LCPtracker vs WellStanding: Different Jobs, Common Confusion
This comparison exists because subs keep being told LCPtracker is their certified payroll solution. LCPtracker is the dominant labor compliance portal that awarding bodies and GCs buy to MONITOR contractors: if it is on your project, using it is not optional and it is not yours. Their LCPcertified product line can generate files including XML for state portals such as California's, which the contractor then uploads separately. What no portal upload does is satisfy the state's direct eCPR duty on non-exempt projects: DIR says in writing that submitting to other agencies does not put you in compliance unless you submit eCPRs directly to DIR.
Facts verified 2026-07-02
Where LCPtracker is genuinely strong
- The most commonly mandated portal among California awarding bodies; widespread and familiar
- For the awarding body's purpose, monitoring an entire project, it is fit for purpose
- Training and certification resources for contractors who must use it
- The contractor-side LCPcertified line publishes its pricing, which is rare in this market
Where the model differs from ours
- The portal is the awarding body's tool, not the sub's: you fill it because the contract says so
- An LCPtracker upload does not satisfy the direct DIR eCPR duty on non-exempt projects
- The portal itself, LCPtracker Pro, is priced by quote and sold to agencies and GCs. The contractor-side LCPcertified line publishes tiered pricing, from $12 per report or $145 per month up to $18,200 per year by project count, and generates files you still upload to each portal and to DIR yourself
Side by side
| LCPtracker | WellStanding | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Awarding body monitoring portal (plus LCPcertified report generator) | Done-for-you filing service |
| Pricing | Pro portal: not published. LCPcertified: published, from $12 per report or $145 per month, tiered by project count | $995 one time setup, then $249 per month flat for crews up to 25 workers ($449 for 26 to 50), published |
| Federal WH-347 | Report generation within its scope | Yes, with the Statement of Compliance, staged for your signature |
| California DIR eCPR XML | File generation; contractor uploads separately | Yes, validated before it reaches you |
| Your work each week | Mandated data entry per the contract | Send one payroll export, then about two minutes to review and sign |
| Payroll migration required | None, but it is not your system | None. Works from QuickBooks, ADP, Paychex, Gusto, or Sage exports |
| Who checks the filings | The awarding body reviews you | A person reviews every filing |
Who LCPtracker is right for
Nobody chooses the LCPtracker portal as a sub; your awarding body chooses it for you. The one LCPtracker product subs do buy is LCPcertified, a report generator whose files you still upload to each portal and to DIR yourself. Either way, when the portal is mandated you use it, and you still owe the state its own filing.
Where we fit instead
We are the other side of that equation: the sub's own filings, the WH-347 and the direct DIR eCPR, produced from your payroll export with a person checking every file. During setup we confirm each project's portal situation so the LCPtracker upload and the state filing both happen where they must. The full explainer is in our guide, LCPtracker vs DIR.