Template library
Centralized templates let teams enforce standard billing formats, reduce setup time for recurring jobs, and ensure each invoice includes required project metadata and contract references.
Consistency in invoicing reduces disputes, accelerates payments, and improves project accounting accuracy across subcontractors and suppliers.
A general contractor uses the faktura template to aggregate subcontractor charges and apply retention rules, ensuring each invoice references contract milestones. They often route invoices through an approval workflow and require verifiable signatures for compliance and payment scheduling.
A project accountant maps invoice line items to job cost codes, validates tax and withholding calculations, and verifies supporting documents. They rely on templates to standardize entries and on audit trails to reconcile accounts payable with project budgets and financial reports.
General contractors, subcontractors, project accountants, and procurement teams commonly rely on standardized invoices and eSignature workflows.
Using templates and integrated signing reduces back-and-forth, builds an audit trail, and supports faster, traceable payments.
Centralized templates let teams enforce standard billing formats, reduce setup time for recurring jobs, and ensure each invoice includes required project metadata and contract references.
Bulk Send capabilities enable sending identical invoices or notices to multiple recipients simultaneously, reducing administrative effort on mass billing or certificate distribution.
Granular permissions control who can create, edit, approve, or export invoices, supporting segregation of duties and minimizing the risk of unauthorized changes to billing documents.
Extended logging captures document versions, signer identity details, timestamps, and actions so finance and compliance teams can reconstruct the approval history for each invoice.
Prebuilt integrations with accounting, ERP, and document storage systems reduce manual entry, sync invoice metadata, and store signed documents in project financial systems.
Support for SMS codes, knowledge-based authentication, and single sign-on helps align signer verification with internal security policies and contract risk levels.
Custom invoice fields let you capture contract numbers, project codes, retainage percentages, and change order references to align invoices to job cost structures and procurement systems.
Built-in calculations for unit pricing, taxes, markups, and retainage reduce manual errors and ensure totals reconcile with purchase orders and progress reports.
Designated signature blocks with signer roles and authentication requirements ensure that approvals are traceable and compliant with ESIGN and UETA when used in U.S. projects.
Embedded payment options and remittance instructions improve cash collection by providing secure, auditable methods to accept credit card or ACH payments tied to the invoice.
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Reminder Frequency | 48 hours |
| Signature Order | Sequential |
| Template Library Access | Team-based |
| Approval Workflow | Two-step review |
| Retention Period | 7 years |
Ensure compatibility across desktop and mobile platforms so field teams and office staff can both complete and sign invoices.
Select a solution that provides responsive signing experiences, offline viewing for remote sites, and consistent audit logging across devices to keep project billing moving even when connectivity is limited.
A midsize general contractor standardized invoices across 30 subcontractors to include scope codes, retainage, and PO references
Leading to cleared payment runs two weeks earlier and improved cashflow for subcontractors.
An electrical subcontractor created a faktura template that captured labor rates, material markups, and change order references
Resulting in reduced backlog of unpaid change work and clearer audit trails for month-end close.
| Popular eSignature Providers and Features | signNow (Recommended) | DocuSign | Adobe Sign |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile app availability for field signing | |||
| Advanced template management | |||
| Bulk send for multiple recipients | |||
| Built-in payment link support | Limited | Limited |
| Plan and Pricing Overview | signNow (Recommended) | DocuSign | Adobe Sign | HelloSign | PandaDoc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting monthly price | $8 per user | $10 per user | $14 per user | $15 per user | $19 per user |
| Template and branding included | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Bulk sending included | Available on standard plans | Requires higher tier | Requires enterprise | Available on paid plans | Requires paid plan |
| API access availability | Included (limited) | Paid API | Paid API | Paid API | Paid API |
| Enterprise controls and SSO | Available | Available | Available | Available | Available |