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[Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated October 21st, 2026 # Reviews of eSUB Ease of use 4.3 Customer Service 4.6 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews FR Fernanda R Accounts PayableConstruction, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “ESUB reflects labor hours met at the actual job sites and being able to attach paperwork makes it easy for everyone here at Volter.“ May 22, 2026 PM Peter M Project ManagerConstruction, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Hate when your time-out occurs and you lose communication with eSUB and have to log back in.“ June 17, 2026 CM Chris M Project ManagerConstruction, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Love the reports feature so we can share with our clients“ July 14, 2026 CM Carolina M Assistant Project ManagerConstruction, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “We have found a few issues, but nothing the help team cannot give information on it.“ February 13, 2025 AP Ashley P Senior Project ManagerConstruction, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “I enjoy the way that all of the information and documentation for a project is located in one place.“ April 8, 2025 IS Ian S PEConstruction, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Innovation has seemed to lag when compared to competitors.“ January 16, 2025 FR Fernanda R Accounts PayableConstruction, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “My experience with eSUB , has been easy and productive.“ May 22, 2026 JP Jonathan P ForemanConstruction, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “The delay I get on finishing a daily report and the process of deleting a crew if needed“ January 3, 2024 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 256 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Hogan H. Vice President Used the software for: ### "eSub delivers a quality product that is easy to use and meets all of our needs." July 17, 2015 5.0 eSub provides a great cloud-based solution that meets all of our project management and project tracking needs. As a subcontractor, it was nice to finally find a software solution that is tailored to the needs of subs and our work flow. It is easy to use and it has been easily adopted by all of our users, both in the office and in the field. I find that it covers all of the processes of a subcontracting workflow simply, but it is not simplistic. It is a sophisticated piece of software that has increased our internal efficiency and our external "appearance" to our clients. The only small complaint I've had so far with this software is the inability to share some common project submittal information between old and new projects, but this would be a great extra, not a deal killer at all. We have been very happy with eSub's continued enhancements and their technical support staff is very helpful and very easy to get a hold of. I'd rate their support team among the best that I've encountered over the years. If you are a subcontracting firm looking for project management/project tracking software, eSub provides a great solution and is a great value for the price. I'd highly recommend it. Review Source CD Chris D. Project Manager Construction Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great product at a great price point" February 1, 2023 4.0 Consolidation of platforms, document control and ease of field to office and office to field communications. no more delays between information Pros eSub has a bundle of features that fit exactly what we need at our company. Cons With the upcoming switch from 1.0 cloud to 2.0 cloud we will have all the features we need. Alternatives considered [Procore](https://www.capterra.com/p/56250/Procore/)[RAKEN](https://www.capterra.com/p/153591/RAKEN/) Reason for choosing eSUB Esub is an all inclusive support driven product designed for the subcontractor. Its the best all-in-one for the price and geared toward construction projects not service jobs. Switched from [Dropbox](https://www.capterra.com/p/143068/Dropbox-Business/)[RAKEN](https://www.capterra.com/p/153591/RAKEN/) To consolidate all the platforms into one Review Source SH Sydney H. Contract Administrator Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: 2+ years ### "eSUB Review" February 1, 2023 3.0 The system works a lot better than it did a year ago. It used to take forever to open Timecard Management or wouldn't open at all and I was having to manually enter payroll, but now I don't have that problem. Pros The export feature so time doesn't have to be manually entered in our Payroll system Cons I have to open each and every single job each week to save the Daily Reports and to know what jobs need to be included to export and it takes quite a bit of time. It would be nice if you could just populate daily reports created that week. Review Source NM Nick M. Project Manager Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Esub Use Review" December 26, 2023 5.0 Very good. Pros Everything. Its easy to use, User Friendly & Multifunctional. It also serves as a great Daily Construction Report tool & platform for managing day to day activities as a record. Cons Nothing Yet. Switched from [Procore](https://www.capterra.com/p/56250/Procore/) Ease of use and Ease of Access from anywhere for myself and all our company users. Review Source GH Garrett H. President Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "eSUB is a great tool for Subcontractors" February 1, 2023 5.0 The team at eSUB has been very helpful. We even attended the bootcamp, which really helped a couple of our team members become more comfortable with the software. I would encourage every subcontractor that purchases eSUB to send a representative or two from to it. Pros The ease of use and how it really dialed in our document control. Our daily reports are standardized now, our PO's can be monitored by our Purchaser and Accounts Payable, our Change Orders are easier to read, and equipment is tracked now. We are able to forecast labor and hold the team to it since hours are always current. eSUB has been very beneficial to our team. Cons Some of the formats or layouts we didn't like right away, but those have improved through the years and should really look great in the next version of eSUB. Alternatives considered [Procore](https://www.capterra.com/p/56250/Procore/)[Viewpoint Vista](https://www.capterra.com/p/239335/Vista/) Reason for choosing eSUB eSUB is geared toward subcontractors and we had faith in the eSUB team. Review Source BD Brian D. Construction Management Food & Beverages Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "My Time with eSUB" February 6, 2023 5.0 Better than anything I have ever used to track project progress Pros I like the simplicity of getting in to review projects in progress. Cons It difficult to upload pictures of work in progress - Biggest complaint from Team Members Switched from [Microsoft Excel](https://www.capterra.com/p/176574/Excel/) It was already done when I started with A&B Processing Review Source PB Patryk B. PM Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Elite Exteriors " February 1, 2023 5.0 Good - customer support and over all base for running and managing the project from the office. Pros Document management and history of emails. Cons High entry level for not that tech savy workers. Alternatives considered [Procore](https://www.capterra.com/p/56250/Procore/) Reason for choosing eSUB Value for the money and modules more suitable for subcontractor. Review Source JT Justin T. Principal Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "My Review" January 20, 2022 4.0 ESUB allows for real time integration between the office and job sites, and Esub maintains a long archive of completed projects for reference. Pros Submittal tracking and change order tracking. Cons I don't like not being able to upload/ capture project information directly from Microsoft Outlook including email content and attachments. Switched from [Procore](https://www.capterra.com/p/56250/Procore/) ESub is more subcontractor centric and is not littered with features that are not applicable to subcontractors. Review Source AD Ashley D. Manager Construction Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "eSUB" February 5, 2023 3.0 Pros It's online. It has a visual graphic to represent hours used versus budget Cons Phases are not listed numerically, along with many other things where it would make sense. Unable to copy an employees timecard over from the previous week- or hold a default timecard that you could fill in - with an appearance like an excel sheet which would save a lot of time for entry. Unable to export phases for time keeping- which causes manual entry at the end. Everything has to be manually entered. Switched from [hh2 Remote Payroll](https://www.capterra.com/p/168292/Remote-Payroll/) They thought it would provide better budget versus hours status Review Source mS matt S. project manager Glass, Ceramics & Concrete Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Worth every penny" February 1, 2023 4.0 this is the perfect tool for simple managers to keep track of their projects with. Pros the majority of the features are intuitive and not complicated Cons the inability to integrate with Quickbooks (our accounting software) Alternatives considered [CMiC](https://www.capterra.com/p/39271/CMiC/) Reason for choosing eSUB its less complicated and CMIC still has similar issues working with our current platforms. Review Source EG Ebony G. HR-PAYROLL DIRECTOR Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "keeps improving " December 23, 2022 4.0 From when I personally started using eSUB, back in 2015, I have never felt uneasy about the software. I have always had the confidence in using the software because of the very first and initial meeting, deployment, and support I have received from the eSUB support team and those special people who have managed our account! When you take the time to show a customer/user how your product can impact their productivity and success in a positive way, you've gained more than their business, you've gained loyalty! Pros Our 7 year partnership with eSUB has been an inspiring one! Over the years we have seen improvements in the software and when we have questions, concerns, or need further instruction for use of eSUB, we are able to get a response and dedicated support! Cons The software currently is not fully customizable, but we have been assured that this is all changing once eSUB 2.0 is fully released and available for us to deploy all phases. Review Source JC Joshua C. Project Manager Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "ESUB Software Review" December 20, 2021 5.0 Overall ESUB has been great, any issue we come accross is handled quickly by their tech support and their client success managers make sure to stay on top of any issues to make sure they get resolved in a timely manner. Pros It is very user friendly, for the older people within the company who are not tech savvy it is easy for them to figure out how to use it. The tabs are well organized and the document tracking is awesome. Cons The only real con that I have is that it does not integrate with Sage 300 very well, it does the basic integration but there are a lot of things that could be worked on so that Sage and ESUB can communicate back and forth better. For example when you enter a purchase order into Sage 300 it will transfer it to ESUB but if you enter a purchase order change order it will not transfer so you have to manually enter it into both Sage & ESUB. Review Source MM Michael M. Upper management Construction Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great product " September 5, 2024 5.0 Awesome, easy to keep up with time, materials and cost. Love it. Pros We’ve had esub for some years now and I love it. Easy to use and very accurate. Cons Nothing that I can think of. Everyone is different. I would say give it a try. Review Source Response from eSUB September 6, 2024 Hi Michael, thanks for the great review! We're excited you gave us a 10/10 would recommend and wanted to share our new referral program—earn up to $550 for each qualified referral. Ask your CSM or email Marketing@eSUB.com for more information! JM Joseph M. Project Manager Construction Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "It works!" February 1, 2023 4.0 eSub has been a good product from my point of view. Pros The documents that you can upload into eSub make it easy for the field people to have access to important documents to complete the project. Cons From a mobile prospective, when we need to write purchase orders a search option would be nice rather than having to scroll down though every vendor we have listed. Review Source mD melissa D. Project Accountant Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "esub construction management" February 1, 2023 4.0 We STILL HAVE TO USE OUR ACCOUNTING SYSTEM AND THEY DO NOT COMMUNICATE....SOMETHING WE ARE WORKING ON INTEGRATING Pros purchasing is really easy to direct emails to the vendor and project managers Cons Maybe NOT AS MANY CUSTOM REPORTS AVAILABLE. SUBCONTRACTS WOULD BE NICE IF WE COULD SAVE OUR WRITTEN CONTRACT AND WITH THE VENDOR CONTACT INFORMATION AND PRICING HAVE IT AUTO FILL TO OUR CUSTOM FORM....MAYBE YOU CAN DO THAT AND I JUST NEED MORE TRAINING TO UTILIZE IT. Review Source EP Eric P. PRESIDENT Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "If you are not using PM software you are losing money" February 2, 2023 5.0 Communication between the field/project manager/ and accounting. We're truly capturing dollars that used to be lost. Very happy with eSub and recommend it to all of my "friendly" colleagues. Pros The software has allowed us to communicate efficiently between the operations in the field and the project manager. More efficiently capturing change order dollars that used to be lost. Cons I understand why the system is so robust but there ought to be a way to streamline e-mailing documents to general contractors. Once it is initially set up on the first e-mail it should not be that I MUST make the same selections every time. Default should be to include support documents. Subject line for change order e-mails should be the project/CO#/CO Subject. Review Source CW Chris W. IT Manager Construction Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Worth every penny, wish we started using eSub sooner" February 6, 2018 5.0 Saved thousands of dollars on support and field production time. Pros We came to eSub after a horrid experience with another vendor that claimed they would "simplify" my life and save us countless hours and money. After 12 months with thousands and thousands of dollars spent on support and wasting way too many hours to admit without profound embarrassment, I made the choice to abandon the failing attempt and give eSub a try. I tested eSub for a few months before making a complete shift to their platform and the only regret is I did not do it sooner. The conversion was smooth, the training was on point and the relationship is that of a partner not a parasite looking to milk us dry with a poorly engineered and supported product. We have saved thousands of dollars, countless productive field hours and I don't spend my entire day managing our management software. Feel free to look us up with any questions. Cons If forced to submit a "con", the only thing that we have requested, from time to time, is a custom form or a modification to the way items are displayed. BUT... this is because we are trying to preserve OUR method. The eSub method is not flawed, we are making the request. The support team is still extremely responsive and I really don't see this as a con. Review Source CF Carly F. Project Coordinator Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Good Software" February 1, 2023 4.0 Pros I typically use E-sub to generate submittals, purchase orders and change orders. It's super effective for this, as i can attach documents to the submittal as well and it helps keep me organized and have all of my submittals in one place. Cons Sometimes the software can be glitchy and will not allow me to add certain files/takes a long time to load. Switched from [Procore](https://www.capterra.com/p/56250/Procore/) Cost reasons. Review Source DV Denise V. Project Manager Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Commercial Flooring Contractor and Acoustical Ceilings" February 1, 2023 5.0 We utilize the daily reports but it would be great if the pictures on those reports could be used for multiple things (as in, adding pics to the change orders prove damages by other trades, etc). If you add to field reports you can glen from there but it would be great if we could also add from daily reports. Pros That the Purchase Orders tied to a project and show cost associated Cons The only "true" cost would be to tie labor cost to each project and the integration with Quick Books is lacking for eSub. Review Source BW Brad W. Project Manager Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "eSUB rocks" May 25, 2023 5.0 Pros We're able to better manage the hours on the job along with the cost on the job with using eSUB. Cons I wish we could create folders to save pictures to help separate the different files. I.E. Folder Building 1 then another folder inside of that one called Column A then another folder inside of that one called A1 then I can put pictures inside of that folder. Review Source AS Ari S. PE Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Review of eSub" October 8, 2024 4.0 Pros Functionality decent. Good all in one solution. Cons UX (hard to learn, too many clicks/wait time for numerous operations). Poor mobile support. Review Source TH Tom H. Project Manager Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Esub user for years " February 1, 2023 3.0 It has been beneficial but always need improvement. Pros Daily Reports features but if the Foreman don't document they are still useless. Cons Not being able to be specific with change order cost codes per project. not being able to create a GC contact list from all ongoing projects . Review Source EZ Erick Z. Project Engineer Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Review" February 1, 2023 5.0 Pros I love the logs and how everything is organized from most recent to oldest. This function is quite good. Cons File upload is capped off at 25MB. Bigger size uploads and previous for those files would be really helpful. Especially on a mobile app. In addition, the rates for change orders need to be saved. This feature is in use, however it affects all projects (including past projects). LAUSD projects have different costs in comparison to other projects.. So adding a keyword that will save these costs in the future would be very helpful in the long run. Review Source SW Seth W. Project Manager Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "eSub" February 1, 2023 4.0 overall ok product, could use updates to enhance experience Pros employee timecard tracking, ability to send documents out of eSub via email Cons options/features are hard to find, change orders and purchase orders clunky Review Source DR Dan R. Project Manager Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Medium Sized Subcontractor using esub" July 9, 2015 4.5 Pros The simplicity of Esub is one of the best aspects, the repetitive nature of the system allows anyone to pick it up easily. The tracking and logging of submittals, RFIs, change orders is great. In using other project management systems, they tend to over complicate the interface where as Esub is straight forward and easy to use. Within the system the ability to attach files and use the emailing "@esubdocs" allows all aspects of the project to be documented within the system so that everything you need is all one place. Recently we have started to build our database for cha nge orders and manpower which has allowed us to use the system for logging and tracking of outstanding, approved and voided CORs which allows us to keep track of everything, which is especially helpful on larger projects where we have up to 50 CORs. Cons One aspect we would like to change is the fact that we cannot erase if there is an error made in the submission, we understand the reason, however it would be a nice option if the admin of the system could erase. Another component that we do not use is the drawings logging section, it is too cluttered, we keep track of the drawings through the submissions, which works great for us. Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.