Dayworkbook vs Excel
We love Excel. But for daywork billing? There's a better way.
About
Excel is brilliant. It’s flexible, powerful, and you already know how to use it. That’s why so many subcontractors start with Excel for daywork billing.
But here’s what happens. You spend every weekend manually transferring paper sheets. You’re copying data, calculating totals, fixing formula errors, and formatting everything for invoices. What should take minutes takes hours.
Excel wasn’t built for this. You need software purpose-built for daywork — from the job site to the invoice.
What Dayworkbook Does
That Excel Can't
Mobile Data Capture on Site
No more paper sheets to re-enter later. Open the app, add labour, plant, and materials in under 5 minutes. Everything is captured digitally before you leave the site.
Automatic Rate Application
Rates from your Directory auto-apply to every sheet. No formulas to maintain, no lookup errors, no manual calculations. The billing report is already done when the sheet is done.
Multi-Sheet Billing Reports in Minutes
Select a date range. Dayworkbook compiles every approved sheet into one professional billing report. What takes 10–12 hours in Excel takes 30 minutes — total.
Built for both sides
One platform. Two perspectives. Complete solution.
Transform your billing process
Digital sheets on mobile. Automatic billing reports with rates applied. Invoice-ready summaries in minutes. Save 10+ hours monthly.
For Subcontractors- Create complete daywork sheets in 5 minutes on site
- Digital signatures via email or in-person
- Automatic billing reports—no more manual data entry
- Mobile app for field + web app for office
- $150 for 50 sheets—same cost as paper
- Get paid faster with professional documentation
Take control of your costs
Real-time cost visibility. Streamlined approvals. Comprehensive reporting. Centralize all your daywork management—completely free for clients.
For Clients- Real-time visibility of daywork costs as they happen
- Smart routing through your approval hierarchy
- Approve from any device in 30 seconds
- Complete documentation with photos and timestamps
- Multi-project dashboard for all your jobs
- 100% free – no subscriptions or usage fees
About
The true cost of Excel. Excel subscription: $0/month. Your time at 10–12 hours per month @ $60/hr: $600/month. Billing errors and writeoffs: $127/month. Total: $727/month — every month.
The Dayworkbook cost. Dayworkbook at 50 sheets: $150/month. Your time at 30 minutes per month @ $60/hr: $30/month. Billing errors: $0. Total: $175/month.
Save $552 per month = $6,624 per year. And that’s before counting the weekends you get back.
"Switching from Excel was the easiest decision we ever made. We didn’t realise how much time we were wasting until we didn’t have to spend it anymore."
Stop Fighting With Spreadsheets.
Start with 5 free sheets. See the difference yourself.