Bolster
About Bolster
Save time and win bids through a buying experience that allows your customers to select their finishes, upgrade, downgrade. and build their renovation or new-build with real-time price changes--with no additional effort from the contractor.
Key benefits of Bolster
- Create beautifully detailed quotes in minutes
- Increase sales through interactive visual proposals
- Drive profit through accurate quotes
- Seamlessly execute and track change orders
- Scale your company with tech that takes the risk out of construction quotes.
-Cost Tracking
- Easy to use Customer Relationship Management tool
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- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Great dedicated team that are there for you each and everyday
Reviewed on 2024/03/12
My Rep, [sensitive content hidden] is been exceptional in being there for our business. When urgent...
My Rep, [sensitive content hidden] is been exceptional in being there for our business. When urgent questions are asked he will call on his own personal time to sort out the issues, amazing customer support.
Pros
Presentation of the information to our clients
Cons
understanding the various formulas that can save time
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magicplanReasons for Choosing Bolster
Bolsters is friendlier to our customers and appeals to todays consumers. Not raw data but a pleasant way to read your estimate.Switched From
BuildertrendReasons for Switching to Bolster
Interactive with clients is the way to go!- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Excellent Program
Reviewed on 2025/02/20
It is a tool that has helped make my estimating more efficient. I love that just as we seek to...
It is a tool that has helped make my estimating more efficient. I love that just as we seek to improve processes in our company they too are growing with us.
Pros
Bolster is customizable to many styles of estimating. The customer support just keeps geting better. [sensitive content hidden] has always been so responsive and really makes sure you understand a concept before letting you go. They are open to suggestions to improve the system, with having their development team in house.
Cons
I'm not an IT guy so it took me a bit to get used to. I am sure someone who is more adept at software will have no problem.
The PDF format that I print out for the hardcopy is quite lengthy. Consolidation would make it easier to look through for client and crew.
I would like to see the Change Order component populate as a separate summary from the originally signed estimate. That way the client and crew doesn't have to sift throught the entire original estimate to find the changes.
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BuildertrendReasons for Choosing Bolster
Too much room for human error on spreadsheets. Wanted to increase speed and efficiency of estimatingSwitched From
Microsoft ExcelReasons for Switching to Bolster
The features cater themselves to a custom builder and I can see a custom builder was involved in the design- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10
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Reviewed on 2025/02/21
It is a work in progress. I am always in contact with Bolster for these issues and they get them...
It is a work in progress. I am always in contact with Bolster for these issues and they get them corrected with time. Bolster is very perceptive to the complaints.
Pros
It is an upgrade from the original Bolster Cost Certified.
Cons
There have been issues where Bolster sends out invoices when we have not sent them. Not sending receipts when we click send paid invoice to the customer.
- Industry: Insurance
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Bolster for Powerful Business Dynamics
Reviewed on 2024/12/01
Bolster has a collective and affirmative support for businesses.
Bolster has a collective and affirmative support for businesses.
Pros
Bolster makes collaboration more influential and resourceful, and businesses improve the growth pattern for all businesses.
Cons
Bolster is more professional and error free, reinforcing growth.
Response from Bolster
Thanks for the review Seren!
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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We love Bolster here in Alaska
Reviewed on 2025/01/28
We have been using Bolster for over a year now. We absolutely love it. The first couple months bids...
We have been using Bolster for over a year now. We absolutely love it. The first couple months bids will be slow as your building up your items & assemblies. But once that's done, bids get a lot faster.
Pros
Our customers love the format that allows them to selection different options for items i.e. plumbing fixtures, flooring types etc.
Cons
Having a lot of issues with the new updated version. But Bolster has been working with me diligently to correct them as they come up. It's all part of updating things.
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BuildertrendReasons for Switching to Bolster
Liked the set up and presentation of bolster.Bolster FAQs
Below are some frequently asked questions for Bolster.Q. What type of pricing plans does Bolster offer?
Bolster offers the following pricing plans:
- Starting from: US$199.00/month
- Pricing model: Subscription
- Free Trial: Not Available
Bolster offers multiple packages based on users and usage rates. All packages include complete onboarding and support.
Q. Who are the typical users of Bolster?
Bolster has the following typical customers:
Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000
Q. What languages does Bolster support?
Bolster supports the following languages:
English
Q. Does Bolster support mobile devices?
Bolster supports the following devices:
Q. What other apps does Bolster integrate with?
Bolster integrates with the following applications:
QuickBooks Online, Renoworks
Q. What level of support does Bolster offer?
Bolster offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Phone Support
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