Simple Pay ApplicationA PAYearned alternative with lien waivers and signatures
A PAYearned alternative that adds lien waivers, signatures and plans sized by users is Simple Pay Application. Monthly plans here start at $27.99 a month or $279.90 a year, and Crew costs $55 a month for 5 users, against PAYearned’s $89 a month or $804 a year as its pricing page read on Nov 13, 2026.
This page puts the two side by side on price and on what each lists, from PAYearned’s own pricing page as read on Nov 13, 2026. That page can change after that date, and the sections below say where it is silent, so a sub can tell a missing feature from a missing line on a page.
Price side by side
PAYearned lists three plans: Free Limited at $0, Monthly Unlimited at $89 a month, and Annual Unlimited at $804 a year, which it shows as $67 a month. Its page states unlimited pay applications on the paid plans and no project limit, and it does not give a number of users. PAYearned figures are from its pricing page, read Nov 13, 2026.
PAYearned’s pricing page, read on Nov 13, 2026, states no number of users. So this page does not pick one plan here as its match. The table sets its monthly price beside Solo, Crew and Company, each with its users and active projects, so a sub can read across by the number of logins and jobs it needs.
| Plan here | Users | Active projects | Price here | PAYearned Monthly Unlimited | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solo | 1 | 15 | $27.99 a month | $89 a month | $61.01 less, 69% |
| Crew | 5 | 50 | $55 a month | $89 a month | $34 less, 38% |
| Company | 15 | 200 | $89 a month | $89 a month | The same price |
PAYearned’s page lists no single purchase; here one project for 30 days is a single payment of $5.99. Its Free Limited plan at $0 has no counterpart here, and the section on it below says what its page lists.
A yearly plan here is billed once for ten months of the monthly price, so Crew yearly is $550, about $46 a month, against the $67 a month PAYearned shows for its annual plan. Company has 15 users at $89 a month, the same as PAYearned’s monthly price. The full list is on the pricing page.
What both do
PAYearned’s page, read Nov 13, 2026, lists unlimited pay apps, continuation sheets and change order sheets on its two paid plans, a stored materials summary, and a company logo. It lists Excel cut and paste on Free Limited, along with unlimited projects, email support and mobile access. Both products cover the core of a pay app:
- A pay application with a summary page and a continuation sheet, with the math done.
- Change orders, shown as their own lines on the continuation sheet here.
- Stored materials, billed as stored here and moved into work as they are installed.
- A company logo on the PDF.
- Excel cut and paste, which PAYearned lists on Free Limited and which brings in the schedule of values here.
The Free Limited plan
PAYearned’s page, as read on Nov 13, 2026, shows a plan named Free Limited at $0. It lists unlimited projects, email support, Excel cut and paste and mobile access for it. What is limited is not stated on the page. That is all this page says about Free Limited, because the limits were not on the page when it was read.
Here there is no plan at $0. The smallest purchase is the single pay app at $5.99, which covers one project for 30 days for one user. After a plan or a single ends the account turns read-only, and everything made stays readable and downloadable.
Where they differ
Each PAYearned item below is from its pricing page as read on Nov 13, 2026. Where the page does not mention something, the cell says so, and that is a statement about the page, not about the product behind it.
| Item | PAYearned, read Nov 13, 2026 | Here |
|---|---|---|
| Lien waivers | Not mentioned on the pricing page | Made from a finished pay app; 12 States print their statute’s wording word for word, other States get our general forms |
| Signatures | E-signature not mentioned on the pricing page | Typed or drawn, or a signing link sent to the signer |
| Users | User seats not mentioned on the pricing page | 1 on Solo, 5 on Crew, 15 on Company, 30 on Contractor Pro |
| Support | Support by telephone in the US listed on the paid plans | Support by email |
| Starting offer | Its pricing page, read Nov 13, 2026, lists a “30 Day Free Trial” on Monthly Unlimited and a “30-day unlimited trial” at the top | None; the single pay app at $5.99 is the first paid step |
| Backup files | Not mentioned on the pricing page | Attached to the pay app and printed into the same PDF |
The sales claim here is the one the price supports: the same pay application and lien waiver work for about 30% less. Against PAYearned’s monthly and yearly prices it holds for Solo and for Crew. It is not a claim that every item on PAYearned’s page is matched.
Who each suits
PAYearned suits a sub who wants to start on a plan at $0, who wants to speak to someone by telephone, or whose need is pay apps, continuation sheets and change order sheets with no lien waivers. Those are the items on its page as read on Nov 13, 2026.
This product suits a sub who sends a lien waiver with the pay app and wants the amount and the through date to come from the same screen. It also suits a sub with an office manager and a PM who each need a login, since Crew has 5 users, and one who wants the monthly price below $89.
How to move your jobs over
A job moves by its schedule of values (SOV). PAYearned lists Excel cut and paste, and the SOV here comes in the same way.
- Open the job’s SOV in Excel, or save it as a CSV file.
- Create the project here and enter the contract sum.
- Copy the rows and paste them in, or upload the CSV file. The app reads the line numbers, descriptions and values.
- Read the difference from the contract sum. The app blocks finishing until the SOV total equals the contract sum to date.
- Make the next pay app, by dollars or by percent, rounded to the cent. Earlier work and earlier payments carry forward from the last finished pay app made here.
Pay apps already finished elsewhere stay there. The schedule of values guide shows what each line holds.
PAYearned comparison questions
How does the price compare with PAYearned?
On PAYearned’s pricing page as read on Nov 13, 2026, Monthly Unlimited is $89 a month and Annual Unlimited $804 a year, and the page gives no number of users. So no single plan here is its match. Beside its $89 a month, Solo is $27.99 for 1 user and 15 active projects, 69% less; Crew is $55 for 5 users and 50, 38% less; and Company is $89 for 15 users and 200, the same price.
Does PAYearned have a plan at $0?
Its pricing page, read Nov 13, 2026, lists a plan named Free Limited at $0 with unlimited projects, email support, Excel cut and paste and mobile access. What is limited is not stated on the page. There is no plan at $0 here.
Does PAYearned include lien waivers?
Its pricing page as read on Nov 13, 2026 does not mention lien waivers, e-signature or user seats. That describes the page, not the product behind it. Here, lien waivers are made from a finished pay app, signatures are typed or drawn, and each plan has a set number of users.
Can I move my schedule of values over?
Yes. Paste the rows from Excel or upload a CSV file. The app shows how far the SOV total is from the contract sum and blocks finishing until the two are equal.
Is there support by telephone here?
No. Support is by email. PAYearned’s page, read Nov 13, 2026, lists support by telephone in the US on its paid plans.
Is there a limit on pay apps?
No. Every monthly plan has unlimited pay apps on its active projects, and the limits are on active projects and users.
What happens to my pay apps if I stop paying?
The account turns read-only. Every pay app, waiver and PDF stays readable and downloadable, and a plan is needed again to make changes.
Sources: FAR 52.232-5, Payments under Fixed-Price Construction Contracts.
Where to read more
The pricing page lists every plan with its limits, the pay application guide works a job through every line, and the lien waiver guide covers the four kinds and the 12 States whose statutes set the wording.
Rival prices and features on this page are from the seller’s own pricing page as read on Nov 13, 2026 and may have changed since.
More comparisons: PayAppHub, PayAppPro and software for AIA’s forms.