Features

Everything a job-based business runs on, in one place

Estimating, job management, scheduling, timesheets, purchase orders, documents, invoicing, payments and analytics, connected so each step picks up where the last one left off.

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Job board with status counts and open jobs

How it fits together

From quote to final payment

Universal Workflow keeps one record for each job. The estimate becomes the job, the job drives the schedule, purchase orders and hours, and the invoice is created from the same record.

  1. Customer inquiry. Add the customer and what they need as a new job. Their details carry into every document. Job management
  2. Create estimate. Price materials, labour and services from your library, with tax, discount and deposit. Estimating & quoting
  3. Approve & create job. When the customer says yes, the same job moves to Approved. Nothing is retyped. Job board
  4. Schedule & track work. Book crews on the planner, order materials and log hours against the job. Scheduling & planner
  5. Generate invoice. Create the invoice from the job and send it with your ways to pay. Invoicing & payments
  6. Receive & record payment. Online payments mark the job paid; record e-Transfers and cheques by hand. Invoicing & payments

Win the work

Price jobs accurately and send professional documents.

Estimating & quoting

Price jobs from your real material, labour and service costs

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Documents

Eight document types, branded, from one job

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Run the work

Track jobs, schedule crews, record hours and order materials.

Job management

Every job, its customer, files and history in one record

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Job board

Statuses, owners and dates for every open job

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Scheduling & planner

Book crews by day, week or month

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Timesheets & mileage

Hours by job, overtime, approvals, payroll export

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Purchase orders

Supplier orders and invoices tied to each job

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Get paid and grow

Invoice, take payments, see your numbers and control access.

Invoicing & payments

Invoices, deposits and online payments

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Job costing & analytics

Revenue, costs and profit per job and period

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Team roles & permissions

Decide who can see and change what

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FAQ

Questions about features

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What is estimating and job management software?

Software that covers a job from the first quote to the final payment: pricing the work, tracking it as a job, scheduling crews, recording costs and hours, creating documents and invoicing. Universal Workflow does all of these in one connected place.

Do I need every feature?

No. Start with quoting and the job board, and add scheduling, timesheets, purchase orders and payments when you need them. Everything is in the same app.

Which features are on the Free plan?

Quotes, work orders and invoices, the job board, the planner, timesheets and mileage, and online payments (1% per payment), for 1 user and 20 new jobs a month. Every new account gets Growth features free for 14 days.

Does it connect to QuickBooks?

Growth and Premium include QuickBooks Online integration for invoices and payment status, and purchase orders can be sent as bills.

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Try every feature free for 14 days

Every new account gets Growth features for 14 days, then keeps the Free plan for as long as you like.

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