Levelset alternatives for GCs collecting lien waivers
Two facts frame this comparison. Levelset has been part of Procore since 2021 — their founder's own words: “Levelset is now officially part of Procore.” And as of August 12, 2026, the only prices published on levelset.com are two à-la-carte actions ($59 per recipient for notices and demands); everything subscription-shaped, including lien filing, routes to sales. If you're a GC who used Levelset standalone and doesn't want to be pulled into Procore, an ERP, or a payments rail, here is what each alternative's own site says.
| Tool | Built for | Scope | Pricing on their site | Platform requirement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SubLien | GCs collecting from subs | Lien waivers + COIs + W-9s | Published: $199 / $399 / $799 per month, billed quarterly or annually | Standalone over email; Procore & QuickBooks Online optional and free |
| Levelset (a Procore company) | Subs & suppliers protecting lien rights; GCs too | Lien rights: notices, waivers, lien filing, demands | Published à la carte: $59/recipient notices & demands; subscriptions not published | Standalone; owned by Procore since 2021 |
| Built | Lenders, developers, GCs | Lien waivers tied to payments | Free while ≥1 payment/month runs on Built; otherwise $1,000/mo that month (waivers-only) | Built's payments rail |
| Beam | SMB builders & trades | Waivers + insurance/W-9 tracking, inside a finance suite | Published: $0 / $250 / $500 per month — waivers & compliance on the $500 Scale tier (demo required) | Beam's invoicing/finance suite; two-way QuickBooks Online |
| Siteline | Subcontractors billing GCs | Pay apps + waivers (sub side); a vendor-compliance tier | Not published — custom quotes | Sub-side billing workflow |
| GCPay (Autodesk) | GCs on a construction ERP | Pay-app automation with waiver exchange | Not published (as of retrieval) | Pairs with ERPs: Sage, CMiC, Viewpoint, Acumatica, Procore Financials |
How to choose, honestly
If you want waivers tied to money movement: Built exchanges waivers against payments and is free while you process at least one payment a month on their rail (otherwise $1,000 that month, per their product page); GCPay automates the whole pay-app cycle if you run an ERP like Sage, CMiC or Viewpoint. Both do something SubLien deliberately doesn't: SubLien never moves money.
If you want compliance inside a finance suite: Beam publishes its prices and bundles waiver and insurance tracking into its invoicing product — note those modules live on the $500/mo Scale tier (demo required), with user caps per tier.
If you want the document job, standalone: SubLien collects the signed waiver, the COI and the W-9 on one record per sub, over plain email — no Procore, no ERP, no payments rail, subs never create an account. Every price is published ($199, $399 or $799 a month; every feature on every plan), statutory forms are handled state by state with citations at /lien-waiver-requirements, and your counsel approves any template before the first send.
Where SubLien is not the right fit
- Lien rights are out of scope: no preliminary notices, no deadline tracking, no mechanics-lien filing, no payment demands. A sub protecting their own payment rights should look at Levelset-class tools.
- No payments rail and no pay-app management — SubLien records documents; it never releases, holds, or moves money.
- No free tier and no self-serve trial — the 15-minute demo is the trial, and a one-time onboarding fee applies (quoted on the call).
- ERP integrations are limited to Procore and QuickBooks Online — no Sage, CMiC, Viewpoint or Acumatica.
- Billing is quarterly or annual — there is no monthly cadence.