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title: "TapeAndFloat.com vs spreadsheets vs Contractor Foreman, Knowify, JobTread | TapeAndFloat"
url: https://tapeandfloat.com/compare.html
language: en
author: James Grokman, CEO, TapeAndFloat
updated: 2026-10-25
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# TapeAndFloat.com vs spreadsheets vs Contractor Foreman, Knowify, JobTread and Siteline

**TapeAndFloat.com is an AI office assistant that checks the Google Sheet you already use, while Contractor Foreman, Knowify and JobTread are full construction management suites. Their published entry prices start at $49, $99 and $199 a month; TapeAndFloat plans $10-20 a month.**

By [James Grokman](https://tapeandfloat.com/about.html), CEO, TapeAndFloat · Published October 25, 2026 · Updated October 25, 2026

Most drywall offices we talk to run on a spreadsheet, a phone full of texts and QuickBooks. The real choice is whether to move everything into a full construction management suite or keep the sheet and add something that checks it. This table puts the published facts side by side.

Checked October 25, 2026 on each vendor's public pricing page. Prices change; click through to confirm. | TapeAndFloat.com| Spreadsheet alone| Contractor Foreman| Knowify| JobTread| Siteline  
---|---|---|---|---|---|---  
What it is| AI office assistant that checks your Google Sheet| Excel or Google Sheets you build and check yourself| All-in-one construction management software| Job management for contract work (bids, AIA billing, change orders)| Construction management software (estimates to job costing)| Billing, collections and lien waiver software for subcontractors  
Published starting price| Free 60-day pilot; planned $10-20/mo per company| $0 with a free Google account| From $49/mo, Basic plan billed annually; monthly plans from $139 ([source](https://www.contractorforeman.com/pricing/))| Core from $99/mo billed annually ([source](https://knowify.com/pricing/))| $199/mo + $20/mo per extra internal user ([source](https://www.jobtread.com/pricing))| Custom quote only ([source](https://www.siteline.com/pricing))  
Users at the entry price| Whole company| Unlimited| 1 user on Basic| 1 user (extra users $29/mo)| 1 internal user; customers and vendors free| Unlimited users  
Trial or guarantee| 60-day free pilot, no card| n/a| 30-day free trial| See vendor| No free trial; 30-day money-back on monthly| See vendor  
New software to learn| No: works in the Sheet you already use| No| Yes| Yes| Yes| Yes  
Flags problems for you| Unbilled change orders, past-due invoices, Texas lien dates, crew double-bookings| Only formulas you write| See vendor| See vendor| See vendor| Lien deadline tracking as a paid add-on  
Best fit| Small drywall subs and GCs whose office runs on texts and a spreadsheet| Very small offices with time to check every row| Contractors who want one full suite| Subs doing fixed-price and AIA jobs with QuickBooks| Builders who want estimating through job costing in one place| Subs with heavy pay app and lien waiver volume  
  
## How to choose

  * If you want one system for estimating, scheduling, job costing and billing and have time to set it up, a suite like Contractor Foreman, Knowify or JobTread is built for that.
  * If pay apps and lien waivers across many GCs eat your week, a billing tool like Siteline is focused on exactly that.
  * If your office already works in a spreadsheet and the problem is things slipping (an extra never billed, an invoice nobody chased, a lien date missed), TapeAndFloat checks that sheet for you without new software.

Competitor details come only from their public pricing pages linked in the table. We have not tested each product's features in depth, so "See vendor" means check with them. If anything here is out of date, email [james@tapeandfloat.com](mailto:james@tapeandfloat.com) and we will fix it.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is TapeAndFloat a replacement for Contractor Foreman, Knowify or JobTread?

Not exactly. Those are full suites for estimating, scheduling, job costing and billing, while TapeAndFloat checks the spreadsheet you already use and flags money that is slipping. Some offices may use both.

### Why is TapeAndFloat so much cheaper?

It does less on purpose: no new system to set up, just checks and drafts on top of your Google Sheet. The planned price after the free pilot is $10-20 a month per company.

### Where do the competitor prices come from?

From each vendor's public pricing page, checked October 25, 2026 and linked in the table. Prices change, so confirm with the vendor before you buy.