Projects vs Projul
Their $399 plan can't send a change order. Our $49 plan can.
Projul sells the same idea we do — one flat price for the company, no per-user fees. The difference is what the entry plan actually does, and what the year costs to find out. Core is $399 a month, paid annually only, and can't send a change order, run a budget, or open a client portal — those start at Core+, $599 a month. Our $49 Starter has all three, billed monthly, cancel any month.
Switch to Projects if…
- You want an entry plan that can actually run a job — Projul's $399 Core can't send a change order, run a budget, or open a client portal; those start at Core+, $599 a month.
- You'd rather pay month-to-month than hand over $4,788 before you've run a single job — Projul doesn't currently offer monthly billing.
- You want the whole team signed in without paying for their top tier — "unlimited users" on Projul is a Pro-only claim, their $1,199-a-month plan.
- You want to try it free first — Projul's pricing page doesn't mention a free plan or a trial.
Stay on Projul if…
- You want a real team to set the first job up for you — Projul's Premium Support Package, free with the annual plan, includes personalized workflow analysis, data import assistance, and custom training.
- You need purchase orders as a built-in feature today — real on Projul's Pro tier; we don't have a dedicated PO module yet.
- A year of cash up front doesn't bother you, and you'd rather pay for hands-on implementation than configure it yourself.
We'd rather you pick the right tool than churn in a month. The honest answer is above; the detail is below.
Projul is the closest comparison on this page — it prices the company, not the person, same as we do. "No per-user fees," their own pricing page says, same as ours. Where the two products split is what the cheapest way in actually does, and what a year costs before you find out.
Projul publishes three tiers, each billed annually only: Core at $399 a month ($4,788 a year), Core+ at $599 a month ($7,188 a year), and Pro at $1,199 a month ($14,388 a year). A reasonable ladder — until you look at what Core actually includes.
Core covers estimating, invoicing, scheduling, and CRM — the sales side of the job. Change orders, job costing and budgeting, the client portal, progress billing, and Gantt charts are all locked to Core+ and up. Purchase orders, unlimited users, geofenced time tracking, and Spanish translation are Pro-only, their most expensive plan. Put plainly: the plan built to catch a client's call from the job site can't send that client a change order.
None of it bills monthly. Projul's own pricing FAQ says customers "see the best return on investment when they commit to us" — the cheapest way in is $4,788 out the door before you've run a single job. Projects starts free, then $49 a month for the whole company — change orders, budgets, invoices, and a client portal included from day one, monthly or annual, cancel any month. The whole company works in it. That's why it's one price.
The money answer, the moment you open a job — no export, no module, no training.
The lookahead test
A lookahead your client opens from a text.
Projul's Gantt charts and linear timelines are real scheduling tools — but they start at Core+, $599 a month, and neither their pricing page nor their features page mentions a client-facing, no-login share link. In Projects the lookahead is built to hand to a client: pick 1–6 weeks, phases with live progress on your letterhead, then print it, email the PDF, or send a link that always shows the current window — no portal login to forget. It's on Pro, $149 a month, less than a third of what Projul asks for Gantt alone.
The actual export from the demo workspace — the same document is also a living URL your client can keep.
Comparison reflects our reading of each product for small-to-midsize builders, as of writing. Projul is a capable product — see where it wins below.
Where Projul is the better call.
No tool is right for everyone. Here's where they have us.
A real onboarding team
Every annual plan includes their Premium Support Package (their words, valued at $4,500) — personalized workflow analysis, data import assistance, custom training, and live support by phone, email, or video. If you want someone else to build the first job, that's a genuine trade for the price.
Purchase orders, at the top tier
Pro ($1,199/mo) ships a dedicated purchase-order feature. Projects doesn't have one yet — we track committed cost and buyout against budget, but not a formal PO.
Live in days, by their own account
Projul says small teams (5–20 people) typically go live in two to three days, cloud-based with no server or IT setup. If Core+'s feature set covers your job, that's a fast start.
Scale and reviews to point to
5,000-plus customers and over 300,000 projects logged, with a claimed 4.9 rating on G2 across eight awards including Best Support. At that volume, the product is proven.
Where Projects wins.
The entry plan can send a change order
$49 Starter includes change orders, budgets, invoices, and a client portal from day one — the four things Projul holds back until Core+, $599 a month.
No year of cash to find out
Free to start, then $49 a month, cancel any month. Projul's cheapest plan is $4,788 paid up front for the year — monthly billing isn't currently offered.
Priced in people, not gated by tier
Starter covers ten people, Pro thirty, Business has no limit — clients and subs in the portal never count. Projul's "unlimited users" claim lives on its most expensive plan, $14,388 a year.
Founding rate, locked forever
The first twenty companies lock 50% off any plan for as long as they subscribe — Starter at $24.50 a month, forever.
Switching is the easy part.
Start free and run one live job in Projects — no migration required to try it, and nothing to cancel on Projul's side until you're sure. Your money data here exports to CSV any time; it's never locked in. If you're weighing Core+ against a Starter-or-Pro decision here, run the numbers on your own team size before you sign a year.
Common questions
How much does Projul cost?
Projul publishes three tiers, all billed annually only: Core at $399 a month ($4,788 a year), Core+ at $599 a month ($7,188 a year), and Pro at $1,199 a month ($14,388 a year). No monthly option is currently offered. Projects publishes a flat, per-company price too — free to start, then $49 a month for the whole company, monthly or annual.
Does Projul's cheapest plan include change orders?
No. Change orders, job costing and budgeting, the client portal, progress billing, and Gantt charts all start at Core+, $599 a month ($7,188 a year). The $399 Core plan covers estimating, invoicing, scheduling, and CRM — the sales side of the job, not the money side. Projects' $49 Starter plan includes change orders, budgets, invoices, and a client portal from day one.
Can I pay Projul monthly?
Not currently. Projul's own pricing FAQ says customers "see the best return on investment when they commit to us," and the cheapest way in is $4,788 paid up front for the year — there's no monthly billing option published. Projects is $49 a month, cancel any month, with a free plan if you'd rather not pay anything yet.
Does Projul limit the number of users?
There's no per-user fee, but "unlimited users" is a Pro-only claim — their $1,199-a-month, $14,388-a-year plan. The seat limits on Core and Core+ aren't published on their pricing page. Projects prices in people instead: Starter covers ten, Pro thirty, Business has no limit, and clients and subs in the portal never count toward any of them.
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Sources: Projul pricing page (tiers, annual-only billing, feature gating by plan) · Projul features page (feature list by category) · Projul homepage (onboarding timeline, customer count, G2/Capterra ratings) — checked July 2026. Tell us if something drifted and we'll fix it.
Projul is a trademark of its respective owner. Projects is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Projul; the name appears here only to identify the product being compared.