Lien waiver software compared
2026-09-04 · 6 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 | Yes |
| Lien waiver workflow | Yes | Yes |
| Pay application management | — | Yes |
| Vendor / lower-tier collection | — | Yes |
| A/R reporting and forecasting | Risk intelligence | Yes |
| Job research / verification | Yes | — |
| Published list price | Not published | Not published |
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.
Siteline lists pay app management, lien waiver management, lien rights management, vendor management, A/R reporting, collections and forecasting, and describes itself as pay app software for subcontractors. Its own page states subcontractors have billed over $14B across 250k+ projects.
Flashtract is now Trimble Pay, part of Trimble Construction One, positioned around payment, compliance and lien waiver technology for subcontractor payments.
Nobody publishes a price
All three pricing pages we read on 2026-09-04 route to a demo or a quote rather than a list price. That is worth stating plainly rather than guessing at: any 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 publishes no prices and routes to a demo.
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- Siteline - Our Pricing
Siteline lists Pay App Management, Lien Waiver Management, Lien Rights Management, Vendor Management, A/R Reporting, Collections Management and Forecasting, and states subcontractors have billed over $14B across 250k+ projects. Its pricing page publishes no prices.
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- Trimble Pay (formerly Flashtract) - Pricing
Flashtract is now Trimble Pay, part of Trimble Construction One, offering payment, compliance and lien waiver technology for subcontractor payments. No price is published on the pricing page.
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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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