One Team. Two Ways to Win.

We built both tools. BuilderCFO is the dashboard you run yourself. Salisbury Bookkeeping is when you want us to run it for you. Same brain. Different hands.

Updated April 2026

What is the difference between Salisbury Bookkeeping and BuilderCFO?

BuilderCFO is a DIY SaaS dashboard for construction financial visibility starting at $299 per month. Salisbury Bookkeeping is a hands-on fractional CFO service starting at $500 per month. Both are built by the same team — Cory Salisbury and crew in Eagle Mountain, Utah. BuilderCFO gives you the tools. Salisbury gives you the tools and a human expert running them. Most contractors start with BuilderCFO and upgrade to Salisbury within 6 months.

Your Path to Financial Control — Choose Your Level

Level 0

Free Tools

Right for: Contractors just starting
ROI Calculator, Cash Flow Stress Test, Profit Leak Quiz
$0
per month
Dream Outcome: Clarity / (0 effort) = Infinite Value
Level 1

BuilderCFO Dashboard

Right for: Tech-savvy, hands-on contractors
Real-time job costing. 13-week cash flow forecast. WIP schedule. Automated reports.
$299
$299–$699/month
You get clarity + control. Low effort. You stay in charge.
Level 2

Salisbury Essentials

Right for: Growing contractors under $2M
Everything in BuilderCFO. Monthly CFO calls. Tax strategy help. Change order tracking.
$500
$500–$1,500/month
Clarity + expert guidance. Low effort on your part.
Level 3

Salisbury Command Center

Right for: Companies $1M–$10M
Full fractional CFO. Bonding packages. Retainage tracking. Dedicated specialist.
$1,500
$1,500–$4,000/month
Complete financial operations outsourced. We handle it all.
Level 4

Salisbury Rapid Recovery

Right for: Crisis situations
Emergency financial audit. Books cleanup. Backlog processing. Bank reconciliation.
Custom
pricing
Speed + accuracy. Get out of crisis mode fast.

BuilderCFO: Your Dashboard, Your Data, Your Control

What You Get

  • Real-time job costing across all active projects
  • 13-week rolling cash flow forecast
  • Work-in-progress schedule with billings and costs
  • Automated monthly profit and loss reports
  • Contractor chart of accounts (pre-built)
  • Mobile app for job site checks
  • Bank integration for automatic reconciliation

Three Simple Tiers

Core
$299
per month

Dashboard + reports. 5 active projects.

Pro
$499
per month

Core + cash flow tools. 15 active projects.

Elite
$699
per month

Pro + mobile app + integrations. Unlimited projects.

Best For

Tech-savvy contractors under $2 million who want to manage their own numbers. You like having control. You want to see your data in real time. You are comfortable learning software. BuilderCFO gives you exactly that.

Start with BuilderCFO

Salisbury Bookkeeping: We Do the Heavy Lifting

What You Get

Everything in BuilderCFO, plus:

  • Monthly CFO advisory calls (or more often if needed)
  • Bank and bonding relationship help
  • Tax strategy coordination with your CPA
  • Change order and retainage tracking
  • Dedicated financial specialist for your company
  • Quarterly financial reviews
  • Year-end tax planning
  • Access to our construction network for vendor relationships
$28,400

Average profit recovered in the first 60 days. That is the median amount our clients find they were leaving on the table.

How It Works

We become part of your team. We review your books weekly. We run your job costing. We manage your cash flow. We talk to your bank. We coordinate your taxes. You run projects and land jobs. We make sure you are paid fairly for them.

Best For

Contractors from $500K to $10 million who want someone else to handle the numbers. Your time is worth more on the job site. You want expert advice. You want someone watching your back. You want your numbers clean and accurate. Salisbury is built for you.

Get Your Free Assessment

Which One Fits Your Business?

Revenue Under $500K

Start with our free tools to see where your profit leaks are. No credit card needed. You get ROI calculator, cash flow stress test, and profit leak quiz.

$500K–$1M + Tech-Savvy

You like numbers. You want to stay in control. BuilderCFO is your fit. You run the dashboard. You see everything in real time. You make the calls.

$500K–$2M + Want Help

You need someone to help you understand your numbers. Salisbury Essentials gives you monthly CFO calls and expert guidance without the full engagement cost.

$1M–$10M Revenue

You need a real CFO on your team. Salisbury Command Center is built for you. We handle your books, your cash flow, your tax planning, your growth strategy.

Books Are a Disaster

You have a backlog. Your books do not match your bank. You have no idea what you actually made last year. Salisbury Rapid Recovery. We clean it up fast.

Not Sure Yet?

That is okay. Book a free consultation. We walk through your numbers. We tell you exactly which path makes sense for your stage and your goals. No sales pitch.

What It Costs You to Do Nothing

Unbilled Change Orders
$22,500–$45,000
per year
Bad Job Costing
$15,000–$40,000
per year
Cash Flow Surprises
$3,000–$15,000
per year
Wrong Tax Structure
$8,000–$25,000
per year

Total annual cost of doing nothing: $48,500–$125,000

Compare that to BuilderCFO at $3,588 per year or Salisbury at $6,000–$48,000 per year.

The most expensive option is doing nothing.

Here's What Actually Happens

Most contractors start with BuilderCFO to see their numbers. The dashboard shows them what they are missing. Then they upgrade to Salisbury to fix it. Both paths work. Pick your starting point.

83%
of BuilderCFO users upgrade to Salisbury within 12 months
$28,400
average profit recovered in the first 60 days with Salisbury

Questions About BuilderCFO and Salisbury

Yes. You can start with BuilderCFO anytime and move to Salisbury whenever you are ready. No penalty. No contract lock-in. Your data stays with you. We export it clean and hand it over to your Salisbury specialist. Most people do this within 6 months when they see what they are missing.

No. Your data belongs to you. When you upgrade to Salisbury, your Salisbury specialist takes over your BuilderCFO account and keeps running it. You have the same dashboard. You just have a human expert managing it. Your history is clean.

You can, but you do not need to. BuilderCFO is already built into Salisbury. When you are a Salisbury client, you get access to the dashboard plus our team managing it. You do not pay twice.

Book a free consultation. We review your numbers. We tell you which path makes sense for your revenue, your goals, and your time. We do not push you into anything you do not need. We tell you the truth.

Yes. Cory Salisbury built both. We use the same dashboard, the same reports, the same chart of accounts for all our clients. BuilderCFO is the DIY version. Salisbury is the hands-on version. Same brain. Different hands.

BuilderCFO: 30-day money-back guarantee. Try it. If it does not work, we refund you. Salisbury: 60-day satisfaction guarantee. We become your CFO. If you are not seeing value, we either fix it or refund you. We put our money where our mouth is.

Ready to Fix Your Numbers?

Pick your path. Start with BuilderCFO for $299 a month. Or get a free assessment and talk to Cory about Salisbury. Either way, you win.