For commercial subcontractors

Commercial subs: a trade-tech shelf tuned to how you work.

Research, rankings, and playbooks for specialty subs. Set three dials and the whole page re-sorts to your shop — no login, no sales call.

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The subcontractor stack, by the numbers
12
tools in the directory
Across every category
20
categories represented
out of 23 in the full ecosystem
597
platforms tracked, directory-wide
Independent research, updated continuously

The subcontractor hub

Flagship report

We Mapped the Trade Software Ecosystem

Subcontractors run on software built for their customers — a stack-level analysis of the gap in construction tech.

597+
Platforms tracked
23
Categories
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Why it matters
Most trade software targets the GC, not the sub
The buyer and the user are different people — subs inherit tools built for someone else's workflow.
The gap is structural, not a vendor failing
It's a market-coverage problem across the ecosystem, not any one platform falling short.
There's a real slice built for subs — just smaller
The Tool Directory below is that slice: vendors that explicitly sell to specialty trades.
Series

The Sub Stack Report

Independent research on how commercial subcontractors actually buy, run, and get squeezed by software.

Your ecosystem

The stack around you

Showing the commercial stack for specialty subcontractors.

Directory slice

Tools built for subs

Vendors named with sourced claims in our Sub Stack Report research — the same standard every vendor in that research is held to. Ordered on merit — tier, then rating. Placement is never paid.

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Demand Index

Where the work is heading in your trade and state — hiring signal by month.

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State of the Sub Stack

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Trade Demand Index

Where demand is moving

Hiring signal by trade, August 2026. Computed from government and job-board data — not vendor claims.

04 · The movers

Monthly movers · shareable

Auto-rendered from the biggest Shortage Signal swings this month. Two export sizes for the trade press and social.

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Trade Demand Index monthly movers — square
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Trade Demand Index monthly movers — story
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