Construction estimating software
From scope to estimate – accurate pricing without the hassle
Buildertrend’s Estimate tool takes the chaos out of costing by organizing every material, labor and subcontractor expense in one place. Create accurate, professional proposals faster – so you can win more jobs and protect your profit from day one.
Successful builders trust Buildertrend’s Estimate tool
Seamless estimating that powers your entire project
Stop wasting hours piecing estimates together
- Centralize labor, materials, equipment and subcontractor costs in one platform.
- Eliminate double entry and reduce costly errors from scattered spreadsheets.
- Standardize your estimating workflow across your entire team.
- Build accurate proposals faster – before your competition does.
Protect your profit from missed or inaccurate costs
- Confidently account for every expense with customizable cost catalogs.
- Pull in up-to-date subcontractor bids and vendor pricing with ease.
- Apply consistent markup and margin to safeguard profitability.
- Prevent underbidding or costly surprises down the road.
Keep estimates connected to the rest of your business
- Seamlessly transition from estimate to proposal, budget and invoice.
- Give your team a single source of truth for financial data.
- Track job costing in real time against your original estimate.
- Ensure client selections and allowances flow directly into your project costs.
Real results from top builders
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*Source: 2025 State of Residential Construction Industry annual report
From spreadsheet stress to estimating success
Seed Development + Design uses Buildertrend to create fast and accurate estimates for every job.
Watch their quick demo to see how a real builder uses the Estimate tool in action.
Features built for busy builders
| Buildertrend feature | What it does |
|---|---|
| Job costing you can trust | Eliminate budget surprises with precise material and labor calculations, plus real-time cost tracking that keeps projects profitable. |
| Faster, more accurate takeoffs | Skip manual measurements and streamline takeoffs directly from project plans, so you spend less time on paperwork and more on building. |
| Proposals in minutes, not hours | Generate polished, detailed proposals without double entry, helping you win more jobs while saving valuable admin time. |
| Consistent, scalable estimating | Use standardized templates that ensure accuracy, speed and consistency across every bid – whether you’re handling one project or twenty. |
| All your costs in one place | Access a centralized database of material pricing and labor rates, making it easy to pull reliable numbers and respond to client requests quickly. |
| Budget clarity at every stage | Stay on top of cash flow with real-time expense tracking and resource adjustments, so you can protect margins and keep projects on track. |
See how top builders estimate with confidence
Smart estimating – integrated to save you time
From estimate to invoice, simplify every step
Frequently asked questions about Buildertrend’s construction estimating software
Buildertrend’s Estimate tool helps you aggregate all project costs – labor, materials, equipment and subcontractor bids – into one organized, accurate estimate that can be turned into proposals and tracked throughout the project lifecycle.
By centralizing costs, connecting to Takeoff and Bids and automatically generating Proposals, Buildertrend eliminates double entry, reduces errors and speeds up the estimating process so you can focus on winning more jobs.
Accurate estimates help you win more jobs by pricing projects correctly, avoiding costly mistakes and giving clients confidence – while fast estimates ensure you submit proposals before the competition does.
Estimates feed directly into your Job Costing Budget, giving your team a single source of truth to track actual expenses versus projected costs in real time.
Absolutely. Buildertrend supports collaborative workflows so your project manager, superintendent, office admin and bookkeeper can all access and update estimates while maintaining version control and accuracy.
Your estimate becomes the baseline for your Job Costing Budget in Buildertrend. As expenses come in – from purchase orders or change orders – you can compare them in real time against your original estimate. This gives you a clear picture of where you’re on track, where costs are creeping and how your profit margins are holding up throughout the project.
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