Buildertrend

Buildertrend is cutting-edge, cloud-based project management software. With more than 1 million users across the globe, they empower the construction industry with a better way to build.

The software helps construction professionals build more projects while reducing delays, eliminating communication errors, and increasing customer satisfaction. From Estimating, Scheduling, and Change Order features to Client Communication and Document Management tools, the feature set is here to streamline every aspect of the construction process.

As a partner in their customers’ successes, their team provides unmatched support, every step of the way. At Buildertrend, they believe in providing an all-in-one solution to solve real problems, deliver real results, and change the way the world builds.

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Buildertrend Features

Some features offered by Buildertrend include:

Bid Management

Buildertrend will take the headache out of managing bids and build an accurate estimate. Buildertrend will allow you to easily request, manage, and award bids in a simple way so you can increase margins.

• Send bid requests quickly:– All it takes is a click of a button to your network of suppliers and trade partners, and you will start receiving bids in your timeframe!
• Reduce costs and go paperless:– Easily share all specs and blueprints in an online plan for a specific job.
• Collaboration is Key to a Successful Job:– Document and collaborate RFIs with one or multiple subs.

Change Orders

Buildertrend tracks all of your changes and keeps team members, trades, and customers on the same page about any changes that take place.

• Easily Create CO’s on the Fly:– Write-up, send, and get a change order approved in minutes!
• Keep the Hassle out of the Process:– Automatic notifications can be sent to accounting, trades, and even the bank when changes have been approved.
• Project Cost Summary:– Allow for Homeowners to see how the change orders affect the bottom line with real-time Project Cost Updates.

Customer Selections

With Buildertrend you will be able to collaborate with the clients on choices, eliminate selections errors, and keep the project cost summary current.

• Staying on Budget: Share allowance information to keep the client on budget.
• Share Selections Choices: Collaboration is key when working on any project, allow for collaboration between vendors and homeowners to verify and make the right selections.
• Keep the Job on Schedule: Easily share key selections deadline dates with automatic deadline notifications to keep the job on schedule.

Daily Logs

Buildertrend provides you with an easy to use daily log management tool that allows you to stay on top of the job on the Jobsite From Your Phone or Tablet.

• Voice to Text: Simply speak into your phone and have a daily log show up on the job log.
• Share Your Daily Logs: Use the Buildertrend App to take notes from the field and update key staff members on important issues.
• Simple Documentation: Daily Logs allow for a simple way to track and manage all daily activites.

Doc & Photo Management

Online Documents and Photos to Get the Team on the Same Page. Buildertrend gives you the ability to easily manage, share, and distribute important documents and photos to employees, trades, associates, and customers.

• Project Specific: Easily manage and store documents on a per project basis with unlimited data storage!
• Field Access is a Must: View blueprints or upload pictures directly from the jobsite.
• Customer Focus: Share pictures with customers and allow for exposure with “Post-to-Facebook” feature.

Lead Management

Lead Management to Ensure That the Leads Become Your Next Clients. Buildertrend allows you to capture, create, track and convert a lead to a new project.

• Custom Lead Integration: Don’t worry about getting your old leads into Buildertrend, with Buildertrend you will find the integration painless and simple.
• Mass Marketing Campaigns: Develop one time or drip marketing campaigns to specific target markets.
• Close Faster: Analyze key data to focus on specific “hot” leads to close more deals.

Project Collaboration

On Demand Collaboration That Is Fast, Easy, and organized…the Way You Need It to Be. Whether you comment in the mobile app, or online, Buildertrend organizes everything for you by user/project/or activity…the way you need it.

• Comment Threads: Comment threads that act more like text messaging than email.
• Search by Topics: Filter your comments to only view specific topics
• Shared with only who you need to see it: Easily share comments only with applicable parties.

Project Scheduling

Easy to Use and Powerful Scheduling Tool That Makes Your Life Easier. You won’t have to worry about missing another deadline. Buildertrend scheduling tools make it easy to manage one job or multiple jobs with preloaded templates and automatic notifications.

• Custom Schedule Templates: Build the perfect schedule.
• Automatic Notifications: Generate notifications to keep trades and customers in the loop.
• Multiple Views: Generate views and reports that make the most sense for your business.
• Automatic Schedule Shifts: Adjust the one item that is over-schedule, and watch the entire schedule re-calculate.

Purchase Orders

Purchase & Work Order Management Increases Efficiency and Reduces Costly Budget Errors. Buildertrend’s PO’s system will make it faster to develop work orders and you will receive quicker responses with electronic signatures to eliminate costly errors from Trades and Vendors.

• Custom Cost Codes: Standard cost codes setup and integrate unique cost codes to your business.
• Accountability Means Profitability: Electronic Signatures from trades and vendors keep the budget on track.
• Collaboration with Team Members: Easy-to-use notification process keeps the team involved on the next steps of the project.

Warranty & Service

Warranty Management That Increases Customer Satisfaction. Buildertrend will allow you to easily manage and improve the service and warranty process.

• Punch list on the Jobsite: Easily keep team members and trades informed on any issues found on the jobsite.
• Streamlined warranty requests: Clients can easily manage and submit warranty requests through their secure online portal.
• Key Reporting Tools: Easily manage and generate warranty reports that are critical for your business.

Buildertrend Pricing

Buildertrend starts at $299 for unlimited projects and unlimited users.