Lien waiver software compared
2026-09-046 min read
Waiver exchange is a paperwork problem that becomes a systems problem somewhere between ten and forty subcontractors. Here is what the main platforms say they do, read from their own pages today, and what none of them publish.
| Best overall | Depends on which side you sit | Notice-and-lien coverage or pay-app workflow — different problems. |
| Best free option | A spreadsheet plus a generator | Under ~10 counterparties, tooling costs more than it saves. |
| Best for lower-tier collection | A platform with vendor management | Collecting from sub-subs is where manual chasing fails first. |
Feature matrix
Our pick: the platform that matches your side of the exchange, not the longest feature list
| Feature | Levelset | Siteline |
|---|---|---|
| Lien rights management | Yes | Paid add-on |
| Lien waiver workflow | Yes | Yes |
| Pay application management | Send or request | Yes |
| Vendor / lower-tier collection | Waivers, every tier | Yes |
| A/R reporting and forecasting | Risk intelligence | Yes |
| Job research / verification | Yes | — |
| Published list price | $59 per notice or demand recipient | Custom quote |
What each one says it is for
Levelset organises its platform around lien rights management, lien waiver solutions, job research and risk intelligence — a claim-preservation posture, with waivers as one workflow inside it. Its waiver tool keeps requested and incoming waivers in one inbox, lets customers pull past waivers from a portal, and offers its own state templates or yours. Levelset has been part of Procore since Procore closed the acquisition on November 3, 2021.
Siteline describes itself as billing software for subcontractors. On the waiver side it says it picks the right form (conditional or unconditional, progress or final), collects e-signatures from lower tiers who need no Siteline account, and flags the unconditional waiver once you mark an invoice paid. It sells waivers two ways: inside the full Siteline Suite, or as a narrower Vendor Management package for subs and GCs who only need lower-tier waivers and compliance documents. Lien rights management is now a paid add-on.
Flashtract is now Trimble Pay, part of Trimble Construction One since it joined Trimble in 2024. It is built for the paying side: the GC collects pay apps and compliance documents, and unconditional waivers are exchanged through escrow. Trimble says it is free for subcontractors to submit documents when a primary contractor invites them.
Only per-document prices are public
Levelset's pricing page lists $59 per recipient to send a notice or a payment demand; filing a lien needs a subscription, and the subscription itself routes to a demo. Siteline offers custom pricing by quote. Trimble Pay sends pricing questions to a contact form. So on 2026-10-18 nobody published a subscription price, and any subscription figure you see quoted elsewhere is somebody's deal, not a published rate.
Practically, that means budgeting is a conversation, and the leverage is the count you bring to it — number of projects, number of counterparties, number of waivers per month. Work those out before the demo.
When a spreadsheet is still right
Under roughly ten counterparties, the exchange is a monthly hour and a template. Generate the document with the waiver generator, file it against the application number, and keep the chain in one folder.
The threshold is not size, it is tiers. The moment you are collecting from parties you do not talk to weekly — sub-subs, suppliers two levels down — manual chasing fails, and that is the point at which vendor management earns its price.
Buying checklist
- Which side are you on — collecting waivers, or sending them?
- How many counterparties, and how many tiers below you?
- Does it handle the statutory forms for your states, or generic ones?
- Does it track notice deadlines, or only waivers?
- What happens to your document history if you leave?
Sources
- Levelset - Pricing
Levelset's platform is organised as Lien Rights Management, Lien Waiver Solutions, Job Research and Risk Intelligence. Its pricing page lists $59 per recipient to send a notice or a payment demand; filing a lien requires a subscription, which routes to a demo.
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- Levelset - Lien Waiver Management
Levelset's lien waiver management offers a waiver inbox, a customer portal for past waivers, state templates or your own forms, and involves every tier.
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- Procore - Procore Completes Acquisition of Levelset
Procore completed its acquisition of Levelset on November 3, 2021, adding lien rights management to the Procore platform.
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- Siteline - Our Pricing
Siteline offers custom pricing by quote in two packages, Siteline Suite and Vendor Management, with Lien Rights Management as an add-on and unlimited users. It says retention can be set per pay app, per line item or for certain periods, and integrates with GC portals such as Textura, GCPay and Procore Pay.
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- Siteline - Lien Waiver Management
Siteline generates the correct conditional or unconditional, progress or final waiver, collects e-signatures from lower tiers without a Siteline account, and flags the unconditional waiver once an invoice is marked paid.
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- Trimble Pay (formerly Flashtract)
Trimble Pay, formerly Flashtract, joined Trimble in 2024 and is part of Trimble Construction One. It collects AIA pay apps from subcontractors, exchanges unconditional waivers through escrow and tracks compliance; it is free for subcontractors to submit documents when invited by a primary contractor. No price is published.
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- Fla. Stat. § 713.20(4)
Florida publishes a statutory waiver form. The progress-payment version states that it does not cover retention, or labor, services or materials furnished after the date written on it.
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