Foreman review: Construction management with AI takeoffs, budgets and invoicing for contractors

What Foreman does

Foreman is construction project management software aimed at contractors. It puts estimating, budgeting, proposals, invoices, scheduling and field records into one system, so the numbers from a bid carry through to the job instead of being retyped.

The workflow starts with takeoffs: you upload a set of plans and the AI measures it, with each quantity linked back to the sheet it came from. Those quantities become priced budget lines using your own cost catalog, cost codes and a target margin per line. From the budget you can create a client agreement, then run purchase orders, change orders, invoices and vendor bills against it. Daily logs, receipts and time entries come in from the field, and an AI assistant can draft budgets and proposals or answer questions about your projects. QuickBooks sync is listed too.

Pricing is a single plan. The pricing page says most contractors pay $249 per month, plus $20 for each additional seat. Projects are unlimited, and clients and subcontractors get access at no charge. A 30-day free trial starts with a card on file, and a 30-day money-back guarantee follows. At checkout you agree to a 12-month term billed quarterly. Larger teams are quoted individually, and onboarding, training and support are included.

• AI takeoffs from uploaded plans
• Priced budgets with cost codes and margins
• Proposals with e-signature
• Client agreements, change orders and purchase orders
• Daily logs, receipts and time tracking
• Live committed, billed and actual job costing
• AI assistant for budgets and proposals
• Contact directory for clients and vendors

Our take

Foreman suits contractors who want estimating, job costing and client billing in one place and who prefer a flat price over revenue-based fees. The pricing page states $249 per month plus $20 per additional seat, with no charge for clients or subs, which makes costs easy to predict for small and mid-sized teams. It fits less well if you want a permanent free tier, a month-to-month commitment, or a published price for a large organization, because larger teams are quoted individually. The pages also do not say which apps or platforms it runs on, or whether it has an API, so check those before committing.