
Knowify
Job costing, AIA billing and project management for trade contractors, built around QuickBooks.
Overview
Knowify is cloud construction management software for trade and specialty contractors that combines bidding, contracts, project and service management, job costing and AIA billing with a two-way QuickBooks sync.
Best for: Trade contractors that run their accounting in QuickBooks and need AIA billing and job costing.
What Knowify does
Knowify is built for electrical, plumbing, HVAC, painting, concrete and other trade contractors doing project and service work. It covers estimates, proposals and contracts, change orders, RFIs and submittals, scheduling, time tracking, daily logs, subcontractor management, inventory and a client portal, plus service dispatch and invoicing through its Service Pro add-on.
Its financial side is the main draw: AIA-style progress billing, budgeting, job costing, prevailing wage, purchases and expenses, real-time WIP on higher plans and payment processing. Knowify is a QuickBooks partner with two-way sync for QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop, QuickBooks Payments, QuickBooks Time, QuickBooks Online Payroll and Intuit Enterprise Suite, and an AI connector lets users query job data from tools like ChatGPT and Claude.
Knowify was founded in 2016 in New York and raised a $5.45 million Series A in 2021 led by MassMutual Ventures and Companyon Ventures. Core costs $99 per month billed annually ($149 monthly) with one user and $29 per extra user, Advanced costs $329 per month billed annually with 10 users, and Enterprise is quote-based. Every plan has a 14-day free trial.
- Estimates and proposals
- Contracts and change orders
- AIA billing
- Job costing
- Budgeting
- Scheduling
- Time tracking
- RFIs and submittals
- Subcontractor management
- Service dispatch
- Client portal
- QuickBooks sync
Company details
- Company
- Knowify, Inc.
- Founded
- 2016
- Headquarters
- New York, United States
- Ownership
- Private
- Funding
- $5.5M
- Deployment
- Cloud
- Support
- US-based support, Phone, Email, Onboarding and training
- Website
- knowify.com
Who it is for
- Company size
- Small, Mid-size
- Project type
- Commercial, Residential, Service and maintenance, Specialty trades
- Roles
- Specialty contractors, Trade contractors, Project managers, Office managers, Owners
Third-party reviews
Sources checked 2026-11-05
- G24.5 / 5104 reviewsOpens G2 in a new tab
- Capterra4.5 / 5110 reviewsOpens Capterra in a new tab
- Software Advice4.5 / 5110 reviewsOpens Software Advice in a new tab
Reviewers like
- Reliable two-way QuickBooks sync
- AIA billing created directly in the app
- Clear view of job margins and costs
- Quick, helpful support
Reviewers flag
- Interface feels dated at first
- Scheduling and Gantt tools are clunky
- Change order and billing rules can be rigid
- Mobile app aimed at field staff only
Summary written by our editors from public reviews. Ratings link to the original source.
Pricing
Model
Flat rate / month (user bands)
Starts at
$99
per month, billed annually (Core, 1 user; $149 billed monthly; extra users $29/month)
Free trial
Yes
Free plan
No
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08 · Sources & notes
Compiled from the vendor’s website and public review platforms. Last reviewed 2026-11-05.
View sources (7)
- https://knowify.com/
- https://knowify.com/knowify-vs-jobtread/
- https://www.massmutualventures.com/companies/knowify/
- https://www.capterra.com/p/135791/Knowify/pricing/
- https://www.g2.com/products/knowify/reviews
- https://www.capterra.com/p/135791/Knowify/reviews/
- https://www.softwareadvice.com/construction/knowify-profile/