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Create winning estimates with faster construction estimating software
Rely on the construction estimation software designed specifically for residential builders and remodelers.
Win more residential construction work with complete construction estimating software
You need more than estimating software. You need a complete set of software tools uniquely designed for residential builders and contractors. Do digital takeoffs and build accurate estimates with real-time, regional material and labor pricing or connect to your dealers and send digital RFQs, all from your dashboard.
Bid 5x faster
Use the digital takeoff tool to measure in a few clicks, align estimating software with labor and material costs to produce professional looking bids faster and without the clumsy errors that bog down your estimating process.
Simplify everything
Never miss an item with a checklist style estimating tool that easily creates an accurate estimate. Rest easy knowing your bid includes materials, labor, equipment costs and other overhead.
Upgrade your estimating process
Create a template based on available samples to reuse over and over for more consistent cost forecasting. Use dealer templates, pricing and AI to eliminate manual calculations and streamline repeatable jobs accurately and efficiently.
Hear from our customers
“One of the main reasons I chose Buildxact was to be able to do takeoffs in a PDF format and save all that information where I don’t have to do it again and again and again. It’s been a big time saver.”
“When you can do takeoffs in an hour or two it changes the game. It makes a huge difference on how we’re able to put together a bid for a prospective client and communicate better with our dealers."
“I wanted to be able to give estimates and invoices and receipts that look professional and Buildxact was a no brainer for me in that. It was exactly what I needed.”
“Buildxact is very intuitive, especially the takeoff and final estimate. I can control what I want to show my client in their quote. Buildxact saves me time.”
“Now we’re able to give accurate estimation within plus or minus 3% of the actual cost. Buildxact makes it very easy to communicate and track information that’s vital not only to the customer but to ourselves as well."
“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."
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Know your numbers with simple construction project management software
- With Buildxact, you create accurate estimates that benefit your current work and improve ongoing project management for more accurate bids on future projects.
- Add material and contractor labor costs based on your project location to ensure complete project estimates that achieve targeted profit margins.
- Compare your pricing to 1build material and labor cost averages sourced from 68 million data points. Use your prices or drag-and-drop 1build data to bid accurately.
- Use estimating software with online templates of common construction projects. You overlook nothing, even for repetitive tasks that require many types of materials.
- Move to Buildxact with ease because templates saved using common spreadsheets can be uploaded to Buildxact. Past estimates benefit future work—it’s that simple
Bid faster to win more construction projects
- Use the on-screen takeoff tool to scale and measure your plans with just a few clicks of your computer mouse. Your takeoff data aligns to estimating software that offers specific tasks organized by categories.
- Because Buildxact is cloud-based software, you can submit material orders and RFQs anytime, from anywhere that has an internet connection.
- Construction estimating becomes more powerful because detailed line items produce complete, professional proposals 5x faster than spreadsheets.
- Buildxact software serves as a bid management tool that tracks bids in a simple dashboard. See what’s worked, what’s been sent to customers, and what they have approved.
Dealer integration for accuracy and efficiency
- Ensure your estimates are accurate and up-to-date by leveraging the latest pricing from local dealers, including Home Depot.
- Streamline your estimates by harnessing the power of our AI Calculator. Put in your requirements and the AI will go to work collecting your items, quantities and costs, ready to go straight into your estimate.
- Offer your customers the most competitive quotes with real-time pricing and item availability.
Improve cost estimates and document management
- Record keeping and financial reporting take less time, giving you more time to focus on the actual work done at the job site.
- Create project estimates and documents online, in a single place.
- Skills you learn from estimating software benefit multiple tasks. Change orders 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.
- Create project schedules from your estimate to provide accurate labor costs and more detailed timelines to your customers.
End all the budget hassles with easy construction estimating software
- Project invoices and budgets are quickly generated from the same categories and line items created from the estimating software.
- By tracking actual project costs against cost estimates, past projects make future cost estimating and budgeting more accurate.
- Use Buildxact to track estimated costs against actuals as the project progresses.
Streamlined construction estimating is just the start
Save time from the first bid with efficient takeoffs, estimates and invoices. Buildxact makes estimating easy — flowing inputs seamlessly into a suite of cloud based construction management software tools that use key features to accelerate every step of your business.
Faster Takeoffs
Automatically generate takeoffs, bills of quantities, and instantly add detailed cost estimates to your bid letter. Just upload your PDF plans, then measure and price your jobs with a few clicks.
More Accurate
Complete accurate estimates with real-time prices and item information directly from dealers’ price lists. Do your estimates at a time that suits you.
More Professional
Quickly turn your estimates into sharp-looking bids 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. And save more time by keeping subcontractors in the loop.
Easy to integrate
Your Buildxact information flows straight into your accounting and management software. Integrations with Xero, Quickbooks, Deputy and other software takes you seamlessly 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
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FAQs
For builders: The Entry subscription is for builders, contractors and estimators just starting out with takeoffs and estimates using software. Buildxact designed Pro for builders already accustomed to using software and for builders typically involved in whole-of-house projects using small teams of 1-3 people. Pro offers a full set of project management tools, like scheduling and professional invoicing.
For suppliers: The Pro package for suppliers is designed for account managers and store managers looking to free up time spent on multiple pricing conversations so that more time can be spent consulting with customers. The Enterprise package adds the ability to control user access to specific features.
There are no additional fees. Upgrades, maintenance, support and unlimited training is all included in your subscription fee. The only time you pay extra is when you add extra users to your account. Check out our pricing page for full details.
Buildxact offers 3 annual plan options (Entry, Pro or Teams). Each is designed to meet your specific business needs, and you can pay your annual plan in monthly installments or save money by paying in full upfront. See our pricing for all the details.
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 upgrade your subscription from Entry to Pro or Pro to Teams at any stage. Contact our Customer Support Team by clicking the chat button on the bottom right of your screen in Buildxact.
