Estimating, job costing, purchase orders, permitting, scheduling, selections and draws. All connected. Built by a homebuilder.
Founding members lock in launch pricing for life. No credit card.
Every document dated out and dated back. Know who is holding up your permit.
People assume national builders have it all connected. They don't. Costing sits on one
platform, estimating on another, finance on a third — and permitting is usually
somebody's spreadsheet.
It works, but it costs you meetings. Nobody knows where a permit actually stands without
asking. And when that person leaves, what they knew leaves with them.
I worked inside those companies across sales, finance and production, supporting the
costing team, the estimators and permitting. Then I started building homes myself and
found I'd rebuilt the same mess — permits in a spreadsheet, invoices in email, vendor
insurance in a folder on somebody's desktop.
BuilderOne isn't trying to run every part of your business. It puts
permitting on the same system as costing, estimating and production — so you can see when
permits are coming out, when starts are landing, and where everyone actually stands.
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Most construction software is a scheduling tool with invoicing bolted on. BuilderOne is built around what decides whether you make money on a house.
Request every permit document from the right vendor. Every request is dated out and dated back, so delays have a name and a number.
Estimates, purchase orders and bills all meet on the same cost code. Watch margin move as buyout comes in, not three months after closing.
No purchase order goes out to a vendor whose liability, workers' comp or auto coverage has lapsed. The system blocks it and chases the certificate.
Turn your finishes into the kind of selection package a national builder hands out. Photos, specs and pricing. Sell the house before the slab is poured.
Lender budget, draw schedule and inspections tracked against real progress. Draw packages go out complete the first time and fund faster.
Everyone here does scheduling and job costing. The difference is what happens before the slab and after the invoice. We've also listed what they have and we don't — founding members decide what gets built first.
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| Capability | BuilderOne | Buildertrend | JobTread | Contractor Foreman |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-construction | ||||
| Permit document tracking, per vendor | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Vendor turnaround and aging reports | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Line-item bid requests from your own email | ✓ | limited | limited | limited |
| Takeoff and cost database with photos | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Estimating from a full build template | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Vendors & compliance | ||||
| Insurance expiry tracking | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| POs blocked when coverage lapses | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Vendor onboarding packets and approval gate | ✓ | — | — | partial |
| Money | ||||
| Budget vs. actual on cost codes | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Purchase orders and PO templates | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Accounts payable with vendor pay rounds | ✓ | via QBO | via QBO | partial |
| Construction loan draws and lender budget | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Live projected margin per job | ✓ | partial | ✓ | partial |
| Selling the home | ||||
| Designer selection sheets with photos | ✓ | selections only | selections only | selections only |
| Model and plan library with specs | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Customer update emails and photo gallery | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Build & close-out | ||||
| Scheduling with a build-phase template | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Change orders | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Warranty claims and trade work orders | ✓ | ✓ | partial | ✓ |
| Production forecast across all jobs | ✓ | partial | partial | — |
| On our roadmap — not built yet | ||||
| Daily logs | Soon | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Punch lists | Soon | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Client portal with logins | Soon | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Subcontractor portal | Soon | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| QuickBooks Online sync | Soon | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Native mobile app | Soon | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Time cards with GPS (crew self-perform) | — | ✓ | add-on | ✓ |
| Equipment & safety logs (crew self-perform) | — | ✓ | partial | ✓ |
| Pricing | ||||
| Per-user fees | Seats included | Tiered | +$20/user | Tiered |
Compiled from each vendor's publicly published feature and pricing pages, August 2026. Features change — confirm current details with each vendor. Product names and trademarks belong to their respective owners. BuilderOne is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by any company listed.
Most of these platforms do have the feature. It's on the tier above the one you were quoted. Here's what it costs to actually turn everything on.
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| What you'd actually pay | BuilderOne | Buildertrend | JobTread | Contractor Foreman |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry tier | $200/mo | ~$339–499/mo | $199/mo | $49/mo |
| Everything unlocked | $200/mo — one tier | ~$829–1,099/mo | $199/mo | $332/mo |
| Per-seat cost after what's included | $15/seat after 3 | Unlimited users | +$20 per user | Varies by tier |
| Onboarding / setup fee | $0 | $400 – $1,500 | $0 | $0 |
| Price published, or sales call required? | Published | Quote after a demo | Published | Published |
| Annual contract to get the best rate? | Optional | Yes | Optional | Yes |
| Roughly, a 5-person shop with everything on | $230/mo | ~$829–1,099/mo | $299/mo | $332/mo |
Figures from each vendor's published pricing as of August 2026, at their best (usually annual) billing. Buildertrend has moved toward quoted, volume-based pricing and third-party sources disagree on tiers, so its column is shown as a range — get your own quote. Contractor Foreman's $49 entry tier does not include the financial and job-costing features compared above; the $332 Unlimited tier is the like-for-like comparison. Our 5-person figure assumes BuilderOne's 3 included seats plus 2 at $15, and JobTread's $199 base plus 5 users at $20. Verify current pricing with each vendor before making a decision.
An estimate, based on published list pricing for common construction tools. BuilderOne includes 3 seats; additional seats are $15 a month. Founding pricing is lower.
We're onboarding a small founding group before public launch. Tell us about your build business and we'll reach out with access, pricing and a walkthrough.
No. Every company gets its own isolated database. Your vendors, your costs, your margins. Nobody else can see them, including other builders on the platform.
No. Founding members get their vendor directory and cost database imported for them, plus a one-on-one setup session. You start with a working system, not an empty screen.
Yes. Connect your Microsoft account and purchase orders, bid requests and permit document requests go out from your company's address, not ours.
Founding pricing lands well under what a comparable stack runs, with seats included and an annual option that saves more. Join the list and we'll send exact numbers.
No contract. Cancel any time and export your data. We'd rather earn the renewal.
We're taking 20 builders before public launch. Founding members lock in launch pricing for as long as they stay. Leave your email and we'll send the details.
