Learn how AI tech can serve as a digital assistant to speed up the entire process of writing estimates and winning more business.
America's Most Trusted Construction Estimating Software
You've got enough riding on every job. Buildxact takes the pressure out of pricing so you're not just guessing to win, you're quoting to grow. Never send an estimate that loses you the job again.
Win more residential construction work with digital construction estimating software
Grow your business faster with affordable construction estimating software designed for small residential builders and renovators. One subscription gives your entire team access to digital takeoffs, estimating and optional AI-powered automation tools. Builders using Buildxact see a 16x return on their investment in their first year, covering their subscription cost after completing just a single job.
Upgrade your estimating with AI intelligence
Use AI-powered tech that knows small builders. With Blu, your digital building assistant, you can generate tasks with suggested materials in seconds.
Quote 7X faster
Use Blu to perform a digital takeoff, align estimating with live and local labor and material costs and then double-check all items to ensure nothing is missed. No more clumsy errors that slow you down.
Simplify everything
Rest easy knowing your quote includes materials, labor, equipment costs and other overhead. Builders using Buildxact earn 17% more revenue on whole-of-house builds compared to the average builder.
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: Assembly 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, customizable estimate from scratch.
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 labor 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 Labor 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 labor 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 labor network.
- Because Buildxact is one cloud based solution, ensure labor 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.
Go Digital for Easier Budgeting
- Connect your Xero or Quickbooks account to sync income and expenses.
- Create budget line items and invoices from the same task list used to create your project estimate.
- Record keeping and financial reporting take less time, giving you more time to focus on the actual work done at the job site.
- Use Buildxact to track estimated costs against actuals as the project progresses.
- Skills you learn from estimating software benefit multiple tasks. Variations are quick and easy because you process them like estimates.
- Changes import directly into your budget reporting. Because there’s no double-handling of the data, errors that occur with handwritten notes are eliminated.
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.
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