You're paying $30,000 a year for contractor software your team barely uses.
ServiceTitan charges $245/tech/month. Procore starts at $15K/year. Buildertrend keeps hiking prices every renewal. All of them lock you into annual contracts for 200 features when you use about 15.
We build the 20% you actually use. You own it. No per-user fees.
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June 2026
What you're actually paying.
ServiceTitan
- $245-$398/tech/month
- $5K-$50K implementation fee
- 6-12 month setup timeline
- Annual lock-in contract
Procore
- $15K-$60K+/year
- Revenue-based pricing
- 5-14% annual price increases
- Usage data you can't export
Buildertrend
- $499-$1,099/month
- $400-$1,500 onboarding fee
- 50-65% renewal price increases
- 2.99% payment processing fee
You're paying for 200 features. You use about 15.
What you actually need
- Estimates and proposals
- Scheduling and dispatch
- Invoicing and payment collection
- Job costing and reports
- Crew tracking and communication
- Customer communication
What you're paying for
- ABM tools and marketing suites
- Revenue intelligence dashboards
- AI transcription of sales calls
- Custom report builders you never open
- Marketplace integrations you never use
- Social media management tools
- Built-in CRM you already have HubSpot for
- Community forums and gamification
The three-year math.
Your current platform
~$91,000
over 3 years
- $25K-$30K/year in subscription fees
- Annual price increases baked in
- Per-user fees that scale with your team
- You own nothing if you leave
Custom-built system
$21K-$35K
over 3 years
- $7K-$12K one-time build cost
- $100-$300/month hosting and maintenance
- No per-user fees, ever
- You own the code and all your data
We've done this before. Here are the numbers.
DS Water
40+ hours saved per week
Replaced spreadsheets, paper forms, and manual invoicing with a system that runs the whole operation.
Read the full story →Grit Construction
10+ hours saved per week
Built a system for estimates, scheduling, invoicing, and job tracking. Zero missed change orders since launch.
Read the full story →McDonald's Franchise
12 hours down to 30 minutes
Payroll coordination across 6 locations went from a manual nightmare to a 30-minute weekly review.
Read the full story →Your system. Built around how your business actually runs.
Estimates that match your format
Your line items, your markup, your template. Feed in job walk notes and get a formatted estimate ready to send.
Scheduling your crew understands
Assign crews by availability and location. Send notifications through text, not another app they won't open.
Invoicing tied to your jobs
Pull job data, build the invoice, sync to QuickBooks, follow up on late payments. No re-keying anything.
Reports that answer your questions
Job margins, crew productivity, cash flow. The four or five reports you actually look at, built exactly how you want them.
Customer communication on autopilot
Job confirmations, schedule updates, follow-ups. Your customers stay in the loop without you writing a single email.
Integrations with what you already use
QuickBooks, Google Calendar, your email, your phone. We build into your existing stack instead of replacing it.
Questions before you book
How do we migrate off our current platform?+
We handle the data migration. Your job history, customer records, and pricing data come over to the new system. We run both systems in parallel until your team is comfortable, then we switch.
How long does the build take?+
Most systems are live in 4-8 weeks. That is weeks, not the 6-12 months ServiceTitan quotes for implementation. You are using it while they are still onboarding you.
What does it actually cost?+
Most projects land between $7,000 and $12,000 for the initial build. After that, hosting and maintenance runs $100-$300/month. Compare that to $15K-$60K/year for the platform you are replacing.
What if I need changes later?+
You own the code. We can make changes anytime at our standard rate, or your own developer can. No feature requests that sit in a backlog for two years. No voting on a roadmap.
Will my team actually use it?+
We build around how your team already works. If your guys live in text messages, the system uses text messages. If they use an iPad on site, it works on an iPad. We do not force anyone onto a new platform they did not ask for.
Does it work with QuickBooks?+
Yes. QuickBooks Online and Desktop. Invoices, payments, and expenses sync automatically. Your bookkeeper does not have to change anything.
Is there an annual contract?+
No. Month-to-month maintenance if you want it. You own the system and can walk away anytime. That is the whole point.
ServiceTitan, Procore, and Buildertrend are trademarks of their respective owners. J9 Systems is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any of these companies. Pricing data is based on publicly available information and customer reports as of 2024 and may vary.