Drywall Estimating Software
Werx is the office software for drywall contractors who want to bid fast and protect margins. Build estimates, run AIA-style and progress billing, track job costs, and capture field time. Then sync it all to QuickBooks.
- Fast estimates and proposals
- AIA-style and progress billing with retainage
- Two-way QuickBooks Online sync
Stop the busywork
Estimate and bill drywall work without the spreadsheets
Drywall is a bidding game, then a billing game on a schedule of values. When estimates and pay apps live in spreadsheets, you bid slow and get paid slow. And the slow pay is industry wide: in [Billd's 2026 National Subcontractor Market Report](https://billd.com/resources/2026-market-report/), 64% of subcontractors reported slow payment from GCs, waiting an average of 51 days.
- Estimate in Excel
- Build pay apps by hand
- Change orders unbilled
- Job costs after the fact
- Estimate fast in Werx
- G702 and G703 style pay apps built for you
- Change orders billed
- Job costs in real time
Werx gets drywall contractors out of spreadsheets. Estimate, bill AIA and progress, track job costs, and get paid in one app.
The money side of a drywall business for $49 a month
Construction billing and job costing platforms publish entry prices from $149 to $599 a month, with per-user fees up to $20 and features like job costing often gated to higher tiers (as of July 2026). Werx takes the opposite approach: flat plans from $49 a month, every feature on every plan, and users are $6.
For a drywall shop, that is less than one small patch job a month to run the entire office side. See pricing for the full breakdown, or compare Werx to the platforms you are looking at.
- Every feature on every plan, from day one
- Estimates, AIA-style and progress billing, and job costing included
- Users are $6 a month, time-only users $4, no caps
- No contracts, 14-day free trial, no credit card
Where drywall contractors lose money
Most lost margin hides in estimating and billing. Here is where it slips, and how Werx catches it.
Slow bids lose work
A late estimate loses the job. Build clean estimates fast and send them for online approval.
EstimatesPay apps stuck in Excel
GCs want G702 and G703 style pay apps. Werx builds them from your schedule of values.
AIA billingRetainage you forget to chase
Retainage of 5 to 10 percent adds up across jobs. Werx tracks it on every pay app.
Progress billingUnbilled change orders
Extra work in the field often never gets billed. Werx turns field tickets into billable change orders.
Change ordersNo live job costs
Without real-time costs, labor overruns hit late. Werx shows budget versus actual by cost code.
Job costingFeatures that move your drywall business forward
Werx gives drywall contractors the office tools to bid, bill, and get paid. Each one is built for trade work, not borrowed from a generic app.
- Itemized and proposal estimates
- Progress billing
- AIA-style billing
- Schedule of values and retainage
- Change order tracking
- Field time tracking
- Job costing
- Job profitability
- Purchase orders
- RFIs and submittals
- QuickBooks integration
- Online payments
Bill an AIA-style pay app and get paid
Drywall work bills on a schedule of values, not a flat invoice. Werx builds the G702 and G703 style pay application for you.
Set percent complete on each line. Werx calculates retainage and the current payment due. No spreadsheet, no math errors.
Send the pay app to the GC through a branded portal. They review and pay online. Learn more about AIA billing and what AIA billing is.
How a commercial drywall job bills in Werx
Take a $96,000 drywall package on a two story office fit-out. The GC pays monthly on percent complete, holding 10 percent retainage until the punch list clears. Your schedule of values in Werx might look like this:
| SOV line | Scheduled value | % complete | Earned to date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metal stud framing | $24,000 | 100% | $24,000 |
| Hang drywall | $30,000 | 75% | $22,500 |
| Tape and finish | $28,000 | 25% | $7,000 |
| Texture and touch-up | $14,000 | 0% | $0 |
| Total | $96,000 | 56% | $53,500 |
Set those percentages and Werx produces the G702 and G703 style pay application: $53,500 earned, $5,350 held as retainage, prior billings netted out, and the amount due this month calculated line by line. If the GC adds a corridor or changes a ceiling detail, the approved change order shows up on the next pay app without any spreadsheet surgery. To go deeper, read our guides on the schedule of values and WIP reporting.
Send a pay app your GC can pay online
Your GC opens a clean, branded pay application. They see the schedule of values, retainage, and the amount due. They pay by card or ACH, and you get the cash sooner.
Software that runs the money side of your drywall business
From the first estimate to the final payment, Werx keeps your billing, costs, and cash in one place.
Estimates and proposals
Build itemized estimates or proposals with markup and tax. Send for online approval, then turn the won bid into a project.
AIA-style and progress billing
Bill by percent complete on G702 and G703 style pay apps, with retainage handled for you.
Schedule of values
Bill large jobs in phases against the SOV, with retainage tracked at end of project.
Job costing and profit
Track budget versus actual by cost code, including material and labor. See margin on every job.
Change orders
Capture extra work in the field, get it approved, and roll it into your next pay app.
Field time tracking
Crews log time by job and cost code from the Werx Field App. Labor cost updates in real time.
Free tools for drywall estimating and billing
No signup, no catch. Use them on your next bid, and keep the branded PDF.
Drywall calculator
Sheets, joint compound, and screws for the space you are bidding, with waste built in.
Count the boardsSchedule of values builder
Build your SOV online with live math, or grab the blank Excel template.
Build an SOVAIA-style pay app builder
A G702 and G703 style pay application with retainage math and a clean PDF.
Build a pay appMarkup vs margin calculator
See the price, profit, markup, and margin before the bid goes out.
Check your marginLabor burden calculator
Find the true hourly cost of a hanger or finisher, taxes and comp included.
Find your burdenMaterial takeoff template
A clean sheet for quantities and costs before they hit the estimate.
Get the template
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Why drywall contractors choose Werx
Most field apps skip the hard part: real billing and job costing. Werx is built for it.
Built for the trades
Made for contractors who bid and bill commercial work, not a plain invoice tool.
Real AIA-style billing
G702 and G703 style pay apps with retainage. Most small-shop tools cannot do this.
Know your margin
Live job costs and profit on every job, so you catch losses while you can still fix them.
Works with QuickBooks
Two-way sync with QuickBooks Online on every plan, at no extra cost.
One office system
Estimates, billing, costs, time, and payments in one place. No juggling apps.
Bill the job in Werx, close the month in QuickBooks
You do not have to move your books to get better billing. Werx connects to QuickBooks Online and syncs invoices, pay apps, payments, and expenses in both directions. You bid and bill drywall work in Werx while your accountant keeps working in the system they know, and nothing gets keyed twice.
Drywall bidding and billing guides worth your time
Written for the office side of a drywall business. No fluff.
What is AIA billing?
G702 and G703 pay applications explained, for subs on commercial fit-outs.
Read the guideTurn an estimate into a schedule of values
Get from won bid to billable SOV without rebuilding the numbers.
Read the guidePrice jobs for profit: markup vs margin
The difference that quietly costs contractors money on every bid.
Read the guideWIP reports and percentage of completion
Know whether the job is really ahead or behind before the last board hangs.
Read the guideRetainage in construction billing
What the GC is holding, and how to get it back on time.
Read the guidePay app rejected? Run this checklist
Fix the usual kickback reasons and resubmit fast.
Read the checklistWhat is drywall estimating software?
Drywall estimating software is an office tool that handles estimates, billing, job costs, and payments for drywall companies. It replaces spreadsheets and paper for the money side of the business.
The trade is bigger than most people think. The Census Bureau's 2023 County Business Patterns counts 20,760 drywall and insulation contractor establishments in the U.S., and BLS 2024-34 projections show 103,100 drywall and ceiling tile installers and tapers employed in 2024, growing 4 percent by 2034 with about 7,700 openings a year at a May 2025 BLS median wage of $58,930. Winning work in that field comes down to fast bids and clean pay apps.
Werx is built for drywall work. Bid fast with itemized estimates, then bill on a schedule of values with progress and AIA-style billing and track retainage.
Track labor from the field, see job costs in real time, and sync to QuickBooks. You bid, bill, and get paid from one place.
FAQ - Drywall Estimating Software
Is Werx drywall estimating software?
Yes. Build itemized estimates and proposals fast, send them for online approval, and turn the won bid into a project.
Does Werx do AIA billing for drywall contractors?
Yes. Werx builds G702 and G703 style pay applications from your schedule of values, with retainage handled for you.
Can Werx do job costing for drywall jobs?
Yes. Werx tracks budget versus actual by cost code, including material and labor, with projected and to-date profit.
Can I bill by progress?
Yes. Bill large jobs by percent complete on a schedule of values, with retainage tracked to the end.
Can Werx track change orders?
Yes. Capture extra work in the field, get it approved, and roll it into your next pay app.
Does Werx sync with QuickBooks?
Yes. Werx syncs two ways with QuickBooks Online. Invoices, payments, and expenses flow into your books, included on every plan.
Is Werx drywall contractor software or just estimating?
The whole money side. Beyond estimates, Werx runs AIA-style pay apps, progress billing, retainage, change orders, job costing, field time, and online payments for drywall contractors.
How do drywall contractors estimate a job?
Most price by the square foot of board, split into hang, tape and finish, and texture, with labor and material rates for each. In Werx you build that as an itemized estimate, then turn the won bid into a schedule of values you bill against.
Does Werx do drywall takeoffs from plans?
No. Werx does not measure drawings on screen. You bring the quantities, and Werx handles the estimate, the schedule of values, the pay apps, and the job costs from there.
What accounting software do drywall contractors use?
Usually QuickBooks Online for the books, paired with a trade platform for bids, pay apps, and job costing. Werx fills the trade role and syncs two ways with QuickBooks, so nothing is entered twice.
What is drywall estimating software?
Drywall estimating software is the office tool that handles bids, billing, job costs, and payments for a drywall company. Some tools stop at the takeoff; Werx covers the money side, from fast itemized estimates to schedule of values pay apps with retainage and live job costs.
How much does Werx cost for a drywall business?
Plans start at $49 a month with every feature included, and extra users are $6 a month. There is no contract and no feature gating. Start with a [14-day free trial](/pricing/), no credit card required.
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