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Tool for contractors that helps manage sales and finances

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Last updated: December 2025

Beam overview

What is Beam?

Beam is a cloud-based financial automation and accounting software that helps contractors, home builders, remodelers, and more manage operations by connecting estimating, invoicing, payments handling, and more features— all integrated with QuickBooks Online.

Key features include job costing, lien waiver management, compliance tracking, receipt scanning, and business checking with competitive interest rates. Beam also helps unify financial data and streamline workflows for contractors' back-office teams.

Key benefits of using Beam

•Beam helps build, send, and track estimates.

•Contractors can see real-time estimates vs actuals to track profits for each job.

•Users can stay on budget with simplified change order management. Document and request approvals as work changes so businesses can invoice accurately and protect their margins.

•The tool helps manage risk with automated insurance and compliance tracking.

•It can be synced with QuickBooks Online to eliminate double data entry.

Starting price

200flat rate /
per month

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Beam’s user interface

Ease of use rating:

Beam reviews

Overall rating

5.0

/5

8

Positive reviews

100

%

Rating breakdown
  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend10/10
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Beam's key features

Most critical features, based on insights from Beam users:

Task management
Financial management
Compliance management
Customizable invoices
Billing portal
Client management

All Beam features

Features rating:

Accounting integration
Bid management
Invoice management
Invoice processing
Job costing
Compliance tracking
Real-Time updates
Multiple projects
Process/Workflow automation
Project billing
Alerts/Notifications
Online invoicing
Payment processing
Project management
Project tracking
Projections
Proposal generation
Quotes/Estimates
Real-Time data
Scheduling
Status tracking
Subcontractor management
Third-Party integrations
Change order management
Collaboration tools
Commercial/Industrial
Contingency billing
Contractor management
Cost database
Cost estimating
Cost tracking
Customizable branding
Customizable templates
Data import/export
Document management
Email management
Estimating
For aec industry
For residential
Historical database
Invoice creation
Invoice history

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Beam pricing

Value for money rating:

Pricing plans

Pricing details:

Free plan
Free trial
Subscription

Core

0.00

Features included:

  • Up to 2 internal users
  • Unlimited estimates, projects, invoices, and payments
  • Client project portal
  • Daily logs and change order management
  • Subcontractor portal
  • Basic financial tools, including invoicing and online bill payment
  • Visa card with 1% cash back (up to 5 cards)
  • Banking with 2.5% APY
  • QuickBooks Online sync
  • Email and chat support
  • Self-directed onboarding

Plus

200

Per month

Features included:

  • All Core Plan features
  • Up to 5 internal users
  • Advanced financial management, including job costing and estimate vs. actuals tracking
  • AIA billing with G702/G703 pay applications
  • Cost library and e-signatures on estimates and change orders
  • Bill approval workflows
  • Expense management with up to 50 Visa cards
  • Send lien waivers
  • Email and chat support
  • Up to 2 hours of onboarding assistance
  • Monthly ongoing training

Scale

400

Per month

Features included:

  • All Core and Plus Plan features
  • Up to 10 internal users
  • Unlimited Visa cards for expense management
  • Compliance tools, including lien waiver management and document tracking
  • Email, chat, and direct phone support
  • Up to 4 hours of onboarding assistance
  • Twice-monthly ongoing training

Enterprise

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Features included:

  • All Core, Plus, and Scale Plan features
  • Unlimited internal users
  • Custom user permissions
  • Custom data imports and implementation support
  • Advanced compliance features, such as sub-tier lien waivers and custom lien waiver templates
  • Unlimited onboarding assistance
  • Weekly ongoing training
  • Dedicated support channels

User opinions about Beam price and value

Value for money rating:

Beam integrations (3)

Integrations rated by users

We looked at 8 user reviews to identify which products are mentioned as Beam integrations and how users feel about them.

Integration rating: 5.0 (4)

That's where we keep our books! Taxes are important, and Beam's integration helps make them easy.

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Evan U.

Vice President

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CompanyCam

Integration rating: 5.0 (1)

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Beam support options

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Platforms supported

Web
Android
iPhone/iPad

Support options

Email/Help Desk
Chat
Phone Support

Training options

Live Online
Documentation
Videos

Beam FAQs

Q. What type of pricing plans does Beam offer?

Beam has the following pricing plans:
Starting from: $250.00/month
Pricing model: Free, Subscription

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Q. Who are the typical users of Beam?

Beam has the following typical customers:
Freelancers, Large Enterprises, Small Business


Q. What languages does Beam support?

Beam supports the following languages:
English


Q. Does Beam offer an API?

No, Beam does not have an API available.


Q. What other apps does Beam integrate with?

Beam integrates with the following applications:
BusyBusy, CompanyCam, QuickBooks Online


Q. What level of support does Beam offer?

Beam offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, Chat, Phone Support

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