BuilderTREND Review - why 4.5 stars?

• Leads and Client Relationship Management: This feature helps construction teams to manage prospects and land more construction jobs.
• Storing Documents and Photos: This feature helps construction teams avoid unnecessary trips back to the office for project files, ensuring that team members access files from wherever they are.
• Warranty: This feature helps construction teams to track claims, warranty issues, and schedule appointments.

• The BuilderTREND Activity calendar feature is excellently designed
• The Lead Report feature helps contractors to keep track of their customers
• The software is cost-rated low-cost compared to its close alternatives
• BuilderTREND doesn’t require any extra setup fee like other tools
• BuilderTREND offers mobile apps for iOS and Android

• The App interface looks a bit clunky
• The software is cloud-based and requires an internet connection to be used
• The customer support of BuilderTREND doesn’t offer any 24x7 live phone support
• The construction management software is only available in English as of this time
• Learning all the features of this construction management software can be difficult for some users at first

• Functionality: BuilderTREND has many features, and some of these features are Bid Requests, Estimates and Proposals, Leads / CRM, Email Marketing, Scheduling, ToDo Lists, Storing Documents and Photos, etc. Compared to its alternatives, Jobnimbus lacks the Plan Markup feature found in BuilderTREND. Projul has the Employee Time Tracking feature lacking in BuilderTREND but does not have the Plan Markup feature found in BuilderTREND.
• Customers/Industries: BuilderTREND and Buildxact target the general home builders and contractors industry, Jobnimbus targets Roofing, Construction, Restoration, Remodeling, Solar, Painting, Flooring, Window & Door, Fence, Landscaping, Deck & Patio. Projul targets the Concrete, Drywall, Electrical, Glass, HVAC, Homebuilding, Painting, Plumbing, Remodeling, Roofing, Tile or any other special contracting.
• Cost: In terms of Cost, BuilderTREND has a license price starting at $99 per month. Compared to its close alternatives, Buildxact has a license price starting at $149 per month, Projul has a license price starting from $149 per month, and the Jobnimbus team did not publicly publish the pricing plan of the software.
• Cloud-based/On-premise: All the construction softwares are cloud-based.
• Scalability: BuilderTREND, Jobnimbus, and Buildxact are designed to scale construction companies from small teams handling small projects to a large team handling a large number of projects. Projul is designed for only 5-50 teams.
• Support: BuilderTREND, Builderxact, and Jobnimbus have the Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support, and Chat support without the 24/7 (Live Rep) support. Projul has all the support channels.

What is the REAL total cost of implementation? on top of the total cost of licenses which is easy to calculate you need to add the cost of training, customization, data migration, and other "hidden cost". ITQlick pricing score is 2 out of 10 (10 is most expensive). You can fine here the REAL total cost breakdown for BuilderTREND. You can also find here pricing information from BuilderTREND's website.