For asphalt paving contractors
Asphalt paving software that's actually free
Hot mix leaves the plant around 300°F and starts dying the minute it's in the truck. You're already juggling plant hours, trucking, and the sky — you don't need a per-seat software bill on top. MakeHay runs the office side for $0.
Free forever. No monthly plan, no seat fees, no trial clock.
Sound familiar?
The parts of the job that have nothing to do with the work.
The mix doesn't wait
The plant's loading at seven, the mix is only workable for so long, and a surprise shower turns a paving day into three apology calls — the customer, the plant, and the trucking company.
Estimates take all evening
Square footage, depth, tonnage, base repair, trucking — you can price it in your head standing on the lot. Writing it up so a customer can approve it takes the evening you don't have.
Big invoices, slow checks
Paving tickets are the biggest numbers in pavement work, and everybody sits on them. Meanwhile the equipment payment comes out on the first of the month whether the check cleared or not.
What changes with MakeHay
Quote, schedule, get paid, come back.
Schedule around the weather, not despite it
Rain is the enemy of a paving day: you can't lay hot mix on a wet base, and a cold snap steals workable time between the plant and the screed. MakeHay puts the National Weather Service forecast for each job site's address on your calendar, so you see the washout coming before you've ordered tonnage and lined up trucks — not after the first load's en route.
- Rain warnings on scheduled pave days, per job-site address
- Cold-temperature flags when the day shrinks your compaction window
- Reschedule with the forecast in view — before the plant order, not after
Quote it before you leave the site
Price the job the way you figure it — by the square foot or by the ton, with grading, base repair, and mobilization as line items. Email it from the truck and let the customer approve with one tap while they're still motivated.
Get paid without chasing
Paving invoices are big enough to hurt when they're late. Turn the approved quote into an invoice in one click, send a card or ACH pay link, and let automatic reminders do the chasing while you're on the next job.
Keep every customer for the re-do
The lot you pave today is your sealcoat, crack-fill, and restripe customer for the next decade. MakeHay keeps every site's history in one place, so the maintenance work comes back to you instead of whoever mails a flyer first.
The honest math
Compare the bill, not the brochure.
MakeHay
$0/mo
Free is the plan — not a trial of one
- Every feature, every user, from day one
- No per-seat pricing, no feature gates
- No credit card to sign up, nothing to cancel
The usual field-service subscription
$29–399/mo
+ card fees on top
- Per-seat pricing that climbs as your crew grows
- The features you actually need gated to higher tiers
- An annual bill whether it rained all month or not
FAQ
Asphalt paving questions, answered straight.
Is it really free?
Yes. Unlimited customers, job sites, quotes, scheduling, and invoices — free forever, not a trial. No monthly plan, no per-seat pricing, no credit card to start.
What's the catch?
There isn't one in fine print. The software costs us next to nothing per contractor to run, so it's free. Paid add-ons come later only for features with real per-use costs, like texting and AI — the core stays free. Online card and ACH payments carry processing costs, the same as they would with any provider.
Can it help me avoid getting rained out with mix on order?
That's the flagship feature. Every scheduled job carries the National Weather Service forecast for its own address, with rain and cold flags on the calendar — so you move the pave day before you've committed the plant order and the trucks.
Can I take my data with me if I leave?
It's yours. Ask and we'll export everything — customers, sites, quotes, invoices, payment history — and we delete what's left as laid out in our privacy policy.
Do I need a credit card to sign up?
No. Sign up with an email and send your first paving quote the same day. No trial clock, no tier to upgrade into.
See every trade we build for on the industries page, or browse the full feature list.
Keep the mix hot and the overhead cold.
Tonnage-friendly quoting, rain-day warnings per job site, and online payments for paving contractors — free forever.