MEP Contractor Software

The one that puts all three trades on one calendar without charging per module. A contractor with one crew per trade needs the same things a thirty-tech operation does. Team rows on a schedule, a job that holds a multi-day buildout, permits tied to the address, invoicing to business customers. Compare total cost with payroll and fleet turned on, and check whether a foreman can run their part from a phone. JobTrail is not a construction project management suite — there are no submittals, RFIs, or job costing.

Yes. Create a team for each trade and give it a color from the schedule palette. The Schedule view lays every team out as its own row across the day or week, so you see all three trades on a site at once. Filter by one team or one employee when you need the detail. Assign the crew right there, and JobTrail flags the conflict before you save if that tech is already booked.

As one job with several time slots. Use Range mode for the consecutive days of a buildout, then add separate slots for the plumbing rough-in and the electrical trim-out, each with its own crew. The photos, scope, flags, and invoices all sit on that one record. Punch-list revisits link back to it. There is no drag-and-drop rescheduling — you edit the slot on the job — and no job costing against a budget.

Yes. Define a work permit process with its coverage area, issuer type — government authority, facility management, security desk, or residents association — the required documents, and any fee. Required documents can include the permit form, worker IDs, insurance, and vehicle registration. When you book a job at a covered address, JobTrail flags the matching process. Apply it and the permit runs Needed, then Requested, then Obtained. It does not submit the application to the authority for you.

Make a dated roster change. Pick the team, set the start and end date, and choose who is on the crew for that window. The default roster stays untouched and comes back on its own when the window ends. If the reason is approved leave, the crew builder already flags that person and sorts them to the top, so you see it before you assign. You can also disable a whole team from a date if it is idle between contracts.

Yes. Every photo carries a stage tag — Before, During, After, or Final — and you can add your own tags such as Phase: Rough-in, Phase: Trim-out, or Location: Roof. Filter the job’s attachments by tag or date range when an inspector or the GC asks. Those tags also print as labels when you pull the photos into a PDF report, so a photo tagged Before and Location: Roof reads that way on the page.

Yes. Set the customer up as a Business with contact persons and as many addresses as they own. Estimates and invoices carry line items and tax, and an accepted estimate becomes an invoice in one click. Record full or partial payments as they arrive, apply credits from overpayments, and generate a statement with a running balance for any date range. JobTrail does not process card payments online or send payment reminders — you record what lands.

Yes. Each employee has a payroll profile with base salary, payment frequency, and allowances. Run the pay period in one grid with a row per employee, add overtime or per-diem columns as earnings, and unpaid leave is deducted for you. Leave policies accrue balances on their own, and approved leave shows up when you build a crew. JobTrail does not calculate taxes or file returns — that stays with your accountant.

Plans start at $39 a month for a solo operator and scale with your team. Every plan includes every feature — scheduling, jobs, estimates, invoicing, HR and payroll, fleet, permits, and the AI assistant. There are no add-on modules and nothing is locked behind a higher tier, so the price you see is for the whole platform. The tiers run Solo at $39 a month for one user, Team at $139 for up to five, Growth at $199 for up to ten, and Scale at $299 for up to fifteen, each with a 14-day free trial.

Yes. JobTrail offers a 14-day free trial with full access to every feature and no credit card required. Set up your customers, put a week of real jobs on the calendar, and send a live invoice before you decide.