A-Systems JobView
A-Systems JobView is construction accounting software built around job costing.
What A-Systems JobView is
A-Systems JobView is construction accounting software built around job costing. It compares budgets with actual costs and forecasts cost to complete, while providing General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, and construction payroll. Payroll includes certified and union payroll, multi-state payroll, prevailing wages, and workers’ compensation audit reporting. Job tools cover subcontract management, change orders, bonding reports, AIA draw request information, and job cost reporting. The software also supports progress billing, retainage tracking, commitment tracking, and custom project reporting. Editions are Small Builder Advantage, Standard, and Preferred, with upgrades available. Small Builder Advantage costs $749, paid once; Standard and Preferred prices are quoted based on needs. Inventory, Purchase Orders, Equipment Costing, and DataView are optional modules with an additional charge. JobView is self-hosted on Windows. A fully functional 30-day trial includes every feature. A-Systems offers training, implementation assistance that can include data conversion, and U.S.-based technical support.
Good
- Compares budgets, actuals, and forecast costs
- Includes construction payroll features
- Supports subcontract and change-order management
- Offers progress billing and retainage tracking
- Fully functional 30-day trial
Watch out
- No free plan
- Small Builder Advantage costs $749, paid once
- Optional modules cost extra
- Runs on Windows with self-hosted deployment
Who it suits
It suits commercial and residential construction companies, general contractors, subcontractors, and small builders needing job-cost accounting. Windows users seeking self-hosted deployment and construction payroll tools are the stated audience.
Verdict
JobView combines construction accounting, payroll, job costing, and project controls in a self-hosted Windows package. Its editions, optional modules, trial, and implementation support let contractors choose a configuration around their needs.
Plans and prices
From A-Systems JobView's own pricing page, checked 21 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Small Builder Advantage (SBA) Edition | $749, paid once | entry-level package · job costing, payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable and general ledger · add-ons available · one-time purchase |
| Preferred Edition | Priced on request | top-tier edition · detailed job-costing reports · management overview features |
| Standard Edition | Priced on request | construction accounting package · subcontract management · optional purchase orders, equipment costing, inventory and other modules |
The facts
Each one read from A-Systems JobView's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Accounting
- The product includes General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, job costing, and construction payroll.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Accounts payable
- Accounts-payable functions include invoice distribution across jobs and cost codes, aging, payment selection, duplicate-invoice warnings and 1099 forms.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Accounts receivable
- Accounts-receivable features include trade invoices, progress billings, retention, custom aging periods, repeating invoices and up to 200 invoice line items.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Change orders
- The feature set tracks change-order detail for prime contracts and subcontracts and updates related costs.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Cloud hosting
- A cloud-hosted edition has the same features as the desktop edition and can be accessed anywhere with an internet connection.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Custom reporting
- The optional DataView module creates or edits reports and forms with spreadsheet-style formulas and drill-down capability.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Data access
- Optional ODBC access allows users to export raw JobView data, but the FAQ says it cannot be written back into JobView.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Documentation
- JobView provides context-sensitive online help, a complete online manual, tutorial training and a library of training videos.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Editions
- The maker offers Small Builder Advantage, Standard, and Preferred editions, with upgrades available between editions.checked 7 Oct 2026
- General ledger
- The general ledger provides unlimited fiscal periods, audit trails, bank reconciliation, recurring journals, budgets and multi-company statements.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Historical pricing
- A 2019 CPA Practice Advisor review listed SBA pricing from $79.95 and Preferred pricing at $4,995 at that time.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The vendor lists time-clock integrations with CrewTracks, AboutTime, ExakTime and WorkMax, and says it can build other time-tracking integrations on request.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The maker describes JobView as accounting software for contractors, including commercial and residential construction companies, general contractors, and subcontractors.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Job features
- JobView includes subcontract management, change orders, bonding reports, AIA draw request information, and job cost reporting.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Limit: complexity
- A GetApp reviewer said complex, multi-part workflows were not handled from start to finish to their satisfaction.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Limit: mobile and workflow gaps
- A G2 reviewer reported no mobile support, no electronic routing for payables or payroll items, and difficult, time-consuming WIP updates.checked 21 Oct 2026
- ODBC access
- An optional ODBC feature allows one-way export of raw JobView data for technically skilled users; it cannot write data back into the accounting files.checked 21 Oct 2026
Money
- Billing
- JobView supports invoicing, progress billing, retention handling, AIA draw-request information and automatic billing from job costs.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Job costing
- The system compares budgeted and actual job costs, shows profitability by job phase and forecasts cost to completion.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Job cost reporting
- Reports cover estimated versus actual costs, labor and material costs, profitability and historical job-cost detail.checked 21 Oct 2026
The company
- Company founding
- Builder Magazine states that A-Systems Corporation was founded on May 15, 1978 in Salt Lake City, Utah.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Company headquarters
- Builder Magazine lists A-Systems Corp. at 4141 Highland Drive, Suite 210, Salt Lake City, Utah 84124-2656.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Company history
- A-Systems says it has made software for the construction industry since 1978.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 1978checked 28 Sep 2026
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