Updated October 2026 · checked against HoundDog's own website

HoundDog Alternative: Published Pricing, License Verification and Data You Can Take With You

HoundDog reads certificates, chases vendors and their agents, and bills monthly with no contract — a sensible product. TrackMyVendor is the self-serve option: the price is on the website, you set it up yourself in about ten minutes, every sub's license is checked against the state database, and your data exports on every plan.

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Choose HoundDog if

✓You want people reviewing complicated certificates — an account manager on Pro, a dedicated team on Enterprise.
✓You'd rather someone collect from your vendors' insurance agents than send reminders yourself.
✓Subcontractor agreements and lien waivers need online signing in the same system as the COI.
✓Your own clients need to sign into a dashboard under your brand (white-labeled, Enterprise).

Choose TrackMyVendor if

✓You want the price before a call, and to start on your own today.
✓You're a broker or management firm and want every client in one agency console with your logo and colors.
✓You need each sub's license checked against the state database, not stored as another document.
✓You want the endorsement forms read — additional insured, waiver, primary and noncontributory — not just the ticked boxes (Pro).
✓Your insurer's premium audit should take an afternoon: every sub's coverage by day, with the evidence (Pro).
✓You pay subs from QuickBooks Online and want their compliance on the vendor record before you do (Pro).
✓You track more than contractors — tenants, renters, franchisees — each on their own list, with requirements set per job, site or property.

TrackMyVendor vs HoundDog, feature by feature

Both read certificates with AI and collect more than COIs. The differences are the price, who does the setup and the chasing, whether the license is checked, and how your data moves in and out.

Capability	TrackMyVendor Free to start — see pricing	HoundDog Pro & Enterprise — quote by vendor count
Published pricing See the price before you talk to anyone	✓ Free plan; paid plans priced on the website	✗ "Contact Us for Pricing" on both plans
Free plan and self-serve trial Load your own roster before you commit	✓ A free plan; 30-day trial on paid plans, no card	✗ No free plan or trial listed
Setup Who configures the account, and how long it takes	✓ You, in about ten minutes	Demo first; HoundDog builds the account and configures your requirements
Billing terms Commitment required to start	✓ Monthly, cancel any time	✓ Monthly, no annual plan required
How certificates are collected What the sub has to do	✓ One-time link from their phone, no account to create	✓ Collected from your vendors or their agents
AI certificate reading Coverage data pulled from the PDF	✓ Carrier, policy number, dates and limits on every row — every plan	✓ AI extracts and checks against your requirements
Contractor license verification The license checked against the state database	✓ TX, FL, CA, WA, OR, IL, CO, AZ, CT, AR, VA and OH state databases; licenses in every state tracked by expiration	✗ Not mentioned on its site
Endorsement forms read Additional insured, waiver, primary and noncontributory	✓ Read by ISO form number — Pro	✓ Special endorsements and language recognized (Pro)
Premium audit report Was every sub insured, every day of the policy period?	✓ Coverage by day for each line, gaps named, evidence ZIP — Pro	Partial Audit tool downloads all COIs for an audit period
Why a sub is non-compliant What's missing, in words	✓ Each red badge lists the reasons and the tab that fixes them — every plan	✓ Read and checked against your requirements
QuickBooks Online Compliance where you pay subs	✓ Status on the matched vendor record — Pro	Not named on its site
Calendar feed Deadlines in the calendar you already use	✓ Google, Outlook or Apple Calendar — Starter and up	Not described on its site
Any mix of third parties Contractors, vendors, tenants, renters in one roster	✓ Each on its own list (Pro); every job, site or property with its own coverage (Starter and up) and documents (Pro)	✓ Vendors across industries
Human review A person checks the hard certificates	✗ AI reads; you make the judgement calls	✓ Account manager on Pro; dedicated team on Enterprise
W-9 collection and reading Collected with the COI, read for you	✓ Name, tax classification, TIN type and last four read by AI — every plan	✓ W-9s, MSAs and agreements collected
Safety documents read The EMR letter and OSHA 300A, for vetting a sub	✓ EMR read; TRIR and DART worked out from the 300A; over your maximum flagged — Starter and up	Not described on its site
E-signed agreements and lien waivers Signature workflow next to the COI	✗ Signed copies stored by category; no e-signature	✓ Collected by online signing
Renewal reminders to the sub Before each certificate expires	✓ 90/60/30/7 days, with the upload link — Starter and up; weekly digest on every plan	✓ Renewals collected again automatically
Projects and per-project requirements Subs grouped by job or property	✓ Per-project coverage minimums — Starter and up	✓ Organized by project, location or vendor type
Bulk import Bring your roster and certificates across	✓ Spreadsheet, or a ZIP of certificates read one by one — Starter and up	Not described; HoundDog sets the account up for you
Data export Take everything out, any time	✓ Full data export on every plan; Excel and PDF reports on Pro	Partial Audit tool downloads all COIs for a period
API and webhooks Connect compliance to your own systems	✓ REST API, REST hooks and signed webhooks — Pro	Partial API integrations on Enterprise; developer docs "coming soon"
Ready-made integrations No code required	✓ QuickBooks Online, Zapier and Make — Pro	Partial Construction PM integrations, not named on its site

HoundDog's column is taken from its own website, checked October 2026. Features change — confirm anything that decides it for you on a call with them.

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Why teams look for a HoundDog alternative

The reasons are rarely that HoundDog doesn't work. They are about how you buy it, what it checks, and how it fits with everything else.

You can't see the price without a call

Both of HoundDog's plans say "Contact Us for Pricing", priced by vendor count. A reasonable model, but an office manager who has to bring a number to Tuesday's meeting needs a demo to get it. TrackMyVendor's plans are on the pricing page, with a free plan to start.

Setup runs through HoundDog's team

HoundDog builds your account and configures your insurance requirements for you. That's a real service if you want it, and a wait if you don't. With TrackMyVendor you import your roster, set your coverage minimums and send the first upload links yourself, usually in about ten minutes.

A clean certificate says nothing about the license

HoundDog verifies certificates against your requirements; its site doesn't mention contractor licenses. A sub can carry a valid general liability policy while their state license is expired or suspended. TrackMyVendor checks the license against the state database and keeps the board's current status on the same record as the certificate.

Integration and data portability depend on the plan you're quoted

HoundDog lists API integrations on Enterprise, and its developer section is marked "coming soon". Its audit tool downloads your certificates for a period; its site doesn't describe a fuller export. TrackMyVendor has a full data export on every plan, and a REST API with webhooks, plus QuickBooks Online, Zapier and Make, on Pro.

When HoundDog is the better choice

For some buyers HoundDog is simply the better product. If one of these is the deciding factor, stay with it.

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You want people, not just software, reviewing certificates

HoundDog's Pro plan includes an account manager who manually reviews complicated certificates; Enterprise adds a dedicated insurance and certificate management team. TrackMyVendor's AI reads every certificate and checks it against your requirements, but the judgement calls stay with you.

✓

Your subs' agents should be chased for you

HoundDog collects certificates from your vendors or their agents. When a two-person crew forwards everything to their broker anyway, going straight to the broker saves a round trip. Our reminders, like any reminders, still depend on the sub acting on them.

✓

Agreements and lien waivers need signing in the same place

HoundDog collects subcontractor agreements and lien waivers by online signing alongside the COI. TrackMyVendor stores the signed copies by category but doesn't run the signature itself.

✓

Your clients need a portal under your brand

HoundDog's Enterprise plan includes white-labeled dashboards. TrackMyVendor's agency console gives brokers and management firms every client in one view, with their own logo and color scheme, and client reports can carry their brand. What it doesn't offer is a branded portal for the clients themselves to sign into — if that is the requirement, HoundDog is the closer fit.

Switching from HoundDog to TrackMyVendor

A migration is two files — the vendor list and the certificates — and an afternoon.

1

Get your records out of HoundDog

HoundDog's audit tool downloads every certificate for a date range in one click; set the range to cover your active policies. Ask HoundDog for your vendor list as a spreadsheet before you cancel, since its site doesn't describe a self-serve export.
2

Recreate your requirements

HoundDog's team configured your insurance requirements for you. Write them down — the limits for each coverage, additional insured and waiver wording — and set them as coverage rules, per project if your HoundDog account was organized that way.
3

Import the roster and the certificates

The vendor list as a spreadsheet, then the certificates as a ZIP; each one is read and filed under its contractor. Import and export (Starter and up).
4

Ask for whatever is missing

Subs without a current document get a one-time upload link. No account.
5

Keep your data portable

Full export on every plan; the REST API and webhooks on Pro.

HoundDog bills monthly with no annual plan, so you can run both through one renewal cycle on your real roster, then cancel whichever loses.

TrackMyVendor pricing, on the page

HoundDog quotes by vendor count, monthly, after a demo. Every TrackMyVendor plan is on the pricing page — a free plan and flat monthly plans — with a 30-day trial on paid plans and no sales call.

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Frequently asked questions

How much does HoundDog cost?

HoundDog doesn't publish prices. Its pricing page shows two plans, Pro and Enterprise, both marked "Contact Us for Pricing", with the price based on how many vendors you track and volume discounts for larger rosters. The terms it does publish are good ones: monthly billing, no annual plan, cancel any time. TrackMyVendor's prices are on its pricing page, starting with a free plan.

Does HoundDog verify contractor licenses?

Its website doesn't mention license verification. HoundDog reads certificates, recognizes special endorsements and checks coverage against your requirements. TrackMyVendor checks the license with the state board and shows its current status beside the certificate. How license verification works.

What does HoundDog do that TrackMyVendor doesn't?

Three things worth knowing. Its Pro plan includes an account manager who manually reviews complicated certificates, and Enterprise adds a dedicated certificate management team. It collects certificates from your vendors or their insurance agents. And it collects subcontractor agreements and lien waivers by online signing. TrackMyVendor reads certificates with AI and leaves the judgement calls to you, stores signed agreements by category but has no e-signature, and sends the sub an upload link rather than calling their agent.

How do I switch from HoundDog to TrackMyVendor?

Download your certificates with HoundDog's audit tool, which exports every COI for a date range in one click, and ask HoundDog for your vendor list as a spreadsheet. Import the list into TrackMyVendor, upload the certificates as a ZIP to have each one read and filed under its contractor, then send upload links to anyone missing a current document. Because HoundDog bills monthly, you can run both for a renewal cycle before cancelling. Import and export in detail.

Does HoundDog work with JobTread?

JobTread lists a HoundDog integration that collects certificates again at renewal. TrackMyVendor doesn't integrate with JobTread; it connects to other systems through QuickBooks Online, Zapier, Make and its REST API on the Pro plan.

Is HoundDog a good fit for a small general contractor?

It can be: HoundDog says it scales from 10 to 10,000+ subs and bills monthly with no annual contract. The friction is getting started. There is no published price or free plan, and HoundDog builds your account and sets up your requirements after a demo. If you want to load your own subs this afternoon and see the price first, a self-serve tool fits better.

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