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Siteline vs. Built
Which Lien Waiver Tool is Right for Subcontractors?
Both Siteline and Built let you create, send, and track lien waivers. That's where the similarities mostly end. Built's lien waiver product was built to help general contractors (GCs) and owners collect waivers from their subs as part of a broader payment workflow. Siteline's was built to help subcontractors manage waivers on both sides of the transaction, upstream to the GC and downstream from their own vendors, inside the same system where they create pay apps, track A/R, and run collections.
If you're a commercial sub evaluating both, the question isn't which tool does lien waivers. It's which tool was designed around your workflow and what happens to your billing when waivers fall through the cracks.
Siteline vs. Built at a Glance
The Verdict
If your GC already runs payments through Built and you mainly need free waiver exchange and ACH receipt, Built is worth using for that piece. But if you want lien waivers, pay apps, retainage, and collections running through one connected billing system, Siteline is the complete fit for a subcontractor's accounting team.
Overviews
What is Siteline?
Siteline is billing and A/R management software built specifically for commercial trade contractors. Its lien waiver management tool sits inside a complete billing workflow: the same system where subs create pay apps, track change orders, manage retainage, run collections, and forecast cash flow. Siteline has more than 24,000 GC forms and waiver templates in its system, integrates with more than a dozen ERPs via API or file import, and connects to GC portals for direct submission.
Based on aggregated data tracking nearly $14 billion in receivables, Siteline customers collect payment in a median of 55 days, compared to a 96-day industry average (2025 State of Subcontractor Billing).
Built is a construction and real estate finance platform primarily used by lenders, developers, and GCs to manage construction loans, draw requests, and payments. In 2025, Built launched a lien waiver and digital payments product positioned as a no-cost tool for any construction business that processes at least one payment per month through its platform. Built's waiver product integrates with QuickBooks, Sage Intacct, Yardi, and Procore to pull payable amounts and pre-fill waiver data. It handles waiver creation, e-signature collection, status tracking, and bulk reminders.
For most subs, Built is something they use because a GC or owner requires it on a project, not because they want it as their billing system.
Siteline vs. Built: Feature Comparison
Where Siteline Wins for Subcontractors
Waivers and Billing Live in the Same System
This is the most practical difference for a subcontractor's accounting team. Because vendor waivers, ERP/AP data, and pay apps live in the same workflow, Siteline helps teams know which upstream and vendor waivers are needed for the billing package.
When vendors return signed waivers, they go directly into the billing package. When you're ready to submit to the GC, Siteline bundles the pay app and all required waivers and sends them to the portal in one step. That closed loop eliminates the most common source of payment delays: a billing package that's complete except for one missing or incorrect waiver.
Built's lien waiver product is a standalone tool. It handles waiver creation, sending, tracking, and payment. But it does not connect to the pay app workflow. If you use Built for waivers and a separate system for billing, you're still manually coordinating two processes to make sure amounts match and timing aligns.
AI Validation Catches Errors Before They Cost You
Siteline automatically checks every returned vendor waiver against four criteria:
- The correct waiver form was used.
- The waiver amount matches the amount requested.
- The through date matches the pay app's billing period.
- The signer matches the person you requested (signature matching).
If anything is off, Siteline flags it and allows the user to review, then either accept it or re-request. A waiver with a wrong dollar amount or a mismatched through date doesn't just fail compliance; it holds up your entire draw. Catching that before submission is the difference between getting paid this month and waiting another cycle. Built does not currently document equivalent AI-based validation on their waiver product.
ERP Integrations Are Built for Subcontractor Billing
Siteline connects via API to Sage 300 CRE, Sage 100 Contractor, Sage Intacct, Viewpoint Vista, Viewpoint Spectrum, Acumatica, CMiC, FOUNDATION, and QuickBooks Online, with file-based integrations for Deltek ComputerEase, QuickBooks Enterprise, and Oracle NetSuite. When your A/P data lives in Vista or Sage 300, and your vendors expect waivers generated from that data, Siteline pulls directly from those systems.
Built's waiver product integrates with QuickBooks, Sage Intacct, Yardi, and Procore. That set is well-suited to developers and GCs who commonly run on Yardi and Intacct. For commercial subcontractors running on Vista, Sage 300, Foundation, and other construction-specific accounting systems, the available integrations are more limited.
Siteline Unites Waivers, A/R, and Collections in One System
Beyond waivers, Siteline gives subcontractors' accounting teams real-time A/R reporting, automated collections follow-up, cash flow forecasting, and lien rights tracking across all active projects. That breadth matters because a waiver problem is rarely just a waiver problem; it's a symptom of a billing workflow that lacks visibility.
Beaty Masonry, the largest masonry contractor in Albuquerque, saw that firsthand. Before Siteline, the team spent 20 to 25 hours each week managing lien waivers in spreadsheets and was constantly trying to figure out what had been requested, returned, or submitted. With everything in one place, they always know where each project stands. They also eliminated compliance holds and reduced A/R aging by eight days.
Where Built Has an Edge
Your GC Runs Payments Through Built
Built's clearest advantage shows up when the GC or owner on your project is already managing draws through the platform. More than 250 North American lenders and asset managers, along with thousands of developers, home builders, and contractors, run projects on Built. When your GC is one of them, participating in their waiver workflow is operationally simpler than running a parallel system, because there's no translation layer between their draw process and your waiver submission.
That workflow is made more attractive when you consider that Built's lien waiver and digital payments product is free for any business processing at least one payment per month through the platform. In that scenario, you can exchange waivers and receive ACH payments in the same place, at no cost. For a sub whose GC clients are already on Built, that's a genuine economic argument—provided you've solved the pay app side of things elsewhere.
And that's the caveat to consider: Built's waiver product is built around the GC's need to collect and verify waivers before releasing funds, not around a subcontractor's need to run their own billing. It doesn't replace a tool for generating and tracking pay apps, managing downstream vendor compliance, or running collections. Most commercial GCs still run pay app and waiver collection together through portals like Textura and Procore Pay, so Built's advantage here is real but narrow: it applies specifically to the subset of projects where your GC has already standardized on their platform.
Pricing
Siteline does not publish pricing publicly. All plans are custom-quoted based on company size, billing volume, and integration needs. The base subscription includes unlimited users and offices, all billing and lien waiver functionality, GC portal integrations, customer support, and a dedicated customer success manager. The Lien Rights Tracker is an add-on. A one-time implementation fee covers onboarding, account setup, and accounting system/ERP integration. Contact Siteline for a quote at siteline.com/pricing.
Built offers two pricing tiers for its lien waiver product. Lien waivers and digital payments are free if you process at least one payment per month through Built. Standalone lien waiver management without digital payments is available for a flat $1,000 per month, which includes unlimited waivers, templates, projects, and users. Built's full Construction Financials platform is enterprise-priced. Pricing for integrations, support, and onboarding are not published online.
Customer Proof
Loven Contracting
Loven Contracting struggled to get a clear picture of waiver status across projects before Siteline. After implementation, the team cut more than 23 hours of monthly admin time and eliminated 8 hours of waiver status meetings.
Industrial Commercial Systems
ICS, which processes more than 200 vendor waivers per month, now collects them 5x faster and saves an entire workday (8 hours!) on lien waiver management each month. ICS also saves 10 days per month across pay apps and waivers combined.
Cooper Steel
Cooper Steel's billing process was fragmented across multiple systems, and routine work took far longer than it should. After implementing Siteline, Cooper Steel saved 22 hours per month across A/R workflows. Pay application processing time dropped by 15 minutes per project. Lien waiver management, previously a two-day task for two employees, became a half-day task for one. That time back went toward higher-value work.
Which should you choose—Siteline or Built?
Siteline is the right fit if:
- You're a commercial trade subcontractor managing waivers on five or more active projects with multiple GCs.
- You want vendor waiver collection tied to your billing cycle, not managed separately.
- You use a construction ERP or accounting system, and you need a waiver tool that pulls directly from your AP data.
- You want AI validation to catch waiver errors before they hold up payment.
- You need upstream waiver submission to GC portals from the same system.
- You want A/R reporting, collections automation, and cash flow forecasting alongside your billing and waiver workflow.
Built may be the better fit if:
- Your GC or owner is already on Built and routing payments through their platform.
- You primarily need to receive digital ACH payments and exchange waivers in one workflow, at low or no cost.
- Your ERP is QuickBooks or Sage Intacct, and you don't need broader billing workflow tools.
- Lien waiver exchange and payment receipt are your only immediate pain points, and you're not looking to replace your broader billing process.
- You bill off T&M or service and maintenance contracts, or your jobs turn around too quickly for monthly progress billing.
- You're largely a residential subcontractor.
Frequently Asked Questions
Built's lien waiver product can be used by subcontractors, particularly those whose GC is already on Built and routing payments through the platform. The product handles waiver creation, e-signatures, tracking, and digital payments. It is primarily designed to support how GCs collect and manage waivers from their trade partners, rather than helping subs manage their own downstream vendor waiver workflows inside a billing system.
Built's lien waiver and payments product is free if you process at least one payment per month through the platform. Standalone lien waiver management without digital payments is $1,000 per month and includes unlimited waivers, templates, projects, and users. Verify current pricing with Built directly.
Siteline's key differentiators for subcontractors are:
- AI validation on every returned vendor waiver
- Integration with the pay app workflow so waivers auto-populate on billing packages
- Integrations with all the major construction ERP and accounting systems
- GC portal submission
- Collections automation
- A/R reporting
- Cash flow forecasting
Built's lien waiver product does not currently offer these capabilities.
Yes. If your GC manages payments through Built and you want to participate in their payment and waiver workflow there, you can do so while using Siteline for your own billing, downstream vendor waivers, collections, and A/R management. The two products serve different parts of the workflow.
Siteline pulls A/P and payment data for waiver generation from Sage 300 CRE, Sage 100 Contractor, Sage Intacct, Viewpoint Vista, Viewpoint Spectrum, Acumatica, CMiC, Foundation Software, and QuickBooks Online. See the full list at siteline.com/integrations.
Siteline's vendor management feature pulls A/P payment data from your ERP, generates the correct waiver type for each vendor pre-filled with accurate amounts, sends requests directly from Siteline, and lets vendors sign from their email with no Siteline account required. Siteline then AI-validates each returned waiver, sends automated reminders for outstanding signatures, and automatically includes completed waivers in the corresponding billing package. Subcontractors using this workflow report collecting lower-tier waivers 6x faster and saving 7 days per month on waiver management.
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