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Bolster

Web-based construction estimating software

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Bolster - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

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Last updated: September 2026

Bolster overview

What is Bolster?

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.

Save time and win bids through a buying experience that allows your customers to select their finishes, upgrade, downgrade. and build their renovation or new-build with real-time price changes--with no additional effort from the contractor.

Starting price

199flat rate /
per month

Alternatives

with better value for money

Pros & Cons

Estimate Management

Proposal Customization

Pricing

Ease of Use

Flexibility and Growth

Bolster’s user interface

Ease of use rating:

4.3

(79)

Bolster reviews

Overall rating

4.3

Positive reviews

Rating breakdown

Value for money
Ease of use
Features
Customer support
Likelihood to recommend0.75/10

Rating distribution

Pros

“The speed with which it helps me create estimates of all sizes and the job calculations (pricing, scheduling and tracking)”

Michael K.

Owner

“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.”

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.

Quentin M.

Adm

Cons

“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.”

Andrew B.

Owner

“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.”

Clint R.

Operations

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

Quentin M.

Adm

Who uses Bolster?

Based on 79 verified user reviews.

Company size

Small Businesses

Midsize Businesses

Enterprises

Top industries

Construction

Apparel & Fashion

Real Estate

Public Policy

Others

Use cases

Construction Estimating

Residential Construction Estimating

Remodeling Estimating

Subcontractor

Solar

Bolster's key features

Most critical features, based on insights from Bolster users:

Proposal generation

4.4

(40)

Quotes/Estimates

4.4

(31)

Customizable templates

4.2

(35)

Change order management

4.3

(26)

Project management

3.9

(21)

Subcontractor management

4.7

(7)

Takeoff

3.8

(13)

Audit trail

5.0

(1)

Historical database

3.0

(1)

All Bolster features

Features rating:

4.2

(79)

Activity dashboard

4.3

(12)

Audit trail

5.0

(1)

Automated scheduling

(0)

Billing & invoicing

(0)

Calendar management

(0)

Change order management

4.3

(26)

Client management

(0)

Contractor management

4.0

(2)

Cost database

4.2

(15)

Cost estimating

4.2

(31)

Cost tracking

(0)

CRM

(0)

Customizable templates

4.2

(35)

Document storage

(0)

Electrical estimating

(0)

Electronic payments

(0)

Estimating

5.0

(1)

Financial management

5.0

(1)

For aec industry

(0)

Historical database

3.0

(1)

HVAC estimating

(0)

Invoice management

3.7

(19)

Job costing

4.0

(25)

Job management

(0)

Job scheduling

4.0

(1)

Lead management

4.3

(3)

Materials management

5.0

(1)

Online payments

(0)

Payment processing

5.0

(1)

Plumbing estimating

(0)

Progress tracking

4.0

(1)

Project management

3.9

(21)

Proposal generation

4.4

(40)

Quotes/Estimates

4.4

(31)

Real-Time updates

3.6

(13)

Reporting/Analytics

3.6

(19)

Scheduling

(0)

Subcontractor management

4.7

(7)

Takeoff

3.8

(13)

Task management

(0)

Task scheduling

5.0

(1)

Visual assemblies

5.0

(2)

Bolster alternatives

Bolster

4.3

(79)

Starting from

199

Per month

Free trial

Free version

Ease of Use

4.1

Features

4.2

Value for Money

4.1

Customer Support

4.4

Contractor Foreman

4.5

(836)

visit website

Starting from

/user

Per month

Free trial

Free version

Ease of Use

4.3

Features

4.4

Value for Money

4.6

Customer Support

4.5

Buildxact

4.6

(183)

visit website

Starting from

199

Per month

Free trial

Free version

Ease of Use

4.5

Features

4.3

Value for Money

4.5

Customer Support

4.7

ConstructionOnline

4.5

(610)

visit website

Starting from

475

Per month

Free trial

Free version

Ease of Use

4.3

Features

4.4

Value for Money

4.5

Customer Support

4.8

Bolster pricing

Value for money rating:

4.1

Pricing plans

Pricing details:

Free plan

Free trial

Subscription

Bolster Essentials

199

Per month

Features included:

Unlimited Estimates
Unlimited Presentations
Upsells
Debit & Credit Payment Types
1 User
Knowledge Base
Help Desk

Bolster Pro

399

Per month

Features included:

Material Pricing Updates
Labor cost
3 Users
1:1 Onboarding

Bolster Premium

499

Per month

Features included:

5 users

Bolster Enterprise

No pricing info

Features included:

1:1 Support
Unlimited users
Franchise Operations
Multi-Location

User opinions about Bolster price and value

Value for money rating:

4.1

(79)

To see what individual users think of Bolster's price and value, check out the review snippets below.

“The speed with which it helps me create estimates of all sizes and the job calculations (pricing, scheduling and tracking)”

Michael K.

Owner

“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.”

Quentin M.

Adm

Bolster integrations (1)

Integrations rated by users

We looked at 79 user reviews to identify which products are mentioned as Bolster integrations and how users feel about them.

QuickBooks Online

Integration rating: 3.7 (10)

“Bringing in costing (materials, facility, and labor) for financials works great. No good ways to synch customer ordering, especially with a mix of wholesale and DTC channels.”

Dick C.

Saucemaster, Founder