Is TrakPro for subcontractors or main contractors?

TrakPro is built for main contractors managing their subcontractors’ payment applications. Subcontractors use a portal to submit claims, free under the main contractor’s subscription.

Can I use VariationFlow if my main contractor uses TrakPro?

Yes. You submit your claims through their portal, and VariationFlow stays your own record of the variations, evidence, valuations, notices and margin behind what you submit.

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VariationFlow vs TrakPro

A web app for main contractors to manage their subcontractors’ payment applications, variations and retention, with a portal where each subcontractor submits its claims.

Checked 10 October 2026 against TrakPro’s own public pages

Choose TrakPro if

You are the main contractor, or you run your own supply chain of sub-subcontractors, and you want their payment claims, variations and retention coming to you through one portal.

Choose VariationFlow if

You are the specialist subcontractor making the claims, and you want each change captured on site with its evidence, your own contract clocks tracked and a CVR on your jobs.

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	VariationFlow	TrakPro
Who it is built for	VariationFlowUK specialist subcontractors working under main contractors: fit-out, dry lining, flooring, electrical, mechanical, fire protection, roofing and groundworks among them. Domestic builders have a plan of their own.	TrakProMain contractors that use subcontractors. Each subcontractor gets a portal to submit payment claims, and a customer can manage its own application to its client too.Sources1 2
Pricing	VariationFlowPublished. VariationFlow is £200 a month + VAT with unlimited users; VariationFlow + QA Flow £400; Builder £49 for domestic builders. 6-month minimum term, 20% off annually.	TrakProQuoted, not published, by company size, project volume and requirements. Subcontractors use their portal at no charge under the main contractor’s subscription.Source
Variations from site	VariationFlowCaptured on site on a phone in about a minute: photos, a voice note, the location and the requester’s signature. Each gets a project reference and goes to the main contractor with a review link that needs no account.	TrakProVariations and dayworks captured and tracked from submission to approval, with approval workflows.Source
UK contract and payment deadlines	VariationFlowNEC4 subcontract compensation event clocks (61.3 notification, 62.3 and 62.6 quotation), JCT confirmation of verbal instructions, and Construction Act payment dates: due date, payment notice, pay less notice and final date.	TrakProIts terms of service describe a framework to support payment and payment notice duties under the Construction Act and the Irish Construction Contracts Act, and its Capterra listing says it generates payment certificates and pay less notices. NEC and JCT are not named on the pages read.Sources1 2
Cost value reconciliation	VariationFlowA CVR per project and period: value from your valuations, cost by head with accruals and provisions, and your QS’s forecast, with a portfolio view across jobs.	TrakProThe forecast final position of every subcontractor account, and commercial forecasting. A CVR is not named on the pages read.Source
Accounts, ERP and CIS	VariationFlowNot an ERP. It holds no ledger, runs no payroll, files no CIS returns and raises no purchase orders. Costs come in from an export of your accounts package.	TrakProPresented as a commercial tool that connects to finance systems; its Capterra listing names integrations with construction ERPs.Sources1 2
Mobile app and no signal	VariationFlowiPhone and Android app that captures with or without signal and sends when the phone is back online, in the crew’s own language.	TrakProDescribed as a web app. A native app, site capture and offline use are not stated.Source
Free plan or trial	VariationFlowFree for your first job: 1 project and 2 users, no card.	TrakProFree for subcontractors under a main contractor’s subscription. A free trial is not stated.Source

Questions

Is TrakPro for subcontractors or main contractors?: TrakPro is built for main contractors managing their subcontractors’ payment applications. Subcontractors use a portal to submit claims, free under the main contractor’s subscription.
Can I use VariationFlow if my main contractor uses TrakPro?: Yes. You submit your claims through their portal, and VariationFlow stays your own record of the variations, evidence, valuations, notices and margin behind what you submit.

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What this page says about TrakPro comes from the sources above, read on 10 October 2026. “Not stated on their public pages” means we could not find it said there, not that the product lacks it. TrakPro is a trade mark of its owner, who has not reviewed this page. Something wrong or out of date? Tell us and we will correct it.

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