A ten-person sub goes looking for something cheaper than Procore and finds Contractor Foreman at $49 a month. That’s a real product with good reviews and a low entry price, and it deserves a real look.
The question isn’t which one is better. It’s which problem you’re trying to solve. Contractor Foreman is built to run the whole business. LogLoon is built to run the field record. Those overlap, but they aren’t the same job.
What Contractor Foreman Is
Contractor Foreman calls itself an all-in-one construction management platform for small to mid-sized contractors: general contractors, subs, trade contractors, and service contractors. The list of what’s in it is long.
On the money side: bid management, estimates, change orders, invoices, online payments, purchase orders, takeoffs, and sub-contracts.
On the people side: time cards, crew scheduling, a directory, team chat, safety meetings, and incident reports.
In the field: daily logs, punch lists, inspections, permits, work orders, and a drawing and PDF markup tool with redlining and measuring.
Connections: QuickBooks, Stripe, Gusto, CompanyCam, Google and Outlook calendars, and Zapier.
The time cards are the part that overlaps most with LogLoon. Clock in and out captures GPS location, time entries carry project-based cost codes, and cards can be reviewed and approved before payroll. Crew cards let one person clock in several people at once. There are iOS and Android apps.
Reviewers mostly praise the value for the price and the speed of support. Their own site cites a 4.5 rating on Capterra.
What It Costs
From their own pricing page, on annual billing:
| Plan | Per month | Users |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | $49 | 1 |
| Standard | $105 | 3 |
| Plus | $166 | 8 |
| Pro | $221 | 15 |
| Unlimited | $332 | Unlimited |
Some review sites say $49 covers unlimited users. It doesn’t. That’s one user.
Billing is annual. Quarterly billing exists on the four higher plans and runs about 25 percent more per month. There’s a 30-day free trial and a 100-day money-back guarantee on annual plans, which requires a training session and adding an estimate, a project, a time card, and a daily log. You can cancel before renewal, and no setup fees are listed.
What LogLoon Costs
- Free: $0, up to 5 users, 1 active project.
- Pro: $15 per user per month, unlimited projects and reports.
- Pro Unlimited: $299 a month flat, unlimited users, and the QuickBooks and Sage integrations.
No long-term contract, cancel anytime, and a 30-day guarantee: if the crew doesn’t take to it or it doesn’t save you time in the first month, you get your last payment back. The full pricing comparison against the enterprise platforms is here.
Side by Side, by Crew Size
Monthly cost, using each company’s published prices:
| Crew | Contractor Foreman (annual) | LogLoon |
|---|---|---|
| 1 user | $49 | $0 to $15 |
| 3 users | $105 | $45 |
| 8 users | $166 | $120 |
| 15 users | $221 | $225 |
| 20 users | $332 | $299 |
| 40 users | $332 | $299 |
LogLoon is cheaper at most sizes, but not all of them. At 15 users Contractor Foreman’s Pro plan is $4 a month cheaper.
And this isn’t apples to apples. Contractor Foreman’s price includes estimating, invoicing, online payments, and purchase orders. LogLoon’s doesn’t, because LogLoon doesn’t do those things.
When Contractor Foreman Is the Better Pick
- You want the office in the same tool. If estimating, invoices, online payments, and a lead list are part of the problem, LogLoon isn’t the answer.
- Your crew is on Android. Contractor Foreman has an Android app today. LogLoon doesn’t yet.
- You’re a one-person shop. A $49 all-in-one covers a lot for a solo operator.
- You need Gusto, CompanyCam, Stripe, or Zapier connections.
Where LogLoon Fits
LogLoon does fewer things, on purpose. It’s built around the field record a specialty sub needs when the GC asks what happened.
- Hours by cost code, with where the crew clocked in. The same entry feeds job costing.
- A daily report that compiles itself from the time and task data already logged, instead of one the foreman writes at the end of a long day.
- Plan sheets split out and named so the crew finds the right sheet fast, with task pins that carry their status right on the drawing.
- Progress by floor and room instead of one job-wide number, and a punch list pinned to the plan.
- Month to month. No annual commitment to get out of if it isn’t working.
Contractor Foreman lists a redline tool, measuring, and PDF markup. LogLoon’s plan viewer is narrower: the crew’s phone, sheet by sheet, with the work pinned where it happens. If plans matter to your crew, test that part in both trials rather than taking either company’s word for it.
Where LogLoon Falls Short
- No estimating, invoicing, online payments, or CRM. If you need those, you’ll run another tool next to it.
- No Android app yet. Crew on Android can clock in from a browser on their phone, with project, cost code, timer, and breaks. Photos, materials, and equipment entries are iOS-only for now.
- The QuickBooks and Sage sync is on the $299 plan. On Free and Pro you export instead of syncing.
How to Choose
Ask three questions.
- Do I need estimating and invoicing in the same tool? If yes, Contractor Foreman.
- Is my problem the field record, meaning hours, reports, plans, and progress? If yes, look hard at LogLoon.
- Does my crew run on Android? Today that points to Contractor Foreman.
If you’re not sure, you can try both without paying. LogLoon has a free plan for up to 5 users, and Contractor Foreman has a 30-day trial. Run one real week of a real job through each and see which one your foreman opens without being asked.
If your GC has you filing daily reports in another tool, see Raken vs. LogLoon.
See the current LogLoon plans — it’s public, and there’s no sales call to get a number.