Evaluation guide · Nexus Build and Adaptive
Compare the workflow, not the feature-count.
Product capabilities and packaging change. Use this buyer’s guide to run both systems through the same construction-finance scenario and verify current claims directly with each vendor.
Nexus Build’s stated fit
QuickBooks-first construction AP controls.
Dimensional job-cost ledger
Explicit waiver payment requirements
Invoice-linked retainage
QuickBooks import and approved-bill workflow
QuickBooks operating model
Which records import, which decisions happen outside QuickBooks, and what writes back after approval?
Job-cost depth
Can budget, commitments, actuals, and projections be viewed by phase, cost code, and cost type with source-level traceability?
Lien-waiver enforcement
Does the system create explicit missing requirements, hold payment, remind suppliers, and audit overrides?
Retainage integrity
Is retainage calculated transactionally from contract terms and linked to the invoice that created the held balance?
Implementation proof
Can the vendor demonstrate the workflow against one of your invoices, jobs, subcontracts, and QuickBooks configurations?
Run a workflow-based Nexus demo.
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