Tracking building projects is a challenge. Keep on top of all the moving parts with construction management software, an essential tool for the home construction businesses.
Features for Builders & Renovators
Manage Jobs Like a Pro
Live up to your reputation with home projects
that run like clockwork
Complete Estimating Software Grows Your Renovation Business Faster
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 renovating contractors and home builders, Buildxact digital tools ensure renovators and builders quote more successfully to earn 63% more revenue per job.
Quote 7x faster
Use the digital takeoff tool to measure in a few clicks, align with labour and material costs to produce professional proposals faster and without the errors of clumsy spreadsheets. Turbo your cost estimating process.
Simplify everything
Never miss an item with a checklist style construction estimating tool and optional AI-powered intelligence that easily creates an accurate quantity takeoff 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 renovating cost estimator software 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 work for your construction teams. Eliminate those manual calculations and develop repeatable renovating 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."
One Tool. Complete Job Management.
- Accurate measurements are used to quickly create project estimates either from a template or by using the Blu: Recipe Assistant.
- Check your work with Blu: Estimate Reviewer to catch common mistakes and missing items.
- Include variation approvals with invoices that highlight changes from the old price to the new price.
- Let customers choose material options like appliances and paint using advanced Selections in the Client Portal.
- Quickly move projects forward with online customer approvals via Digital Signatures.
Connect Your Project Teams Together
- Create schedules directly from your estimates, removing double handling of project data.
- Build reusable templates based on typical schedules for both office and field teams.
- Create and assign tasks to your team, contractors and suppliers with automatic reminders and attached documents.
- Keep jobs running smoothly and keep your team in the know with multiple team members assigned per task to make progress updates easier.
Stay on Time Using Color-Coded Critical Paths
- View key information with an easy interface that shows day/week/month dashboards and the ability to edit a task’s critical path on the fly.
- Never miss a beat, with set-and-forget reminders.
- Generate work in progress reports quickly to cut down on client phone calls and emails.
- Clear and flexible color-coding makes identifying who’s doing what simple and easy.
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
What has our attention
Successful home construction pros stay competitive by mastering the art of bidding to bring in their share of work.
How you estimate and conduct your project management can affect the accuracy of the budget for construction costs and that budget can reveal as early as possible if the job will deliver a satisfactory result for the homeowner and turn a profit for you, the builder.
Learn how to reduce construction costs effectively to boost revenue and optimize business costs with Buildxact.
Conceptual estimating is an estimate of the construction costs based on the designer's preliminary sketches and specifications.
When you are part of the construction industry, winning bids and tenders is vital to the success of your business. This makes the construction estimate a crucial step in creating a building company that earns profits, has high customer satisfaction and continues to grow.
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.
