The Contractor Codex

Quote. Contract. Bill. Get Paid. This is the future of contracting.

Send a quote in 60 seconds. Get it accepted online. Auto-invoice the deposit. Bill the job in stages as the work gets done. All under your brand, set up in minutes, not months.

Everything You Need

Quick QuotesPick line items, send a PDF and accept link by email. The client accepts online and the deposit invoice goes out automatically.
Bill Your WayDeposits, progress payments by stage, monthly retainers, or the whole job up front. You pick per quote.
Contracts & E-SignaturesSend, sign, and audit contracts in-house, or push them through Docusign.
Setup5 Minutes
ClientsUnlimited
ProjectsUnlimited
PriceFrom $15/mo

See It in Action

Watch the Tour

From a blank screen to a paid deposit, in one take.

Demo video coming soonA quick tour: send a quote, watch it get accepted, and see the deposit land.

Features

Everything a Service Business Needs

From first contact to signed yes, without the back and forth.

Quick Quotes

Send a quote in under a minute: pick a client, drop in line items, hit send. The client gets a branded PDF and an accept link. They can accept, decline, or ask for changes online.

🎙️AI Quote Drafting

Describe the job out loud or in plain words, even from your phone between sites. The assistant maps it to your line items, estimates the materials, and drafts a ready-to-send quote you can adjust before it goes out.

📚Quote Library & Industry Defaults

240+ starter line items across 25 industries, from construction to legal to vet, ready to drop into any quote. Edit prices once, reuse forever.

New: Quick Quotes

From First Click to Paid Deposit in Minutes

A composer built for speed

Five fields, one screen. Drop in a client (or just type their email), pick line items from your library or pricing catalog, hit send. They get a professional branded PDF attached to an email with an accept link.

  • 240+ default line items across 25 industries, ready out of the box
  • Save your own reusable quote rows alongside the defaults
  • Optional add-ons the client opts into at acceptance time
  • Brand-new prospects: no client record needed first
Accept, invoice, pay. Automatically.

The moment a client accepts, the right Stripe invoice goes out. No manual invoice-building afterward. Pay-Now links appear at every client touchpoint: accepted page, receipt email, invoice notification.

  • Five billing modes, from deposit-only to progress stages
  • Retainer on the quote? First month collects at acceptance
  • Clients get portal access automatically to track status
  • Counter-offer and decline flow so prospects can negotiate without phone tag

Billing

Built for How Contractors Actually Bill

Big jobs, billed in stages

Quote a $10,000 job, take a 25% deposit at acceptance, then bill 20% when framing is done and another 30% after inspection. You set the percentages, the portal does the math and keeps the running total honest.

  • Deposit percentage set by you, per quote
  • Bill any percentage at any time as stages complete
  • Always shows what’s been billed and what remains
  • The completion invoice settles exactly the balance, never more
Retainers and recurring, minus the awkward parts

Put a monthly retainer or care plan on the quote and the first month collects at acceptance, right beside the deposit. From month two it bills automatically. Costs the client pays other companies, like hosting or domains, show as estimates so they never look like your charges.

  • First month collected at acceptance, then monthly on autopilot
  • Included hours and overage billing follow your rate rules
  • Provider costs disclosed as estimates, never collected by you
  • Late fees, reminders, and refunds built in

New: Codex

Know Where Every Dollar Stands

Connect your bank and Codex turns raw charges into real job profit, clean reports, and tax-ready numbers.

Your bank feed, sorted by AI

Link up to two business bank accounts and every charge flows in on its own. The AI sorts each one onto the right job or expense category, learns from your corrections, and asks instead of guessing when two jobs are equally likely. Big charges always wait for your say-so.

  • Charges sort themselves onto jobs and expense categories
  • It learns your vendors, so one correction sticks
  • Possible double charges get flagged automatically
  • Real profit per job: what you collected minus what it cost
Reports your accountant will love

Profit and loss for any date range, cash flow month by month, and a one-click Excel tax summary organized by tax line. A “set aside for taxes” card keeps quarterly estimates from sneaking up on you.

  • Profit & loss and cash flow with date filters
  • Excel tax summary mapped to Schedule C lines
  • A running “set aside about $X for taxes” estimate
  • A morning briefing that reads your numbers to you

Contracts

From Quote to Countersigned in One Tool

Built-in signing, audit-grade trails

Build templates once, send in seconds, and let clients sign on any device. Every signature is captured with the timestamp, IP, and device, and bundled into a downloadable audit PDF.

  • Multi-signer with parallel signing and resume-on-abandon
  • Saved signatures for repeat clients
  • Bulk resend, bulk void, and automated reminder emails
  • Quote prospects without an account, then convert in one click
Or hand off to Docusign

Already on Docusign? Connect your account and route any contract through it. The portal stays in sync on its own: signed PDFs are pulled in and statuses update as people sign.

  • Upload any PDF and place the signature fields
  • Statuses update on their own, no refreshing
  • In-flight visibility from the client portal
  • Every update is verified before it touches your records

How It Works

Up and Running in 3 Steps

1
Create Your Organization

Sign up, name your business, upload a logo, and we’ll set up a Stripe account so your clients can pay you (no existing Stripe required). Takes under 5 minutes.

2
Send a Quote

Pick line items from your library or catalog, hit send. The client gets a branded PDF and accept link by email, and a portal account the moment they accept.

3
Auto-Invoice, Track, Get Paid

Stripe invoice fires on accept. Client pays online with one click. Track the work, then bill the balance in stages or all at once, all under your brand.

Simple Pricing

Everything Included. Pay How You Like.

Standard

$15/month

or $12.50/mo billed annually. $150/yr, 2 months free

+ 0.8% service fee on Stripe transactions.

  • Unlimited clients & projects
  • Branded client portal
  • Quick quotes + 240+ line items across 25 industries
  • Auto-invoice on quote accept (5 billing modes)
  • Progress billing for staged jobs
  • Monthly retainers & recurring billing
  • Pay-Now links at every client touchpoint
  • Stripe-powered payments (card & ACH)
  • Contracts & e-signatures
  • Docusign integration
  • Multi-signer workflows
  • Template versioning & rollback
  • Approval & budget workflows
  • Document sharing & notes
  • AI assistants for you and your clients
  • Revenue dashboards
  • Email & in-portal notifications
  • Audit logs & CSV exports
Which plan? It’s just math.

Both plans include every feature. The only difference is the transaction fee. Once you’re billing more than about $2,900 a month, Pro costs you less, and the gap grows from there.

You bill / monthStandard ($15 + 0.8%)Pro ($35 + 0.1%)Winner
$1,000$23.00$36.00Standard
$2,000$31.00$37.00Standard
~$2,900$38.20$37.90Break-even
$5,000$55.00$40.00Pro saves $15/mo
$10,000$95.00$45.00Pro saves $50/mo
$20,000$175.00$55.00Pro saves $120/mo

Figures are the platform cost (subscription + our service fee). Stripe’s own processing fees apply on both plans.

Common Questions

FAQ

What is The Contractor Codex?

The Contractor Codex is a white-label client portal built for contractors, freelancers, and service businesses. You send quotes, sign contracts, track work, and collect payment, all under your own brand and at one URL, instead of stitching together five different SaaS tools.

How much does The Contractor Codex cost?

Two plans, same full feature set. Standard is $15/month (or $150/year, which works out to $12.50/month) with a 0.8% service fee on Stripe transactions. Pro is $35/month (or $360/year, $30/month) with just a 0.1% service fee. Pro is built for established operators billing more than about $2,900/month, where the lower fee more than covers the higher subscription. Both include unlimited clients and projects.

Can I bill a big job in stages?

Yes. Pick deposit plus progress payments when you send the quote. The client pays the deposit when they accept, and you bill any percentage you like as each stage of the work is completed: 20% when framing is done, another 30% after inspection, whatever fits the job. The portal tracks what has been billed and what remains, and the final invoice settles the balance.

Can I sell monthly retainers or care plans?

Yes. Add a retainer or any monthly service to a quote and the first month is collected the moment the client accepts, on the same invoice as the deposit. After that it bills automatically every month. Quotes can also list costs the client pays other companies directly, like hosting or domain renewals, shown as estimates so nobody mistakes them for your charges.

Do I need an existing Stripe account?

No. When you create your organization, The Contractor Codex sets up a Stripe account for you so clients can pay by card or bank transfer and money goes directly to your bank. If you already have Stripe, you can connect that instead.

Does it integrate with Docusign?

Yes. Connect your Docusign account and route any contract through it instead of using the built-in e-signature flow. Signed PDFs flow back into the portal and statuses update on their own, with no polling and no extra clicks.

Can my clients sign contracts on their phone?

Yes. The built-in signing flow works on any device: phone, tablet, or desktop. It supports multiple signers, parallel signing, saved signatures for repeat clients, and a downloadable audit PDF showing the timestamp, IP, and device for every signature.

What kinds of businesses is this built for?

Service businesses where you send a quote, sign a contract, do the work, and bill the client: construction, IT services, legal, consulting, vet clinics, design studios, and similar. The quote library ships with more than 240 starter line items across 25 industries you can edit once and reuse forever.

Can it track my job costs and profit?

Yes. Codex, the built-in money manager, connects to your business bank account (up to two) and pulls in every charge. AI sorts each charge onto the right job or expense category and learns from your corrections, so you see real profit per job: what you collected minus what the job actually cost. You also get profit and loss for any date range, cash flow by month, a one-click Excel tax summary organized by Schedule C line, and a running estimate of what to set aside for taxes.

Is there a free trial?

Yes. Every plan starts with a 30-day free trial. You add a payment method when you pick a plan, and nothing is charged until the trial ends.

What happens after a client accepts a quote?

The right Stripe invoice fires automatically. You pick from five billing modes per quote: deposit only, bill in full now, invoice on completion, deposit plus a completion invoice, or deposit plus progress payments billed in stages. If the quote includes a retainer or monthly service, the first month is collected on the same invoice. The client gets a Pay Now link on the accepted-quote page, in the receipt email, and on every invoice notification.

Stop stitching five tools together. Run your business like it’s the future.

One branded portal for quotes, contracts, billing, and payments. Set up in five minutes. 30-day free trial, and nothing is charged until it ends.

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