SubSub vs Knowify
Short answer: Knowify is a financial tool first: job costing, progress billing and tight QuickBooks integration, popular with trade contractors running their own business. SubSub is for the GC (or property manager or owner) managing a network of subs. Different buyers, mostly.
At a glance
| SubSub | Knowify | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | GCs managing subcontractors | Trade contractors managing their finances |
| Sub onboarding and compliance | Yes, enforced | Not the core of the product |
| Crew availability and matching | Yes | No |
| Work orders and change orders | Yes | Contracts and change orders, finance-focused |
| Job costing, progress billing, QuickBooks | No | Yes |
| Labor warranty tracked per job | Yes | No |
| Pricing | Free (3 subs) / $99/mo unlimited users | Tiered subscription |
Where Knowify wins
- Job costing and billing with deep QuickBooks integration.
Where SubSub wins
- Managing the sub network: verified coverage, automatic renewals, crew dispatch, warranty tracking.
FAQ
Should a GC use Knowify or SubSub? If your problem is costing and billing, Knowify. If it's knowing which subs are covered, free and accountable, SubSub. Some GCs use both.
Disclosure: we make SubSub. Pricing and features reviewed October 2026; check each vendor's site for current details. Spotted something wrong? Tell us and we'll fix it.
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