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Cost Comparison

Free Subcontractor Access
for Construction

You pay $400 per year for each subcontractor to access your project management platform. With 20 subs, that's $8,000 a year just so they can upload a photo. And half of them never log in because the interface requires training they don't have time for.

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Annual sub access cost (competitor)
$0
Annual sub access cost (POD)
0%+
Sub compliance rate
0 min
Setup time per sub

The Cost of Per-Sub Licensing

Every sub seat is money that delivers diminishing returns.

$8,000/year

Per-sub licensing fees (20 subs x $400)

50%

Of licensed subs who never actually log in

$4,000/year

Wasted on sub licenses that go unused

Return on POD

$0/sub

Access Cost

90%+

Report Compliance

Same Day

Setup Time

Unlimited

Subcontractors

Hundreds

of KPIs auto-tracked

89%

Time saved on reporting

5 min

Setup per sub

Per-Sub Costs Add Up Fast

Annual cost with 20 subcontractors

Platform A$0/yr
$400/sub
Platform B$0/yr
$300/sub
Platform C$0/yr
$150/sub
Plan of Day$0/yr
$0/sub — FREE

Sub Risk Intelligence — Cost Savings Start with Visibility

These KPIs auto-populate from daily voice reports — included in your subscription at no extra cost.

Risk Concentration

POD
MEDIUM
0%TOP SUB SHARE135d critical path
Ironclad Steel33%
Apex Electrical24%
Summit Mechanical21%
Coastal Concrete13%
Pacific Plumbing9%
Top Share0%
Avg Reliability0%
Unreliable5
Moderate risk — Ironclad Steel holds 33% of 135 critical path days

Progress Claim Delta

POD
5/7 within ±5%
$0Curtain WallMEP MechanicalStructural SteelConcrete WorkFire ProtectionInterior FinishElectricalNet
Over-billed
Under-billed
Net Total
Running Total
Over-Billed0
Under-Billed0
Within Tolerance0
Max Variance$0
2 line items over-billed beyond 5% tolerance.

Why Free Access Changes Everything

Upload Links, Not Licenses

Generate a link, send via text. Sub taps, speaks, done. No login, no password, no training.

Unlimited Subs

Add every sub on every project. No budget decisions about who "deserves" access.

Risk Visibility

See which subs hold too much critical-path exposure and where over-reliance creates risk.

AI Claim Verification

AI compares claimed progress against daily-reported progress. Flag over-billing before pay apps.

Safety Compliance

Every sub's safety data feeds your dashboard. No separate safety reporting workflow.

Same-Day Deployment

Generate links in the morning. 90%+ of subs report by afternoon. No implementation project.

“We were paying $6,400 a year for sub licenses on our old platform. Half of them never logged in. With POD, every sub reports every day — and it costs us nothing extra.”

— VP of Operations, Mid-Market GC

Frequently Asked Questions

Stop Paying for Sub Access

$0 per sub. Unlimited subs. Better data than paid platforms.

Last updated: March 2026