Track your profitability in real-time

Stay on budget and gain profit margin insights. Track key financials with ease, by category or by item.

Buildxact's cost tracking categories screen in a laptop

Construction cost tracking made simple

Cost tracking software uniquely designed for residential builders and contractors. Know your numbers from first quote to final invoice, and connect with your dealer for correct pricing, every time.

Cost items accurately

From electrical and tiling, to site prep and framing, track the cost of each item and figure out your total construction price with accuracy and ease.

Gain a competitive edge

Create a template based on available samples and re-use over and over. Use dealer templates and pricing to streamline repeatable jobs accurately and efficiently.

Take control of your numbers

Always know if a job is within budget and improve future estimates with easy cost tracking that compares the estimate to your actual spend, line-by-line or by category.

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Track item costings

  • Get the correct items delivered with integrated dealer price lists, including product codes. 
  • Track the cost of your items in real-time and see your total cost against margin and budget.
  • Edit schedules, automatically update budgets and create purchase orders with one click. 

Easily create PO/WOs

  • Easily create accurate dealer purchase orders – directly from the estimate. 
  • Submit purchase orders to dealerand contractors online 24/7 – at a time that suits you. 
  • Track and manage internal costs with work orders. 
The Buildxact dealer integration estimating screen in a laptop
A look at the Buildxact Job Details screen in a laptop

Control budgets across one or multiple jobs

  • Manage profitability in real-time, with accurate item cost tracking – from electrical and tiling, to site prep and framing. 
  • Quickly create POs/WOs and easily enter dealer and contractor invoices on the go with one click.  
  • Easily manage crew timesheets via the Deputy workforce management app to track resourcing costs.

Streamlined estimating is just the start

Save time from first bid through takeoff to invoice. Buildxact makes estimating easy — flowing inputs seamlessly into a suite of construction management software tools that accelerate every step.

Faster Takeoffs

Automatically generate takeoffs, bills of quantities, and instantly add costing information to your quote letter. Just upload your PDF plans, then measure and price your jobs with a few clicks.

More Accurate

Load contract and pricing lists directly from spreadsheets or connect with your dealer’s live pricing.

More Professional

Quickly turn your estimates into sharp-looking quotes and invoices, using templates personalised with your logo, specifications, and PC/PS breakdowns. 

More Efficient

Generate schedules automatically from your estimates. Identify critical paths. Adjust automatically when pushbacks occur, and save more time by keeping subcontractors in the loop via email and text.

Easy to integrate

Your Buildxact information flows straight into your accounting and management software. Integrations with Xero, Quickbooks, Deputy and other software takes you seamlessly from takeoff through billing.

Support

Get the support you need. Our friendly team of experts are available to answer any question. We also offer interactive workshops, on-demand training webinars, a rich knowledge base of FAQs and tips and 1:1 consultation.

A simple monthly payment includes customer support, training and upgrades.

Our Customer Success team is always a click away

FAQs

For builders: The Entry subscription is for builders, contractors and estimators just starting out with takeoffs and estimates using software. Buildxact designed Pro for builders already accustomed to using software and for builders typically involved in whole-of-house projects using small teams of 1-3 people. Pro offers a full set of project management tools, like scheduling and professional invoicing.

For dealers: The Pro package for dealers is designed for sales representatives and store managers looking to free up time spent on multiple pricing conversations so that more time can be spent consulting with customers. The Enterprise package adds the ability to control user access to specific features.

There are no additional fees. Upgrades, maintenance, support and unlimited training is all included in your subscription fee. The only time you pay extra is when you add extra users to your account. Check out our pricing page for full details.

Yes, you will be billed monthly in advance, and you can cancel your subscription at any time.

No. Buildxact is for construction estimation and construction management. It does not offer computer-aided design or drafting functions.

Yes, you can. It’s possible to upgrade your subscription from Entry to Pro or Pro to Teams at any stage. Contact our Customer Support Team by clicking the chat button on the bottom right of your screen in Buildxact.

We offer what we call hibernate plans if you would like to pause your subscription and still save all your account data.

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