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Cost of Staying Series

Thousands Per Person Per Month For What?

Quick math. 47 people. $750/seat/month. $35,250/month. $423,000/year. For software your field team calls “that app that crashes.”

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Per seat / month
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Licensed users
$0K
Annual software cost
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Feature actually used
ACT 1

This Is Your Monday

You open the invoice. $35,250 for this month. You look at the adoption report: 11 of 47 users logged in last week. The field superintendent asks what that software is even for. You don't have a good answer.

YOUR CURRENT SOFTWARE$$$$$EnterpriseSoftware"That appthat crashes"$$$$$0 users x $750/mo$0/yrVSWITH PODPODAll users included0 users included$0/yr

The Invoice

$35,250 hits your inbox the 1st of every month. Auto-renewal. No way to scale down. No refund for idle seats.

The Adoption Report

11 of 47 licensed users logged in this week. The other 36 use Excel, text messages, and their camera roll.

The ROI Question

CFO asks what the software delivers. You forward the dashboard. She asks why it looks exactly like last month.

ACT 2

This Is Your Monday With POD

Every person on the project has access. No per-seat fees. No paywall for subs. Your overhead burn rate drops. Your indirect cost creep reverses.

Overhead Burn Rate

Software costs as a percentage of work-in-place

Overhead Burn Rate

POD
0.0%of WIPOn Target
Overhead$0.00
Work in Place$0.00
Target12%
Monthly Overhead %0%3%6%9%12%15%18%12%0.0%Jan$0.00$0.000.0%Feb$0.00$0.000.0%Mar$0.00$0.000.0%Apr$0.00$0.00

Indirect Cost Creep

Software and admin costs creeping above budget

Indirect Cost Creep

POD
0.0% ratio
5%JanFebMarApr
Supervision
Temp Facilities
Safety
Other
Current Ratio0.0%
Target5%
Indirect Total$0
Indirect ratio 3.2% — within 5% target, well controlled

Before vs. After

With Enterprise Per-Seat Software
$750/seat x 47 users = $423K/year
36 of 47 seats sitting idle
Subs locked out by paywall
CFO questioning ROI every quarter
Field team using workarounds
With POD
Project-based pricing — all users included
100% adoption from day one
Subs report via voice in 5 minutes
ROI proven in week one
Field team actually loves it

Frequently Asked Questions

Enterprise platforms like Procore, Oracle Aconex, and InEight typically charge $500-$1,500 per user per month. For a team of 47, that is $282,000 to $846,000 annually. Most contracts are multi-year with automatic escalation clauses.

Industry studies show 40-60% of paid construction software seats are either completely unused or used for only one basic feature. Teams pay for comprehensive platforms but default to spreadsheets and email for actual work.

POD charges per project, not per seat. Every person on the project gets full access — including all 23 subcontractors, the owner, and the superintendent. No artificial limits, no paywall, no "contact sales for pricing" games.

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Last updated: March 2026