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Trayd vs Miter
Two construction payroll platforms that handle certified, union, and prevailing-wage payroll and extend into HR, field time, and job costing. Both exhibited at STA Tech Expo 2026. Vendor-published facts only.
DESK RESEARCH, NOT TESTED. Compiled from vendors' public websites (accessed Oct 15, 2026). Vendor claims are not verified by Means & Methods Lab. No scores or rankings.
Side by side
| Sheet row | Trayd | Miter |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Construction payroll & compliance | Construction payroll, HR & field ops |
| AI role (our label) | Not AI-first | AI features added to established product |
| What it does | Payroll and back-office software for trade contractors: construction payroll with automated certified payroll, union and prevailing-wage support, HR and onboarding, scheduling and dispatch, worker and foreman apps with daily shift reports, real-time job costing, WIP schedules, retainage and lien waivers, AIA billing, change orders, and a general ledger with AP/AR. Vendor says you can run construction payroll in 30 minutes (vendor claim). The homepage we checked does not describe AI features. | Construction workforce-management platform covering payroll (certified, union, and prevailing-wage payroll), HR, recruiting, benefits, expense management (per diems, reimbursements, corporate cards), and field operations (time tracking, production, equipment, photos, schedules, daily reports), with job costing and a REST API. Its Sept 30, 2026 Series B release says Miter's AI parses invoices, receipts, and pay rate tables, surfaces labor and job-cost trends while jobs are running, and creates field safety reports from photos or voice notes; the homepage itself does not itemize AI features. Vendor says more than 2,000 contractors run on Miter (vendor claim). |
| Who it's for | Trade contractors, including union and prevailing-wage shops. | General and specialty contractors, from large builders to family-owned specialty contractors (vendor wording). |
| Pricing (as publicly stated) | Not publicly listed (demo request). | Not publicly listed (no public pricing page found; miter.com/pricing returned 404 on Oct 15, 2026). |
| Test status | Not tested. No scores. | Not tested. No scores. |
| Vendor links | ||
| Sources |
Facts last checked: Oct 15, 2026. Prices change; check the vendor page before relying on them.
Where the vendor descriptions differ
- Payroll compliance: both describe certified payroll plus union and prevailing-wage support.
- Beyond payroll: Trayd lists a general ledger, AP/AR, WIP schedules, retainage and lien waivers, AIA billing, and change orders. Miter lists HR, recruiting, benefits, expense management (per diems, corporate cards), and a REST API.
- Field: both list field time and daily reports; Trayd names worker and foreman apps, Miter names production, equipment, photos, and schedules.
- AI: Miter's Sept 30, 2026 Series B release describes AI that parses invoices, receipts, and pay rate tables. Trayd's homepage does not describe AI.
- Claims and pricing: Trayd says payroll runs in 30 minutes; Miter says 2,000+ contractors use it (claims, not verified). Neither publishes prices.
Paraphrased from the sources listed above. Vendor claims are reported as claims.
What we can't tell you yet
Which tool is better for your work. That needs testing on the same package with a verified answer key. Planned measures for this comparison:
- Hours to run one certified payroll for a multi-union crew in each tool
- Outside Means & Methods Lab's benchmark scope (the benchmark covers takeoff, drawing review, and contract & spec review).
See the methodology and leaderboard status.
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