QuickBooks Contractor Edition
Manage job costs with QuickBooks Enterprise
Your end-to-end solution for construction projects, from initial estimates to professional quotes to tracking throughout.
Plans starting at
$114
per user / month
Manage job costs
Track job costs in real time with Enterprise’s powerful job costing tools - maintain or improve project profits.
Cloud accessible
Host Enterprise in the cloud or integrate with Fourlane CX, our new cloud based interface for QuickBooks Desktop.
Industry reports
Get the information you need with customizable reports bundled for contractors, or create your own.
Fourlane CX
NEW! Cloud based interface for QuickBooks Desktop
What is Fourlane CX?
Fourlane CX (Cloud Experience) is a cloud based user interface for QuickBooks Desktop – a great solution for users who prefer to use QuickBooks Desktop but want a true cloud based application.
It looks and feels like QuickBooks
Fourlane CX has the same look and feel as QuickBooks Desktop with features easily accessible such as creating estimates, accessing the chart of accounts, creating sales orders, reporting, inventory, invoicing, and many other tasks typically done in QuickBooks Desktop.
Lightning-fast and scalable
Is your QuickBooks Desktop file struggling to keep up? Fourlane CX is built from the ground up to be fast. Fourlane CX also supports multiple company files and over 40 users.
Extensible and customizable
Need functionality that QuickBooks can't do? Fourlane CX can be used to create custom add-ons - turning QuickBooks Enterprise into an ERP.
QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise Pricing
Scale from 1 to 40 users with the most powerful version of QuickBooks Desktop. Install QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise locally, opt for remote hosting, or integrate with Fourlane CX – our cloud based UI for QuickBooks Desktop**.
Silver
- QuickBooks Enterprise software
- Cloud hosting account
- QuickBooks Priority Circle service
- U.S.-based customer support*
- Online backup data storage*
- Automatic upgrades*
- Advanced Reporting*
- E-Commerce Integration1
- Scale From 1 to 30 Users
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Gold
- QuickBooks Enterprise software
- Cloud hosting account
- QuickBooks Priority Circle service
- U.S.-based customer support*
- Online backup data storage*
- Automatic upgrades*
- Advanced Reporting*
- Enhanced Payroll*
- E-Commerce Integration1
- Scale From 1 to 30 Users
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Platinum
- QuickBooks Enterprise software
- Cloud hosting account
- QuickBooks Priority Circle service
- U.S.-based customer support*
- Online backup data storage*
- Automatic upgrades*
- Advanced Reporting*
- Advanced Inventory*
- Advanced Pricing*
- Enhanced Payroll*
- Bill Workflow Approvals
- E-Commerce Integration1
- Scale From 1 to 30 Users
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Diamond
- QuickBooks Enterprise software
- Cloud hosting account
- QuickBooks Priority Circle service
- U.S.-based customer support*
- Online backup data storage*
- Automatic upgrades*
- Advanced Reporting*
- Advanced Inventory*
- Advanced Pricing*
- Assisted Payroll*
- QuickBooks Time Elite*
- Bill Workflow Approvals
- E-Commerce Integration1
- Salesforce CRM Connector2
- Scale From 1 to 40 Users
Silver
- QuickBooks Enterprise software
- QuickBooks Priority Circle service
- U.S.-based customer support*
- Online backup data storage*
- Automatic upgrades*
- Advanced Reporting*
- E-Commerce Integration1
- Scale From 1 to 30 Users
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Gold
- QuickBooks Enterprise software
- QuickBooks Priority Circle service
- U.S.-based customer support*
- Online backup data storage*
- Automatic upgrades*
- Advanced Reporting*
- Enhanced Payroll*
- E-Commerce Integration1
- Scale From 1 to 30 Users
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Platinum
- QuickBooks Enterprise software
- QuickBooks Priority Circle service
- U.S.-based customer support*
- Online backup data storage*
- Automatic upgrades*
- Advanced Reporting*
- Advanced Inventory*
- Advanced Pricing*
- Enhanced Payroll*
- Bill Workflow Approvals
- E-Commerce Integration1
- Scale From 1 to 30 Users
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Diamond
- QuickBooks Enterprise software
- QuickBooks Priority Circle service
- U.S.-based customer support*
- Online backup data storage*
- Automatic upgrades*
- Advanced Reporting*
- Advanced Inventory*
- Advanced Pricing*
- Assisted Payroll*
- QuickBooks Time Elite*
- Bill Workflow Approvals
- E-Commerce Integration1
- Salesforce CRM Connector2
- Scale From 1 to 40 Users
Fourlane CX
Fourlane CX pricing is based on the number of users and companies you have. All features are included in each plan. We recommend a QuickBooks Desktop license (sold separately) for your core accounting users and all other users in Fourlane CX.
| Plan | Users Included | Companies Included | Price |
| Standard | Up to 4 Users | 1 Company | $199 / month |
| Premium | Up to 10 Users | 1 Company | $399 / month |
| Enterprise | Up to 40 Users | Up to 3 Companies | $999 / month |
| Need more than 40 users or 3 companies? Contact us for a custom quote. | |||
| Add-Ons | Price | ||
| Fourlane CX Deletion Tool Remove non-posting transactions including estimates, sales orders, and purchase orders. | $299 / year | ||
1. E-commerce integration: Requires an active and current version subscription of QuickBooks Pro Plus, Premier Plus or Enterprise and a separate Webgility e-commerce account subscription. E-commerce integration subscription will be billed directly from Webgility.
2. Salesforce CRM connector works with Salesforce Professional, Enterprise and Unlimited versions only; Salesforce is sold separately. The Salesforce CRM connector is a service provided by DBSync and is available as an add-on subscription to QuickBooks Enterprise Diamond for $150/month per company file.
*QuickBooks Enterprise monthly prices shown are based on 1 User subscription plans.
**Fourlane CX is sold and billed separately per month from your QuickBooks Enterprise subscription.
QuickBooks Contractor Features
Get an all-in-one solution with powerful job cost tracking and the flexibility to work from anywhere with cloud access.
Intercompany transactions*
Intercompany transactions help you manage multiple business entities more efficiently. Easily establish and track relationships between entities via one dashboard. Track transactions by assigning assets and liabilities accounts. Bulk transactions will help you reduce manual entry. You can also create intercompany transactions reports for better insight on completed historical transactions.
* Available with QuickBooks Enterprise Platinum and Diamond subscriptions
Cash flow hub
Get a single dashboard to monitor your incoming and outgoing cash flow. Track invoices, sales receipts, credit memos, payments, and more. Manage expenses by tracking paid and upcoming vendor bills, and consolidate multiple reports without manual calculations.
Bill and PO workflow approvals*
Manage cash flow, boost transparency, and help protect against fraud with customizable bill and purchase order workflow approvals that create a digital audit trail for each transaction. Delegate with confidence while keeping oversight. One dashboard lets you maintain cash flow oversight and track bills and POs that need approval. Employees get timely reminders so they don’t miss an approval deadline. Customize your workflow approvals your way, or use out-of-the-box templates to make it easy to set up approval flows that cater to your business.
* Available with QuickBooks Enterprise Platinum and Diamond subscriptions
Job costing
QuickBooks Enterprise has the most robust job costing of any QuickBooks product, with special features designed for construction & contractors as well as for professional service companies. Accurate job costing helps you stay on top of costs and cash flow. You’ll be able see which jobs are making money and which aren’t, so you can make adjustments before it’s too late.
Customized chart of accounts
Get more insight into your business and easier preparation for tax season with the Contractor Chart of Accounts. Make informed decisions now and plan for the future with immediate access to important information like your work in progress, overages and shortages, labor, materials, and more.
Estimates
Turn estimates into invoices, billing by service items, percent complete, or dollar amount. View estimates versus actuals by job so you know what you can invoice for right now.
Work Orders
Create work orders from estimates and turn them directly into invoices so you get paid accurately and quickly.
Change order functionality
Keep your clients in the loop and easily manage change orders. Track and highlight changes to existing estimates. View all change orders for each job and their resulting cost impacts.
Flexible billing rates
Assign different billing rates to your employees based on the job, difficulty of the task, an employee’s experience level, and other criteria. Easily bill one rate for your foreman and another for your workers.
Employee time tracking*
Easily track time, save on payroll, and manage your team on the go. Get time tracking software for construction, landscaping, home healthcare, and more. No matter how big or small, see how QuickBooks Time can help your business thrive.
* Available with QuickBooks Enterprise Diamond subscriptions
Task management
Never miss a deadline or a milestone. Schedule to-dos, reminders with due dates, and more right from a built-in calendar. Reduce errors and keep your jobs on track.
We don't just sell QuickBooks Enterprise, we make it work for your specific business
Why Fourlane
Fourlane, the #1 Elite QuickBooks Enterprise Solution Provider and Reseller, has helped thousands of clients with their financial systems, accounting software, and ERP system challenges. As industry and product experts for the most widely used accounting and ERP software solutions, we make sure our clients are buying the right software at the best price and recommend the best platform with a focus on our clients’ long term success.
“Fourlane’s broad expertise in all of Intuit’s products gives them the ability to provide exceptional service to QuickBooks’ users. As a QuickBooks Solution Provider, we count on solutions Fourlane provides to small- and mid-sized businesses all over the country.”
-Simon Pass, Intuit Reseller Program Sales Leader
Consulting and Advisory
We can help with every aspect of QuickBooks Enterprise, including system design, inventory, business process, workflows, & more.
Data Conversion and Migration
With thousands of QuickBooks Enterprise conversions, Fourlane is the most trusted company for converting your data to QuickBooks.
Setup and Implementation
Whether you need a simple QuickBooks install or a multi-user, cloud solution with external integrations, we can help.
Programming and Integration
Extend QuickBooks Enterprise with custom apps and integrations, giving you a cost-effective alternative to more expensive ERP systems.
Reporting and Business Intelligence
Whether you need reports using the tools included in QuickBooks or a complex, custom-built, we’ve got you covered.
File Optimization and Review
From database stability to ledger tie-outs, our file review will give you an in-depth look into the health of your QuickBooks data.
Customized Product Training
We’ll create customized training and documentation specific to your business, processes, and industry.
QuickBooks Contractor Reports
QuickBooks Enterprise lets you see how you're doing at every phase of the job with key reports.
Job status
Keep track of all your jobs with one report. See which jobs are pending, awarded, in progress and closed along with start, projected and actual end dates.
Job costs by job
View a summary of job-related expenses for each job so you can see where your money is going.
Cost-to-complete
By job, see the percentage complete and cost to complete so you can cut costs if you need to, or discuss cost over-runs with your client before it’s too late.
Unpaid bills by job
By job, quickly get a handle on the bills that have not been paid so you can gain a realistic view of your true job costs and stay on top of your accounts payable.
Expenses not assigned to jobs
Make sure nothing slips through the cracks. Get visibility into all your expenses that are not currently assigned to a job.
Billed/unbilled hours by person and job
See how much time each worker has spent on each job. Add billable hours to your next invoice and minimize hours you can’t rebill to your clients.
Open purchase orders by vendor
View all of your open purchase orders by vendor and keep track of what items you’re waiting on to finish a job.
Industry-specific report bundles
With Advanced Reporting, our most powerful QuickBooks reporting tool, you won’t need to sort through hundreds of reports to find the right one. We’ve bundled together the reports that our contractor customers have found the most useful.
Customer Story
Fourlane guides Hotsy Pacific through a QuickBooks conversion and business process renovation
Hotsy Pacific has been a Bay Area provider of industrial cleaning equipment and pressure washers for 30 years. When their controller decided to retire, and corporate headquarters required a bookkeeping renovation, the Hotsy Pacific team looked to Fourlane to lead them though a transition from BusinessWorks to QuickBooks Enterprise.
QuickBooks ERP READINESS
QuickBooks Mid Market Solutions
QuickBooks Enterprise Contractor Edition isn’t just for small construction businesses; we make it work for medium-sized enterprises as well by utilizing the API for integrations and apps. However, if you’ve hit a ceiling in what QuickBooks can do for your growing business, Fourlane is just one of a small handful of firms that have bridged the gap between QuickBooks and ERP systems.
Most firms in the ERP space are either IT or accounting focused but don’t understand the system AND the financial piece – we know both and can help. Fourlane has consultants certified in QuickBooks Enterprise Contractor and other ERP software such as NetSuite and Acumatica.
Industry Experts
A Partner That Understands Your Business & Industry
Fourlane’s QuickBooks Enterprise consultants have worked with thousands of businesses within virtually every industry including the construction industry to help tailor QuickBooks Enterprise to fit the unique needs their industry requires. Whether you run a small retail store, an international manufacturing business, a residential construction company, a law firm, a software company, or a fast growing nonprofit, we’ve seen it, done it, and can help.
- Accounting & Finance
- Advertising & Marketing
- Agriculture
- Biotech & Pharmaceuticals
- Computer / IT Services
- Computer Software
- Construction & Contracting
- Distribution & Wholesale
- eCommerce
- Education
- Energy / Utilities
- Engineering
- General Business
- Government
- Healthcare / Medical
- Health & Beauty
- Insurance
- Legal
- Logistics / Transportation
- Manufacturing
- Media / Publishing
- Nonprofit
- Professional Services
- Real Estate
- Restaurant / Hospitality
- Retail
- Telecommunications
What Our Clients Are Saying
Fourlane is a stellar organization as a whole. They are in it for the long haul and it shows. They positively revolutionized our entire accounting process. They’ve been very patient in the planning phase of our new ERP system. We’ve entrusted Fourlane with the future of our business and it’s been the best move we’ve made to date.
Gemma Goeas
We have been working with Fourlane for over three years now. They are wonderful and a pleasure to work with. They have improved our inventory management and month-end process tremendously!
Jonathan Miller
My Quickbooks company file was enormous, with some data corruption, so we needed to migrate to a new file. Fourlane had the expertise, tools, and friendly staff to get us set up with a new file, keeping important data, and purging the old data, all with minimal downtime. I put my company’s future in Fourlane’s hands, and they delivered!
John Costelli
Fourlane helped us convert from NetSuite to Quickbooks. I’m very impressed with the professionalism and competency of everyone at Fourlane, without exception. Fourlane is extremely knowledgeable and helpful. We had a short deadline and Fourlane in to make sure we were able to meet it, as well as to patiently explain the process.
Jim Roundtree
Transform your construction business with QuickBooks Enterprise
FAQs About QuickBooks Contractor Edition
QuickBooks Desktop Contractor Edition is a specialized version designed for construction businesses. It includes features specific to the construction industry, such as job costing, progress invoicing, and tools for managing contracts and estimates.
Yes, one of the key features of QuickBooks Contractor Edition is its robust job costing capabilities. It allows users to track costs related to specific jobs, including materials, labor, and overhead expenses.
QuickBooks Contractor Edition allows for progress invoicing, enabling contractors to invoice clients for work completed on a project at different stages. This is particularly useful for long-term projects or those with multiple phases.
Yes, QuickBooks Contractor Edition includes features for creating estimates and bids. Users can create detailed estimates for projects, and the system allows for easy conversion of estimates into invoices once the project is underway.
Yes, QuickBooks Contractor Edition allows users to track subcontractor payments and expenses. This is essential for construction businesses that often work with subcontractors on various aspects of a project.
Yes, QuickBooks Contractor Edition provides industry-specific reporting options. Users can generate reports that are relevant to construction, including job profitability reports, cost-to-complete reports, and others tailored to the needs of construction businesses.
QuickBooks Contractor Edition offers some level of integration with certain construction management tools. However, the extent of integration may depend on the specific third-party applications and the version of QuickBooks.
QuickBooks Contractor Edition supports the management of change orders. Users can create and track change orders, ensuring that any modifications to the original project scope are documented and accounted for in the financials.
Yes, QuickBooks Contractor Edition is versatile and can be used for both residential and commercial construction projects. It caters to a wide range of construction businesses, regardless of the project size or type.
