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If you are looking up Raken pricing, you probably want a simple answer: What will it cost, and will it cover what your crew actually needs?
Raken offers Basic and Performance plans, with Performance adding time tracking, production tracking, safety and quality management, RFIs, forms, and document storage. Buyers can request a personalized quote or subscribe through the Raken app.
The more useful question for a commercial subcontractor is what the price covers.
Raken focuses on field reporting and project data. Its platform supports daily reports, photos, time tracking, production tracking, RFIs, change orders, and other project management tasks.
For a commercial subcontractor, the Raken app cost is only part of the decision. You also need to know which workflows it handles and which still run through your accounting, billing, or other project systems.
Key Takeaways
- Raken prices per user, which means cost scales with how much of the field crew needs an account.
- Raken is strongest at daily reports, field documentation and crew adoption.
- Raken does not cover purchase orders or AIA progress billing.
- Subcontractors who buy Raken typically end up running it alongside a spreadsheet and an accounting system, which is where duplicate entry starts.
What Raken Costs
Raken offers Basic and Performance plans. Although its pricing page lists prices of $23 per user per month for Basic and $59 per user per month for Performance, prospective customers should confirm current pricing and contract terms directly with Raken. Both plans list a three-user minimum, with monthly totals of $69 for Basic and $177 for Performance when billed annually.
Basic includes unlimited projects, branded daily reports, photos, videos, attachments, tasks, and live chat and phone support. Performance adds features such as production tracking, RFIs, forms, document storage, insights dashboards, time tracking, safety and quality control. Raken's Help Center provides additional information about its plans and features.
Third-party sources can provide additional pricing context, but reported figures may not reflect current quotes or contract terms. Raken's request-pricing page also directs prospective customers to request pricing information.
For commercial subcontractors, the subscription price is only part of the decision. Compare the quote with the workflows your project managers, foremen, and back-office team still need to manage. Account for the plan, add-ons, integrations, and any work that remains in other systems. If daily reporting is your main requirement, compare Raken with eSUB's Daily Reports before deciding which setup fits your workflow.
What Raken Does Well
Raken is strong at getting field information into a consistent digital record. Daily reports bring together work logs, notes, photos, videos, time cards, and other jobsite information. Crews can enter that information from the Raken mobile app and generate a daily report for the office.
The field workflow is straightforward. A foreman can record work, add photos, complete time entries, and submit the report from a mobile device. Raken also supports offline entry for daily reports and time cards. That matters on jobsites where the connection is unreliable.
Raken puts particular emphasis on field adoption. Its own product information highlights an intuitive interface, mobile entry, and field-first workflows. The platform also supports:
- Daily reports: Capture work progress, notes, photos, videos, and time cards in one report.
- Photo documentation: Add photos and videos to daily reports, work logs, notes, and other project records. Raken also supports date and time stamps for photos.
- Time tracking: Record employee hours through time cards, mobile time tracking, supervisor entries, or the Time Clock add-on.
- Collaborator reports: Allow subcontractors and other project participants to submit reports, photos, tasks, checklists, and observations without adding licenses.
That combination addresses a specific problem for commercial subs: getting reliable field documentation back to the PM without waiting for paperwork.
If your immediate gap is field documentation, compare Raken with eSUB Field Notes and eSUB Construction Time Tracking Software. The important comparison is how each workflow handles the field information your PMs need after the crew leaves the jobsite.
Where Raken Stops for a Commercial Subcontractor
A daily report is important. It is not the whole job file.
Raken has expanded beyond daily reports. Its Performance plan includes RFIs, forms, and document storage. Raken also offers submittals and change orders, and its production tools cover materials, equipment, budgets, cost codes, and production quantities.
For a commercial subcontractor, the more useful question is what happens around that field data.
- RFIs and submittals: Raken does cover both. Its RFI workflow supports questions, attachments, assignees, responses, and cost or schedule impacts. Its submittal workflow supports reviews, responses, revisions, and project documentation.
- Purchase orders and material costs: Raken can track materials, production quantities, budgets, and cost codes. Its current public documentation does not list a purchase-order workflow. That matters when your PM needs to connect field material use with the PO, vendor, committed cost, and invoice. Those records may still live in your accounting or ERP system.
- AIA progress billing and Schedule of Values: Raken gives you field production and budget data, but its current product documentation does not document an AIA pay application or Schedule of Values workflow. If your billing team builds the pay application somewhere else, the field record still has to make its way into that process.
That can leave a commercial sub running several systems alongside Raken:
- Raken for field reports, production, materials, RFIs, submittals, and change orders.
- Accounting or ERP software for POs, vendor costs, commitments, and invoices.
- Billing software for AIA pay applications and SOVs.
The issue is not simply having more than one tool. It is the double-entry between them.
Your foreman records the work. Your PM documents the extra scope. Accounting prepares the billing. If those records live in separate systems, someone has to move or reconcile the information between them.
That is the point to evaluate. Raken can handle a substantial part of the field record. But if your subcontracting operation also needs purchasing and progress billing tied to that record, the field report is only one part of the workflow.
For those downstream workflows, compare eSUB Progress Billing and eSUB Purchase Orders as part of the full system.
The Point Solution Stack Problem
A focused tool can solve a focused problem. The problem starts when every part of the job gets its own system.
A commercial subcontractor may use Raken for daily reports and field documentation. QuickBooks, Sage, Vista, or Acumatica may handle accounting and job costs. Excel may still handle work that does not fit those systems. On individual projects, the sub may also work in GC platforms such as Procore, Autodesk, or Textura. Many subs manage 2–3 GC platforms each year. Some may work with 10–20 GCs.
That creates a simple problem: the same job information can end up in several places.
If those systems do not share the same information, someone has to enter it again.
That is where the seams show.
A field note may sit in Raken. A related cost may sit in QuickBooks or Sage. A GC communication may sit in Procore. Supporting records may be in Excel or email. When a dispute comes up, your team has to pull those pieces together and show what happened, when it happened, and what documentation supports it.
That paper trail needs to hold.
Before adding another point solution, map the workflow from the field note to the change order, billing record, and job cost. Look at every handoff. If the same information gets entered twice, you have found a seam worth fixing.
When Raken Is the Right Choice
Raken may fit a subcontractor whose main software gap is daily documentation.
If your crews need daily reports, field notes, time tracking, and jobsite photos, Raken brings those tasks into one field-focused tool. Its current platform also includes production tracking and other field workflows.
It also fits when crew adoption is the main constraint. A field tool only helps when foremen and crews use it consistently on the jobsite. A focused daily-report workflow provides a practical starting point when that is the main problem to solve.
Raken also fits a subcontractor whose billing and job costing already work in another system. If your accounting, billing, and other project workflows are already covered, another system may add more overlap than value.
That is the key distinction.
If your problem is daily reporting, evaluate Raken on daily reports, field documentation, and crew adoption.
If you need one system to connect field notes, time, change orders, billing, and job costs, evaluate the full commercial subcontracting workflow before adding another tool.
How eSUB Prices Differently
eSUB keeps construction software pricing simple: two plans, priced per user.
Fusion by eSUB offers Basic and Advanced plans, priced per user, to support commercial subcontractors' project management needs. Most customers use the Advanced plan, while Drawings and Integrations are available as additional options. This structure lets subcontractors choose the plan that fits their operations and add these capabilities when needed.
That matters when you are comparing Raken with a broader subcontractor platform. If daily reporting is the immediate problem, you do not need to replace every system at once.
The difference is what happens when another workflow needs attention. Instead of adding a separate tool for each part of the project record, eSUB gives you a path to bring more of that work into one subcontractor-focused system.
So do not compare Raken app pricing with eSUB pricing as two numbers. Compare the workflow each system covers and the tools your team still needs around it.
If Raken handles the jobsite documentation you need, that may be enough. If you need to connect field notes, time, change orders, and job cost reporting, look at the full workflow. You can also review eSUB's subcontractor case studies to see how contractors use the platform in real projects.
Ask eSUB for a custom quote based on the workflows your team needs today and where you expect to grow.
FAQs
How much does Raken cost?
Raken offers two plans: Basic and Performance. Both require a minimum of three users and are billed annually.
- Basic: $23 per user per month, or $69 per month for three users.
- Performance: $59 per user per month, or $177 per month for three users.
Basic includes unlimited projects, daily reports, jobsite photos and videos, task management, real-time updates, and live chat and phone support.
Performance includes everything in Basic, plus time tracking, production tracking, safety and quality management, RFIs, digital forms, document storage, insights dashboards, and dedicated training and onboarding.
What are the benefits of using Raken?
Raken provides field-focused construction software that helps crews share jobsite updates and gives project teams better visibility into field activity. Features include digital daily reports, photos and videos, time cards, production tracking, safety checklists, observations, RFIs, change orders, and reporting dashboards.
Basic covers daily reporting and core field communication. Performance adds tools for tracking labor and production, managing safety and quality, and handling RFIs and project documents.
Does Raken charge per user?
Yes. Raken lists Basic at $23 per user per month and Performance at $59 per user per month, billed annually. Both plans have a three-user minimum, bringing the monthly cost to $69 for Basic and $177 for Performance.
What is the best software for small contractors?
The right software depends on the work your team needs to manage. Contractors focused on daily reports, jobsite photos, and field communication may find Raken's Basic plan suitable. Teams that need time tracking, production tracking, safety management, RFIs, and document storage may benefit from a platform like Fusion by eSUB.
Commercial subcontractors should also evaluate whether the software supports their purchase order, billing, and job cost workflows.
How much does construction software cost?
There is no single construction software price. Field reporting, project management, accounting, and subcontractor management platforms use different pricing models.
When comparing costs, include the other systems your team still needs for billing, change orders, job costs, and project records.
What is the best Raken alternative for subcontractors?
The best alternative depends on the workflows your team needs beyond field reporting. Raken covers daily reports, time tracking, production tracking, safety and quality management, RFIs, change orders, and field documentation, depending on the plan.
Commercial subcontractors should compare alternatives such as Fusion by eSUB based on their needs for RFIs, submittals, change orders, billing, and job cost management, as well as daily reporting. Evaluate which workflows each platform supports directly and which may require separate software.
Stop Adding Point Solutions to the Same Job
Raken may fit if daily reporting is the main gap. If your project record also runs through RFIs, submittals, change orders, billing, and job costs, compare the full workflow.
Fusion by eSUB is built for commercial subcontractors. Fusion offers Basic and Advanced plans, priced per user, to support commercial subcontractors’ project management needs. The Advanced plan includes Change Orders, T&M Tracking, and Progress Billing.
Get a custom quote from eSUB based on the workflows your team needs today.
