Workhand vs Raken

Raken is the gold standard for daily reporting and time tracking on commercial construction sites. If you're a GC running OSHA-grade safety logs, weather tracking, and equipment hours every day, Raken's depth is real. If daily logs are one of many things you need to do, Workhand bundles them with the rest of the job. Here's the honest side-by-side.

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Published flat vs quote-based per-user
Workhand Team plan ($89/mo flat, on the homepage) for a 5-person crew, everything included.
Raken doesn't publish per-tier dollar figures on its pricing page — quotes are custom and per-user.

Quick verdict

Pick Workhand if you…

$0 / $29 / $89 flat per month, no per-user fees
  • Run a residential or small-commercial crew (1-15 people)
  • Need daily logs PLUS estimates, invoices, crew chat, customer portal
  • Want flat pricing without per-user fees stacking
  • Share daily progress photos with homeowners directly
  • Don't need OSHA-style equipment hours or weather-data integrations
  • Want public profile pages at workhand.app/c/your-name
  • Run jobs where the customer (not a GC) is the report audience

Pick Raken if you…

Quote-based per-user pricing (no published list price; ex-user reports cite $15-37/user/mo historically)
  • Are a general contractor running large commercial sites
  • Submit OSHA-grade daily reports to owners or GC clients contractually
  • Track equipment hours, weather, and safety toolbox talks daily
  • Manage 10+ subcontractor crews and need consolidated production reports
  • Already use Procore, Sage, or CMiC for the rest of the project workflow
  • Need certified payroll reporting for prevailing wage jobs

Feature-by-feature

Last verified May 23, 2026. Raken's pricing page at rakenapp.com/pricing doesn't list per-tier dollar figures publicly — quotes are custom. Any specific dollar ranges below come from public sources and ex-user reports of historical per-user pricing, not from Raken's own site. Talk to sales for current rates.

Feature Workhand Raken
Pricing
Published pricing on the website $0 / $29 / $89Right on the homepage ×Per-user quote, contact sales
Entry tier (per month) Free1 user, 1 active job Quote onlyEx-user reports cite ~$15/user/mo Basic historically
Mid tier (per month) $29/month flatUp to 5 users Quote onlyEx-user reports cite ~$28/user/mo Professional
5-user crew cost $89/month flatEverything: jobs + logs + invoices Quote onlyHistorical estimates: ~$75-185/mo at 5 users depending on tier
Top tier $89/mo for up to 15 users Quote onlyEx-user reports cite ~$37/user/mo (Standard) + premium add-ons
Per-user fees NoAdd team members for $0 YesLinear scaling with crew size
Free plan ✓ ×
Free trial 14 days, no card 14 days
Daily reporting (Raken's home turf)
Daily logs with photos ✓Customer-visible optional ✓Best-in-class for GCs
Weather data auto-pulled × ✓
Equipment hours tracking × ✓
OSHA-style safety logs / toolbox talks × ✓
Subcontractor production tracking Sub bidding workflow ✓Per-sub crew counts and hours
Customer-visible daily logs (homeowner) ✓Toggle per job ×Owner-facing for GC clients only
Photo annotations ✓ ✓
Customizable daily report templates Job tabs ✓Per-project customization
Auto-PDF daily report delivery Via customer portal ✓Branded PDF, auto-email at end of day
Time tracking & certified payroll
Time tracking ✓ ✓Best-in-class for GCs
Certified payroll reports × ✓
Cost code allocation Materials catalog ✓
Mileage tracking ✓ ×
Estimates & invoices
Estimates with e-signature ✓ ×
Invoices with online payments ✓Stripe Connect ×
Multi-language estimates ✓ ×
AI line-item suggestions ✓ ×
Recurring invoices ✓ ×
Field operations
Per-job team chat with photos ✓WhatsApp-style Notes only
Punch list ✓ Tasks
Customer selection sheets ✓ ×
Scheduling ✓ Project schedule view
Materials catalog + bid manager ✓ ×
Sales & customer-facing
Public profile page (lead capture) ✓workhand.app/c/your-name ×
Customer-facing job portal ✓Homeowner-friendly Owner portal
Sales pipeline / CRM ✓ ×
Customer review automation ✓ ×
Subs & team
Subcontractor invitations + insurance tracking ✓ Sub crews on reports
1099 export ✓ ×
Accounting & integrations
QuickBooks Online sync ✓Built into Team plan ✓Plus Sage, Procore, CMiC
Procore / Sage integrations × ✓
Job costing ✓ ✓
Onboarding & support
Self-serve sign-up ✓90 seconds, no card ✓
Mobile app (iOS + Android) ✓ ✓Works offline on jobsite
Annual contract required ×Month-to-month ×Annual discount available

The pricing math (5-person crew)

For a small crew that needs daily logs as part of the workflow, not as the entire deliverable.

Workhand Team

$89/month flat, daily logs bundled with the rest of the product
Per month, all-in $89
5 users included Yes
Daily logs with photos Included
Estimates + invoices Included
Crew chat + customer portal Included
Year-1 total $1,068

Raken Standard (5 users)

Quote-based per-user (no public list price), daily reporting + time tracking only
Per month, 5 users Quote only
Daily logs Best-in-class
Estimates + invoices Not included
Crew chat Not included
Customer portal GC-focused
Historical 5-user floor (public reports) ~$75-185/mo

Raken doesn't publish per-tier dollar figures, so we won't either. Historical ex-user reports put per-user pricing in the $15-37/user/month range depending on tier — that's roughly $75-185/mo for 5 users, daily reporting only. Current rates require a sales call. For commercial GCs running owner-facing OSHA reports, Raken's depth is worth that math. For residential or small-commercial crews, Workhand Team at $89/mo flat (no per-user fees, up to 15 users) delivers more workflow at the bottom end of that range.

How to switch from Raken to Workhand

Be honest first. If your GC contracts require Raken-grade daily reports submitted to owners, do not drop Raken. If daily logs are an internal record-keeping habit (not a contractual deliverable), Workhand's lighter daily log is enough.

  1. Export historical reports from Raken as PDFs. Keep these for your archive. Past reports won't migrate live, but you'll have the PDF record.
  2. Export project, customer, and time-tracking data to CSV. Raken supports CSV export from the project list and time-tracking views.
  3. Create your Workhand company. Download the app, sign up in 90 seconds.
  4. Import customers and active projects. Email the CSVs to [email protected]. We'll handle the import on Pro and Team plans.
  5. Invite your crew. Foremen will appreciate the WhatsApp-style chat over Raken's notes.
  6. Set up daily log templates. Configure customizable job tabs per job type so foremen see the right fields per project.
  7. Turn on customer visibility per job. Decide which projects get auto-shared daily logs with the homeowner.
  8. Move estimates and invoices into Workhand. This is the big win: replace Raken + Jobber + QuickBooks combos with one app.
  9. Cancel Raken at your next renewal. If you have a contract, ride it out and switch fully on month one of the new period.

Common questions

Is Raken better than Workhand for daily reports?

For OSHA-grade daily reporting, yes. Raken has been refining their daily report workflow for years. Weather data integration, equipment tracking, safety logs, and sub-contractor production tracking are deeper than Workhand's daily logs. If you're a GC and your contract requires detailed daily reports to the owner, Raken's depth is real value.

Why use Workhand instead of Raken?

Because daily reports are usually one piece of running a job. Raken's pricing page doesn't publish per-tier dollar amounts publicly — quotes are custom and you need a sales call to confirm. Public sources and ex-user reports place historical per-user pricing in the $15-37/user/month range depending on tier and crew size, but current rates require contacting sales. Even at the low end of that range, a 5-person crew is roughly $75-185/mo and that's only for the reporting. You still need separate tools for estimates, invoices, crew chat, customer communication, and accounting. Workhand Team is $89/mo flat for up to 15 users with all of that bundled in.

Can I use Raken and Workhand together?

Yes, and some GCs do. Run Raken as the dedicated daily-reporting system for jobs where owner-facing OSHA-grade reports are contractually required. Run Workhand for everything else: estimates, invoices, crew chat, customer portals, and lighter daily logs on residential or smaller commercial work. There's no native integration.

What does Workhand's daily log have that Raken doesn't?

Optional customer visibility. Workhand daily logs can be toggled visible to the homeowner on a per-job basis, so the customer sees photos and a progress note as soon as the foreman posts it. Raken is built for owner-of-record (the GC's client) visibility, not direct-to-homeowner visibility. For residential work, the homeowner-facing flow is more useful day to day.

Can I migrate from Raken?

Yes. Raken supports CSV and PDF export of daily reports, time tracking, and project data. We help with first-time migrations on Pro and Team plans. Email [email protected]. Historical reports stay as PDFs in your archive; only customer and project data moves into Workhand actively.

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