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Finish material takeoffs in a fraction of the time
Quote more work using the estimating software designed for residential builders and remodelers
End the paperwork hassle
with quick and easy digital takeoffs
Tired of the guesswork and frustration of spreadsheets and manual measurement? Use digital plans and simple point-and-click computer skills to win more work.
Quote 5x faster
Use the digital takeoff tool to measure and count materials in a few clicks, align with material costs and produce professional looking quotes faster.
Purchase materials online
Performing takeoffs online enables online collaboration with dealers. Use dealer recipes and pricing to streamline repeatable jobs accurately and efficiently.
Simplify everything
Never miss an item with checklist style estimates and easily create accurate quotes that include labor and overhead.
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 quote 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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Save time. Do it once, use it again
- With Buildxact, you create accurate estimates that benefit your current work and improve ongoing project management.
- Add contractor labor costs, equipment costs and markup to ensure complete project estimates that achieve your targeted profit margins.
- By creating online templates of your common construction projects, you ensure nothing is overlooked for repetitive tasks, like door or window installations, that require many different types of materials.
- Moving your business to Buildxact is easy because previous templates saved using common spreadsheet software can be uploaded to Buildxact. Past estimates benefit future work—it’s that simple.
Quote 5x faster and win more business
- 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 measurements from your plans to 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 quote management tool that tracks quotes in a simple dashboard. See what’s being worked, what’s been sent to customers, and what’s been accepted by the customer.
Gain control and focus on what you do best
- Record keeping and financial reporting take less time, giving you more time to focus on the actual work done at the job site.
- Tracking estimates and documents is done online, in a single place.
- Skills you learn 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.
- Update your project schedule while processing change orders so that the homeowner quickly sees delays and budget impact.
End the budget guesswork
- Project invoices and budgets are quickly generated from the same categories and line items used in your project estimate.
- Imagine ordering supplies and planning subcontractor bids for subsequent home builds with the confidence that nothing has been missed.
- By tracking actual project costs against estimated line items, past projects make future estimating and budgeting more accurate.
- Use Buildxact to track estimated costs against your actuals as the project progresses.
Digital takeoffs are just the start
Save time from first bid through takeoff to invoicing. Buildxact makes estimating easy — flowing inputs seamlessly into a suite of construction management software tools that accelerate every step.
Faster
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 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 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. And 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 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
Win more work
Manage the build
Track finances
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 dealers: The Pro package for dealers is designed for sales representatives 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.
No. Upgrades, maintenance, support and unlimited training is all included in your monthly fee. The only time you pay extra is when you add users to your account. The size of the fee is based on your subscription package. Check our pricing page for all the details.
Yes, you will be billed monthly in advance, and you can cancel your subscription at any time.
No. Buildxact is for construction estimation and construction management. It does not offer computer-aided design or drafting functions.
Yes you can.
We offer what we call hibernate plans if you would like to pause your subscription and still save all your account data.
