
Cloud-based residential construction management platform for home builders, remodelers and specialty contractors.
Buildertrend offers a single cloud-based construction management platform aimed at residential home builders, remodelers and specialty contractors. The platform groups pre-sales (CRM and proposals), project management (schedule, change orders, plans and specifications, daily logs), financial tools (bids, estimates, job costing, budgeting) and communication (client updates, client and subcontractor portals) into one system delivered through web and mobile apps.
The provider positions the product as an all-in-one system for running a construction business rather than a point tool, and has expanded into adjacent services such as payments, data analytics and contractor services. It is sold by subscription and the company reports use across more than 100 countries.
Buildertrend's stated advantage is breadth for the residential segment: a single platform covering pre-sales, project management, financials and communication rather than a narrow point solution. Nearly two decades of focus on home builders, remodelers and specialty contractors gives it a large installed base that the company cites at more than one million users across over 100 countries.
Mobile maturity is a second pillar: the company shipped iOS and Android apps in 2012 and reports more than 1.5 million mobile app downloads, reflecting field use by crews. The 2020 institutional investment from Bain Capital Tech Opportunities and HGGC funded product development and an acquisition strategy, including the 2023 CBUSA purchase that added group purchasing for builders.
Buildertrend's concentration on residential construction limits fit for commercial, heavy civil and large enterprise general contractors, where platforms such as Procore and Autodesk Construction Cloud are more commonly evaluated. Its breadth-as-one-platform approach can mean individual modules are less deep than best-of-breed point tools for estimating, scheduling or field management.
Pricing is not published on a self-serve basis and routes through sales, which can slow evaluation for smaller builders comparing subscription cost. Competing offerings such as JobTread, CoConstruct (now under Buildertrend), Houzz Pro and Fieldwire target overlapping residential and field workflows, keeping switching pressure high in the segment.