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Raken alternative

Replace Raken. And the rest.

Raken is a field app, and in the Reddit threads we read, several people in the trade call it simple and built for daily reports. TradeMade builds your whole company into one system, around how you already work: lead tracking and follow-up, sales orders, estimates, budgets, purchasing, job costing and billing, with your daily reports built in.

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What Raken does well

Credit where it's due.

Raken lists daily reports, time tracking, production tracking, safety and quality, RFIs and change orders, and it connects to accounting and project management tools.

Made for the field

Raken says it was designed field-first. In the Reddit threads we read, several people in construction call it simple and built for daily reports.

A price you can see

Raken publishes its plans and per-user prices, so you can work out your bill before you talk to anyone.

If it's all you need, keep it

If Raken is the only software you pay for and it covers the job, a custom build won't pay for itself. We'll tell you so.

The description of Raken comes from its own website, viewed November 5, 2026. The comment about daily reports summarizes posts on Reddit by people in construction; we leave out names and links to protect the posters. The posters are not our clients and do not endorse us.

Side by side

The report, or the whole job.

What Raken lists on its own website, against what a TradeMade system can cover.

What your company needsRakenTradeMade
Price on its pricing page$23 to $59 per user a month, billed annuallyPublished formula, priced against what you pay today
Daily reports, time and safetyYes; time and safety on the Performance planBuilt to your own forms and sign-offs
Leads and CRMNot listed in its featuresYes, if you want it
Estimates and contractsNot listed in its featuresYes, if you want it
Purchase orders and customer invoicesNot listed in its features; it lists accounting integrationsYes, if you want it
Your data in accounts in your nameNot stated on its pricing pageYes
Who decides what changes in the productRakenYou

Raken's website, viewed November 5, 2026, lists a Basic plan at $23 and a Performance plan at $59 per user a month in USD, billed annually, with a three-user minimum and 5% off at five users and 10% off at ten. "Not listed" means we did not find it among the features on Raken's website; ask Raken what it covers today. Raken is a trademark of its owner. TradeMade Software is not affiliated with or endorsed by Raken.

What we build, and what it replaces

What we build instead.

One system built around how your company already works. These are the layers contractors tend to need most, and we can build others. See what we build for contractors.

  1. Layer 01 · Field

    Daily reports crews will fill out

    Today's job, crew, hours, quantities, photos and issues in a few taps, and the office has the report without chasing anyone.

    Replaces
    • Paper logs
    • Daily report apps
  2. Layer 02 · Pipeline

    Lead tracking, follow-up and sales orders

    Every lead tracked from first contact, follow-ups that go out on their own with consent on record, and a won job turned into a sales order without anyone typing it twice.

    Replaces
    • Rented CRMs
    • Lead spreadsheets
  3. Layer 04 · Paper

    Estimates, contracts and change orders

    Priced from your own cost book, signed inside the system, with every change order tied back to the budget line it moves.

    Replaces
    • Estimating spreadsheets
    • E-signature services
  4. Layer 05 · Jobs

    Schedules, crews, equipment and materials

    Who is on which site, what equipment is there, and what is due on the truck, on one job record that field and office both see.

    Replaces
    • Project management apps
    • Whiteboards
  5. Layer 08 · Money

    Purchasing, job costing and billing

    Purchase orders against the budget, committed and actual cost on every job, and progress billing in the format your customers require.

    Replaces
    • Cost spreadsheets
    • Add-on finance modules
  6. Layer 09 · Numbers

    The owner's dashboard

    Every job, what it was bid at, what it has cost and what has been billed, on one screen, with no one building the report by hand.

    Replaces
    • Weekly spreadsheets
  7. Layer 13 · Office

    Submittals, permits and paperwork

    Submittals, RFIs, permits, insurance certificates and lien waivers filed on the job, with reminders before anything lapses.

    Replaces
    • Shared drives
    • Email folders
  8. The whole stack

    TradeMade. One system.

    Every layer works as one, with your data moved over for you. You pick the layers your business needs, and the full list is on the home page.

What it really costs

Raken's price is on the page. So is ours.

Raken on its own is a modest bill. The number to compare is everything you pay for together: Raken plus estimating, project management, the accounting add-ons and the spreadsheets that fill the gaps.

  • $23/userRaken Basic, per user a month, billed annually, three-user minimum.Raken pricing page, November 2026
  • $59/userRaken Performance, which adds time tracking, production tracking, safety and quality.Raken pricing page, November 2026
  • $531/moTen users on Performance, after Raken's 10% discount.Raken pricing page, November 2026
  • Our formulaAbout 70% of a year's software spend to build, then 10% to run, never under $1,500 a month.TradeMade pricing, October 2026

Ask Raken for a written quote that covers every user and the term, then add the other software you rent alongside it.

The math

The five-year picture.

An example: a contractor paying $5,000 a month for Raken and everything around it, the estimating tool, the project management software, the CRM, the website. The build is about $42,000, paid over the first year, so about $3,500 a month. After that, running it is $1,500 a month. Once those bills stop, they pay less every month, with one system that does far more and the busywork automated.

Today, five years$300,000$5,000 a month
TradeMade, five years$114,000About $3,500 a month in year one, then $1,500 a month, plus AI usage at cost, for the whole system

Bigger company? The gap grows. At $20,000 a month, the build is about $168,000 and running it is $2,000 a month: about $264,000 over five years against $1.2 million. At $50,000 a month, it's about $660,000 against $3 million.

Example only, using our typical figures: the build is about 70% of one year of your current software spend, paid over the first year, with a $35,000 minimum; running it is 10% of that spend, never less than $1,500 a month. It assumes the software being replaced stops when the build starts; any overlap during the move, and anything you keep running, add to these figures. Not a promise for any one business; your Blueprint gives your real number. Work out yours.

What it costs

Priced against what you pay now.

Not a cheaper copy of what you rent. One system that does far more, with the work your team does by hand today automated, priced against what you already pay.

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~70%of one year of what you spend on software today, for the build, paid over the first year. Builds start at $35,000.
10%of that spend to run it after that, never less than $1,500 a month, plus AI usage at cost.
1stWe replace your most expensive software first, so the biggest bill is the first to go.

Percentages are typical figures from our builds and proposals, not a promise for any one business. AI usage is billed at cost and depends on how much your agents do.

Raken and TradeMade

Straight answers.

Is TradeMade a Raken alternative?

Yes, and a wider one. Raken is a field app you rent. TradeMade builds one system around your company that covers your daily reports and parts we did not find among Raken's features, such as lead tracking, estimates and customer invoices.

Can we keep Raken?

We'd build your daily reports into the system, so everything sits on one record. If your crews won't give Raken up, it lists integrations and an API on its website, and the Blueprint confirms what can connect.

Can you move our data out of Raken?

We move what Raken lets you export or reach through its API, such as projects, reports, photos and time records, and check it before anything is switched off. We plan the move around your renewal date, and on a TradeMade system your data sits in accounts in your name.

Is it cheaper?

Not if Raken is the only software you pay for. Raken's published prices are low, and a build starts at $35,000. It starts to make sense when you add up everything around it. The build is about 70% of one year of what you spend on software today, paid over the first year. After that, running it costs 10% of that spend, never less than $1,500 a month, plus AI usage at cost. The calculator on our home page shows your own number.

Do we lose anything Raken does today?

The Blueprint maps every Raken feature you actually use, and the build covers those before Raken is canceled. If something you rely on isn't covered yet, you keep Raken until it is.

Who owns the system?

Your data is always yours. You hold a license to run, repair and change your system for your own business, for good, or you can own it outright, quoted case by case. Our trained AI agents stay ours and run as a service.

Bring your Raken invoice.

Free, and a few quick questions. See what we'd build and what it costs. If we can't beat what you have, we'll say so.

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