# AccuBuild Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is AccuBuild the right Construction Management solution for you? Explore 65 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/61228/AccuBuild/reviews --- AccuBuild 4.1 (65) 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 March 13th, 2026 # Reviews of AccuBuild Ease of use 3.9 Customer Service 4.0 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews BR Brandi R SecretaryConstruction, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “It's also helpful to have our worker's comp codes separated out easily. And Certified Payroll is a breeze now!“ May 13, 2021 BR Brandi R SecretaryConstruction, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “Our work week is Wednesday through Tuesday and the time tracking can not move from a Sunday-Saturday week, so it gets confusing.“ May 13, 2021 JI Jaimee I Director of Finance & AdministrationConstruction, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Ease of the software for use use as well as training other staff members.“ June 30, 2021 JW Joe W CFOConstruction, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “The software is fairly easy to use. Both from a transactional standpoint as well as a report generation standpoint.“ April 28, 2020 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 65 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use mD michelle D. controller Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Accubuild rocks" October 19, 2021 5.0 coming from using quickbooks for years - really enjoy the constraints in accubuild and ease so things are closed and locked and journal entries are required rather than just delete and moveon Pros wip reports and purchasing inventory logs Cons more detail on the report - easier access to see breakdown for reports Switched from [QuickBooks Enterprise](https://www.capterra.com/p/174984/QuickBooks-Enterprise/) Wip reports and costing for construction Review Source KM Kristina M. Assistant Controller Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Very user friendly software" October 19, 2021 4.0 Associated Construction does like the ease of use of the software and the benefit of an all-in-one (construction management and accounting side) is a plus. \[SENSITIVE CONTENT\] is always willing to help and the customer service is great too. Pros From the accounting aspect of the software it is easy to use and reports are easy to understand. Posting of reqs and invoices are easy to manage. The check printing capabilities are easy to use as well. We hope to be using the software for the project management side of our construction company. Cons Trying to get one of our reports to not include the change orders that do not increase the budget but do increase the cost of the project from the estimated cost column. However, we are working on that with \[SENSITIVE CONTENT\] . Review Source RE Rebecca E. Sr Accountant Used the software for: 2+ years ### "My overall experience with AccuBuild is good. " April 13, 2018 3.0 Pros I am a power user in our org and after the initial learning curve I find the software to be fairly good in regards to usability and functionality. There are limitations to its functionality that we encounter at times that we have to find work arounds for and documentation isn't always helpful. But as a daily user on the financial side of the software I am happy with it. Cons I wish the software had web integration and slight customization offered as part of its standard license package - this is an industry norm of most enterprise software systems and it seems if we want to go down this route with AB it will be expensive and very time consuming. Our experience with customization projects has proven this to be the case to date. Also, a feeling I have with regards to software development, whether it is legit, is that AB focuses on the wish list of a small group of companies they have a close relationship with. Review Source DB Dorothy B. Accounting Mgr Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Fulfills our Accounting Needs and More!" October 19, 2021 5.0 Accurate job cost accounting. Pros We use most of the accounting functions and are able to get the information through many report options, job cost through the payroll module and looking to implement the project management module. Cons Some of the payroll functions for 401k are limited but through their tech support, we were able to achieve a work around, report writer is very complicated. Reason for choosing AccuBuild It has everything in one module, Payroll, A/R, A/P, Job Cost, Document Routing & Project Management. Review Source EW Elaine W. Controller Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Accubuild is amazing!" October 19, 2021 5.0 Wonderful. Absolutely everything about this company and the people who work there are incredible. Pros The ease of use. Especially the tabs at the top that direct you to where you need to go. The colors are very pleasing. Cons Nothing. Everything is amazing! I highly recommend it to everyone. Review Source BB Brian B. Project Manager Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "This is a quirky program. It has a personality that you have to learn." April 10, 2018 3.0 Customized forms. Pros Having RFI, COR, Submittal and CO logs all in one place. It's easy to sort between them or see them all at once. Plus, I can store relevant emails in the available folders, which helps to tell the story. When printing forms, the PDF export works faster than printing to Adobe PDF. Customer support is excellent. Once you know the personality of the software, you can use it effectively and quickly. The Tab key is your friend. Cons There are inconsistencies. Using the Tab key is the best way to navigate the program, but in certain areas, you must use the mouse. Deleting a log entry must by done by pressing the delete key. You cannot get the standard right click menu. You will have to learn how to use Ctrl + c/ Ctrl +v because you cannot right click and copy/paste while filling out certain areas of the RFI, COR and Submittal forms. Review Source PF Paul F. President Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The ONLY accounting software truly designed to work for New Home Construction Subcontractors" April 17, 2018 5.0 Good value for the price, decent user support, excellent adaptability for subcontractors, could be better in reporting, general ledger entry and paying invoices with credit cards. Pros If you work in the New Home Construction marketplace and deal with "buyer options" you have to buy this package. It is the only software package that I have seen that addresses buyer options. Cons The software is at least partially designed to work with general contractors and builders too so it has some a little trouble crossing over for subcontractors in some cases. However, overall it is the best subcontractor oriented package I have seen in the marketplace and the price is very attractive. Review Source PR Pam R. Project Accountant Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "On the project I am assigned to we use AccuBuild on a large highway and bridge contract. " April 18, 2018 4.0 I came from a QuickBooks environment so this software is much more detail oriented. The document routing is fantastic and also many reports you are able to drilldown to see the document. Pros User friendly. Support is quick and efficient. Document routing is fantastic and cuts down on paper docs and files in the office. We are on the implementation team so we get to share ideas and requests. Being able to export information to a pdf and/or excel are a plus. Cons Not many cons, especially with being on the implementation team. Occasionally there are hang-ups but this may be caused by our internet connection. Review Source VB Victoria B. Accounting Clerk Accounting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "I find Accubuild relatively easy to learn and use. " April 23, 2018 4.0 I like how you can pull a job cost capsheet and look to see if there is a budget in certain codes for me to code things to. Pros I like the document routing section the best. It is easy to attach documents and to code them with the correct phase and GL codes. It is convenient and easy to teach all of the approval users how to use it to look at their invoices for approval. Cons I wish there was a search button in the documents tab in the vendors list. I have some vendors that have a lot of documents and it is hard to find the one i am looking for when i have to scroll through hundreds of documents. Review Source MG Michael G. Project Engineer Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great Customizable Product" February 28, 2018 4.0 Overall, we love the product and look forward to the future development. Pros We love the customization abilities. Most software products don’t allow the end users to make the software do what they want vs. what the developers want. Cons The UI needs some updating to become more modern. There needs to be some streamlining of some of the more complex tasks that currently take multiple steps. Review Source JV John V. President Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Who is better?" January 31, 2018 4.0 I have been managing businesses for about 20 years and know that every software has good and bad. Some are great at job cost accounting but terrible at financial accounting, others have great reporting but horrible document processing. So far AccuBuild has partnered with us at every step and helped us where we see our inefficiencies with their software. That kind of support is not available at the other companies out there. Pros This is a personal relationship driven company and they do listen. We have been with them since 2014 and grown with them. Their ability to adapt the software to our needs has been the best feature we could have asked for. Cons Some of the solutions, like Payroll, have issues that they are aware of. Creating workarounds is not efficient. The only bright side of that is they are aware and always working on improvement. Review Source MM Michael M. President Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "AccuBuild " September 18, 2018 5.0 I have used their product for almost 20 years and have always had any issues taken care of quickly by their team of experts, which is extremely important to me. Pros It handles everything I need to complete the bookkeeping end of my General Contracting business, from accounts payable to certified payroll reports. Well done! Cons No complaints, as there always seems to be frequent updates. Review Source AG Allison G. Secretary Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Accubuild Review" September 24, 2018 5.0 Using this software, we were able to build and contain records for a multi-million dollar bypass. Would highly recommend! Pros Accuibuild is an incredible software that is easy to use and works great! Cons Pulling reports from accubuild was a little tricky, just because there are so many different functions and keywords that are needed. Review Source KD Kimber D. Administrator Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Superb" January 31, 2018 5.0 Would definitely recommend! Pros Ease of use, user friendly, accommodating, great add on features, easy to navigate and train others on, always improving, great customer service Cons Minimal kinks to work out but company diligent and eager to make customer happy. Not much to complain about. Review Source PC Patty C. Office Manager Accounting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "user friendly " April 10, 2018 5.0 User freindly Pros easy to void mistakes and reprint sub payment sheets, the help menu is always helpful, printing reports are very helpful Cons sometime slow in getting reports, if you don't select a job first then it will try to run all jobs, this take a lot of time Review Source AF Amanda F. Accounting Manager Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Over all I like Accubuild. It has some things that could use changed or made easier to use." April 10, 2018 4.0 Pros It is easy to use once you spend some time on it and get use to it. There are multiple ways to look things up. Cons Getting help from customer service takes forever. Its Costly. Should be able to access more than one screen at a time. Review Source JM June M. Vice President Construction Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "AccuBuild Construction Software was not as Portrayed" December 20, 2017 2.0 Since we never actually used the software other than the test mode, I don't know if they would have eventually won us over. I do know that we purchased their expensive product and from that point on we had problems with it. We expected a software, for that price, to be well-tested. After we gave up on it, they never checked to see why we weren't using it and refused to refund any portion of it. They have not made any attempt to make it right with us for 2 years now. Pros Drill down menus, nice reports, job information, and graphs. Cons We wanted to eliminate paper timecards and use "mobile timecards" out in the field that could easily be transferred to the office payroll and job costing. This was their selling point to us and they showed us great examples. After purchasing their expensive product, we paid for someone to help with installation and data transfer. This was fine except when it came time to try the mobile timecards, the software would lock up and did not work properly. Their staff had to re-program their system to try to get it to work for us. After some time, we were told that we needed to use their expensive cloud version instead of our local network. Also, when setting up AP, AR, PR and Jobs, we found restrictions in the system that our old software handled much better. Corrections were difficult and messed with workflow. Review Source JM Jeff M. Project Manager Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "This product is user friendly." March 1, 2018 4.0 Pros The ability to view cost reports and the direct links to view invoices from the report. Purchase orders are easy to enter. Cons I can’t see cost per vendor per month. This information is need for some of my pay apps to general contractors. Review Source RG Ruth G. Controller Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Ease of use" March 2, 2018 4.0 Friendly staff - a pleasure to work with, Pros We implanted in fall of 2014 launching payroll first, then accounts payable and accounts receivable,. We were able to complete year end that year without delay. Cons There always room for improvement. Please work on service dispatch-management module so we can incorporate all in one place. Review Source BL Brenda L. Office manager Construction Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Worst construction software I have ever used or sampled. " January 12, 2018 1.0 Cons Extremely expensive. Not worth the money. Extremely complicated and rigid movements. The interface is ugly and inefficient. The interface is a disaster. It made payroll impossible and just anything simple was a struggle with this poorly designed software. Review Source BS Bryan S. CMO Construction Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Difficult implementation but there’s a lot of potential." February 28, 2018 3.0 Pros The job costing functions are great, and I’m excited to try out the document routing and analytics once we get that far. Cons The service is spotty and we’ve had a lot of issues with implementation and the payroll module. We’ve seen improvement lately, though. Review Source JH Jack H. Used the software for: ### "Fastest growing software at the expense of their customers" April 11, 2017 3.0 I would not recommend this software to anyone. They charge premium prices but do not offer a premium product or customer service. You are better off getting another name-brand construction accounting software. Pros Basic accounting modules (AP, AR, Payroll, Job Costing) work fine. Cons Project management is clunky and inefficient. Scheduling is a waste of money. Review Source JW Joe W. CFO Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Accubuild" April 28, 2020 3.0 It served the purpose as an accounting program. It was limited in project management functions. It provided job cost reports which was really PMs would use it for. Everything else was done in separate programs. Pros The software is fairly easy to use. Both from a transactional standpoint as well as a report generation standpoint. Cons There is nothing flashy about the software. It looks/feels dated and the analysis of data is a bit clunky. There are graphs/charts that appear on the "home" screen that provide metrics. However, those calculations have a limit on how they can be customized. Alternatives considered [OpenGov Permitting & Licensing](https://www.capterra.com/p/201678/Permitting-and-Licensing/) Reason for choosing AccuBuild Price. Switched from [OpenGov Permitting & Licensing](https://www.capterra.com/p/201678/Permitting-and-Licensing/) Toolbox was really only for accounting. Our PMs never utilized it for anything related to managing projects. We wanted something that was a better solution for both finance and PM. Review Source JI Jaimee I. Director of Finance & Administration Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "I liked it so much after ten years, I migrated to it at a subsequent company!" June 30, 2021 5.0 I absolutely love the family that developed it and have grown to engage with their staff over so many years, they feel like my own family. Pros Ease of the software for use use as well as training other staff members. Cons The Report Writing software - I’ve used software that enables easier outcomes. Accubuild has enabled a tremendous tool since, their MAR data views which enable the user to export and sort through information that pertains to their search. Alternatives considered [Sage Intacct](https://www.capterra.com/p/76/Intacct/) Reason for choosing AccuBuild My personal history with the developers of this phenomenal tool. They’ve built a great product! Review Source FM Frances M. Controller Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Powerful, affordable and customizable to fit your business needs. A hidden gem!" March 4, 2021 5.0 Track costs, profitability, WIP and prep of Financial statements with ease. The software can be self-customized for your business needs creating strong checks and balances. Pros Importing of SOV from Excel and auto generation of Subcontractor Payment Sheets (automatically creates payables against percentage of completion) is a huge timesaver, significantly reduces manual entry which results in fewer errors. Cons AccuBuild has a treasure chest of tools and integrations that a business can take advantage of, finding the time to learn and implement them is challenging. 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