Buildshop

Overview

Buildshop combines construction project coordination with business and financial workflows for builders, remodelers, designers, commercial contractors, and field service professionals. It is best suited to teams that need project records and financial administration in one system, though paid access is sold in fixed user-count packages.

Its breadth is the main draw: schedules, inspections, change orders, bids, invoices, and project records sit within the same product. The free Basic package provides a useful starting point, but it omits the all-features offer attached to paid packages; teams should also consider Buildshop’s privacy and security terms before entering sensitive information.

Key features

Project coordination

Buildshop covers planning and follow-through with scheduling, daily logs, inspections, progress photos, change orders, and punch lists. Budgets, expense logs, checklists, quote comparisons, drawings, and to-do lists add ways to organize project work. Selection management, client and subcontractor portals, and a bid center extend the workflow to customers and outside trades. That range makes it more relevant to businesses managing whole projects than to users seeking a narrow single-purpose tool.

Financial workflow and integrations

The financial feature set includes bids, estimates, selections, budgets, expenses, purchase orders, payments, and invoices. Buildshop names QuickBooks, Xero, and Google Calendar integrations for paid packages, a practical advantage for teams already using those services. It also allows data export for key features in Excel, Word, and PDF formats, which offers a route to work with project information outside the platform.

Support and privacy

Support includes a knowledge base, quick-start guide, email support, and an online ticket system. Video training and demos are available without a stated limit and can be accessed within the software, useful for onboarding across a team. Buildshop says it maintains physical, electronic, and procedural security safeguards, but does not guarantee information security. Its privacy policy also says account information, submitted photos, and other information may be posted for public display on its network of websites. That is a material concern for businesses handling private project or client information.

Pricing

Buildshop uses a freemium model, with a free Basic package and paid packages billed annually. The free package includes estimates and quotes, invoices, a to-do list, contact management, messaging, a project portfolio, and a bid center. It can suit an individual or small business checking whether those core functions are enough, but it does not include the all-features offer of the paid packages.

• Basic: free. Includes estimates/quotes, invoices, a to-do list, contact management, messaging, a project portfolio, and a bid center.
• 2 User Package: $99 a month, billed $1,188.00 USD Annually. Includes all features for 2 users, with unlimited projects, customers, and vendors.
• 5 User Package: $149 a month, billed $1,788.00 USD Annually. Includes all features for 5 users, with unlimited projects, customers, and vendors.
• 10 User Package: $249 a month, billed $2,988.00 USD Annually. Includes all features for 10 users, with unlimited projects, customers, and vendors.
• Unlimited Package: $375 a month, billed $4,500.00 USD Annually. Includes all features for unlimited users, with unlimited projects, customers, and vendors.

The two-user package is the lowest paid tier for a small team that needs all features; the five- and ten-user options increase capacity without limiting the number of projects, customers, or vendors. Larger teams can avoid a listed user cap with the Unlimited Package.

Platforms

Buildshop is available on Android, iOS, and the web, giving teams mobile and browser access.

Who it's for

Buildshop is a strong fit for construction and remodeling businesses that coordinate projects, financial tasks, clients, and subcontractors. Its project tools and financial coverage suit teams looking to manage more than schedules alone. The free package may work for basic estimating, invoicing, and contact workflows; teams needing the full feature set must choose a paid user package. Businesses that cannot accept the policy’s potential public display of submitted information should look elsewhere or resolve that concern before use.

Pros and cons

• Pros: Project management and financial features span planning, progress records, purchasing, and billing, which can keep varied project tasks together.
• Pros: Paid packages include unlimited projects, customers, and vendors, so package size is determined by users rather than project volume.
• Pros: Unlimited in-software video training, export formats, and named integrations support onboarding and handling information beyond Buildshop.
• Cons: Paid access starts at two users and is billed annually, which may be a poor fit for a solo professional wanting all features.
• Cons: The free Basic package has a shorter feature list than the paid all-features packages, limiting its role for teams needing the broader workflow.
• Cons: The privacy policy’s public-display provision and the absence of a security guarantee are important drawbacks for sensitive project information.

Alternatives

For a wider selection of products in this category, browse Remodeling Contractor Software.

Consider Buildxact if a free starting tier with five complimentary credits, AI estimating, professional proposals, and Home Depot material ordering better matches the work. Houzz is another option, with a free plan listing a 3D Floor Planner, estimates, and invoicing.

Workhand may suit a small operation that can work within its free plan’s one active job, one teammate, and monthly limits of three estimates and three invoices. BuildBook is an alternative to compare if its plans better fit your needs. For a paid option with a stated 12-month commitment and guided onboarding, consider BuildTools Bidding. Build Method and ProBuilder OS are other paid alternatives; RenoTrack360 is another freemium option available on the web.

Verdict

Choose Buildshop if your construction or remodeling business needs broad project coordination and financial tools, particularly if unlimited project, customer, and vendor counts matter. The free Basic package lowers the barrier to trying its core functions, while paid plans make the full feature set available by team size. Look elsewhere if you need all features for a single user, or if the privacy policy’s public-display provision is incompatible with the information you handle.