LCPtracker alternatives — the honest version
Most “LCPtracker alternative” articles skip an inconvenient fact: if the awarding body or your prime mandates LCPtracker, you don’t get to pick the portal. What you can pick is everything before the portal — how the certified payroll gets produced each week. That’s where the hours go, and that’s where the alternatives actually compete.
What you can and can’t replace
Can’t replace: the submission destination. LCPtracker is typically bought by agencies and primes; subs are told to use it. The same goes for California’s DIR portal or a GC’s compliance system — the destination is a contract term. Can replace: the weekly production work — turning your payroll data into the WH-347 grid, the classifications, the base-vs-fringe math, the overtime split, and the state formats like California eCPR XML.
The field, honestly described
wh347form.com (this site). Free WH-347 generator — no signup, the form is built in your browser and nothing is uploaded or stored. An AI upload beta reads worker rows straight from the payroll report you already have (QuickBooks, ADP, Gusto exports); two independent AI reads cross-check each other and flag anything uncertain for your review instead of guessing. California DIR eCPR XML export included. The paid weekly-automation tier is in early access. We’re new — no testimonials yet, and we won’t invent any.
CertifiedPayrollPro. Self-serve SaaS with published pricing (from $49/month at the time of writing) and multi-state support claims. Data entry is manual or CSV import — there’s no document upload/AI extraction, so you’re still keying or mapping columns weekly.
Points North. Established certified payroll reporting software plus managed services; commonly used by companies that want to hand the reporting off. Quote-based sales process.
eBacon. A broader construction payroll and compliance platform. Sales-led: demo-first, no published pricing — suited to larger operations, heavier than a card-swipe buyer needs.
Construction-specific payroll services (for example Payroll4Construction or Foundation’s payroll). If you’re willing to move your entire payroll to a construction-specialist provider, certified payroll comes out as a byproduct. Biggest switch, biggest commitment.
How to choose in five minutes
Ask four questions. Is pricing published, or does it take a sales call? Does the tool read the payroll reports you already produce, or will someone retype every week? Does it output the state formats your projects need — for California, eCPR specifically? And can you try the core workflow before paying anything? Only the last one is free to test right now: