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NoteVault vs. SubTrade Software

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
NoteVault
Score 7.9 out of 10
N/A
NoteVault is a construction reporting tool with three components. The Notes! app is supported by an audio-to-text translation service, and the Crew! app allows users to track labor, materials, and equipment quantities. The AlertMe! app supports group calls for issue notification.N/A
SubTrade Software
Score 0.0 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
SubTrade is a construction management platform built exclusively for trade subcontractors in electrical, HVAC, plumbing, drywall, and concrete. Unlike general contractor tools, SubTrade is designed around the workflows subcontractors actually use in the field. Core Features SubTrade includes GPS-based time tracking with real job costing, crew scheduling across multiple active projects, digital daily logs with photo…
$299
per month per company
Pricing
NoteVaultSubTrade Software
Editions & Modules
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SubTrade Pro
$299
per month per company
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
NoteVaultSubTrade Software
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details—SubTrade is offered as a single all-inclusive plan at $299/month CAD or $2,870.40/year CAD (20% annual discount). The base plan includes 5 full users with access to all features — time tracking, crew scheduling, daily logs, change orders, safety forms, drawings, and submittals. Additional full users are added at tiered per-user pricing: $25/user/month for users 6–15, $20/user/month for users 16–30, and $15/user/month for 31+ users. A 14-day free trial is available with no credit card required.
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Community Pulse
NoteVaultSubTrade Software
Considered Both Products
NoteVault
Glen Nelson | TrustRadius Reviewer
Glen Nelson
General Superintendent
Chose NoteVault
Notevault is who we decided to use, for the simple fact that it is the easiest on the market for our foremen to use. Make it easy, and they'll actually do it. Make it bulky and cumbersome, and they'll do a way less accurate job of daily reporting. This is why Notevault works …
DB
Derek Boatwright
Project Superintendent
Chose NoteVault
I have used both Raken and NoteVault. It is my preference to use NoteVault due to the simplicity of it. Raken tended to be a bit cumbersome. I did not like the photo features used with Raken as opposed to the very simple straight forward approach with NoteVault.
Mike Petrich | TrustRadius Reviewer
Mike Petrich
Directer of Operations
Chose NoteVault
I have not found another program that can do or offers what Notevault does for our company. We like to be on the cutting edge of tech for our industry by investing in the best processes as they become available, but I simply have not found anything comparable to notevault at …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose NoteVault
I have not used other products similar to NoteVault
Aaron Jewell | TrustRadius Reviewer
Aaron Jewell
Project Manager
Chose NoteVault
As a company, we relied on Word document as our daily report. We do not have any other products to evaluate against.
Will Kosnik | TrustRadius Reviewer
Will Kosnik
IT Manager
Chose NoteVault
We could use the daily report feature in our current project management software, but it doesn't have any many features. NoteVault is a no-brainer.
SubTrade Software

No answer on this topic

Features
NoteVaultSubTrade Software
Construction Project & Field Management
Comparison of Construction Project & Field Management features of Product A and Product B
NoteVault
9.1
Ratings
20% above category average
SubTrade Software
-
Ratings
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User Ratings
NoteVaultSubTrade Software
Likelihood to Recommend
8.2
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.1
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.6
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
NoteVaultSubTrade Software
Likelihood to Recommend
NoteVault helps to reduce the amount of time to produce a daily report and makes the typically burdensome task easier to accomplish. Our Superintendents are able to craft their daily reports as they see the work activities being performed as opposed to trying to remember what happened during the day and then writing down those activities with accuracy after a long day in the field. NoteVault also allows our Superintendents to keep accurate manpower counts, material deliveries, equipment on site and weather reports.
Steve Rosenfield | TrustRadius Reviewer
Steve Rosenfield
COO (Chief Operating Officer)
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Pros
  • Enhances safety; instead of writing notes, with my head down buried in a notebook, I am aware and looking around. I work on highway repair projects next to live traffic and all types of construction equipment moving in all directions and overhead.
  • Documentation; I got in a dispute with a contractor recently and won it immediately by showing my Notevault notes with time stamped photos of the disputed work.
  • Communication; I can keep other support staff back in the home office up to date with project developments and they get to see what is going on .
MQ
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Cons
  • The website for administrators setting up projects and users could be improved. It's hard to find where things are located. I would like it in more of a Office (Word) template, with tabs up top. Some things are in Settings, some are in tabs, some are on the right side.
Cheryll Blount | TrustRadius Reviewer
Cheryll Blount
Field Office Manager
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Likelihood to Renew
It flat works and has paid for itself quickly.
Mike Petrich | TrustRadius Reviewer
Mike Petrich
Directer of Operations
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Usability
Simple use of functions. Majority of people can become familiar with this product fairly quick
Jason Burdette | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Alternatives Considered
Notevault is who we decided to use, for the simple fact that it is the easiest on the market for our foremen to use. Make it easy, and they'll actually do it. Make it bulky and cumbersome, and they'll do a way less accurate job of daily reporting. This is why Notevault works for us... IT'S EASY!!
Glen Nelson | TrustRadius Reviewer
Glen Nelson
General Superintendent
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Return on Investment
  • It has made it easy for our guys out in the filed to report all that is needed for daily reports so there is no scrabbling to remember and report at a later time.
  • NoteVault has had no negative impact for us at all.
KH
Karen Hughes
Full charge bookkeeper
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ScreenShots

SubTrade Software Screenshots

Screenshot of the Project Dashboard. This offers a real-time snapshot of every active job with budgets, margins, schedules, team, and costs.Screenshot of SubTrade Employee Management. User profiles display assigned roles, contact information, and trade certifications. Admins can create and manage field workers, project managers, estimators, and schedulers from one central directory.Screenshot of the interface to schedule crews across multiple projects. SubTrade's weekly scheduling view shows every worker's shifts, project assignments, and total hours at a glance. Filter by employee or project, switch between daily and weekly views, and add shifts in seconds.Screenshot of SubTrade's time tracking dashboard, which shows gross hours, payable hours, break deductions, and total labour cost in real time — across every employee and project. Review and approve pending entries, export to CSV for payroll, and always know labour costs before the invoice comes in.Screenshot of SubTrade's role management, which lets users create custom roles like Estimator, Field Worker, Project Manager, Scheduler, and Labour, then assign crew members in seconds. Control who sees what across every project and keep any operation organized.Screenshot of SubTrade's project dashboard, which shows contract value, change orders, labour cost, projected margin, and budget used in real time. Operational risks like open RFIs and overdue tasks are flagged instantly, and live weather and construction forecast data keeps your crew prepared before they even hit the job site.