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Buildern is a construction management platform for residential and commercial building teams.

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#4 of 31
Score
7.4
Buildern's website

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.

All about pricing
PlanPriceWhat it gives you
Starter$225 a month2 seats · additional user $81 USD per month · free field workers, subs and vendors · Billed annually
Professional$360 a month4 seats · additional user $90 USD per month · free field workers, subs and vendors · Billed annually
Buildern AI add-on$50 a month500 AI credits · Monthly
Buildern AI$50 a month500 AI credits · add or remove AI seats at any time · Per seat monthly
EnterprisePriced on request30+ 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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