# Buildpartner Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is Buildpartner the right Construction Estimating solution for you? Explore 105 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/249001/Buildpartner/reviews --- Buildpartner 4.7 (105) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/249001/Buildpartner/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated December 29th, 2025 # Reviews of Buildpartner Ease of use 4.5 Customer Service 4.8 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews NS Nilesh S DirectorArchitecture & Planning, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “The ability to benchmark costs in real time during design discussions is invaluable, helping me guide clients with clarity and confidence and keeping expectations realistic from the outset.“ October 19, 2025 DS Dermot S OwnerConstruction, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “The alternative is a very expensive quantity surveyor which is not sustainable with our size of business.“ November 7, 2024 GB Gent B Senior EstimatorConstruction, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “It takes less than an hour to measure the drawings, add quants in the software, select shells and rooms and it's done, you have a full cost plan ready for review.“ November 6, 2024 DC Des C DirectorConstruction, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “It didn’t really work for me. Although I can log into the software from any device, this pro can become a con when the internet service goes down.“ November 21, 2023 JB Justin B DirectorConstruction, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “Very intuitive system that can be used by any member of our team to input information giving a time efficient method of first engagement with prospective clients.“ June 4, 2024 Ben R ArchitectArchitecture & Planning, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “To do this manually would be prohibitively time consuming.“ April 25, 2024 BB Ben B DirectorConstruction, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “Couldnt be happier with the product and the service, its certainly help me win more work and help give clients a realistic and accurate idea of what their projects going to cost, and how long its going to take to complete.“ July 16, 2024 SD Sam D ArchitectArchitecture & Planning, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “Costing variable was a little off when we eventually went out to tender.“ November 7, 2023 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 105 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Ben R. Architect Architecture & Planning Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "The 'Airbnb' of tendering" April 25, 2024 5.0 I have produced a small number of pre-tender cost plans for customers to compare against prices. Pros For me the ability to access a reliable indicator of project cost early in the design process without spending thousands on a QS adds a huge benefit to myself and my clients who look to architects for reassurance that their project will remain in budget. Producing designs that are too expenive waste everyone's time. If I could convince all the builders I work with to use Buildpartner as it is intended the time saved across the board would be phenomenal. Unfortunately, as it stands half of them still use pen and paper to work out their prices, which is probably just a symptom of the scale of work. Cons I would ideally like to link my NBS specification with my Build Partner schedule. To do this manually would be prohibitively time consuming. Review Source DS Dermot S. Owner Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Habitas Construction" November 7, 2024 5.0 Slick, professional, thorough.The alternative is a very expensive quantity surveyor which is not sustainable with our size of business. Pros It gives an assurance that all aspects, areas and processes of the construction process are covered. There is no worry that a potential unprofessional, awkward conversation will occur asking the client for more money. Or worse, having to cover additional costs ourselves! Cons Not applicable. I have tried alternatives but have come back to BP. Review Source IF Ian F. Construction Administrator Construction Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "A New User" November 10, 2023 3.0 Pros It is a really easy to use interface and works well on all modern browsers. Cons It takes a lot of time to tweak it to work in a similar way to what I require. It also doesn't allow me to show costs in the way that I would like. Review Source Response from Buildpartner December 6, 2023 Hi Ian. Thanks for your feedback. The reports and costs are entirely customisable so this is possible. We did offer free additional set-up for you so you could have the information generated exactly how you wanted but you said you were too busy and unsubscribed. If you'd like to give it another go you're welcome to get in touch any time and we'll give you a free set up call and month subscription to get you going. All the best! H DD David D. Director Construction Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "The best platform on the market" October 11, 2024 5.0 Buildpartner is extremely easy to use. The staff are very knowledgeable and go out of their way to help you achieve the best possible results. They are constantly striving to evolve the platform to best serve the industry and the hard work and dedication to this shows. It’s by far the best platform I have ever used. Pros Easy to use Accurate Time saving Affordable Exceeds expectations Cons There’s nothing to dislike. The platform exceeds expectations Review Source GB Gent B. Senior Estimator Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great software for quick project costing and budgeting" November 6, 2024 5.0 Pros It's super easy to create a cost plan. It takes less than an hour to measure the drawings, add quants in the software, select shells and rooms and it's done, you have a full cost plan ready for review. Cons There's no option to create your own templates. Review Source DC David C. Director Architecture & Planning Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Amazing value add for our clients" November 8, 2024 5.0 I run an architectural design practice and I’ve used BuildPartner to produce somewhere between 50-100 cost reports at this point. Really amazing value add for clients to get some cost transparency at the design stage. Pros Really good interface. Simple to understand. Cons I’ve yet to find anything I don’t like about the platform. Review Source DM Daniel M. Builder Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best Quantity Surveyors " November 6, 2024 5.0 From sending the documents to receiving the estimate it’s a a very straightforward process Pros Very fast and detailed estimate right on the penny, we’ve used this company for 6-7 years now. Cons There’s no much negative about this company, they are brilliant. Review Source TA Teoman A. Architectural Designer, Director Architecture & Planning Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Supportive Team and Versatile Product with Room for Customization" September 6, 2024 5.0 Overall, as mentioned, BuildPartner has been incredibly supportive and communicative. They truly live up to the “partner” in their name. Pros First of all, BuildPartner’s personnel are very attentive and supportive, which makes a significant difference. In terms of the product, I appreciate the versatility it offers for managing different stages of a project. A key benefit is the competitiveness of the estimates they provide, along with their fast turnaround time. Particularly with their feasibility estimates, the process feels seamless and doesn't disrupt the project's momentum. Cons The only challenge I encountered was aligning their cost estimate breakdown with my own schedule of works. However, I recently discovered that the product allows for renaming and customization, and this specific translation is an area of ongoing development within the company. I’m looking forward to learning how to make better use of these features. Review Source LC Louis C. Director Construction Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Outstanding Software/Company" July 17, 2024 5.0 Outstanding I cannot recommend this software and company enough!! Pros How precise and professional it makes me look as a company compared to my competitors. Cons There NO cons to using My Build partner Review Source JM Jane M. Architect Architecture & Planning Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great software for project cost feasibilities" September 11, 2024 5.0 Great support and receptive to feedback. Pros Great tool to get realistic construction prices for our residential clients at the feasibility stages. Access to detailed breakdowns at the early stages give us the ability to discuss project costs with real information so our clients can make informed choices. Cons There's not much to dislike, Buildpartner have been responsive to any issues we've had. Review Source LB LEIGH B. Architect Construction Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Build Partner and costing for architects " September 4, 2024 4.0 Good so far. Clients have been helped by us using the app and its quick to use. Pros Simplicity and easy of use. Step based process and current figures for use. Cons There isn't anything i don't like. Perhaps IF there were tutorial links IN the process that would help onboarding to use of the application. Review Source DZ Dayle Z. Managing Director Real Estate Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Construction costing without the headaches" November 13, 2023 4.0 Buildparter is a fantastic offering and one that brings real value to project teams of all sizes. From one person design teams, to larger projects with many contractors and teams bidding for work. Pros Buildpartner makes construction cost estimating possible for those with no prior experience. The industry guards their construction costs and labour prices a close kept secret, and it's incredibly hard to begin putting a costing plan together with confidence without it. Buildparter allows users to intuitively, build a cost plan room by room, floor by floor, and gives accurate pricing for both material and labour costs for all. Their standardised templates give every user a huge first step, with a set of tools to easily edit and adjust as needed from there on. It is so much easier to edit a first draft, than build one from scratch. And this is what Buildpartners offers flawlessly. Cons There are limited templates for Moderns Method of Construction (MMC) approaches such as Timber frame or SIP. It is mostly weighted towards renovation and extension projects rather than complete new builds. material costs can take a while to update, and has no live direct links to merchant or supplier store pricing. Menas every price needs to be checked and adjusted as needed. Reason for choosing Buildpartner Ease of use. Standardised templates. Labour and material breakdowns. Review Source AL Aaron L. Director Construction Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "A fast efficient Tool " November 10, 2023 4.0 Its a handy tool to produce quick estimates that can be downloaded as a branded PDF and given straight to the customer. It is capable of doing much more but would benefit from some tutorials showing how to use it effectively, and maybe a guide on what build elements are called so they can be found easier in the database. Pros I use it for estimates because I can produce a rough estimate very quickly. The tool is capable of much more than estimating but I for me personally I find the tool difficult to use and get the most out of it. Cons For me I find it difficult to produce an accurate quote. It is very good at producing an estimate and will include what I deem to be an example of how the project can be built. However, all projects are different and when I try to alter the build elements to fit what I'm actually going to be doing I can't find suitable items in the database. Review Source aT alice T. Architect Architecture & Planning Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Utilising " March 17, 2022 4.0 Generally really enjoyed using the platform and once had got our heads around it, it was really interesting to use. Would be keen to experiment with it on more projects especially as the platform develops. Pros The platform is easy to use and has some good filtering features which facilitates entering of the data and analysing costs once completed. The resulting figures and date for the project are presented well and clearly. Cons The output as an excel file was extremely difficult for both us and contractors to use and price and was not at all as user friendly as the platform. Annoyingly the spreadsheet also omitted some key data (which was present in the platform) such as categorising client directs by room. The platform itself could be easier to use if operated more like an excel sheet when entering data rather than having to click through into items individually. Potentially more (drop down) categories and key fields like thickness dims etc would help streamline it more so that there are less 'unknowns' as some items rely on data being inputted from other users or the platform itself. Review Source Response from Buildpartner March 22, 2022 Hi Alice, thanks for your review! We are currently working hard to update the schedule / excel export functionality. So you should find these updates in the coming months! Also, if you didn't already know the Tasks sheet on the excel export functionality works based off whatever view is currently showing. Our updates to the excel extract and schedule page, will clear this up though. FD Fabian D. Architect Architecture & Planning Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Essential tool for small practices" November 8, 2023 5.0 Very positive, its not just the product that they're offering thats excellent, its the level of service and care that comes with it. And because the price of the service is affordable, it helps me work out if projects are financially sustainable before I take them on. Pros I found the program ease of use appealing. After setting up one project which took about an hour, the other projects took minutes to price. The speed of which you can get quotes for jobs is a game changer. As a small practice working on small budget projects, the price of BP means its the only financially viable way to cost jobs. Cons Initially, on the higher-end jobs, for instance Listed Buildings in central london, the rates seemed a bit low. I queried it with the BP team, and they reviewed and adjusted some of the spec and in turn the estimates were pretty bang on. The level of service, and speed of answering questions is excellent. Review Source MM Michael M. Property Consultant Real Estate Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Incredible product & even better customer service!" November 13, 2023 5.0 I find it very helpful and easy to use Pros I use this site daily to get quick quotes in order to put in more offers. This is incredible helpful and it’s helped my business massively. Cons It’s not clear what the ‘Small, medium, large’ means in the quote. Some clarification would be great! Review Source DC Des C. Director Construction Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Buildpartner pricing software" November 21, 2023 4.0 Overall I am happy with the pricing software. It is very easy to create job costs with a project timeline. Pros The software has built in prices. When I need advice or I need to create new tasks with costs, I use the chat feature or send an email, the quantity surveyors on the other side generate a work sheet or template for me to use. I can log into the software from any device wherever I am. Cons I used a new trial service for Buildpartner to input the data to generate costs for a whole project. It didn’t really work for me. Although I can log into the software from any device, this pro can become a con when the internet service goes down. Review Source GB Gordon B. Architect Director Architecture & Planning Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "BuildPartner and a Small Architects Practice" November 7, 2023 5.0 Excellent in terms of producing cost plans and schedules of work. Pros I like how BuildPartner provides quick cost plans from a small amount of effort. Key in the areas within your building, fine tune the proposed works and you can get cost plan information at three different levels of budget. I like how the costing information is updated using data from builders local to the area as well. Cons I haven't quite got to grips with how to get builders to price through the platform. Reason for choosing Buildpartner I used to use NBS Scheduler and as this was discontinued, I looked into NBS Chorus instead. Scheduler produced brief schedules of works for small projects but Chorus produces quite large documents, while thorough, they aren't very user friendly for the smaller scale of works that I undertake. Buildpartner can create simpler schedules of work and has the added bonus of providing initial costing information. Review Source FM Fergus M. Director Construction Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Helpful job costing software" November 21, 2023 4.0 Very impressed with the BuildPartner team and the level of support. It is useful software but probably better suited to some users over others. Pros Customer service is excellent. The software itself is relatively easy to use and one of the best features is how it compares your quote to the costs of similar projects in the area. Cons I find I need to tweak many areas of the quote to more accurately reflect the project costs, particularly those involving labour. Also, I think the software is better suited to users working on smaller projects - sub £100k - where you would be estimating on multiple projects throughout the year. I might only use it once or twice a year as our average project size is much higher. Review Source LS Lee S. Director Construction Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Easy to use costing platform" November 7, 2023 5.0 Pros Ease of use and intuitive platform that uses realtime data to produce accurate cost plans Cons Some of the modules aren't logical so often get things wrong and have to start again Review Source DR Dana R. Director Architecture & Planning Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Buildpartner is key in supporting our early design work" April 1, 2022 5.0 Managing clients' expectations early in the project, getting them to appreciate what they can expect for their budgets Pros Speed in getting a feel of costs for any given design Cons Being able to visually understand the assumptions and interpretations that the software has made Reason for choosing Buildpartner Great customer service, contributing to product development, interacting with community of users Review Source MH Marc H. Architect Architecture & Planning Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Every Architect should use Buildpartner" November 10, 2023 5.0 Pros Buildpartner is simple to use. In a busy work environment when every minute counts, its essential to be efficient. Generating cost estimate is a short space of time helps me manage my clients expectations and avoids costly re-designs. Cons Not found anything I don't like yet - early days. Review Source SB Stephen B. Architect Director Construction Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Build Partner " November 7, 2023 5.0 Pros Buildpartner allows us to get a better handle on building costs early in the design stages when working with on projects with our clients. It is quick and easy to build up the costs associated with a project and is so much better than relying on square metre rates. Cons It's sometimes hard to find relevant things in the drop down menus when trying to customise a project. For example windows or large doors etc. Review Source JC Jon C. Architectural Technologist Architecture & Planning Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "The easiest way to create outline build costs reports (fast!)" November 7, 2023 5.0 Pros The platform is very easy to use, and it allows me to quickly put together an outline cost plan for a property renovation or extension at a much earlier design stage than I did before. Basically from a floor plan sketch design. This means I can give my clients a realistic idea of build costs at a very early stage before we've invested lots of time and money in fully developing a design. It gives us a 'sense check' we are on the right track before developing the design further. I also like the support I get from the team. If I ever have a question about using the platform, they are very proactive at getting back to me. Cons Nothing immediately springs to mind. I really like the platform. Review Source IW Ian W. Architect Architecture & Planning Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "New cost estimate user" April 25, 2024 4.0 So far from a new build to a refurbishment the cost estimate process has been just what we were seeking, easy to use, built in standard costs and allowing us to keep ownership Pros Adding rooms brings in a standard priced schedule for all components of that room making the a projects overall cost easy to build up Cons Quite often have to double check for duplication between a rooms 'fit out' and 'shell' Reason for choosing Buildpartner To be able to keep service in-house allowing control over the costings Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Related categories [Construction Estimating](https://www.capterra.com/construction-estimating-software/)