Lien-waiver payment automation for GCs

Waivers and payment, in lockstep.

The lien waiver gets signed before the money moves — automatically, every pay cycle. Never pay unprotected.

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Free up to 10 payments / month · All 50 states · No card required

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Waiver WV-1045

Conditional · CA statutory form

Pending Signed

Subcontractor payment

Staged on Stripe Connect

Staged Released
Works withQuickBooksProcoreStripePlaidMicrosoft TeamsSee all integrations
Stripe-secured payments Encrypted at rest SOC 2 (in progress)
0State waiver templates, ready to send
1California verified statutory form
$0Platform fee — subs always sign free

Problem → Solution

From the manual PDF chase to one automated flow.

The manual PDF chase

Today, without SureHold.

The email-PDF chase

You email a PDF template. The sub prints, signs, scans, and emails it back — then you have to remember to release payment.

Payment and waiver are decoupled

Nothing stops you from paying before a waiver is signed, or forgetting to pay after. Both create real lien exposure.

A paper trail nightmare

At project close, reconstructing waiver history means digging through email threads and shared drives.

SureHold’s automated flow

Payment and waiver, finally in lockstep.

One-click payment batches

Create a batch. Each sub gets an email with their waiver and amount. That is the whole workflow.

Payment coupled to signature

Funds release the moment the waiver is signed — never before, never forgotten.

Audit-ready ledger

Every waiver, payment, and timestamp on record per project — ready for the title company or owner on request.

For the people doing the work

Your subs get paid the moment they sign — not weeks later.

A one-click link, a signature, and the payment releases. No printing, no scanning, no waiting on the next check run.

How it works

From payment approval to signed waiver in minutes.

01

Add a project and vendors

Create a project and add your subs and suppliers. About two minutes.

02

Create a payment batch

Add line items — vendor, amount, through-date. SureHold stages the funds in escrow.

03

Subs sign electronically

Each vendor gets a one-click signing link. The waiver is pre-filled from your project data.

04

Payment releases automatically

On signature, the payment is released and an unconditional waiver is generated for your records — the full chain on one ledger.

Features

Built for how GCs actually work.

Waivers

Conditional and unconditional templates pre-filled from your project data. On signature, payment releases and the unconditional waiver is generated automatically — the full chain on one ledger.

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Payment released

Conditional Lien Waiver — California

Signed electronically · timestamp + IP on the ledger

Unconditional waiver generated

No account required · Legally binding

Pay applications

Simplified AIA G702/G703 pay apps with approve and reject workflow and a live payment-due preview.

Compliance

Collect W-9s, track COI expiry, run TIN match, and prep year-end 1099s — vendor compliance in one place.

Escrow status

Each payment is staged on batch creation and marked released the moment its waiver is signed — a clear status the sub can see, never a manual release to chase.

Waiver WV-1047Pending Signed Released

Staged on creation · released the moment the waiver is signed

Integrations

Microsoft Teams and a developer API with signed webhooks are live today; QuickBooks, Procore, Slack, and Plaid are built and rolling out.

How funds work

Staged on Stripe Connect. Released on signature.

SureHold is not a bank or an escrow company, and we never take custody of your money. Payments run on Stripe Connect, a licensed payment provider — “escrow” here means a payment is staged and only released to your sub once the waiver is signed.

See how funds work

Payment staged

On batch creation, funds are staged on Stripe Connect — never in a SureHold account.

Waiver signed

Your sub signs electronically. Timestamp and IP land on the ledger.

Payment released

The moment the waiver is signed, the payment releases to your sub. Never before, never forgotten.

Built for the field

Works on every project, from one trailer to a hundred.

Subs sign from their phone on the jobsite — no account, no app. You run batches from the office. The ledger stays in lockstep.

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How we compare

See how we stack up against the alternatives.

SureHold is a self-serve, transparently-priced waiver-payment exchange. See the honest side-by-side against GCPay, Trimble Pay, Levelset, and the manual PDF chase.

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ROI calculator

Estimate the admin hours and dollars SureHold saves on your waiver volume — no signup.

Free waiver generator

Generate a conditional or unconditional lien waiver for any state and save it as a PDF — free, nothing stored.

Coverage

Built for your state. Available in all 50.

You can send a waiver in any of the 50 states. To start, we’re focused on Utah, California, Texas, and Arizona — where our first customers do most of their building. California uses the verified statutory form; other states use a general template we’re reviewing state by state.

California — verified statutory form General template under review
UtahCaliforniaTexasArizonaAll 50 states

Lien waiver software for Utah · California · Texas · Arizona

Templates reviewed periodically. Consult an attorney for project-specific guidance.

Pricing

Start free. Scale as you grow.

Self-serve, transparent pricing. Subcontractors always sign for free — you only pay for the payments you run.

Free

$0

For smaller GCs getting started.

  • 10 payments / month
  • 1 active project · 2 users
  • Core waiver flow + 50-state templates
  • Reminders (24h / 72h / 7d)
  • Microsoft Teams + webhooks
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Most popular

Growth

$79/mo

or $790/yr — 2 months free (~$66/mo)

50 payments included, then $2 each (51–100).

  • Unlimited projects + users
  • 50 included payments / month
  • Pay apps (AIA G702/G703)
  • All integrations + developer API
  • Compliance: W-9 / COI / TIN / 1099
Start Growth

Pro

$149/mo

or $1,490/yr (~$124/mo)

For active GCs running many projects.

  • Everything in Growth
  • Unlimited payments
  • Procore integration
  • Priority support
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Scale

Custom

For enterprise GCs and multi-entity groups.

  • Everything in Pro
  • SSO / SAML
  • MSA + SLA
  • Dedicated CSM
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FAQ

Common questions.

SureHold is not a bank or an escrow company, and we never take custody of your money. Payments run on Stripe Connect, a licensed payment provider — "escrow" here means a payment is staged and only released to your sub once the waiver is signed. See how funds work for the full flow.

You can send a waiver in any of the 50 states. California uses the statutory form; other states currently use a general template that we are reviewing state by state — each waiver shows its review status, and the free generator only attaches a statute citation where we have verified it.

The funds stay in escrow. You can resend the link, follow up, or cancel the payment. Nothing releases without a signature.

No. Subs click a link, read the waiver, and sign. No account, no app, no friction.

Yes. Suppliers sign unconditional waivers. Both tiers are fully supported.

QuickBooks Online sync is coming soon. Once live, connecting QuickBooks will let SureHold record a bill automatically when a waiver is signed, with vendors synced from your vendor list.

Stop chasing waivers.

Every waiver cycle on one ledger — sent, signed, and released without the email chase. Start free, no card required.

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Stripe-secured payments Encrypted at rest SOC 2 (in progress)