Elper
Management software built for construction contractors.
About Elper
Elper (formerly Hoptimize Pro) is a Quebec-built construction management platform that takes contractors from quote to invoice, with GPS punch-clock timesheets, project budgeting, and real-time cost tracking in between. Founded in 2016 and rebranded in 2024, it targets general contractors and trades — electricians, plumbers, excavators, roofers — and scales from solo operators to companies with 500+ employees.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Purpose-built for construction contractors and trades, not a generic PM tool adapted after the fact
- Covers the full job lifecycle — quote, e-approval, project, timesheets, budget tracking, invoice — in one system
- GPS-verified punch clock feeds timesheets and labor billing automatically
- Fast onboarding: configured and usable in about 30 minutes, with phone support from construction-savvy staff
- Flat base price with per-active-employee billing scales down in slow months
- Strong track record: operating since 2016, 4.5-star App Store rating, hundreds of Quebec contractor clients
Cons
- Heavily Quebec/Canada-focused — CAD pricing, Quebec data hosting, and some pages and UI strings remain French-first
- No published integrations marketplace or public API for connecting accounting or estimating tools
- No free tier, and monthly plans carry a CA$250 integration fee (waived only on annual or bi-annual commitments)
- Per-active-employee fees (CA$10-13) add up quickly for larger crews
- Little third-party review presence outside the App Store (no significant G2 or Capterra footprint)
Key Features
Quotes with electronic approval
Build quotes from reusable templates with fixed, time-and-material, or cost-plus pricing, send them by email or link, and collect one-click electronic acceptance with a recorded history.
Automatic invoicing and payment reminders
Generate invoices directly from projects — hours and material bills are summarized automatically — and let the reminder system chase late payments for you.
GPS punch clock with zones
Employees punch in and out from their phones with GPS zone verification, feeding automated timesheets without manual data entry.
Budget and real-time cost tracking
Set a budget per project and track hours, expenses, income, and potential overruns as they happen.
Quote-to-project conversion
Convert an accepted quote into a detailed project without re-entering data, keeping full client and project history.
Project scheduling and dispatch
A scheduling calendar and dispatch calls show who is assigned to which job site, with supervisor roles and private notes.
Site logs and field reports
Custom construction site logs and field reports with notes and photos document progress from the job site.
Employee files with HR notes
Central employee records with HR notes, multi-rate labor billing, and per-employee activity tracking.
Multilingual, multi-device
Interface in English, French, and Spanish; works on iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS with data hosted in Quebec and backed up across 3 sites.
Pricing
- + CA$10 per active employee per month
- Up to 30 users
- Quotes with custom templates and e-approval
- Automated billing, follow-ups, and reminders
- GPS punch clock and automated timesheets
- Project scheduling calendar
- CA$250 integration fee on monthly plans (waived on annual/bi-annual)
- + CA$13 per active employee per month
- Up to 50 users
- Everything in Pro
- Coordination of multiple teams, sites, and projects
- Supervisors with private notes
- Custom site logs
- CA$250 integration fee on monthly plans (waived on annual/bi-annual)
- For companies with 100, 250, or 500+ employees
- All Max features
- Quote by phone (1-877-87ELPER)
Best For
General contractor running multiple job sites
Use the scheduling calendar, dispatch calls, and supervisor notes to coordinate crews across sites, while budgets flag cost overruns per project in real time.
Specialty trade quoting and invoicing
Electricians, plumbers, and roofers send professional quotes with electronic approval, convert wins into projects, and invoice automatically — with reminders replacing awkward collection calls.
Payroll-accurate field time tracking
Replace paper timesheets with a GPS-zone punch clock; hours flow into automated timesheets and multi-rate labor billing.
New contractor getting off spreadsheets
Startup contractors licensed under 12 months get 50% off the first year on annual plans and are set up in about 30 minutes.
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