Construction Job Management Software for Residential Pros
Manage all of your homebuilding and residential renovating projects in one platform
Job Management Designed to Help You Grow and Scale Your Building Business
Buildxact pros complete 56% more jobs, on time, each year than the average builder. Designed specifically for the needs of residential builders, contractors and job managers, Buildxact speeds estimating, quoting and scheduling for complete financial management.
Quote 7x faster
Use our Digital Takeoff Tool to measure and count materials in a few clicks. Buildxact is complete construction management software that aligns with real-time material costs to help you produce professional looking quotes that win more work for your business.
Manage all your documents in one place
Place project documents, invoices and variations in a single, online place for all to see. Digital quotes and real time communication helps solve project planning hassles and sets construction job managers up to meet customer satisfaction goals using superior client communication.
Manage jobs the simple way
Project managers perform task and resource management with drag-and-drop commands. Create Gantt charts using job management workflows that set dependencies and critical paths. Use tasks for job site scheduling to also create a job budget.
“Back in the day, I’d have sheets of paper everywhere, especially for ordering and changes. Now, nothing gets changed and missed from job to job.
“We found Buildxact has played a huge role in setting us apart and just helping us win projects. The ability to quote accurately and quickly and present it really well just stands out."
“With Buildxact I am able to spend more time with my loved ones and less time in the office doing the paperwork.”
“We were looking for a tool to simplify everything for us, and that’s exactly the role Buildxact took on. Buildxact swooped in and saved the day.”
Introducing Blu — Your Smartest Crew Member Yet.
- Blu is your digital building assistant – powered by AI, trained on thousands of residential projects and fully integrated into your estimating and planning workflow. It’s there when you need it.
- Quote faster, smarter and with complete confidence knowing you have the latest pricing from your favorite material supplier.
- Build accurate estimates trained on real home builder data from construction pros like you.
- Work with Blu using your own words, as you would speak to team members.
- Blu has a full toolbelt of helpful features:
- Blu: Recipe Assistant for accurate estimating on repeatable jobs
- Blu: Estimate Reviewer double-checks your estimate for common mistakes and overlooked items
- Blu: Takeoff Assistant to scale and measure digital plans quickly
- Blu: Estimate Generator for creating a complete, customisable estimate from scratch.
Cut Time Spent on Takeoffs in Half
No more paper plans and scale rulers – upload your PDF building plans and use the Digital Takeoff Tool to complete your takeoffs on-screen, in minutes. Get accurate measurements in a few clicks, then add wastage and rounding as needed.
Want to supercharge the time saved on takeoffs even further? Hire Blu: Takeoff Assistant, upload your plans, and watch as Blu automatically measures, scales and preps your takeoffs for you in mere seconds.
Accurate Estimating Has Never Been Easier
Use estimating software uniquely designed for builders and contractors. Saved templates and the Blu: Recipe Assistant give your quote a head start and simplify how you build out estimate costings.
Need a hand building the entire estimate or need to get your quote out the door quickly? No problem. Hire Blu: Estimate Generator and unlock the power of AI-driven technology, informed by thousands of winning estimate templates, to create a complete, editable estimate for specific types of projects, such as bathroom or kitchen remodels, in seconds.
Estimate Once and Use it Again
- With Buildxact, you create estimates that benefit your current work and improve ongoing project management.
- Add contractor labor costs, equipment costs and markup to ensure complete project estimates achieve targeted profit margins.
- Task management is more precise when building estimates that include regional labor and material pricing. Real-time data is based on your project’s zip code.
- Create online templates of your common construction projects and ensure nothing is overlooked for repetitive tasks that require many different types of materials.
- Easily move your entire project management portfolio to Buildxact. Upload previous templates saved using spreadsheet software directly into Buildxact.
- Past estimates benefit future work—it’s user friendly construction software.
Online Task Lists Keep You Organized
- Share and track progress on tasks from Buildxact to mobile and tablet-ready lists using Buildxact Onsite.
- Assign tasks to you and your crew that are neatly organized. You’ll always be up-to-date on what work has been done and what’s up next.
- Site crew invited to a project can see a shared schedule as well as view tasks that can be filtered by their assignments.
- Create tasks on any device, including a task description, due date, and priority.
- Add tasks is done with a click of a button at any time during a project!
All the Tools for Total Job Management
Buildxact offers an entire platform of digital tools for comprehensive home construction management. Save time on quote requests with efficient takeoffs, estimates, schedules and invoices. Buildxact makes construction job management easy with templates, real-time pricing and AI-tech via Buildxact’s Blu Building Assistant.
Faster Takeoffs
Automatically generate takeoffs, bills of quantities, and instantly add costing information to your quote letter. Just upload your PDF plans, then measure and price your jobs with a few easy clicks. No plans? No problem with Rendr mobile 3D scanning.
More Accurate
Complete accurate estimates with real-time prices and item information directly from supplier price lists. Do your estimates wherever, whenever you need to get work done.
More Professional
Quickly turn your estimates into sharp-looking quotes and invoices, using templates personalised with your logo, specifications, and PC/PS breakdowns.
More Efficient
Generate schedules automatically from your estimates. Identify critical paths. Adjust automatically when pushbacks occur. Save more time by keeping sub-contractors in the loop via email and text.
Easy to integrate
Your Buildxact information flows straight into your accounting and management software. Integrations with Xero, Quickbooks, Deputy and other software steps you through each project phase, from takeoff through billing.
Support
Get the support you need. Our friendly team of experts are available to answer any question. We also offer interactive workshops, on-demand training webinars, a rich knowledge base of FAQs and tips and 1:1 consultation.
A simple monthly payment includes customer support, training and upgrades.
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FAQs
Our three subscription options come with unlimited users and free training and support. Buildxact has designed all three levels to fit the exact needs of home builders and renovators as they grow their skills using construction management software.
Foundation – this subscription allows small builders to quickly learn how easy estimating and customer communication can be with digital tools. Perform takeoffs and project estimates for greater accuracy, connect with local material supplier for real-time pricing, and use optional AI task-level calculations so estimating accurately takes no time at all.
Pro –this option is perfect for growing builders who are focused on estimating and quoting jobs as well as scheduling work and setting project budgets. Included with Pro:
- GANTT Charts for scheduling
- Buildxact Onsite mobile app
- Online Trades RFQs
- Online Client Portal with Digital Selections
- Accounting software integrations with Xero and Quickbooks
- Paid add-on bundles with AI-powered tools for takeoffs and estimating
Master – experts in all phases of construction job management have a sophisticated subscription level all their own. All features from Foundation and Pro are combined and available at one price, including the full Blu Building Assistant suite of AI digital tools:
- Blu: Recipe Assistant
- Blu: Estimate Reviewer
- Blu: Takeoff Assistant
- Blu: Estimate Generator
All subscribers access Buildxact AI technology using Blu, Buildxact’s digital building assistant.
Trained on thousands of residential projects and fully integrated into Buildxact’s estimating and planning workflow, think of Blu as your estimator, planner and project assistant with a digital toolbelt for fast, sharp and laser-focused help on the details that matter the most.
If you want to hire Blue to help you with a specific step in your preconstruction process, either subscribe to a plan that includes the desired assistant function, or add additional Blu functionality onto your base plan via the Buildxact Marketplace in your account dashboard.
You can find more information on Blu’s monthly add-on costs by assistant function on our pricing page.
There are no additional fees for Buildxact construction estimating software. Upgrades, maintenance, support and unlimited training are all included in your subscription fee.
Any Blu: Building Assistant features not included in your base plan do come with an additional monthly cost, should you choose to add those onto your base plan. You can find more information on Blu’s monthly add-on costs by assistant function on our pricing page.
Each of the three subscription levels (Foundation, Pro and Master) are designed to meet your specific business needs and the needs of your construction team. You can choose either a monthly or an annual plan. Annual plans come with a 15% discount against monthly plans and require a 12-month commitment.
For full details on our plans and pricing structure, visit our pricing page.
No. Buildxact is for construction estimation and construction management. It does not offer computer-aided design or drafting functions.
Yes, you can. It’s possible to make subscriptions changes. If you would like to move from Foundation to Pro or Pro to Master at any point, contact our Customer Support Team by clicking the chat button on the bottom right of your screen in Buildxact.
