Clearstory
Live change order logs and digital T&M tags that connect GCs, subs, and owners
What is Clearstory?
Clearstory is a cloud platform purpose-built for construction change order communication, replacing PDF-by-email workflows with live, shareable change order logs and digital time and materials tags from the field. It claims $2.1B in change order requests shared monthly across 14,000+ contractors and integrates with Procore, Autodesk Construction Cloud, HCSS, Viewpoint Vista, and CMiC. A free Basic tier lets any contractor create and share CORs without paying.
Construction, field service, estimating, job management, documentation, and contractor operations tools.
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Use cases to evaluate
Capturing field-directed work with digital T&M tags including photos and signatures
Sharing a live change order log between GC, subs, and owner in real time
Tracking allowance and contingency burn-down across a project
Syncing change order data with Procore or Viewpoint Vista without re-keying
Fit to evaluate
Specialty contractors who lose money on unsigned T&M tickets
General contractors managing dozens of subs on commercial projects
Owners and project managers needing cost-exposure visibility
Heavy civil and self-perform teams with high-volume field-directed work
Business fit
Right for you if your change orders sit in email threads, get lost between subs and GCs, and routinely surprise owners months later. Strong fit if both your field T&M tickets and your office change order pricing need to live in the same audit trail. Skip if you do mostly fixed-price residential work with few change orders, or you already standardized on a single project management suite where change orders are not the friction point.
How to evaluate Clearstory
Use this category when jobs, estimates, crews, photos, or project handoffs are hard to manage manually.
Confirm the exact workflow
Map Clearstory to one concrete workflow first, such as capturing field-directed work with digital t&m tags including photos and signatures. Avoid buying before the owner, trigger, output, and success metric are clear.
Check category fit
Compare estimating, scheduling, field documentation, mobile usability, and reporting.
Compare practical alternatives
Shortlist Clearstory against Procore, Autodesk Construction Cloud, Bluebeam so the decision is based on fit, effort, and workflow ownership rather than brand recognition alone.
Validate cost and rollout effort
Basic plan is free (digital T&M tags, COR creation, collaborative logs, mobile app, AI import). Standard and Professional tiers are per-user plus per-project platform fee, exact USD not published; contact sales for quote. Invited stakeholders get complimentary access on paid plans. Also confirm implementation time, support needs, and whether the medium setup matches your team.
Compare Clearstory with alternatives
Use this quick comparison before booking demos or moving data into a new system.
| Primary workflow | Capturing field-directed work with digital T&M tags including photos and signatures, Sharing a live change order log between GC, subs, and owner in real time |
|---|---|
| Best-fit team | Specialty contractors who lose money on unsigned T&M tickets, General contractors managing dozens of subs on commercial projects |
| Implementation effort | Medium setup and maintenance profile |
| Pricing check | Free plan + paid plans |
| Closest alternatives | ProcoreAutodesk Construction CloudBluebeamPlanGrid |
Clearstory pricing
| Model | Free plan + paid plans |
|---|---|
| Snapshot | Basic plan is free (digital T&M tags, COR creation, collaborative logs, mobile app, AI import). Standard and Professional tiers are per-user plus per-project platform fee, exact USD not published; contact sales for quote. Invited stakeholders get complimentary access on paid plans. |
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Common questions about Clearstory
What is Clearstory?
Clearstory is a cloud platform purpose-built for construction change order communication, replacing PDF-by-email workflows with live, shareable change order logs and digital time and materials tags from the field. It claims $2.1B in change order requests shared monthly across 14,000+ contractors and integrates with Procore, Autodesk Construction Cloud, HCSS, Viewpoint Vista, and CMiC. A free Basic tier lets any contractor create and share CORs without paying.
What is Clearstory used for?
Common use cases: Capturing field-directed work with digital T&M tags including photos and signatures; Sharing a live change order log between GC, subs, and owner in real time; Tracking allowance and contingency burn-down across a project; Syncing change order data with Procore or Viewpoint Vista without re-keying.
How much does Clearstory cost?
Basic plan is free (digital T&M tags, COR creation, collaborative logs, mobile app, AI import). Standard and Professional tiers are per-user plus per-project platform fee, exact USD not published; contact sales for quote. Invited stakeholders get complimentary access on paid plans.
Who is Clearstory best for?
Clearstory fits Specialty contractors who lose money on unsigned T&M tickets, General contractors managing dozens of subs on commercial projects, Owners and project managers needing cost-exposure visibility, Heavy civil and self-perform teams with high-volume field-directed work. Right for you if your change orders sit in email threads, get lost between subs and GCs, and routinely surprise owners months later. Strong fit if both your field T&M tickets and your office change order pricing need to live in the same audit trail. Skip if you do mostly fixed-price residential work with few change orders, or you already standardized on a single project management suite where change orders are not the friction point.
What are alternatives to Clearstory?
Common alternatives to Clearstory include Procore, Autodesk Construction Cloud, Bluebeam, PlanGrid, UpCodes, OpenSpace.