Features for Builders & Renovators
One Powerful Platform Designed for Residential Contractors Who Do it All
Residential contractors rely on the smart renovation estimating software designed for more successful project quoting
Send Better Quotes. Win More of the Right Jobs.
You need more than estimating software. You need a smart estimation tool with optional AI-assistance to check for missing items and quickly generate quotes. Uniquely designed for renovation trades and home builders, Buildxact’s suite of digital tools ensure renovators and builders quote more successfully to earn 1.6x more revenue per job.
Quote 7x faster
Use the digital takeoff tool to measure in a few clicks, align with labor and material costs to produce professional proposals faster and without the errors of clumsy spreadsheets.
Simplify everything
Never miss an item with a checklist style construction estimating tool and optional AI-powered intelligence that easily creates an accurate estimate and checks your work based on a database tailored for home construction. Rest easy knowing your clear estimates cover all of your overhead!
Gain a competitive edge
Use a renovation cost estimator to build estimate templates to reuse over and over for more consistent cost forecasting. Or use AI prompts in your own words to quickly generate project tasks that clearly outline all of your work. Eliminate those manual calculations and develop repeatable plans that create a more efficient home construction business.
Hear from our customers
“Getting started with Buildxact was actually intuitive because it’s set up in a way that you would follow in real life. It’s all right there, and there’s tutorials to step you through.”
“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."
“My life prior to Buildxact was all work—no life. I was easily spending 30 to 40 hours per week, on top of a normal 40-hour work week trying to create estimates.”
“My life before Buildxact involved juggling multiple software tools, leading to inefficiencies and increased costs. Now, everything is in one location, and managing projects has become significantly easier.”
“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.”
“My accountant loves it because all she has to do is review the bottom line number, so across the board we’ve become more efficient."
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.
Quote Faster, Win More Work Using Digital Renovating Tools
- Use the on-screen Takeoff Tool to scale and measure your plans with just a few clicks of your computer mouse. Your takeoff data aligns your renovating plans to specific estimate tasks organized by categories.
- Digital plans are easy to upload. No plans? No problem. You can create your own floor plans with a mobile device and Buildxact’s Rendr integration.
- The Blu: Takeoff Assistant is an optional way to work with digital plans more quickly.
- Buildxact construction estimating software serves as a quote management tool that tracks home renovating quotes in a simple dashboard. See what’s worked, what’s been sent to customers, and what they have approved.
Know Your Numbers With Simple Construction Budgeting Software
- With Buildxact, create accurate estimates with smart tools that benefit your budgeting. Tasks and their costs populate budget reports without copying and pasting formulas.
- Add material and contractor labor costs based on project location to ensure project estimates and budgets achieve targeted profit margins.
- Make estimates more accurate with real-time pricing from your favorite supplier. Because real-time prices are updated with the click of a button, your business sees improved financial performance.
- Moving to Buildxact is easy as estimate templates you saved using common spreadsheets upload to Buildxact. Past estimates benefit future work—it’s that simple.
A Stronger Business Begins With Modern Construction Estimating
- Within minutes, be well on the way to a detailed quote with regional cost estimates that include specifications and images.
- As homeowners review multiple quotes, stand out with professional proposals that clearly detail labour and material costs.
- Share project documents online so customers make material selections and approve documents using a digital signature.
- Build a quote process that becomes a reliable tool that increases customer satisfaction.
Include Accurate Material and Labour Costs for Complete Custom Pricing
- Ensure your estimate and quote have the latest pricing using real-time supplier pricing integration.
- Use your estimate once or save it as a template to make project scope simple.
- Add labour rates for subcontractors to create quotes that include overhead, wages and other indirect expenses, such as taxes and time off.
- Include markup to ensure proper margins.
- Maintain a library of your most common jobs and tasks to make future jobs easier.
- Templates and past projects from Buildxact construction estimating software give you consistent pricing and predictable profit margins.
Real-Time Pricing Ensures Profitability
- Be the premier choice among construction professionals as you create an estimating process that uses the latest material pricing sent straight from your supplier.
- Collaborate with your suppliers online to order the highest quality materials and have them delivered to your job site when you need them.
- Be confident knowing costly delays are avoided when no items are missed.
- Through Buildxact, have your supplier carefully review your order and suggest the best materials for the job.
Supercharge Your Contractor RFQs With Buildxact Quote Management
- Save time when you send RFQ invitations to multiple subcontractors in your labour network.
- Because Buildxact is one cloud-based solution, ensure labour costs are in line with budgets and stay on target throughout the project to consistently generate profit margins.
- Use Buildxact’s construction estimating software for easy quote management.
- Track who’s accepted your invitations, compare quotes based on consistent responses, and pick the most suitable one for your next home construction 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 personalized 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.
Discover all the capabilities Buildxact has to offer
Win more work
Manage the build
- Scheduling
- Cost Tracking
- Site Management
Track finances
- Invoicing
- Accounting Integration
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.
