GroundMargin
AI job costing for contractors
GroundMargin launched on June 2, 2026 with 4 votes, #3,322 of 22,647 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.
What it does
Most excavation contractors find out a job lost money after it's done. By then it's too late. GroundMargin gives ground-disturbing trade contractors real-time job costing so you know your margin while you can still act on it. Built on 35+ years of real excavating experience. ✦ Describe any job in plain English → AI cost estimate in seconds ✦ Track costs against estimates in real time ✦ Built-in trade vocabulary Try the free AI estimator — no login required.
GroundMargin is real-time job costing software built for excavation, demolition, and site work contractors. Track labor, equipment, and material costs against your estimates — and know your margin before the job is done.
Real-time job costing built for excavation, demolition, and site work — so you never finish a job wondering where the money went. Generic accounting tools weren't built for excavation. By the time your books tell you a job went sideways, there's nothing left to do about it. Without real-time tracking, you're guessing at margin until closeout — when it's too late to adjust. Unexpected soil conditions, equipment downtime, or scope creep can silently kill your margin mid-job. Generic tools don't understand mobilization costs, equipment hours, or per-unit dirt pricing. Enter your bid breakdown by labor, equipment, materials, and subs. GroundMargin tracks actual costs against each line as the…from groundmargin.com
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