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Overview

Manage all aspects of your project all within one system. Change Orders, Work Orders, Invoicing, and much more can be done from the filed using the app or in the office at a computer. Roles and permissions allow you to assign specific access based on what the employees need to see.

CostCertified is a web-based construction estimating software that helps residential contractors quickly generate interactive proposals, allowing customers to upgrade, downgrade, modify, or add items to quotations in real-time.

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

Video & Screenshots

Pricing

Starting from

49

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

199

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.5

839

5

4

3

2

1

516

258

36

10

19

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
78%
would recommend this app

4.3

81

5

4

3

2

1

58

9

5

1

8

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
75%
would recommend this app

Pros

“We are able to manage estimating, scheduling, job costing, time tracking, invoicing, and project documentation without needing multiple software programs.”
KH

Keara H.

Office Manager

“It also includes a wide range of features, like time tracking, daily logs, and file sharing, which helps reduce miscommunication and keeps everyone on the same page.”
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Anaya V.

Admin Assistant

“The platform is highly customizable, allowing us to tailor it to our workflows, and the customer support team has been excellent throughout the implementation process.”
KH

Keara H.

Office Manager

Pros

“Bolster’s estimating software has many useful tools, and when building an estimate, we have ENDLESS options including a prebuilt library of items we can edit to fit our needs.”
QM

Quentin M.

Adm

With that said, there are some hassles we’ve learned to navigate when creating a proposal; when clicking the “clear changes” button, just know it will get rid of ALL work including anything saved, and when changing the theme (cover photo) of an estimate - while inside the preview layout - it will automatically change it on ALL other proposals currently using that same theme, without warning.
QM

Quentin M.

Adm

“The customer support is everything you could ask for — they take a complex product and make it genuinely easy to use. And the fact that it lets clients make interior design choices right inside the platform is an amazing add-on that sets it apart from everything else I've tried.”
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Liliana W.

Manager

Cons

“Additionally, while the mobile interface is functional, there are occasional inconsistencies in loading speeds when switching between complex modules—such as moving from detailed cost reports to daily logs—which can impact efficiency during busy site visits.”
IB

Ilkin B.

Project Manager

“The only thing I wish I could do, was have the system send and email (invoice or estimate or whatever) and the email shows that its coming from me instead of contractor foreman. If I forget to tell the client, they dont recognize the email address and they dont open it.”
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Selicio A.

Project Manager

“I've encountered some bugs and occasional inconsistencies during my use, which, while not deal-breakers, do require some patience and workaround solutions.”
MG

Mark G.

Estimator

Cons

“We were not allowed to actually use the product before "signing up" which is code for signing their contract that locks you into paying for their product BEFORE using it, no matter how terrible the product is.”
CR

Clint R.

Operations

“They will do everything in their power to lock you into a year contract, and then when their software underperforms and is virtually unusable, they will tell you it’s your fault for signing the contract.”
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Andrew B.

Owner

“With any software program, there are unpredictable bugs that have halted our progress at times, requiring some flexibility on our part.”
QM

Quentin M.

Adm

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review20 days ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review18 days ago

Key features

  • Total features164
  • ACH Payment Processing
  • API
  • Access Control
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Add & Edit Photos
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Annotations
  • Assignment Management
  • Audit Management
  • Audit Trail
  • Automated Scheduling
  • Bid Management
  • Billable Items Tracking
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Bills of Material
  • Budget Tracking
  • Buyer Management
  • CRM
  • Calendar Management
  • Calendar/Reminder System
  • Change Order Management
  • Client Management
  • Client Portal
  • Client Tracking
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Commercial
  • Commercial/Industrial
  • Communication Management
  • Compliance Management
  • Compliance Tracking
  • Contact Database
  • Contact Management
  • Contract/License Management
  • Contractor Database
  • Contractor Management
  • Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA)
  • Cost Database
  • Cost Estimating
  • Cost Tracking
  • Customer Database
  • Customer History
  • Customer Management
  • Customer Portal
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Import/Export
  • Dispatch Management
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Drag & Drop
  • Electrical Estimating
  • Electronic Payments
  • Electronic Signature
  • Email Marketing
  • Email Templates
  • Equipment Tracking
  • Estimating
  • Expense Tracking
  • File Sharing
  • Financial Management
  • For AEC Industry
  • For Commercial Real Estate
  • For Commercial and/or Industrial Electrical Contractors
  • For General Contractors
  • For Plumbing Industry
  • For Residential
  • Forms Creation & Design
  • Forms Management
  • GPS
  • Gantt/Timeline View
  • HVAC Estimating
  • Hazardous Materials Management
  • Historical Database
  • Image Capture
  • Incident Management
  • Incident Reporting
  • Industrial
  • Industrial Safety Management
  • Inspection Checklists
  • Inspection Management
  • Invoice Management
  • Issue Tracking
  • Job Costing
  • Job Management
  • Job Scheduling
  • Job Tracking
  • Lead Management
  • Location Tracking
  • Maintenance Scheduling
  • Material Ordering
  • Materials Management
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Alerts
  • Mobile App
  • Mobile Signature Capture
  • Multiple Projects
  • Multiple User Accounts
  • OSHA Recordkeeping
  • Occupational Health Management
  • Online Payments
  • Payment Processing
  • Percent-Complete Tracking
  • Permit Management
  • Photo Capture
  • Plumbing Estimating
  • Progress Reports
  • Progress Tracking
  • Project Accounting
  • Project Billing
  • Project Estimating
  • Project Management
  • Project Planning
  • Project Planning/Scheduling
  • Project Scheduling
  • Project Templates
  • Project Time Tracking
  • Project Tracking
  • Proposal Generation
  • Proposal Management
  • Punchlist/QA Walk Management
  • Purchase Order Management
  • Qualification Tracking
  • Quality Control
  • QuickBooks Integration
  • Quotes/Estimates
  • RFI & Submittals
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Reminders
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Rescheduling
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Management
  • SMS Messaging
  • Safety Management
  • Safety Training Management
  • Sales Pipeline Management
  • Scheduling
  • Search/Filter
  • Service History
  • Staff Calendar
  • Status Tracking
  • Subcontractor Management
  • Subcontractor Monitoring
  • Supplier Management
  • Takeoff
  • Task Management
  • Task Progress Tracking
  • Task Scheduling
  • Team Collaboration
  • Template Management
  • Third-Party Integration
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Time & Expense Tracking
  • Time Tracking
  • Timesheet Management
  • Visual Assemblies
  • Warranty Tracking
  • Work Order Management
  • Total features42
  • ACH Payment Processing
  • API
  • Access Control
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Add & Edit Photos
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Annotations
  • Assignment Management
  • Audit Management
  • Audit Trail
  • Automated Scheduling
  • Bid Management
  • Billable Items Tracking
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Bills of Material
  • Budget Tracking
  • Buyer Management
  • CRM
  • Calendar Management
  • Calendar/Reminder System
  • Change Order Management
  • Client Management
  • Client Portal
  • Client Tracking
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Commercial
  • Commercial/Industrial
  • Communication Management
  • Compliance Management
  • Compliance Tracking
  • Contact Database
  • Contact Management
  • Contract/License Management
  • Contractor Database
  • Contractor Management
  • Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA)
  • Cost Database
  • Cost Estimating
  • Cost Tracking
  • Customer Database
  • Customer History
  • Customer Management
  • Customer Portal
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Import/Export
  • Dispatch Management
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Drag & Drop
  • Electrical Estimating
  • Electronic Payments
  • Electronic Signature
  • Email Marketing
  • Email Templates
  • Equipment Tracking
  • Estimating
  • Expense Tracking
  • File Sharing
  • Financial Management
  • For AEC Industry
  • For Commercial Real Estate
  • For Commercial and/or Industrial Electrical Contractors
  • For General Contractors
  • For Plumbing Industry
  • For Residential
  • Forms Creation & Design
  • Forms Management
  • GPS
  • Gantt/Timeline View
  • HVAC Estimating
  • Hazardous Materials Management
  • Historical Database
  • Image Capture
  • Incident Management
  • Incident Reporting
  • Industrial
  • Industrial Safety Management
  • Inspection Checklists
  • Inspection Management
  • Invoice Management
  • Issue Tracking
  • Job Costing
  • Job Management
  • Job Scheduling
  • Job Tracking
  • Lead Management
  • Location Tracking
  • Maintenance Scheduling
  • Material Ordering
  • Materials Management
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Alerts
  • Mobile App
  • Mobile Signature Capture
  • Multiple Projects
  • Multiple User Accounts
  • OSHA Recordkeeping
  • Occupational Health Management
  • Online Payments
  • Payment Processing
  • Percent-Complete Tracking
  • Permit Management
  • Photo Capture
  • Plumbing Estimating
  • Progress Reports
  • Progress Tracking
  • Project Accounting
  • Project Billing
  • Project Estimating
  • Project Management
  • Project Planning
  • Project Planning/Scheduling
  • Project Scheduling
  • Project Templates
  • Project Time Tracking
  • Project Tracking
  • Proposal Generation
  • Proposal Management
  • Punchlist/QA Walk Management
  • Purchase Order Management
  • Qualification Tracking
  • Quality Control
  • QuickBooks Integration
  • Quotes/Estimates
  • RFI & Submittals
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Reminders
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Rescheduling
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Management
  • SMS Messaging
  • Safety Management
  • Safety Training Management
  • Sales Pipeline Management
  • Scheduling
  • Search/Filter
  • Service History
  • Staff Calendar
  • Status Tracking
  • Subcontractor Management
  • Subcontractor Monitoring
  • Supplier Management
  • Takeoff
  • Task Management
  • Task Progress Tracking
  • Task Scheduling
  • Team Collaboration
  • Template Management
  • Third-Party Integration
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Time & Expense Tracking
  • Time Tracking
  • Timesheet Management
  • Visual Assemblies
  • Warranty Tracking
  • Work Order Management

Integrations

  • Total integrations7
  • CompanyCam
  • Google Calendar
  • Gusto
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • QuickBooks Online
  • QuickBooks Online Advanced
  • Zapier
  • Total integrations1
  • CompanyCam
  • Google Calendar
  • Gusto
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • QuickBooks Online
  • QuickBooks Online Advanced
  • Zapier