See It to Believe It: How to Maximize Your Free Trial of Linarc

Most construction software is often sold on promises you cannot verify until after you have paid. Long sales calls, demo environments with perfect data, and mandatory onboarding fees have become the industry standard. By the time your team gets to touch the product, you are already locked in.

Linarc takes the opposite approach. We are the only platform in construction technology that offers a 21-day, no-strings-attached free trial. You do not need setup fees, special training, or a carefully staged demo. You get the actual product, the full feature set, and the freedom to test it out with your own projects.

That approach works because Linarc was built for field use first, not just boardroom presentations. The platform is intuitive enough that superintendents, project managers, and trade contractors can be productive and aligned within hours. Your trial is not just an introduction. It is an opportunity to see how your projects run when scheduling, reporting, and collaboration flow without friction.

Here is how to make the most of it.

Use a Real Project to Unlock Real Value

Most trials fail because companies load them with dummy data. When the data is fake, the results feel fake too. Instead, choose a project that reflects your daily challenges. It could be a mid-sized job that is just getting started or an active project where you want to compare schedules side by side.

• You will see your real cost codes, trades, and milestones populate in the system, which grounds every feature in relevance.
• You can immediately compare how long it takes to build a baseline schedule in Linarc versus Excel or P6.
• You might even generate a usable deliverable, such as a pay application or two-week look-ahead, before the trial ends.

This is not about “trying software.” It is about testing whether Linarc can solve your construction management problems faster than your current tools.

Go Deep on Scheduling, Not Just the Basics

Scheduling is where contractors feel the most pain with software. During your trial, take time to test both the big-picture controls and the day-to-day details.

• Master schedule: Build your project plan from start to finish using drag-and-drop tasks. Focus on how quickly you can set durations and milestones without wrestling with spreadsheets.
• Trade schedules: Break out views for subcontractors so they only see the tasks that apply to them. A concrete crew does not need to wade through a hundred unrelated activities. Linarc declutters the view automatically.
• Dependencies and critical path: Link excavation to foundation pour, foundation to framing, and framing to inspections. Watch as the platform recalculates finish dates in real time. This is how you get proactive instead of reactive.
• Status lines: Add a status line across your Gantt chart to compare planned progress with actual field updates. In one glance, you will see whether you are tracking on schedule or slipping behind.
• Milestone view: Switch to milestone mode to monitor key deliverables. This feature gives percentage completion on milestones rather than just binary “done or not done” checks.

By building a live schedule during your trial, you are not only testing usability, you are stress-testing whether the system can actually keep pace with jobsite reality.

Put Reporting to the Test: The Three-Click Challenge

Reporting is where most contractors lose hours every week. During your trial, make it a goal to run multiple reports using the three-click process: open Reports, choose a template, and generate.

Test at least three scenarios:

1. A two-week look-ahead for your trades.
2. A pay application draft for your finance team.
3. An executive summary for leadership.

Notice how the reports are branded, professional, and ready to send without manual editing. Now, calculate how many hours of staff time that saves across a month. For many contractors, this single feature proves the trial is worth continuing.

Explore Analytics and Early Risk Detection

Linarc quietly monitors your project data in the background. As you build your schedule, it flags missing successors, overloaded crews, or conflicting resources. Instead of data science jargon, you get clear prompts like “this task has no follow-on” or “crew allocation exceeds available hours.”

Think of it as a second set of eyes. Many contractors discover schedule conflicts or idle time during the trial that would have gone unnoticed until much later.

Bring in Your Team for a True Test

Construction is not a solo sport. The value of Linarc becomes clear when multiple people use it. During your trial, invite a superintendent, a trade foreman, or a project manager. You can even invite 5 trade contractors. Assign them tasks, ask them to upload a progress photo, and watch how the updates flow into the master plan.

Instead of chasing text messages and phone calls, you will see field updates populate automatically. That shift alone reduces idle time and miscommunication, which directly impacts profitability.

Test Field Tools and Financial Workflows

Your trial includes full access to both field and finance features.

• Field Journal App: Let a superintendent log deliveries, visitors, or equipment usage on their phone. The entries sync instantly into project reports.
• Dynamic PDF templates: Customize pay apps, RFIs, and invoices to your company’s format during the trial.
• Recurring costs automation: Track repetitive costs, such as utilities or site security, without manual entry.
• Pay application workflow: Generate a G702 or G703 form that is linked directly to recorded progress. Your billing becomes faster and cleaner.

By the end of the month, you will know whether Linarc can eliminate the spreadsheets and manual edits that currently slow your team down.

Measure Results Like You Would a Real Job

Do not just “play around” in the trial. Set success criteria from the beginning. Examples include:

• How long it takes to create a master schedule.
• Time saved generating reports.
• Number of hours reduced in crew idle time.
• Accuracy of your first pay application.
• The difference getting proactive over being reactive.

When you measure outputs, the trial becomes a data-driven decision rather than a gut feeling.

Your Trial, Your Competitive Edge

Construction projects are too complex to run on outdated tools. The Linarc free trial is not a marketing gimmick. It is a working opportunity to see whether modern scheduling, reporting, and collaboration can cut wasted hours on your next project.

You do not need a salesperson. You do not need a training course or 6 months of onboarding. You only need a project and a few minutes to see the difference.

 Start your free trial of Linarc’s entire platform today. 

Experience how small and mid-size contractors are running tighter schedules, eliminating idle time, and getting paid faster with Linarc.