Trayd review
Specialized union and prevailing-wage payroll with real-time labor job costing.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Trayd is a cloud, web-based back-office platform for specialty and trade contractors. Its core function is construction payroll: teams can process hourly and salaried workers on weekly or biweekly schedules, run off-cycle payroll, and include bonuses and reimbursements. The system applies union rules, job-title changes, shift premiums and task-code surcharges, while supporting union wage cards, classifications and prevailing-wage rates at worker or project level. Multi-entity payroll management and real-time labor job costing extend its use across complex projects.
The standout capability is the connection between workforce details and compliance output. Trayd can generate certified payroll reports from workforce and payroll data, helping contractors working under prevailing-wage requirements keep reporting tied to payroll records. Job costing is available by project and task code, so labor costs can be viewed in the same operational context as the work being performed. These features make the product a focused choice for organizations managing union agreements, changing classifications or project-specific wage rules.
Trayd fits accounting environments that already use Sage Intacct, QuickBooks Online, NetSuite, Vista or Procore. Support channels include email, chat, phone, tickets and documentation, and the listed compliance coverage includes GDPR. Pricing is handled through sales rather than published plan amounts. Contractors seeking payroll and labor-cost controls should consider Trayd when union, prevailing-wage or certified-payroll work is central to operations. Organizations wanting a broader accounting suite with extensive accounts-payable, billing and general accounting modules may prefer a product built around those functions instead.
Trayd pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Applies union rules, premiums and surcharges automatically
- Generates certified payroll reports from workforce and payroll data
- Connects with Sage Intacct, QuickBooks Online, NetSuite, Vista and Procore
- Where it doesn't
- Focused on payroll rather than broad AP, billing and accounting modules
- Pricing requires contacting sales
- Specialty-contractor focus may not suit general businesses
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