Comparing jobsite software for dirt work operations. Knowify is built around job costing and back office reporting. SimplySub is the simple field system for clearing and grading crews, timecards, daily logs, job photos, and material tracking tied to each job.
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| SimplySub plan | One plan, unlimited users and jobs, ideal for multi-crew operations. |
| Clearing & grading workflows | Timecards, daily logs, job photos, notes, and material usage tied to each job. |
| Best fit | Dirt work teams that want simple daily visibility and clean field documentation that feeds job costing. |
| When Knowify fits better | Teams that want job costing and back office reporting as the core workflow and can support field data capture through broader processes. |
Knowify is a strong choice for job costing and back office reporting. SimplySub is focused on daily field execution for subs, track time, job logs, photos, and materials per job.
Job costing and reports are valuable, but they depend on clean field data. Clearing and grading crews need fast timecards, daily notes, photos, and material logs tied to each job. When field documentation feels secondary, teams add a jobsite-first system like SimplySub to keep the daily record consistent.
Job costing is only as good as the time data behind it. If crews are not logging hours daily by job, reports drift and surprises show up late.
Dirt work changes daily. Progress and condition photos reduce disputes and help the office understand what really happened on site. Photos matter most when they are tied to the daily log.
Stone, pipe, fabric, trucking, and fuel add up fast. If material usage is not captured daily per job, you lose margin quietly.
A dirt work view of how SimplySub compares to Knowify so you can decide which platform matches the way your crews work today.
| SimplySub | Knowify | |
|---|---|---|
| Primary focus | Daily field execution and jobsite documentation. | Job costing and back office reporting. |
| Best at | Timecards, daily logs, photos, notes, and material usage tied to each job. | Tracking costs, reporting, and back office visibility. |
| Field experience | Designed for foremen to log the day fast from a phone. | Best when the workflow starts in costing and reporting, field capture can feel secondary. |
| Best fit | Dirt work teams that want simple daily records that feed clean job costing. | Teams that want costing and reporting as the core workflow, with broader processes for field data. |
| Using both | Use SimplySub for field time, logs, photos, and materials. | Use Knowify for job costing and reporting. |
If job costing and back office reporting are the main goal, Knowify can be a strong fit. If the main gap is consistent field documentation and daily capture, SimplySub fits better.
SimplySub focuses on the daily workflows dirt crews actually need, track labor, capture job photos, log daily notes, and record materials so the office has a clean job record.
Log hours tied to the job so payroll and job costing inputs stay accurate without chasing paper time.
Capture changing site conditions, haul activity, and progress photos tied to the job so the office always has proof.
Record what got done, what changed, and what is blocking production, clear notes the office can see instantly.
Track stone, pipe, fabric, loads, and other materials tied to the job so you can spot cost creep early.
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Clearing and grading companies add operators, laborers, and subcontracted trucks constantly. SimplySub is designed so you do not have to count licenses every time staffing changes.
If you like Knowify for job costing and reporting, you do not have to replace it. Many contractors keep a costing system as the financial layer, and use SimplySub as the field layer so crews can capture labor, job logs, photos, and materials per job.
Knowify is built around job costing and back office reporting. SimplySub is the simple field system for clearing and grading contractors to capture time, daily logs, job photos, and material usage tied to each job, without extra overhead.
A quick dirt-work focused overview for subs comparing SimplySub and Knowify.
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