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BuildTools
Construction management built by builders, for builders.
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BuildTools product overview
What is BuildTools?
BuildTools is a cloud-based construction project management software for custom home builders and remodelers. The solution helps users organize the chaos of building projects, providing one spot for scheduling, budgeting, purchasing, service, and client communication. Users can manage their projects from anywhere using their computer, tablet or mobile device. The BuildTools app is available for Android and iOS. BuildTools is available in English and an ideal fit for builders in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
Key benefits of using BuildTools
> Say goodbye to pen and paper schedules or spreadsheets that are a pain to update. BuildTools enables you to create schedules from scratch or use a past project as a template. Quickly make adjustments and make updated to the published schedule. Choose who gets notified of scheduling changes. One change automatically adjusts dependencies so you don't have to worry about missed milestones or deadlines.
> BuildTools stores and manages all documents associated with the construction project and notifies the entire team of any changes made, as well as creates an archive of all documents that have been updated. The centralized inbox makes it easy to search for messages across projects or resources.
> With the bid management module you can distribute specs to multiple subcontractors, send reminders of bid due dates, and track project documents downloaded. We know getting buy-in from subcontractors is difficult when it comes to new technology, so your subcontractors don't even need to log in to the tool to submit their bid. They can respond by email and the details are captured in BuildTools.
> The budgeting module enables you to use your own cost codes, issue purchase orders, and track change orders and their impact on the budget. Get real-time visibility into your finances and easily manage your budget so you don't lose money on costly mistakes or over-runs.
> BuildTools fully integrates with QuickBooks Online and Desktop as well as Xero accounting software. All project and cost codes, invoices, purchase orders, subcontractor data, and vendor contact information is automatically imported and synced between your accounting tool and BuildTools.
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Value for money
4.4
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BuildTools features
Functionality
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Total features
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BuildTools users reviews
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- Likelihood to recommend7.59/10
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Adam T.
Construction, 1-10 employees
Used daily for 6-12 months
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Good customer support, the system is infrequently down so we can use it all the time.
Ease of scheduling, project management, and proposal management.
Some of it is very clicky where you feel like you are just clicking and clicking your mouse to get you where you need to go.
Kenny B.
Construction, 1-10 employees
Used daily for 2+ years
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We are very happy with BuildTools using it since 2013.
BuildTools has a great budget module which ties to the financial system, a great purchase order system and change order tracking.
The selection module could be tweaked to include more features (text formatting for example and list building within descriptions)
justin b.
Construction, 1-10 employees
Used weekly for 6-12 months
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not impressed but i guess you get what you pay for
document and schedule control internally was nice.
the customer service/develop team are not good. offered great ideas but they seem lazy to try to implement anything. working vs published schedule is dumb should just be one schedule to useapp is not user friendly this program is only made for a desktop so makes very hard to use in field
We're sorry to hear you had a bad experience and appreciate your feedback. Could you please contact our team to discuss your issues in more detail?
Benjamin C.
Construction, 1-10 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
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Over all I am very pleased with BuildTools
You get all of the construction management tools you could possibly need in BuildTools. The program is full and robust of options and capabilities for our company to use.
It isnt the easiest to use quite yet but for the value I am learning how to maneuver through it. I feel that the buttons or keys could be easier to activate or select from, or it could be less confusing to maneuver through than it is at times.
Ben P.
Construction, 11-50 employees
Used daily for 2+ years
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We have been able to tie together multiple geographically dispersed staff and simultaneously dispense with multiple different tools/desktop based software. It has increased our ability to monitor work performance, share experiences and ensure continuity of work during staff absences as all project information is always available to all permitted users from virtualy any device.
BuildTools has far more features than other systems we compared in its class. This has allowed us to perform not only almost all major business functions: selections & client management, change order documentation, communications, bids procurement, budget monitoring, scheduling, and invoicing but also other important but less well promoted capabilities such as daily logs (for health, safety & schedule deviation monitoring), meeting minutes that permit tasks to be assigned & tracked (for use with clients, subcontractors/suppliers, or internally) among others. This combined with the product's progressive incremental improvements and willingness to occasionally make changes based on our own suggestions or requests add up to good value.
The advantage of having so many features can also be a detriment to new users, for whom learning and navigating the system may be overwhelming at first. This is exacerbated by weak FAQs/video tutorials and lack of proactive hints/suggestions as to how to get the most out of the software. However if one is patient and implements the system section by section as each are successively mastered and while doing so makes use of the excellent and always responsive (and free) support staff, then this shortcoming can be overcome, revealing all of the features and capabilities.
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