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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 bidding to grow. Never send an estimate that loses you the job again.
Consistently Ranked #1 for Construction Estimating
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 remodelers. 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.
Bid 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 bid 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.
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.
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 bids, 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 bid process that becomes a reliable tool that increases customer satisfaction.
Include Accurate Material and Labor Costs for Complete Custom Pricing
- Ensure your estimate and bid have the latest pricing using real-time dealer 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 dealer.
- Collaborate with your dealers 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 dealer carefully review your order and suggest the best materials for the job.
Supercharge Your Contractor RFQs With Buildxact Bid 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 bid 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. 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.
All the Tools for Total Project Management
Buildxact offers an entire platform of digital tools for comprehensive home construction management. Save time on bid requests with efficient takeoffs, estimates, schedules and invoices. Buildxact makes construction project 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 bid 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 dealers’ price lists. Do your estimates wherever, whenever you need to get work done.
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. Save more time by keeping subcontractors 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.
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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.
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