Job costing, materials markup, on-site invoicing, mobile signing, contractor 1099s. From the truck to the books.
You're writing job specs on paper, photographing receipts on your phone, and hoping it all matches up at month end.
Mobile app: photograph receipts on the truck → auto-categorized to the job. Voice-to-text job notes. GPS-tagged.
You buy $8,420 in lumber, mark up 10% — but where does that markup show? Nowhere in QuickBooks without manual journal entries.
Built-in materials markup. Set per-job or per-customer default. Auto-applies on invoice.
Customer wants to sign the change order. You drive 40 minutes back to their site for a signature.
Mobile e-signature. Customer signs on their phone. PDF stored with the job.
At year-end you need to send 1099s to 12 subcontractors. You spend a Saturday in QuickBooks.
Subs marked as 1099-eligible. We track YTD. January 31, e-file all 12 at once for $1.99 each.
Per-job budget. Track labor + materials + subs vs revenue. Live margin.
Set 10% / 15% / per-customer default. Auto-applied on invoice line items.
Snap a photo on the truck. We OCR + auto-tag to the job. Done in 2 seconds.
Customer signs online. Auto-convert estimates to invoices. Change orders flow into the job ledger.
Send a contract. Customer signs on their phone. PDF + audit trail in their job.
Auto-detect which job you're on by location. Time entries + receipts auto-attach.
Auto-track subcontractor payments. January 31 — bulk e-file at $1.99 each.
Cross state lines? We handle nexus + sales tax across 51 states automatically.
| Feature | TinSuite | QuickBooks Desktop Contractor | Buildertrend | Excel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost | $19–$49 | $649 (one-time + $30/mo) | $199+ | Free |
| Job costing | — | |||
| Materials markup | — | |||
| Mobile receipt scan | — | — | ||
| Mobile e-signature | — | — | ||
| 1099-NEC e-file | +$50/yr | — | — | |
| Bank sync (Plaid) | — | — | — | |
| GPS auto-tag | — | — | — |
“Three-truck plumbing company. Job margins got 11% better in our first quarter on TinSuite — we finally see which jobs are bleeding.”
Yes — sync jobs, change orders, and budgets via API. Or use TinSuite as your full PM + accounting if you want to consolidate.
Yes — mobile app with GPS auto-detect. Time logged auto-attaches to the job they're on.
20% deposit, 50% on rough-in, 30% on completion — set the schedule once. Auto-bill at each milestone.
Set retention % per customer / job. Auto-held until release date. Tracks aging.
Per-job document folder. Photos, permits, inspection reports stay with the job forever.
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