Buildertrend
Cloud-based construction project management for builders, remodelers, and contractors
Comprehensive construction management platform serving home builders, remodelers, and specialty contractors with features for project management, financial tracking, sales/CRM, and client communication. Trusted by 20,000+ contractors with support for unlimited projects and team members.
- Pricing
- Essential: $199-$499/month
- Alternatives
- Clearstory, Archdesk, ProjectMark
- Who it's for
- Home-builder project managers, Site supervisors, Remodeling coordinators
Why This Tool Exists
Construction teams struggle with fragmented workflows across sales, scheduling, budgeting, and client communication. Manual data entry, siloed information, and lack of real-time project visibility lead to delays, cost overruns, and poor client satisfaction. Teams waste time managing multiple disconnected tools.
Cloud-based platform that centralizes all project information—from leads through closeout—in one unified system. Provides real-time dashboards for scheduling, budgeting, change orders, daily logs, and client communication. Integrates with QuickBooks, Xero, CRM tools (HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive), and payroll (Gusto) to eliminate data silos and manual entry.
How You Use It
Data Transparency
Exactly what this tool uses and how
Contact vendor for API accessUse Cases
- ·Centralized project management for home builders and remodelers managing multiple concurrent projects
- ·Real-time project dashboards combining schedules, budgets, and daily progress
- ·Automated financial reporting and job costing integration with QuickBooks or Xero
- ·Client communication and progress portal to reduce status update calls
- ·Unified CRM and sales pipeline management for lead tracking through project closeout
- ·Mobile job site access for field teams to log daily activities, upload photos, and communicate updates
Pricing
Sources & Research NotesResearch date: 2026-08-21
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- https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/169168-15
- https://www.softwareadvice.com/construction/buildertrend-profile/
- https://www.capterra.com/p/70092/Buildertrend/
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