General Contractors
The contractor CRM software built for projects, not appointments.
Cardo CRM runs the whole project — estimate it, schedule the phases, coordinate crews and subs, and bill by milestone as the work gets done. It's contractor software shaped around how a build actually runs, and you only pay for the modules you use.
A build isn't a service call. It's a project with phases.
Your job runs for days or weeks, not an hour. It moves through phases — demo, rough-in, finish — with different crews and subcontractors on-site at each stage, and you get paid in milestones: a deposit, draws as phases close out, and a final at punch-out. Generic field-service software is built for short single-visit appointments and one flat invoice. It has no real concept of a multi-week project, a phased schedule, or progress billing — so contractors end up running the build out of spreadsheets, a wall calendar, a texting app, and a separate invoicing tool that has no idea what phase the job is in.
Everything a project needs, in one place.
Estimates, phased schedules, and billing that tracks the work.
Estimates & proposals
Build a detailed estimate by line item or phase, send it for approval, and turn the accepted estimate straight into the scheduled project — no re-keying.
Phased project scheduling
Lay the job out in phases and assign the right crew or sub to each. When one phase slips, drag the rest to follow instead of rebuilding the calendar.
Milestone & progress billing
Bill in stages — deposit, progress draws as phases complete, balance at the end — with each invoice tied to the work actually done.
Crew & subcontractor coordination
Everyone sees the schedule for the days they’re on-site. Notes, addresses and job details live in one place instead of a group text.
Customer updates by SMS
Confirm start dates and crew arrivals automatically and send progress updates by text, with replies in one thread — the thing that keeps a long job calm.
Payments (Square)
Collect deposits and draws by card through Square. Tips and refunds run through the same integration — switch it on only if you want to take cards.
Only pay for what you use
A remodeler and a multi-crew GC shouldn't pay the same way.
Start with estimates, scheduling and customer updates. Turn on milestone billing and Square payments when you want draws collected by card, the crew app when you're coordinating multiple subs, and automated follow-ups when you want estimates to stop going cold. Each one is a module you switch on — not a feature locked behind a pricier tier or stacked per-seat fees.
Built by someone who runs jobs and crews every day.
Cardo CRM grew out of a working Alabama service company that runs 100+ jobs a month on this exact software — the estimating, the scheduling, the crew app, and the deposit-and-balance billing flow were all built to solve real job-site problems before they were ever offered to anyone else. Contracting runs on the same bones, stretched across phases: estimates, schedules, crews and subs in the field, and money collected as the work gets done. When the person who built your software has actually run a job and chased a draw, the details tend to be right.
Need a custom contractor system?
Detailed job costing against budgets, AIA-style billing, lien-waiver tracking or lender draw schedules? We build custom software around your exact financial workflow.
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Cardo CRM vs Jobber →Contractor software FAQs
How is contractor software different from generic field-service software?
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A contractor’s work is a project, not a one-hour appointment. A job runs days or weeks across phases — demo, rough-in, finish — with different crews and subs on-site at different stages, and the money comes in milestones: a deposit, draws as phases complete, and a final on punch-out. Generic field-service software is built for short, single-visit service calls and has no real concept of a multi-week project or progress billing. Cardo CRM models the project the way a contractor runs it: phased schedules, crew and sub coordination, and billing tied to milestones.
Does it handle estimates and progress billing?
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Yes. Build a detailed estimate by line item or phase, turn the approved estimate into the project, and bill in stages — deposit up front, progress draws as phases finish, and the balance at completion. Each invoice ties back to the work actually done, so what you collect tracks the job’s progress instead of one lump sum at the end.
Can I schedule different crews and subs across project phases?
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Yes. Lay out the project in phases and assign the right crew or subcontractor to each stage. Everyone sees the schedule for the days they’re on-site, and when one phase slips, you drag the rest to follow instead of rebuilding the calendar by hand.
How does it keep the customer in the loop on a long job?
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Automated texts confirm start dates and crew arrivals, and you can send progress updates and the next milestone’s details by SMS, with replies landing in one thread. On a multi-week job, that steady communication is what keeps a homeowner calm and the change orders clean.
What about job costing, AIA billing or complex draw schedules?
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The off-the-shelf Cardo CRM covers estimating, scheduling, milestone invoicing and crew coordination for most residential and light-commercial contractors. If you need detailed job costing against budgets, AIA-style billing, lien-waiver tracking or lender draw schedules, that is a strong candidate for a custom build, where we map your exact financial workflow and build around it.
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