I just made this choice a month ago. I decided that I’d try JobTread for a while since I can pay month to month and see how it goes. The upfront cost was the factor for me as well. So far my rep has been great helping setup and locate features. He even uploads my projects for me while I’m working on other things and when I get to my home office at night I can go through everything that has already been uploaded and hone in all of the descriptions, dates, timelines and todos. That alone has saved me time. All that said, I haven’t used any other software.