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For Specialty & Trade Contractors

Construction Software for Specialty & Trade Contractors

Estimate, bid, and run your scope — without the stack

AI estimating and takeoff, a bid board, proposals with e-signature, dispatch, job-costed payroll, and a CRM — one platform built for your trade, from $899/mo.

How the work flows for you

Bid inviteAI estimate + takeoffProposal + e-signScope of workField opsInvoice + paymentPayroll

See it in motion

Upload the plans. Watch the estimate build itself.

The estimator reads every sheet, extracts an itemized CSI estimate and a full material takeoff, and checks the design against the building code — citing the exact section.

  • Itemized CSI estimate with material / labor / equipment
  • Full takeoff with computed quantities
  • Code-compliance check (CBC/IBC/UBC), section-cited
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Itemized CSI estimate
03 30 00Cast-in-place concrete$42,180
05 12 00Structural steel$88,540
06 10 00Rough carpentry$31,900
09 29 00Gypsum board$18,220
23 00 00HVAC$64,750
Code-checked · CBC 1011.5.2Total $245,590
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Built around how you work

Your most-used tools lead — and the rest of the platform is included in the same login.

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AI Estimating & Takeoff

On-screen measured quantities off the plans, straight into an itemized estimate — no separate takeoff tool.

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Bid Board & Network

Daily public bid leads and a contractor network so GCs can find you and send invites.

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Proposals & E-Sign

Turn an estimate into a branded proposal and an e-signable contract with a certified audit trail.

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Field Ops & Time Tracking

GPS clock-in, photo-gated daily logs, and punch lists — on any phone, no app-store install.

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Invoicing & Payments

Invoice from the job, auto-bill approved change orders, and take online payment.

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Job-Costed Payroll

Gross-to-net payroll posted to the GL and to each job — pair a provider for direct deposit and filing.

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One platform instead of a patchwork stack

Illustrative. Actual results depend on your team, rates, and volume.

What you pay per month
Estimating + PM + accounting + payroll + CRM as separate subscriptions, vs one CMDBLD plan.
A typical separate-tools stack$1,300–$2,900
CMDBLD - all-in, one login$1,400+
Replaces the stack - one bill, no per-feature add-ons

Connects to the tools you already run

QuickBooks OnlineXeroStripePlaidCompanyCamGoogle DriveDropboxBoxMicrosoft 365Autodesk Construction CloudDocuSignSlackTwilioGustoGoogle CalendarMeta AdsSemrushQuickBooks OnlineXeroStripePlaidCompanyCamGoogle DriveDropboxBoxMicrosoft 365Autodesk Construction CloudDocuSignSlackTwilioGustoGoogle CalendarMeta AdsSemrush

Cancel the stack. Keep one login.

Replaces the point tools below — in one login, for less.

$167/seat/mo
PlanSwift
Estimating
$286–$299/mo
Knowify / Jobber
PM + job costing
$275/mo
QuickBooks
Accounting
$200/mo
Gusto
Payroll
$332/mo
CompanyCam
Field photos
$45/mo
DocuSign
e-Signatures
CMDBLD replaces it
From $1,400/mo

Published rates for common specialty-trade tool combinations (2026); verify current pricing with each vendor.

See Command Trade pricing ->
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Built for the field.

Tools your crew actually uses — on any phone

Capture the day from the jobsite and it flows straight to the office: daily logs, photos, punch lists and time — no app-store install, no re-keying.

  • +GPS clock-in with photo-gated daily logs
  • +Punch lists with photo sign-off & field RFIs
  • +Live, traffic-aware ETA texted to clients

Questions

Is there a plan just for my trade?

Yes — Command Trade ($899/mo, 3 users included) is built for specialty subs: estimating, invoicing, AIA pay-apps and lien waivers, RFIs, dispatch, job-costed payroll, HR, and the CRM — everything but the GC portfolio tools.

Can GCs find and invite me to bid?

Yes. An opt-in profile in the contractor network lets GCs search by trade and “near ZIP,” message you, and invite you into a project’s bid room. A $29/mo Bid Responder tier covers just that.

Does the takeoff feed the estimate?

Yes. You calibrate the plan scale once and measured quantities flow straight into the itemized CSI estimate — no re-keying.