Foundation
Foundation is a custom home management app for builders and remodelers.
What Foundation is
Foundation is a custom home management app for builders and remodelers. It brings project schedules, budgets, draws, contracts, selections, and client communication into one workspace. Projects can use Gantt-style schedules with movable tasks and phases, templates, and a shared crew calendar. Financial tools cover cost-plus budgets, draw requests, online homeowner payments by ACH or card, and a payment ledger; QuickBooks sync is also listed. Users can upload plans, measure areas and quantities, count fixtures, and export takeoff data as CSV. AI tools can produce estimates and specifications from plans, select items from vendor quotes, and assist with budgets. Contract signing, bid packages, spec sheets, and subcontractor insurance tracking support procurement. Homeowners have a portal, while subcontractors can use token links. Foundation runs in a browser on phones, tablets, and desktops, including Android and iOS devices. The monthly base plan is $199 a month, plus an $8 service fee, for a $207 monthly total; a 14-day free trial is available.
Good
- Gantt-style project schedules include movable phases and tasks.
- Online homeowner payments support ACH and cards.
- Plan takeoffs can be exported as CSV.
- Base plan includes unlimited projects and users.
- Works in a browser on phones, tablets, and desktops.
Watch out
- No free plan is available.
- Monthly base plan totals $207 with the service fee.
- The 14-day trial is limited in duration.
Who it suits
Foundation suits custom home builders and remodelers coordinating projects, finances, selections, and client communication. It may also suit teams that need homeowner access and subcontractor coordination.
Verdict
Foundation combines scheduling, financial tracking, takeoffs, contracts, and client access for custom building work. The monthly base plan totals $207, and there is no free plan.
Plans and prices
From Foundation's own pricing page, checked 29 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Base plan (monthly) | $199 a month | Unlimited projects · unlimited users · all tools included · $199/month base plan · $8 service fee · $207/month total |
| Base plan (annual) | $2,200 a year | Unlimited projects · unlimited users · all tools included · $2,200/year base · $80 service fee · $2,280 total |
The facts
Each one read from Foundation's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI tools
- AI features include estimates and specifications from uploaded plans, selections from vendor quotes, and a budget assistant.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Budgeting and payments
- Financial tools include budget tracking, cost-plus budgets, draw requests, online homeowner payments, ACH and card checkout, and a payment ledger.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Client access
- Foundation provides a homeowner portal and subcontractor token links; its walkthrough page describes branded homeowner access with approvals and messaging.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Contracts and procurement
- The product includes digital contract signing, bid packages shared with private token links, spec sheets, and subcontractor insurance certificate tracking.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Data isolation
- The features page says each builder's data is completely separate from every other builder.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Intended users
- The product is designed specifically for custom home builders and remodelers.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Mobile access
- Foundation works on phones, tablets, and desktops through a browser, including iPhone, Android, and iPad, and can be added to a home screen without an app store download.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Pricing limits
- The maker says there are no per-seat or per-project fees and that the base plan includes unlimited projects and users.checked 29 Sep 2026
- QuickBooks
- The walkthrough page lists QuickBooks sync among the financial tools.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Scheduling
- Projects include Gantt-style scheduling with movable phases and tasks, templates, and a cross-project crew calendar.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Support and onboarding
- The maker offers a 15-minute demo and says it can help fit Foundation to a builder's workflow and import cost codes.checked 29 Sep 2026
- What it does
- Foundation is a custom home management app for managing timelines, budgets, draws, contracts, selections, and client communication.checked 29 Sep 2026
Money
- Plans and takeoffs
- Users can upload plans, measure quantities and areas, count fixtures, and export takeoff quantities as CSV.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Trial
- The maker advertises a 14-day free trial and says it can be cancelled anytime.checked 29 Sep 2026
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