Buildern
Buildern is a construction management platform for residential and commercial building teams.
What Buildern is
Buildern is a construction management platform for residential and commercial building teams. It brings estimates, project workflows, budgets, schedules, and communication into one service. Teams can prepare estimates from cost catalogs, prebuilt assemblies, and unit-based pricing, then turn them into branded proposals. Project tools include task tracking, document control, daily logs, RFIs, submittals, change orders, and client selections. Financial tools cover budgets, cost codes, bills, purchase orders, client invoices, and reporting. Buildern connects with QuickBooks and Xero, and its AI can extract invoice details and match bills to purchase orders. Built-in messaging and separate portals serve clients, subcontractors, and vendors; external users are free but have limited portal access. It runs on web, Android, and iOS, and updates are available to field and office teams. Starter costs $225 a month billed annually for two seats; Professional costs $360 a month billed annually for four seats. A 7-day trial is available, but there is no free plan.
Good
- Estimates can become branded proposals.
- Project tools include RFIs and change orders.
- Connects accounting data with QuickBooks and Xero.
- Free external users have limited portal access.
Watch out
- No free plan is listed.
- Starter costs $225 a month billed annually.
- Additional seats cost extra on listed plans.
Who it suits
Buildern suits residential and commercial construction teams coordinating estimates, field work, finances, and communication. It may also fit teams that need client and subcontractor portals alongside office and field access.
Verdict
Buildern combines estimating, project coordination, financial tools, and communication for construction teams. Consider the seat costs and limited external-user portals when assessing fit.
Plans and prices
From Buildern's own pricing page, checked 7 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | $225 a month | 2 seats · additional user $81 USD per month · free field workers, subs and vendors · Billed annually |
| Professional | $360 a month | 4 seats · additional user $90 USD per month · free field workers, subs and vendors · Billed annually |
| Buildern AI add-on | $50 a month | 500 AI credits · Monthly |
| Buildern AI | $50 a month | 500 AI credits · add or remove AI seats at any time · Per seat monthly |
| Enterprise | Priced on request | 30+ seats · free field workers, subs and vendors · custom pricing |
The facts
Each one read from Buildern's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Access
- Buildern says it is available on web, mobile, and tablets, with project updates accessible to field and office teams.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Automation rules
- Yeschecked 24 Sep 2026
- Collaboration
- The platform provides built-in messaging and separate portals for clients, subcontractors, and vendors.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Estimating
- The platform supports estimates using cost catalogs, prebuilt assemblies, and unit based pricing, with estimates convertible into branded proposals.checked 7 Oct 2026
- External user limits
- Field workers, subcontractors, vendors, and clients are free external users with access to limited portal functionality.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Financial management
- Buildern includes budgets, cost codes, bills, purchase orders, client invoices, and financial reporting.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Guest access
- Yeschecked 24 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- Buildern offers integrations with QuickBooks and Xero for accounting data.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Native integrations
- 2checked 24 Sep 2026
- Paid from
- 225checked 24 Sep 2026
- Product
- Buildern is a construction management platform that brings project workflows, budgets, schedules, and communication together.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Project management
- Features include schedules, task tracking, document control, daily logs, RFIs, submittals, change orders, and client selections.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Security
- Buildern says it uses encryption, access controls, secure data storage, security updates, and compliance checks.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Support
- Buildern describes onboarding, in-app chat, video tutorials, and help documentation; Enterprise includes priority support with a dedicated account manager.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Target users
- Buildern says it is built for builders, including residential and commercial construction teams.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Time tracking
- Yeschecked 24 Sep 2026
Money
- AI billing
- Buildern AI can extract bill details from uploaded or emailed invoices and match bills to purchase orders.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Free plan
- Nochecked 24 Sep 2026
- Free trial
- The pricing page offers a 7-day free trial with no credit card required.checked 7 Oct 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Glendale, California, USAchecked 28 Sep 2026
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