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Tenvia Build vs Knowify
The closest comparison in the category: both do contracts, change orders, cost-plus, and progress invoicing. The differences are where the features start, what the bill looks like, and which country the invoicing was built for.
The short version: Knowify is a strong, mature choice for a US trade contractor deep in QuickBooks today. Tenvia Build gives you the job-costing and progress-billing core at $175 per company instead of $329 plus per-user fees, adds bidding and vendor compliance no SMB tool has, and does Canadian holdback properly.
Side by side
| Tenvia Build | Knowify | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Per company, with users and projects never counted | Base + $29/user/mo; tiers gate features |
| Entry price | $95 CAD/mo; commercial control at $175 | $99 USD/mo (1 user); job costing, budgets, and client portal start at $329 (10 users) |
| Job costing | Contract / forecast / actual, committed cost from every award, included at $175. GPS-clocked labour planned | Strong, on the $329 Advanced tier |
| Bid management & vendor network | RFQ → like-for-like leveling → award → e-signed PO | None |
| Vendor compliance docs | Insurance / WSIB / licences with expiry chasing | None |
| Change orders | Each one individually e-signed, credits included | Change orders with approval |
| Canadian holdback | Both kinds withheld on the invoice | Retainage fields; no Construction Act holdback logic |
| QuickBooks Online | Two-way sync, on Scale | Deep two-way sync, shipped |
| Field time entry | Planned, not available yet | Mobile time entry crews are reported to resist |
Where Knowify is stronger today
- Years of QuickBooks Online sync in production, where ours is new
- Years of production maturity on AIA-style progress claims
- US-market fit: sales-tax handling and AIA billing conventions
Where Tenvia Build is stronger
- Whole-company price: $175 flat vs $329 plus $29 per extra user
- Bid it out properly: bid leveling, a vendor network, and compliance documents, none of which Knowify has
- Committed cost lands in the job P&L the moment you award, not when the bill arrives
- Canadian holdback done natively, not approximated with retainage fields
- Every change order individually e-signed, which is the audit trail disputes turn on
Who should pick which
- Pick Knowify if you're a US trade contractor whose accounting lives in QBO and you want a sync with years of production behind it.
- Pick Tenvia Build if you're a Canadian contractor, you bid out trades, or the $329-plus-per-user math doesn't fit a company your size.
All product names are trademarks of their respective owners. Knowify pricing shown is published or reviewer-reported pricing as of September 2026 and may change, so confirm with the vendor. This comparison reflects public information and user reviews. Spot something out of date? Tell us. Last reviewed: September 2026.
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