Change Order Documentation vs. Original Invoice Verification
ClearStory tracks and routes change order documents so nothing gets missed. CheckIT verifies that every line on every original invoice matches what you contracted for.
Two different documents, two different ledger moments — you probably need both.
Quick verdict
What ClearStory does
ClearStory is the category-defining platform for change order communication. It gives GCs, specialty/trade contractors, and owners a single shared cloud log for change order requests, digital T&M tags, and change notifications — so the same data is visible to every stakeholder in real time. Turner Construction signed an enterprise agreement across 350+ projects; Suffolk Construction named ClearStory their national standard.
- Change Order Request (COR) Log — shared, real-time, GC↔sub↔owner
- Digital T&M Tags — photo-backed, signable, mobile-first field capture
- COR Pricing from pre-populated rate sheets (“75% faster” approval, per ClearStory)
- Deep Procore integration — pushes T&M Tags, CORs, and Change Notifications into Procore Change Events
With $35M raised and a Prudence-led Series B, ClearStory is widely regarded as best-in-class on change order communication. Original-invoice line-item verification isn't their primary build.
What CheckIT Invoice does
CheckIT Invoice verifies every line on every original invoice against the contract baseline — the quote, rate sheet, or rolling 12-month historical that priced the work. The job isn't workflow. The job is: was this dollar amount correct in the first place? Upload an invoice. Get back a severity-ranked, explainable, dollar-quantified discrepancy report in minutes.
- Line-item verification against contract, quote, or rate sheet
- Explainable dollar-delta per line, severity-ranked
- No ERP integration — upload a PDF and go
- 75% reduction in manual review time per document
Built for the financial decision-maker — PM, controller, CFO — who needs a defensible number, not another workflow to manage.
Feature comparison
Different question, different answer, different buyer.
ClearStory is a workflow platform for change order communication. CheckIT is a verification engine for original invoices. ClearStory answers “where is the CCD in the chain and is everyone aligned on the number?” CheckIT answers “is the dollar amount on this invoice line correct against the contract?”
An industrial GC mid-month, $400K in vendor invoices against rate-sheet T&M, finds three line items overbilled by a combined $23,400 — none of which would trigger a change order, none of which AP automation would catch. That's the gap CheckIT closes.
Anonymized industrial-GC scenario, CheckIT pilot intake
ClearStory handles out-of-contract dollars (change orders). CheckIT handles in-contract dollars (original invoices vs. the contract you already signed). The two operate on different documents and don't overlap.
If you need change order workflow, ClearStory is the right call.
A regional GC running 40+ active projects on Procore, fighting CCDs that get lost in someone's inbox between super, PM, and owner — ClearStory's shared log, T&M tags, and Procore Change Events push are exactly the job. Turner and Suffolk picked them for a reason.
If you need original-invoice verification, CheckIT is the right call.
A controller at an industrial owner closing the month, staring at $400K of vendor invoices against a rate-sheet T&M contract and a contracted GMP — needing to know which lines are overbilled, by how many dollars, and why, in time for Wednesday's pay cycle. CheckIT returns that answer in minutes per document.
Use both if you manage projects where both ledger moments matter.
ClearStory handles new dollars added to the contract. CheckIT handles whether the dollars already in the contract are billed correctly. The two don't overlap.
The cost of not verifying
Across the trades, 39% of construction invoices contain an error.
As a share of invoice value — quietly compounding across every job.
Minutes per document instead of the better part of an hour.
Extrapolated from active pilot data. Results vary by invoice volume and contract complexity.
CheckIT vs. ClearStory — common questions
No — that's not what ClearStory is built for, and they don't claim to be. ClearStory documents and prices change order requests, T&M tags, and change notifications between GCs, subs, and owners. Verifying original invoice line items against the contract baseline is a different document, a different ledger moment, and CheckIT's primary build.
Yes — and most mid-market GCs and industrial owners probably should. ClearStory handles out-of-contract dollars (change orders). CheckIT handles in-contract dollars (original invoices vs. the contract you already signed). The two operate on different documents and don't overlap. CheckIT requires no integration with ClearStory or any ERP — upload a PDF, get a report.
ClearStory is a workflow platform for change order communication. CheckIT is a verification engine for original invoices. ClearStory answers “where is the CCD in the chain and is everyone aligned on the number?” CheckIT answers “is the dollar amount on this invoice line correct against the contract?” Different question, different answer, different buyer.
The two aren't priced on the same model so a direct comparison doesn't really apply. ClearStory uses a free Basic tier with paid Standard/Professional tiers (per-user + per-project hybrid). CheckIT is per-document or per-engagement with no ERP integration cost, no implementation cost, and ROI on document one. Pick the right tool for the job; both can co-exist on a budget.
Yes. CheckIT requires no ERP or PM integration to start — upload a PDF, get a report — so it sits cleanly alongside Procore, ClearStory's Procore integration, or any other stack you already run. If you eventually want CheckIT findings flowing into a system of record, that's a roadmap conversation, not a prerequisite.
Compare CheckIT to other tools
See CheckIT Invoice run against one of your invoices.
Document in, report out. No ERP integration. No implementation. ROI on document one.
No credit card. No sales call to start.