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Bridgit Bravo vs Trimble Pay

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Bridgit Bravo

Construction

Workforce planning for general contractors allocating salaried project staff across a pipeline

From
On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
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Trimble Pay

Construction

Subcontractor billing and lien waiver automation, formerly sold as Flashtract

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On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Bridgit Bravo it plans salaried project staff, not hourly craft labour, so speciality subcontractors dispatching crews will find it does not match how they work at all.; Trimble Pay the Flashtract name is being retired in favour of Trimble Pay, so existing documentation, comparison articles and integration listings are split across two names and buyers should confirm which contract entity and which support channel applies
  • They diverge on capability: Bridgit Bravo covers People and project allocation, Trimble Pay covers Automated pay applications.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Bridgit Bravo and Trimble Pay actually diverge.

Attributes where Bridgit Bravo and Trimble Pay differ
AttributeBridgit BravoTrimble Pay

Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (quote), free tier (No), platforms (Web, iOS, Android), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Construction).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Bridgit Bravo

  • People and project allocation
  • Pursuit scenario planning
  • Utilisation reporting
  • Hiring forecasts
  • Skills and certification tracking
  • Project timeline view

Only in Trimble Pay

  • Automated pay applications
  • State-specific lien waivers
  • Waiver release on payment
  • Compliance tracking
  • Lower-tier tracking
  • Payments
  • ERP posting

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Bridgit Bravo

  • A general contractor deciding whether it has the superintendents to take on a pursuit before bidding itnot Trimble Pay
  • An operations director replacing a staffing spreadsheet that only one person understandsnot Trimble Pay
  • A contractor forecasting hiring needs from backlog rather than from last-minute panicnot Trimble Pay
  • A multi-office builder needing visibility of who is available across regional teamsnot Trimble Pay

Trimble Pay

  • A general contractor whose accounts payable team rejects a third of subcontractor billings each month for arithmetic or form errorsnot Bridgit Bravo
  • A contractor working across several states that needs the right statutory waiver language selected automatically rather than from a shared template foldernot Bridgit Bravo
  • A company that has been quoted Oracle Textura and wants to compare the total cost when the fee falls on the contractor rather than on the tradesnot Bridgit Bravo
  • A contractor that needs the unconditional waiver to be released only after funds clear, so it is not holding a waiver that a court would treat as ineffectivenot Bridgit Bravo

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Bridgit Bravo

  • It plans salaried project staff, not hourly craft labour, so speciality subcontractors dispatching crews will find it does not match how they work at all.
  • It is a planning layer only; it does not schedule tasks, track time or connect to payroll, so the allocations are as accurate as the discipline of the person maintaining them.
  • Value collapses if executives do not use the forecasts, because the effort of keeping allocations current sits with operations staff who get little back from data entry alone.
  • Integration with project management and enterprise resource planning systems keeps project lists in sync but does not resolve conflicting definitions of what a project is, which surfaces immediately in reporting.
  • Pricing is per user and the natural instinct is to buy seats for everyone who wants visibility, which inflates cost well beyond the handful of planners who actually maintain data.

Trimble Pay

  • The Flashtract name is being retired in favour of Trimble Pay, so existing documentation, comparison articles and integration listings are split across two names and buyers should confirm which contract entity and which support channel applies
  • Pricing is not published, and because it is bought by the general contractor rather than charged to subcontractors, the whole cost lands in one budget line rather than being distributed across the supply chain
  • It is billing and compliance only, so a contractor still needs a project management system for drawings and RFIs and a construction ERP for the general ledger, and the value depends heavily on the quality of those two integrations
  • Lien waiver correctness is a legal question, and the system generates forms rather than giving advice, so a contractor operating in an unusual jurisdiction still needs counsel to confirm the templates match current statute
  • Under Trimble the product now sits alongside other Trimble construction financial assets, and buyers signing multi-year terms should ask directly how it is positioned against Viewpoint and the rest of the Trimble construction portfolio

Pricing, plan by plan

Bridgit Bravo

On request
  • Bridgit Bravo$undefined/year
    • Workforce planning and allocation
    • Scenario planning
    • Utilisation and forecast reporting

Trimble Pay

On request
  • Trimble Pay$undefined/year
    • Bought by the general contractor, typically priced by project volume or contract value under management
    • Subcontractors are not charged a per-project usage fee
    • ERP integration and onboarding scoped separately

Which should you pick?

Choose Bridgit Bravo if

  • You need people and project allocation.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want pursuit scenario planning.
Bridgit Bravo review

Choose Trimble Pay if

  • You need automated pay applications.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want state-specific lien waivers.
Trimble Pay review

Questions people ask

Is Bridgit Bravo or Trimble Pay better?
Neither clearly leads. Bridgit Bravo starts at On request and Trimble Pay at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Bridgit Bravo or Trimble Pay?
Bridgit Bravo starts at On request and Trimble Pay at On request.
Does Bridgit Bravo or Trimble Pay run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, iOS, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What is Bridgit Bravo best used for?
Bridgit Bravo is most often used for a general contractor deciding whether it has the superintendents to take on a pursuit before bidding it, an operations director replacing a staffing spreadsheet that only one person understands, a contractor forecasting hiring needs from backlog rather than from last-minute panic, a multi-office builder needing visibility of who is available across regional teams. Of those, a general contractor deciding whether it has the superintendents to take on a pursuit before bidding it and an operations director replacing a staffing spreadsheet that only one person understands are not what Trimble Pay is typically brought in for.
What can Bridgit Bravo do that Trimble Pay cannot?
Bridgit Bravo covers People and project allocation, Pursuit scenario planning, Utilisation reporting, Hiring forecasts. Trimble Pay covers Automated pay applications, State-specific lien waivers, Waiver release on payment, Compliance tracking.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Bridgit Bravo: Does it work for subcontractors?

Not really. It plans named salaried staff over months. A speciality subcontractor dispatching craft crews weekly needs a crew scheduling and dispatch tool instead.

Trimble Pay: Is Flashtract still sold under that name?

No. Trimble acquired Flashtract and now sells it as Trimble Pay. The flashtract.com content redirects into the Trimble product pages.

Bridgit Bravo: Does it schedule construction work?

No. It plans people against projects. Task and activity scheduling stays in your programme or project management tool.

Trimble Pay: Do subcontractors pay to use it?

No. The general contractor buys it. This is the main commercial difference from Oracle Textura, where subcontractors are billed a percentage of their contract value per project.

Bridgit Bravo: What does it replace?

A staffing spreadsheet, and usually the meeting held to reconcile competing versions of it.

Trimble Pay: Does it replace my accounting system?

No. It generates and approves the billing and the waivers, then posts to your construction ERP. You still need the ledger.

Trimble Pay: Does it handle lower-tier subcontractors?

Yes, it tracks sub-tier amounts and sworn statements against the prime commitment, which is the usual source of surprise lien exposure.

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