If you’re being migrated
You didn’t choose CoConstruct because it was the biggest. You chose it because it was built for custom homes, where the client picks every finish. That’s a narrower thing than a general contractor suite, and it’s worth keeping.
To be fair about it: Buildertrend is a genuinely capable product with a real support organisation behind it. If you’re running thirty-plus homes with office staff, it will probably suit you better than this will. This page is for the builders it’s too much for.
Two things, from what builders describe. The pricing lands differently than expected once it’s tied to annual build volume. And the shape of the product is wider — more modules, more configuration, more surface to learn — which is an asset at scale and a tax when it’s you, a project manager, and a laptop.
If you’re happily on Buildertrend, stay. This is only worth reading if the quote made you wince or the tool feels heavier than the job.
| Here | The big suites | |
|---|---|---|
| Selections & approvals | Core | Included |
| Homeowner experience | The starting point | A module |
| Works with no signal | Yes, genuinely | Varies |
| Estimating & bidding | Not built | Yes |
| Time tracking | Not built | Yes |
| Data import | By hand | Assisted |
| Support | One person, who answers | A team |
| Price | Not set — design partners free | Quoted on volume |
Don’t migrate a job that’s halfway through. Put your next build in, run it in parallel for a month, and keep the old system open until you’re bored of checking it. If the homeowner side alone doesn’t save you a conversation a week, walk away and I’ll have learned something useful.
Before you commit either way
How many homes, how far along, and what you can’t live without. If this is the wrong fit I’ll say so — I’d rather that than a bad first month.