# Page 14 | Buildertrend Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 14 - Is Buildertrend the right Project Management solution for you? Explore 2481 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/70092/Buildertrend/reviews --- Buildertrend 4.5 (2481) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/70092/Buildertrend/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 March 13th, 2026 # Page 14 - Reviews of Buildertrend ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 326-350 of 2481 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use CA Cody A. Project Manager Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Buildertrend Review" February 9, 2021 4.0 Buildertrend has made the company I work for much more efficient and organized. I don't know how we operated before Buildertrend. Pros This platform brings loads of organization with the features it offers. This is a great way to help keep the contractor, sub-contractors, employees, and homeowner on the same page. This app leads us to use less paper. Cons Buildertrend offers a massive amount of features and it can be very complicated to learn about those features. Then once someone learns how to use the features it is difficult to pass that knowledge onto other people or new employees. Review Source Response from Buildertrend April 14, 2021 Thank you for your feedback, Cody! We truly appreciate it and are so happy to hear that it's made Carlson Projects more efficient. VR Verified Reviewer Contractor Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Easy to use - great customer service" November 12, 2018 5.0 Pros I really like the mobile application for my phone - it works great - and it is fully functional. The online version for a desktop is smooth and has a lot of bells and whistles. Cons Takes a little to get used to - but their customer service and training videos are great! Review Source TM Tony M. Project Manager Construction Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Review" June 28, 2019 4.0 Overall really happy now that I have had some time to figure out how to set it up to make it work best for my company. Little overwhelming at first, there is a lot this system can do for you. Pros The system lets you keep all the job info in one place, contract, billing, change orders all of it! Crews and clients communication is all in the same spot and that makes it easy to keep tabs on a project. Calendar is awesome the way you can link the jobs or schedules together. Change orders are a breeze once you add in the cost codes. Click an item and it will pull up different options and different prices. Cons TAX. if the client just wants to write a check and they don't click all the way to pay now they will not see the tax on that invoice. Sometimes the tax just plan doesn't make in on the invoice for some reason. You can't notify just one sub in a daily log, they all get notified even if it has nothing to do with them. I have seen a little push back from the subs on this. Now we just use the TODOs. Review Source NW Nick W. Used the software for: ### "" March 12, 2013 5.0 I work for a small, family run Design & Build firm. Early last year, we started looking for a tool that would help us with our project management when we stumbled across Co-construct. It wasn't exactly what we were looking for, but came close enough; plus it had a lot of neat features for making communication between ourselves, our clients and our suppliers very easy while eliminating our previous dependence on unwieldy spreadsheets. We've been using the product for over a year now, and while this period hasn't been without its hiccups, it has been a very positive experience for us. While very easy and intuitive for someone my age (30) to use, I've found some older partners and clients had some trouble (50+), but once I explained the purpose of the features they were having trouble with and how to go about using them, it was like leading a thirsty horse to water. A big bonus is the continual development going on behind the scenes, which results in new modules being released on a fairly regular basis. While at first they may seem to complicate the process, thanks to the amazing customer support, any confusion is quickly swept away. Honestly, I have never had to wait more than 3 hours for a response to an email ticket, which is incredible compared to my past software experiences. The #1 benefit of using the Co-construct system, in my opinion, is in keeping all communication about a project in one centralized package that's easy to access and always fully complete. The newer features such as the Job Site log and now the accounting (waiting for Quickbooks integration!!) feature are very easy to use and make tracking all aspects of a job incredibly easy. Our company purchased the branding package; now for clients to use the product, all they have to do is log in from our website, keeping the whole product very easy to access. We've received some great compliments from clients as to how innovative 'our' system is. It's okay, I don't mind taking all the credit. In short, if you're involved in renovations, new builds, or restoration, it behooves you to at least give Co-construct a look; my company did, and now it's an indispensable tool in our arsenal. Review Source IJC Irish Joy C. Bookkeeper Education Management Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Buildertrend" December 11, 2022 5.0 Great experience. Pros Buildertrend is a platform that help me in keeps job on track. Cons The software is more complex and difficult to use. Needs training. Reason for choosing Buildertrend Lot of features Review Source MB Matthew B. Operations Manager Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "User Friendly Supplier Interface " October 13, 2020 5.0 I wish more builders used Buildertrend. We use lots of different portals for different builders and this one is one of my favorites. Pros Super easy to submit pricing, view job documents and view purchase orders. Schedule reminders and notifications help keep us on track. Cons My only complaint is not so much with the software itself as it is with back end users. For this software to work to its full potential it needs to be fully utilized. Builders still trying to maintain excel sheets and Buildertrend can easily let the app’s features of budgeting and scheduling fall to the wayside. Review Source Response from Buildertrend January 22, 2021 We really appreciate you taking the time to review our software, Matthew! AN Adam N. Foreman Construction Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Review" February 18, 2020 5.0 It’s a really good tool. I have never been a foreman before and with the schedule that has been out in place for me, helps control the flow of the process to build the house. Pros I really like the depth you can go with the program. We communicate through the whole company and sub contractors through the program. It’s not to difficult to use. It’s easy to maneuver through the schedules, daily logs, and to dos. Cons It would be easier if there was a send button to the sub contractors when I change the schedule and it doesn’t send out the new dates until I have adjusted the entire schedule. Subs will contact me because they get multiple notifications of different dates because I have to adjust it Murillo times before it’s set, because multiple items are linked to each other. Review Source Response from Buildertrend March 17, 2020 Adam - thank you for your honest feedback and 5-star review! We truly appreciate it. PW Paige W. Estimating & Office Manger Construction Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "BuilderTrend - would be 100% with some minor tweaks " November 17, 2016 4.0 We run a busy Design/Build construction team and Buildertrend has been a huge help organising and streamlining our day to day activities. It's great for clients to be able to log in to the app or the website from home to see progress and communicate with us and our trades on all levels of the project. Their support staff are amazingly helpful, providing phone support anytime I need it (even for the silly things I've asked them a hundred times). They're always willing to hear you out. In some cases they've whipped up short tutorial videos and emailed to me as future reference material to save me the trouble of calling in. Pros \-Client's love being able to see what's happening -Easy to navigate the website layout -Having everything related to the project (documents, construction drawings, communication, selections, pictures, schedules, to-do lists, invoices, etc.) in one place and available from anywhere via the mobile app -Support staff is awesome Cons \-Mobile app for both iphone & andriod require frequent updates as they continue to improve features -Not as easy to navigate the app's menu layout (things aren't in a similar order to the website) -From time to time external email notifications from the message feature will take an extra 2-3 days to arrive in the external email inboxs creating a bit of confusion. -Missing some small features like a filter on the "pay" option instead of having to either pay all at once or pay each individually (but this is a "serve the masses" issue, customers are always welcome to make suggestions to their resource team and hope enough other customers are asking for the same tweaks) Review Source LF Laura F. Bookkeeper Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Very robust system" June 14, 2019 4.0 We started out not use the PO capabilities five years ago and are now totally dependent on it to help us manage our projects' costs. I can't imagine how we functioned without this. I need to dig deeper into the reports function. Pros We have been using Buildertrend for over 5 years and have found it to offer almost any solution we need in managing our business. There are so many options and functions that just about anything we need to accomplish is offered in this system. We've found the support team to be very helpful and extremely patient. I highly recommend this application! Cons I really can't think of anything. Most things I've had issues with over the years have been corrected or upgraded. Review Source Daniel S. construction manager Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Communication is key" June 30, 2019 4.0 Pros The thing that makes buildertrend so usefully for me is the ease of communication throughout the project. whether this be to the owners, contractors, subcontractors Cons to be fair, most issues that I've had with buildertrend, they have sorted in the next update Review Source MT Michael T. Owner Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Be carefull of the price raise" April 17, 2020 4.0 Pros Great scheduling software. We like the accessibility of the schedules, form any of our people in the field, or the office Cons Just figured out that several months ago, the \[SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN\] sent an email, that doubled your price of the software monthly bill unless you responded in the correct way. Our bill went up $200/mo without any ok from us, because we didn't catch a random email from the company. When I called, my rep was respectful, and understanding, but I figured out quickly that the extra money paid in was a donation. They lowered my bill to the original price, but buyer beware. We are now comparing other products... Review Source MS Mark S. Project Manager Construction Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great for Organizing the "chaos" of home construction" February 4, 2020 4.0 Pros The Selections section of Buidlertrend is very valuable to us. But being able to organize the Calendar, Selections, Change Orders and Documents all in one spot that can be used in the office or field is great. Cons I wish there was more ability to copy/paste between jobs (especially Change Orders). Sometimes the mind set of the design of the software is at odds with how we'd like to do things, but we typically are able to work around that. Switched from [Smartsheet](https://www.capterra.com/p/79104/Smartsheet/) Smartsheet didn't have the overall functionality that we needed, at least not without spending a bunch of time to custom make it ourselves. Review Source JB Jason B. Used the software for: ### "" October 7, 2013 4.5 We are a remodeling and restoration company. We were founded in April 2012 along with an on-your-lot home builder to fund a non-profit organization, ELM. ELM is a non-profit organization that specializes in assisting those that have fallen on difficult times to have a hand getting through those times and regain self-sufficiency. I began looking for software in June 2012 to aid in the estimation and job management aspect of the work we were performing. I came across several different software options that had individual potential. The weakness to each of these options was the inability to communicate extensively with the customer. One was fantastic at estimating the job and relaying the initial cost to the customer. The second was great at managing corporate job costs and communicating to the trades and vendors. We had nothing to track or communicate selections, changed orders, time delays, or progress to our clients. I came across Co-construct and thought that it would be the piece we were missing. It helps us in communicating allowances for selections, managing client communication, and tracking the progress of our projects. I started implementing the software and got sidetracked when our work became busier. Co-construct created our custom branding and had it to us in 10 days. They have helped tremendously any time I have had a question. Even when I haven't had a question, they have followed up to make sure I wasn't drowning. Once I picked up the software again, it was a lot easier to get started than I thought it would be. After talking to support, I setup a project, created allowances, and then created and posted a schedule in 3.5 hours. In about 20 minutes, I was able to demonstrate the software to my team and have them using the basic functions of Co-construct. Now, the complexity of the software is disguised by the ease of use. You can get started very quickly and be successful. As you use the software more and more, you will be able to track and measure a lot more than you ever thought possible. In my opinion, Co-construct blows other options out of the water when it comes to project/client communication. Review Source LC LISA C. Office Manager Environmental Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Invaluable tool for running our business smoothly" June 13, 2019 4.0 Communication is key in any industry, and Buildertrend has certainly helped us which in turn means a better end product for each project. Pros Buildertrend is an invaluable tool which helps us run our business efficiently. It gives each member of our staff easy access to the information they need in each client's customer file in order for them to execute their job effectively. Cons There have been some glitches along the way, but support has been responsive and has worked with us to resolve most issues. Review Source Response from Buildertrend June 26, 2019 Lisa, thank you so much for your review! We appreciate your feedback and continued use of our software. We're also happy to hear you're leaning on our Customer Success team if you have issues! MC Michael C. Ceo/Contractor Construction Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Not all that I was looking for" January 31, 2022 4.0 I thought with enough time it could've been helpful , but I'm an owner operator with little office time Pros I like the home screen, how it's set up like a white dry erase board. and customer portal feature, that's pretty cool. Cons I did not like the pricing and how much time it takes to set up, I signed up for trial to help save my company time, but it was only timing up my days more to set up Alternatives considered [MarketSharp](https://www.capterra.com/p/130642/MarketSharp/) Reason for choosing Buildertrend I did not, just a trial Review Source Response from Buildertrend April 4, 2022 Thank you for your honest review, Michael! KD Keith D. Project Manager Construction Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great organizational tool for our business!" May 21, 2018 5.0 I think a step by step start up kit would be a good idea. Do this first, then that, then this and so on. Separate it by category. Estimators work on their thing, office managers have theirs and project managers do as well. Those departments can explain things to the others once they understand them better. Trying to learn the whole program is impossible at first. We are more than 1yr in and still learning new things. Pros The scheduling feature is what I like best. I am the project manager for our company and having schedule templates with predecessors is a big time saver. Communicating with clients and trade partners together is also easier than being the middle man and repeating things twice. This keeps me in control, but lets all of us talk. Cons There is a lot to learn and it takes a long time and a lot of errors to get it so it's working well for us. There is only so much you can learn at once. Co-construct has camp that we went to in the beginning, but trial by fire and calling the support line is the only way we have learned. Great support center! Review Source WA Waleed A. Solar Design Engineer Outsourcing/Offshoring Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Superb Business Management Solution" August 6, 2019 4.0 It's an all in one business solution designed to run your projects easier. It lets you manage your team, projects and clients al from a single platform. Pros 1- I like the Daily Log feature. With just one click you can post the job-related update, share and notify with other users. Also, you can attach the documents and videos to that log. 2- You don't need to work on another accounting software as you can generate invoices and have customers to pay online with its payment friendly tool. Cons 1- Other users have access to edit or delete my posted updates. 2- It turns a little slow while uploading docs. Review Source Response from Buildertrend September 12, 2019 Thank you so much, Waleed! We appreciate your review, and your feedback. I'll pass that along to our team! JS Jeff S. Owner Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Reduced my hours managing multiple software. " February 6, 2020 5.0 It is has streamlined my company in lead management, job costing, estimating and project management! The client portal allows us to deliver an excellent experience for client. Pros Allowed for one software program to manage all aspects of residential construction process. From lead management throughout project and even into warranty period I have all info in one easily accessible program. Their customer service is unmatched in how responsive, friendly and helpful they are with questions or technical issues. Cons Initially the price was steep for job management. However they have since restructured how they bill for use so it is a great cost verses benefit! Review Source NS Neil S. Owner Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "BuilderTREND is a no-brainer " June 17, 2021 5.0 It has been great!! Customer service is excellent! Pros Your entire construction company can be ran through Buildertrend, from daily client communication to job costing your covered Cons No many con's.... there is still a strong learning curve, but that's because there are so many features. Alternatives considered [Buildertrend](https://www.capterra.com/p/70092/Buildertrend/) Review Source Response from Buildertrend September 28, 2021 Thank you for your review and kind words, Neil! JT Jennifer T. Apartamentos Infinity Holdings Architecture & Planning Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Buildertrend is the evolution of project management" June 13, 2019 5.0 Buildertrend has evolved the way our company manages and supervises our projects. Not only does it centralize the communication of the entire team in a single platform, but it also provides a sense of responsibility by providing an open and real-time record of everything that happens in our projects. Pros The coolest thing about Buildertrend is that it allows you to assign tasks specifically to each team member and set reminders that don't allow anyone to make excuses saying they didn't know or they forgot to do something. Cons I would like that in estimates, once having the total amount, it would be possible to apply a tax percentage to this amount, without having to enter it manually. Review Source DB Debbie B. Sales & Marketing Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Making paperwork easy!" July 19, 2017 5.0 For businesses that are not using this product/program, I find it hard to understand how they can stay on top of their construction processes and costs. This program keeps you in check and on schedule. Pros Easily find what you are looking for, whether its a selection, a date in the schedule or a variation Great for interaction with the client, you can instantly send them a message/email and you are notified as soon as they reply Keeps all the information in one place You cant make a mistake that cannot be rectified The 'To Do' feature is a great tool for reminders or chasing up things that need to be done Cons The only bugbear I have is that you have to go into both 'change choice' and 'update status' to lock your selection., where as if the 'update status' was in the same section, you wouldn't have to go into 2 tabs and could save a little time. Review Source CS Cara S. Office Manager Construction Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "CoConstruct for the win" June 21, 2019 5.0 We are a small custom home renovator & home builder and co-construct allows us to compete with larger companies for the same projects. Gives us a professional foot forward with proposals and gives clients access to the project via job logs. Pros Cloud based, intuitive, limits rework, improves communication, captures important project information Cons Schedule program can be improved. Still way more intuitive than Office Project, which was used before. Alternatives considered [Buildertrend](https://www.capterra.com/p/70092/Buildertrend/) Reason for choosing Buildertrend I selected Co-Construct based on pricing and the constant innovation the company is doing, they are always improving and open to suggestions. Customer service is top notch, great staff and very responsive via phone & e-mail. It also integrates well with our billing system - QuickBooks. Review Source CO Casey O. Installation Administrator Construction Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Installation Administrator" March 29, 2017 4.0 On the job side: aside from the jobsite menu and template menu, having a sub contractor/vendor menu would also be useful. On the individual jobsite information I have created many of my own custom fields. However, some that I have created, I would think should be standard for a construction CRM. BT only provides for one permit to be listed. We often have more than one for any one job, also having a "Permit Finalized" date field standard for each permit would be nice. And while you're at it, the issued date and expiration date of the permits would be some good information to have right there. Outside of not needing some of the features because we are only AC and Heating, I LOVE THIS PROGRAM. NOTE: on the next step of this review where it is asking how frequently it is used, the choices are odd in that its Once a day or week or month, I use it ALL day everyday. I find that several of the choices within BT are odd like that, but nonetheless, I still LOVE it. Pros This program really helps me stay on top of tasks and everyone else's tasks as well. It helps me meet deadlines and track everything. Cons Because our jobs are generally short in nature being an AC and Heating contractor only, its rare that our clients log in and take advantage of the software. The creating of templates in LEADS is not as straight forward as the rest of the program and not easily mastered by someone who has basic computer knowledge. Having to clear my history every day to ensure that I can view everything is annoying. Setting time in LEAD activities is a little weird. Not being able to set activities or calendared items on a 15 minute mark is annoying, sometimes it really is that pinpoint crucial to a job. Review Source RB Robert B. Operations Manager Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great Experience Using CoConstruct" December 15, 2021 5.0 Excellent. The best Customer Service group that I ever worked with anywhere - anytime! Pros Comprehensive construction management & integration with QuickBooks Desktop Cons Difficult integration with QuickBooks. Review Source JB Jame B. Principal Design Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Collaborative Construction " July 2, 2019 5.0 It's been a great experience and I'm happy to share my opinion. reprrsentative , J. Bradley Architects LLC. Pros As an Architect with a new Design Build Firm I was looking for software that was equal to the support that is available to the Large firms at a fraction of the cost. I found it with Co-construct and I'm so glad I invested both the time and effort to format and develop the templates. Our clients and subcontractors have embraced the technology and simplicity. We use almost every aspect of the program and it's set us apart from our competitors. Cons There are some little nuances that you'll experience with any type of software.... that comes with anything but overall I've been able to rectify through support from coconstruct or mostly just figuring it out on my own. Review Source Similar Products Featured