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Simplified Bookeeping for Small Builders
Accounting just makes more sense when estimated job tasks seamlessly connect costs to budgeting, purchasing and invoicing tools.
Focus On The Field, Not The Figures
Buildxact’s accounting and invoicing tools effortlessly produce job cost reports based on the same tasks used to estimate. Save budgets as templates to save you money over time. Buildxact tools pay for themselves in the first year.
Improve your cash flow and accounting systems
Approved purchases and invoices sync with one click for payment or reconciliation. 2-way sync means less manual data entry and no double-handling of project costs.
Know your job costs with better financial reporting
Connect with Quickbooks or Xero and track job costs through your entire construction business for better job management.
End the budget guesswork!
Easy purchase orders, work orders, quoting and invoices bring order and predictability to your general accounting and financial management.
Hear From Our Customers
“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.”
Simplify Financial Records with Buildxact Timesheets
- Use our mobile app, Buildxact Onsite, to connect with project teams across multiple devices. Schedule and update task lists direct from the job site.
- With Buildxact Onsite, team members record daily start and finish times by project, category and task.
- Admin staff use Buildxact to check and approve entries to generate work orders that are then paid to the correct category and task.
- All activity tracks back to the project’s overall budget for easy financial tracking.
Eliminate Double Handling of Information
- Connect to Quickbooks or Xero to sync invoices and purchase orders. Less admin means fewer mistakes.
- Two-way accounting sync lets you track invoices between Buildxact and your accounting software, with no more double-handling.
- Create one-click invoices and track full or partial customer payments to improve cash flow and job profitability.
- Keep customers informed on payments with expense tracking, avoiding surprises and disagreements on what’s owed for job costs.
- Manage actual costs in real-time, with accurate tracking of project costs – from electrical and tiling, to site prep and framing.
- Quickly create purchase and work orders and easily enter supplier and contractor invoices on the go using construction software.
- Edit schedules, update job costs and create purchase orders for improved construction accounting.
Don’t Use Just Any AI - Use AI Specifically Tailored To The Jobs You Do Most
- Track actual costs against takeoffs and estimates you create using either Buildxact templates or the powerful Blu Building Assistant.
- Quickly calculate materials using the Blu: Takeoff Assistant to analyse digital plans you upload or create on your own using Buildxact’s integration with Rendr.
- No matter how you choose to create your estimate, check your work for missing items using the Blu: Estimate Reviewer.
- Let customers make material choices online with Buildxact’s Advanced Selections tool, and if needed, process variation approvals online with Digital Signatures.
- Improve payroll management via the Deputy workforce management app to track labour costs.
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.
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.
Discover what Buildxact has to offer the construction industry
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.
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