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Jonas Construction Software

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FOUNDATION

Overview

With over 14,000 users, Jonas Construction Software is a Job Cost, Service Management, Accounting package that brings together all business units and establishes efficiencies for your business. It is a truly integrated ERP solution for North American Contractors.

FOUNDATION is a construction accounting software designed to help businesses track financial statements and handle job costing operations. It enables organizations to capture and store various construction related documents like subcontracts, retainage, and wage rates in a centralized repository.

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

Video & Screenshots

Pricing

Starting from

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No pricing info

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

Empty state illustration for "No pricing info"

No pricing info

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.1

145

5

4

3

2

1

75

41

13

7

9

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
73%
would recommend this app

4.3

418

5

4

3

2

1

239

117

35

14

13

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
72%
would recommend this app

Pros

“It's payroll system is excellent for entering time as well as the reporting tools exceeded expectation to find information you are looking for.”
DU

Derek U.

Accountant

“Jonas Construction Software was very user friendly and simple to use. ”
DU

Derek U.

Accountant

“Overall good software for daily use of construction project management.”
NB

Nisarg B.

Purchasing clerk

Pros

“The payroll module handles union rates and varying wage determinations with ease, and their support team actually understands construction, not just generic accounting.”
AS

Angie S.

Partner

“You need to be willing to submit a ticket via a portal without any external confirmation or record of the ticket and then sit by your phone waiting for a response that may take days to come. ”
JL

Jason L.

Controller

“The reporting features are robust, and the software is designed with the construction industry in mind rather than trying to force a generic accounting system to fit our needs.”
HG

Heather G.

Business Operations

Cons

“Even contacting our account manager has had no result and now I am browsing the "Meet the team" webpage to try to irritate someone "important" at Jonas to try to get some help.”
EM

Eddie M.

CEO

“It is the single least popular software in our organisation.”
EM

Eddie M.

CEO

“Windows based origins made it difficult for some of our workstations”
SW

Simon W.

Project Manager

Cons

“I don't like that you can't edit an invoice's basic information like description or accounting date without having to void the entire transaction.”
LG

Lisa G.

Director of Finance

“Outdated technology that is not up to par with industry standards, very limited integration capabilities with other systems, awkward and cumbersome user interface.”
CB

Cody B.

Controller

“I also do not like the format they use to make the actual invoices/statements designs in the Data Genies. ”
MA

Melissa A.

Office Manager

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review5 months ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review6 days ago

Key features

  • Total features141
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Accounts Payable
  • Accounts Receivable
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Agile Methodologies
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Approval Process Control
  • Audit Management
  • Audit Trail
  • Automatic Backup
  • Bank Reconciliation
  • Billable Items Tracking
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Bills of Material
  • Budget Control
  • Budget Management
  • Budget Tracking
  • Budgeting/Forecasting
  • Calendar Management
  • Cash Management
  • Change Order Management
  • Client Portal
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Commercial
  • Communication Management
  • Compliance Tracking
  • Construction Breakdowns
  • Contact Database
  • Contract/License Management
  • Contractor Database
  • Contractor Management
  • Cost Database
  • Cost Estimating
  • Cost Tracking
  • Cost-to-Completion Tracking
  • Customer Database
  • Customer History
  • Customer Management
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Import/Export
  • Dispatch Management
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Drag & Drop
  • Electronic Payments
  • Electronic Signature
  • Equipment Management
  • Equipment Tracking
  • Estimating
  • Expense Claims
  • Expense Tracking
  • File Sharing
  • File Storage
  • Financial Analysis
  • Financial Management
  • Financial Reporting
  • Fixed Asset Management
  • For AEC Industry
  • For Commercial and/or Industrial Electrical Contractors
  • For Residential
  • For Solar Companies
  • Forecasting
  • GPS
  • Gantt/Timeline View
  • General Ledger
  • Historical Reporting
  • Incident Reporting
  • Income & Balance Sheet
  • Inventory Control
  • Inventory Management
  • Inventory Tracking
  • Invoice Management
  • Job Costing
  • Job Management
  • Job Scheduling
  • Job Tracking
  • Labor Cost Reporting
  • Location Tracking
  • Maintenance Scheduling
  • Materials Management
  • Milestone Tracking
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile App
  • Mobile Signature Capture
  • Multi-Currency
  • Multi-Location
  • Multiple Projects
  • Offline Access
  • Online Time Clock
  • Order Management
  • Overrun Reporting
  • Payment Collection in the Field
  • Payroll Management
  • Percent-Complete Tracking
  • Performance Metrics
  • Plumbing Estimating
  • Production Cost Tracking
  • Progress Reports
  • Progress Tracking
  • Project Accounting
  • Project Billing
  • Project Estimating
  • Project Management
  • Project Planning
  • Project Planning/Scheduling
  • Project Scheduling
  • Project Time Tracking
  • Project Tracking
  • Purchase Order Management
  • Purchasing & Receiving
  • Qualification Tracking
  • Quotes/Estimates
  • RFI & Submittals
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Receipt Management
  • Recurring/Subscription Billing
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Reporting/Project Tracking
  • Rescheduling
  • Resource Management
  • Routing
  • Safety Management
  • Sales Tax Management
  • Scheduling
  • Self Service Portal
  • Service History
  • Solar Design
  • Status Tracking
  • Subcontractor Management
  • Subcontractor Monitoring
  • Supplier Management
  • Task Management
  • Task Progress Tracking
  • Task Scheduling
  • Tax Management
  • Technician Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Time & Expense Tracking
  • Time Tracking
  • Timesheet Management
  • Work Order Management
  • Workflow Management
  • Total features63
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Accounts Payable
  • Accounts Receivable
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Agile Methodologies
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Approval Process Control
  • Audit Management
  • Audit Trail
  • Automatic Backup
  • Bank Reconciliation
  • Billable Items Tracking
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Bills of Material
  • Budget Control
  • Budget Management
  • Budget Tracking
  • Budgeting/Forecasting
  • Calendar Management
  • Cash Management
  • Change Order Management
  • Client Portal
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Commercial
  • Communication Management
  • Compliance Tracking
  • Construction Breakdowns
  • Contact Database
  • Contract/License Management
  • Contractor Database
  • Contractor Management
  • Cost Database
  • Cost Estimating
  • Cost Tracking
  • Cost-to-Completion Tracking
  • Customer Database
  • Customer History
  • Customer Management
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Import/Export
  • Dispatch Management
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Drag & Drop
  • Electronic Payments
  • Electronic Signature
  • Equipment Management
  • Equipment Tracking
  • Estimating
  • Expense Claims
  • Expense Tracking
  • File Sharing
  • File Storage
  • Financial Analysis
  • Financial Management
  • Financial Reporting
  • Fixed Asset Management
  • For AEC Industry
  • For Commercial and/or Industrial Electrical Contractors
  • For Residential
  • For Solar Companies
  • Forecasting
  • GPS
  • Gantt/Timeline View
  • General Ledger
  • Historical Reporting
  • Incident Reporting
  • Income & Balance Sheet
  • Inventory Control
  • Inventory Management
  • Inventory Tracking
  • Invoice Management
  • Job Costing
  • Job Management
  • Job Scheduling
  • Job Tracking
  • Labor Cost Reporting
  • Location Tracking
  • Maintenance Scheduling
  • Materials Management
  • Milestone Tracking
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile App
  • Mobile Signature Capture
  • Multi-Currency
  • Multi-Location
  • Multiple Projects
  • Offline Access
  • Online Time Clock
  • Order Management
  • Overrun Reporting
  • Payment Collection in the Field
  • Payroll Management
  • Percent-Complete Tracking
  • Performance Metrics
  • Plumbing Estimating
  • Production Cost Tracking
  • Progress Reports
  • Progress Tracking
  • Project Accounting
  • Project Billing
  • Project Estimating
  • Project Management
  • Project Planning
  • Project Planning/Scheduling
  • Project Scheduling
  • Project Time Tracking
  • Project Tracking
  • Purchase Order Management
  • Purchasing & Receiving
  • Qualification Tracking
  • Quotes/Estimates
  • RFI & Submittals
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Receipt Management
  • Recurring/Subscription Billing
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Reporting/Project Tracking
  • Rescheduling
  • Resource Management
  • Routing
  • Safety Management
  • Sales Tax Management
  • Scheduling
  • Self Service Portal
  • Service History
  • Solar Design
  • Status Tracking
  • Subcontractor Management
  • Subcontractor Monitoring
  • Supplier Management
  • Task Management
  • Task Progress Tracking
  • Task Scheduling
  • Tax Management
  • Technician Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Time & Expense Tracking
  • Time Tracking
  • Timesheet Management
  • Work Order Management
  • Workflow Management

Integrations

  • Total integrations13
  • Arcoro
  • B2W Estimate
  • B2W Schedule
  • Beiing Human
  • BusyBusy
  • CrewHQ
  • CrewTracks
  • Edenred Pay
  • ExakTime
  • Field Materials AI
  • FollowUp CRM
  • Geotab
  • HCSS Plans
  • InEight
  • InSite Elevation Pro
  • Kojo
  • McCormick
  • McCormick Electrical Estimating
  • Payroll4Construction
  • PlanSwift
  • Powerfleet
  • ProEst
  • Procore
  • Procore Estimating
  • Profit Rhino
  • ProjectHQ
  • Quick Bid
  • QuoteSoft
  • RAKEN
  • RedTeam Go
  • Rhumbix
  • SafetyHQ
  • ServiceTrade
  • Siteline
  • SubBase
  • Tenna
  • The EDGE
  • Trackem GPS
  • TrakIT
  • Vergo
  • WorkMax
  • Workyard
  • XOi
  • Zonar
  • eSUB
  • hh2 Document Flow
  • hh2 Remote Payroll
  • mJobTime
  • Total integrations38
  • Arcoro
  • B2W Estimate
  • B2W Schedule
  • Beiing Human
  • BusyBusy
  • CrewHQ
  • CrewTracks
  • Edenred Pay
  • ExakTime
  • Field Materials AI
  • FollowUp CRM
  • Geotab
  • HCSS Plans
  • InEight
  • InSite Elevation Pro
  • Kojo
  • McCormick
  • McCormick Electrical Estimating
  • Payroll4Construction
  • PlanSwift
  • Powerfleet
  • ProEst
  • Procore
  • Procore Estimating
  • Profit Rhino
  • ProjectHQ
  • Quick Bid
  • QuoteSoft
  • RAKEN
  • RedTeam Go
  • Rhumbix
  • SafetyHQ
  • ServiceTrade
  • Siteline
  • SubBase
  • Tenna
  • The EDGE
  • Trackem GPS
  • TrakIT
  • Vergo
  • WorkMax
  • Workyard
  • XOi
  • Zonar
  • eSUB
  • hh2 Document Flow
  • hh2 Remote Payroll
  • mJobTime