ERPClaw for residential construction
Job costing, change orders, AIA progress billing, lien waivers, subcontractor management, payroll. AI-native, $0 forever.
Construction-specific actions for estimates, jobs, billing, subcontracts, field reports, and safety.
What ERPClaw does for residential GCs
Residential construction project management with job costing, change orders, subcontractor management, progress billing, lien-waiver tracking, and full back-office ERP. Built specifically for residential GCs and remodelers.
Capabilities
Job costing with phase + cost-code structure
Track costs by job, phase (excavation, framing, MEP rough, finish), and CSI cost code. Budget versus actual is there whenever you ask: request the job cost report or cost forecast from the agent and overruns show up then, not after the close.
Change orders + approval flow
Potential change orders carry cost and schedule impact, then become contract change orders once approved; the change-order impact report shows how approved changes move the job budget. The audit trail preserves every revision; nothing is silently overwritten.
Subcontractor management + 1099 tracking
Subcontracts with pay applications, certificate-of-insurance and bond tracking with expiry checks, retention holdback, and 1099-NEC year-end data from the foundation tax module.
Progress billing (AIA-style G702/G703)
Application-for-payment generation with completed-to-date and retainage columns. Approved bills post a sales invoice to the GL, and the WIP report compares percent-complete earned revenue with billings (over and under billing).
Lien waiver tracking
Conditional vs unconditional, progress vs final lien waivers tracked per subcontract and pay application. Check which waivers are on file before you cut the check, not after.
Frequently asked questions
How does ERPClaw compare to Buildertrend or CoConstruct?
Buildertrend and CoConstruct are mature residential-construction project management platforms with deeper customer-portal and selections-management features. ERPClaw covers job costing, change orders, subcontractor management, progress billing, lien waivers, and the full back-office ERP (accounting, payroll, inventory). For builders who want one system end-to-end with AI-native architecture and $0 forever cost, ERPClaw is the AI-native option.
Does ERPClaw handle AIA G702/G703 progress billing?
Yes. The constructclaw billing actions support AIA-style applications for payment with the G702 cover figures derived from the G703 schedule of values lines. Approved bills post to the GL as sales invoices, and the WIP report tracks percent-complete earned revenue against billings.
What about integration with QuickBooks for accounting?
ERPClaw replaces QuickBooks entirely; you do not need to integrate. The accounting module is included in the open-source build with immutable GL, US tax form data (1099, W-2), payroll, and 20-plus financial reports. The /migrate/from-quickbooks/ playbook walks through the move.
Is ERPClaw too much ERP for a 5-person residential GC?
No. You install the foundation plus the constructclaw module and ignore what you don't need. A 5-person GC uses job costing, change orders, AP for subs, and payroll. The rest of the catalog is there if you grow into it but they don't get in the way.
Related: read the AI ERP buyer's guide, the migration from QuickBooks, the test surface, or the install guide.