Buildxact
About Buildxact
We know it can be tough. Growing your business is a numbers game that never ends. Win more by quoting more projects with Buildxact digital takeoffs and estimates.
Going after new clients is just the beginning, right? Bring the entire project together, wherever you are, with cloud-based tools for scheduling, subcontractor RFQs, budgeting and invoicing.
Work with the best. Buildxact is a GetApp Category Leader in construction management because it is uniquely designed for residential construction pros, like you. Transform your business with one platform from first takeoff to final invoice.
Buildxact is cloud-based so you can be up and ready to work in no time from an internet connected device, including desktops, laptops, tablets and mobiles.
Using a simple takeoff management tool, you count items and materials in a few clicks. Buildxact measurements work in unison with project costing and estimating so you get done in hours what used to take weeks.
With Buildxact, you also save time and money when you grow with more repeat customers. Customer retention is easier when you communicate with your clients using the Buildxact Client Portal. More and more, customers want answers fast and expect them online. Be there with Buildxact.
Make your customers happy from the start with on time quote letters customized with your company details and logo. With professional, branded quotes, you give customers detailed specifications with images and a clear breakdown of all your pricing.
The same details then roll right into project schedules, cost tracking, budgets and invoices.
Clear, central dashboards allow you to track spending at-a-glance, so you are in control before a project spins out of control.
Integration with accounting apps like QuickBooks and Xero enable you to track finances and sync purchases and invoices for payments or reconciliations automatically.
Buildxact also allows users to integrate with the Deputy workforce management app to manage timesheets efficiently.
And with Buildxact, you can build templates off of your best work so that future work benefits from today's successes. Save time and money and do more of what you love with Buildxact.
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- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
builder use
Reviewed on 2019/03/30
We absolutely love Build xact, it's not perfect for my individual desires but it sure does capture...
We absolutely love Build xact, it's not perfect for my individual desires but it sure does capture my needs in a massive way, we can't imagine operating without it now.
there is nothing like being certain on your pricing when negotiating with clients and subbies, it puts you in such a more powerful position and takes away a lot of the stress
Pros
I love the take off tools and the ease of generating a quotation, it allows me to get ontop of pricing and take offs and the ability to calculate variations based off of subcontractors m2 rates without waiting for my subbies to get back to me is invaluable.
also when entering the line items I love that it can allow me to add in a picture into the specifications so that my client knows exactly what products are included in my quote and it also gives me to option to nominate items as provisional costs or provisional sums at the click of a button further more, I can select if the item is a task in the schedule so I have the ease of generating a gannt chart as i go with little to no down time so when I submit my quote I know exactly how long I need to build.
Cons
overall they have captured everything well and the only items I dont like are some of the little bugs that come with developing such a great software such as:
1. I would like a little more functionality in the plan scaling section.
2. The RFQ's tie themselves to line items and can't be adjusted without deleting the RFQ's or overriding them manually
3. All RFQ's have to be tied to a Job, you can't send off rfq's once the project becomes a Job for further item shopping for savings nor can you issue the rfq to subbies without having to mess around with your Quotes and categories.
4. the project cost analysis only seems to work off of purchase orders and work orders, you can't just tally up numbers under line items such as fixings which may require 10=15 receipts so you need to create a purchase order to tally it up. also, you can only issue invoices in the cost plus projects for expenses worn and not preempt expenses which makes it impossible to issue invoices in a pro active manner to get the client paying the bill.
6. The gannt chart lacks the flexibility and function that I am used to from such programs as smart sheet (another great software that we use)
5. It would be great to have it as an app and in the future look at expanding the software to a fully integrated project management software similar to plan grid
Response from Buildxact
Thanks for the awesome review Stephen!
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10
Amazing support and easy to use
Reviewed on 2023/05/07
Buildxact have a team that ACTUALLY care about your business and help find solutions.
Buildxact have a team that ACTUALLY care about your business and help find solutions.
Pros
The support is fantastic. Any issues we come across, whether user or system, we get super fast solutions or training advice. The system is cost effective.
Cons
Would be great to have more reports and timesheets (we hate having to use Deputy to sync as Deputy is super complex).
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Whilst the product may not be perfect yet, they are listening to customers and working with us as opposed to implementing stuff that doesn't work. Thank you Buildxact. Your customer service is amazing and we know together we will get to perfection.Response from Buildxact
Thanks for the great review Rachel
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 4.0 /10
Bx
Reviewed on 2022/04/05
Pros
The set out and ease of use is good.
The take off allows for basic functions and calculations.
Job control is good
Cons
Bx Has some annoying traits
Take off is slow when a decent template is used. You have to go in and out of the take off for every item.
The program basically shuts down by8:30 , 9pm and is useless.
the email functions eg emailing Po's from the system are so unreliable that we don't use them. We save and email from outlook.
The client portal is not very good and we are not using it.
POs cant be ordered by supplier which is very annoying.
Invoices get scrambled if you try to move the order.
Response from Buildxact
Thanks for the feedback Gary.
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Completely overhauled our business model
Reviewed on 2023/04/03
It has been a great journey, wouldn't change a time. Buildxact team have been super helpful the...
It has been a great journey, wouldn't change a time. Buildxact team have been super helpful the entire journey.
Pros
The customizable templating and recipes building has streamlined our processes and estimating take offs, reducing time and improving accuracy.
Cons
Estimate costing screen needs margin and markup options, and showing the total exclusive of tax
Response from Buildxact
Thanks for such a great review Matt!
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Estimating/ construction software for Australia
Reviewed on 2023/03/19
Very pleased with Buildxact. Integrates well into my business
Very pleased with Buildxact. Integrates well into my business
Pros
Loving the estimating features, especially plan takeoffs. Bunnings live integration is a must. Buildxact helps to complete the feed back loop on estimating, job costing, actual costings.
Cons
Can be a bit complicated, and sometimes restrictive in what you can do once in a job.
Response from Buildxact
Thanks for the positive review Mark
Buildxact FAQs
Below are some frequently asked questions for Buildxact.Q. What type of pricing plans does Buildxact offer?
Buildxact offers the following pricing plans:
- Starting from: US$169.00/month
- Pricing model: Subscription
- Free Trial: Available
Entry(Estimating only): $149/month billed monthly Pro: $249/month billed monthly
Q. Who are the typical users of Buildxact?
Buildxact has the following typical customers:
Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500
Q. What languages does Buildxact support?
Buildxact supports the following languages:
English, Japanese
Q. Does Buildxact support mobile devices?
Buildxact supports the following devices:
Q. What other apps does Buildxact integrate with?
Buildxact integrates with the following applications:
Deputy, MYOB Business, Microsoft Outlook, QuickBooks Online, Xero
Q. What level of support does Buildxact offer?
Buildxact offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support, Chat
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