If you are being moved off CoConstruct

CoConstruct is winding down. Buildertrend is not the only option.

You picked CoConstruct because it was built for custom homes. The client picks every finish. That is still the job. This page is for builders who want to keep that, without a bigger suite.

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Buildertrend is a strong product. If you run thirty-plus homes with office staff, it may fit better. This page is for shops where that is too much.

What usually goes wrong

Two things. The price jumps once it is tied to how much you build. And the software is wider — more to set up, more to learn. That helps a big office. It taxes a small one.

If Buildertrend already fits, stay. Read this only if the quote hurt, or the tool feels heavier than the job.

What carries over

  • Selections. Allowance, real price, the upcharge, a dated yes from the client. This is treated with care here.
  • A real homeowner login. The homeowner’s house only. Photos you chose. Decisions you need. Not a PDF.
  • Daily notes with photos that file by date and area.
  • Budget, committed, spent. Invoices. Paid costs to QuickBooks when you want them to.

What does not

  • Estimating and bidding. Not yet. If you estimate in CoConstruct today, you will need another place for that.
  • Time tracking and payroll hours. Not yet.
  • Bulk import. Not yet. Jobs in flight come over by hand. Email first and I will say if it is worth it.

Side by side

 SitePlumbThe big suites
SelectionsCore featureIncluded
Homeowner loginCore featureIncluded
Field NotesCore featureDaily logs
Works with no signalYesNeeds a connection
EstimatingNot yet2Often a higher quote
Time trackingNot yet3Additional onboarding
Data importNext house by handWeeks of cleanup
SupportSomeone answersA ticket queue
SetupOne Zoom callWeeks, then a bill
PriceFree right now1Quoted on volume

1 Free while we sit your first houses and while the product is early. No charge today. When that changes, you get notice first. Details in Terms.

2 Estimating and takeoff are not built yet. Budgets start once you have the job. Details in Terms.

3 Time tracking is not built yet. Other tools do this. Details in Terms.

Buildertrend does not post a price. The company quotes on volume. Official page: buildertrend.com/pricing.

The honest recommendation

Do not move a job that is halfway through. Put the next house in. Run both for a month. Keep the old system open until you stop checking it. If the homeowner side does not save you a talk a week, walk away.

Before you commit either way

Tell me what you are moving.

How many homes, how far along, and what you cannot live without. If this is the wrong fit I will say so.

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