Purchasing made simple with The Home Depot Optimal Pro Experience
Buildxact transforms building material purchasing. With AI-powered tools, quickly write estimates using accurate material counts and live pricing from The Home Depot. Sync with your Home Depot Pro Xtra Account for ultimate cost savings and easy ordering.
Win with the construction management software that has simple, smart tools
Winning the job is only the beginning. You need a complete set of software tools uniquely designed for residential construction pros. Complete digital takeoffs, build accurate estimates — all with AI-powered intelligence and real-time material pricing from The Home Depot.
Estimate projects efficiently with the Blu AI Assistant
Bid faster with Blu as you measure plans and count materials, align with material costs, and connect with integrated estimating. Streamline your bid process to win more work. Simply prompt Blu with your project specs to build a complete estimate in minutes! One solution that delivers accurate bids 7X faster than doing them by hand!
Profit more with comprehensive, accurate pricing
Get access to extensive price catalogs from your local Home Depot stores, including individual items and assemblies, ensuring accurate budgeting and project planning.
Streamline your procurement process
Seamlessly sync jobs in Buildxact to your Home Depot Pro Xtra account for easy online ordering. Pick up from your local Home Depot store or ship to your job site.
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 dealer.
- 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 scales and measures digital plans quickly for a faster bidding process
- Blu: Estimate Generator for creating a complete, customizable estimate from scratch.
Seamless Integration with The Home Depot
- Get easy access to real-time pricing from your local Home Depot store
- Access up-to-date, localized Home Depot pricing and SKUs, or use the prebuilt templates, tailored to the types of builds you do the most
- Use the Blu: Takeoff Assistant or Blu: Estimate Reviewer to quickly populate accurate material quantities to save time and reduce manual errors
- Use the Live Pricing feature to ensure your estimates reflect the latest material pricing against current market conditions
- Enhance project estimates with comprehensive price catalogs and material recommendations pulled from similar jobs that you tailor to your building specs.
Take the Guesswork Out of Estimating
Use the AI estimator calculator to easily describe your requirements and convert units-of-measurement into entire assemblies with exact quantities, material suggestions, and pricing in seconds
Have plans? Great! Use the digital takeoff tool to scale and measure your plans accurately with just a few clicks
Calculate quantities in just a few clicks, saving time and reducing errors
Streamline your admin to eliminate stress of long hours so you focus on growing your business.
Revolutionize Your Purchasing Process
- Send your Home Depot materials quote to your Pro Xtra account in just a couple of clicks. Ensure your local Home Depot store has the items and the quantities you need in stock so they’re ready to go when you are
- Won the job? Excellent! Simply move items from your Pro Xtra quote into your cart. Schedule a pick up from our local Home Depot store or schedule it to be delivered to your job site at a time that works best with your project schedule.
- Experience digital material procurement designed to save you time.
More Savings Means More Profit
- Access Buildxact exclusive Pro Xtra discounts on the items you already order most when you use the Create a Quote feature and send items to your Home Depot Pro Xtra account.
- Maximize your profit margins and manage costs effectively. Gain the flexibility to choose where you apply your Pro Xtra savings
- Pass your savings to your customers or add extra markup within your estimate to benefit the growth of your business.
Recognized as the Best Construction Management Software for residential building pros
A simple monthly payment includes customer support, training and upgrades.
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 custom builders and remodelers 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 dealers 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 bidding jobs as well as scheduling work and setting project budgets. Included with Pro:
- GANTT Charts for scheduling
- Buildxact Onsite mobile app
- Online contractor 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 project 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: Assembly 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.