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What Contractors Pay

The national job-cost ledger · opened 2026

What construction software actually costs.

Vendors hide their prices behind sales calls. Contractors enter them here — anonymously. Every figure is stamped only once its author is checked against a state contractor-license board. No affiliate links, no vendor money.

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The national index

23 products on the books · figures penciled until a licensed contractor stamps one

National footing · penciled median~$6,639/yr

10 of 23 products carry a penciled estimate today. None are stamped yet — the ledger fills as contractors enter what they pay.

How a number gets stamped

  1. 01

    A contractor enters it

    What they actually pay, plus their state and contractor-license number — anonymously.

  2. 02

    A human checks the license

    Against the state board’s public lookup (CSLB, TDLR, DBPR, L&I). If it isn’t active, it’s rejected.

  3. 03

    The number is stamped; the license is torn off

    It publishes anonymously. The license number is discarded — only an irreversible hash remains.

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Every entry makes the next contractor’s negotiation a little fairer.

You know a number a vendor would rather stay hidden. Put it on the books.