Straight answers to the questions subcontractors ask most about STUDD, how it works, and whether it fits the way you run your business.
Operations software built specifically for trade subcontractors. Invoicing, accounts receivable tracking, compliance document management, GC payment pattern tracking, and cash flow visibility. One platform. STUDD stands for Supporting the Underdog's Digital Development. Built for people who run crews, not boardrooms.
Trade subcontractors: plumbers, electricians, HVAC contractors, fire protection, mechanical, concrete, drywall, painting, roofing, flooring, steel, demolition, excavation, landscaping. If you send invoices to GCs and track compliance documents across multiple jobs, STUDD was built for your workflow.
Cloud-based. Any browser, any device. No installation, no IT department, no server to maintain. Check your AR aging from the jobsite on your phone or from the office on a laptop. Data is encrypted and backed up automatically.
QuickBooks and FreshBooks are general accounting tools. They track money for any business. STUDD is operations software built around the GC-sub relationship. It tracks GC payment patterns, links compliance to invoicing, automates AR follow-ups on construction timelines, handles retention per job, and connects compliance status to cash flow. QuickBooks tells you what happened. STUDD tells you what's about to happen.
Procore and BuilderTrend are built for general contractors managing projects. Their pricing starts at $300-500+ per month, reflecting GC-scale operations. STUDD is built for the other side: the subcontractor. Sub-scale pricing, sub-specific workflows, and features designed around the problems subs face, like chasing GC payments, keeping compliance current across multiple GC relationships, and knowing which GCs pay reliably.
No. STUDD handles operations: invoicing, AR tracking, compliance, GC management. Your accounting software handles the books: chart of accounts, tax reporting, payroll, bank reconciliation. They work alongside each other. Most subs use QuickBooks for accounting and STUDD for operations.
Every unpaid invoice automatically lands in aging buckets: Current (0-30 days), 31-60 days, 61-90 days, and 90+ days. Automated follow-up emails go out at configurable intervals. The system tracks which GCs are consistently slow and connects your AR aging to cash flow so you can see the impact on payroll and materials coverage.
Upload your documents once: COI, W-9, licenses, workers' comp, OSHA cards, bonds. Set expiration dates. STUDD tracks which GC has which version, alerts you before anything expires, and shows you who needs the updated copy when you renew. Compliance status links to invoicing so you can see if an expired document might hold your payment.
Yes. Every GC builds a payment history: average days to pay, total outstanding, compliance status, payment trend. Before you take a new job from a GC, check whether they actually pay on the terms they quote. Some GCs say net-30 and mean net-75. STUDD shows you the real number.
STUDD offers founder pricing for early adopters, designed for sub-scale operations, not GC-scale budgets. 50 founder seats are available. Contact us for current pricing details and to see if you qualify for the founder rate.
Talk to us. A human walks you through the platform, helps you set up your GC relationships and compliance documents, and gets you sending your first invoice within a week. No long onboarding process. No training videos you'll never watch.
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