company $599 with 20; extra users are $25 a month and yearly billing costs 10 months. The 14-day trial needs no credit card.
Related
Bids, subs, deliveries and payments in one place.
See the trade page →Stages, the weekly schedule, orders and sub cost.
See projects →What clients and subs see, with no password.
See the portals →Appointments, the week by sub and the driver’s day.
See scheduling →Scope, payment terms, changes and more.
Get the template →Profit per job with materials and sub labor.
See job costing →Try ECHOPS free for 14 days with your own leads and jobs. No credit card, and your workspace is ready in minutes.
Special price: your first 2 months from $49/mo. Limited spots, so sign up today.