7 Buildertrend alternatives for small contractors (+ FieldsHub)
Buildertrend is the established residential platform — broad, mature and, by third-party estimates, $339–499 a month for the entry tier with heavier onboarding than a small crew wants. These tools cover the same ground for crews of 2 to 30 at a lower price or with less setup. Prices were checked against vendor pages on the date shown; where a vendor does not publish prices, we say so. We build FieldsHub; it is listed last, with its limits stated like everyone else’s.
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| Tool | Best for | Starts at | Price basis | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contractor Foreman | Budget-conscious small GCs who want a very broad feature list | From $49/mo | Basic, 1 user, billed annually ($588/yr); month-to-month plans start at $139/mo for up to 3 users. 30-day free trial. | Dozens of modules at a low price; the breadth means more setup and a busier interface than a trades-first tool. |
| JobTread | Builders and remodelers who run every job against a budget | $199/mo + $20/user | Monthly plan: $199 base with 1 user, then $20/user/mo (volume tiers down to $5). Annual saves 20%. No free trial; 30-day money-back. | Strong job costing and budgets; per-user pricing adds up for crews where field workers need logins. |
| Projul | Residential builders who want sales pipeline + project management together | From $199/mo | Starter, up to 3 users, billed annually ($2,388/yr); $249/mo month-to-month. Core (10 users) from $399/mo. | Demo-led onboarding; no self-serve free trial listed. |
| Fieldwire (Hilti) | Field task tracking, plans and punch lists on commercial jobs | Free · Pro $39/user/mo | Free plan up to 5 users / 3 projects / 100 sheets; Pro $39, Business $64, Business Plus $89 per user/mo billed annually. | Excellent plan viewer and task tracking; it is not an estimating, invoicing or payments tool. |
| JobNimbus | Roofing and exteriors companies that want a sales-first CRM | Quote-based | Vendor pricing page shows “Request pricing” for all four tiers (3 / 10 / 19 / 20+ users). 14-day free trial. | Pipeline and supplier-ecosystem strength for roofers; general-trade features are thinner. |
| Houzz Pro | Design-led remodelers who sell with 3D renderings and mood boards | Reported from ~$55–65/mo | Houzz does not publish a public price list; entry pricing is commonly reported by software review sites at ~$55–65/mo, higher tiers ~$99–399+. | Ties into the Houzz marketplace for leads; project-management depth varies by tier. |
| Procore | Enterprise commercial GCs and owner-mandated projects | Quote-based | Not published; priced by annual construction volume and modules, typically an annual commitment. | The enterprise standard for commercial construction; far more than a small crew needs or can staff. |
| FieldsHub | Small crews (2–30) that want estimate → invoice → payment in one app | From $39/mo | Published; users included per plan, extra seats $5–10/user; 0% platform fee on payments. | Trade-aware AI estimates, magic-link client portal, free lead-capturing business page. Newer platform; native store apps still in beta (installable web app); no Xactimate or accounting sync. |
Sources, checked 2026-10-12: Contractor Foreman pricing · JobTread pricing · Projul pricing · Fieldwire pricing · JobNimbus pricing · Procore pricing page. Figures marked “reported” come from software directories where the vendor does not publish pricing. Vendor pricing changes often — confirm on their site before you buy.
1. Contractor Foreman — From $49/mo
Best for: Budget-conscious small GCs who want a very broad feature list.
Against Buildertrend, Contractor Foreman is the budget move: a comparable breadth of modules — scheduling, daily logs, change orders, time cards, punch lists, QuickBooks sync — at $49 a month for one user on the annual plan, or $139 month-to-month for three. You give up Buildertrend’s selections and financial modules and its customer-success team, and you take on a busier interface and more setup. For a remodeler who used Buildertrend for scheduling and change orders and little else, it covers the ground for a tenth of the price.
Source · Contractor Foreman pricing · checked 2026-10-12
2. JobTread — $199/mo + $20/user
Best for: Builders and remodelers who run every job against a budget.
JobTread is the alternative builders pick when the thing they liked about Buildertrend was job costing. Budget, estimate, schedule and invoices share one set of line items, so margin shows up while the job is running. It is cheaper than Buildertrend for an office of one or two — $199 a month with one user — but every additional internal login is $20 a month, so a crew of eight pays more than the headline. No free trial; a 30-day money-back guarantee on monthly plans is the way to test it.
Source · JobTread pricing · checked 2026-10-12
3. Projul — From $199/mo
Best for: Residential builders who want sales pipeline + project management together.
Projul is the closest like-for-like swap for a residential builder leaving Buildertrend: sales pipeline, proposals with e-signature, scheduling and project management in one tool, sized by users rather than by modules. Starter covers three users for $199 a month billed annually ($249 month-to-month); Core covers ten from $399. Like Buildertrend it is demo-led, so expect a sales call before you see your own data in it, and no self-serve trial.
Source · Projul pricing · checked 2026-10-12
4. Fieldwire (Hilti) — Free · Pro $39/user/mo
Best for: Field task tracking, plans and punch lists on commercial jobs.
Fieldwire is not a Buildertrend replacement and does not try to be; it is the field layer — plan viewing with markups, task tracking, punch lists and daily reports — that commercial crews run on site. The free plan covers five users, three projects and 100 sheets; Pro is $39 per user per month billed annually. If you are leaving Buildertrend mainly for scheduling and field coordination and already invoice elsewhere, Fieldwire plus an invoicing tool can be the cheapest path.
Source · Fieldwire pricing · checked 2026-10-12
5. JobNimbus — Quote-based
Best for: Roofing and exteriors companies that want a sales-first CRM.
JobNimbus comes up when a roofing or exteriors company leaves Buildertrend because the sales side mattered more than the build side. It is a CRM first — pipeline boards, supplier-ecosystem ties, mobile capture — with project features that are thinner than Buildertrend’s. Pricing is quote-only across four tiers (three, ten, nineteen or twenty-plus users) with a 14-day free trial, so the comparison is only as good as the quote you get.
Source · JobNimbus pricing · checked 2026-10-12
6. Houzz Pro — Reported from ~$55–65/mo
Best for: Design-led remodelers who sell with 3D renderings and mood boards.
Houzz Pro is the design-led alternative: 3D floor plans, mood boards and renderings, plus leads from the Houzz marketplace, with project management that varies by tier. Entry pricing is reported by software review sites at roughly $55–65 a month (Houzz does not publish a public price list), with higher tiers from about $99 to $399 and up. A remodeler who sells on visuals gets more from it than a builder who sells on schedules.
Reported figure · see the FieldsHub vs Houzz Pro page for sources
7. Procore — Quote-based
Best for: Enterprise commercial GCs and owner-mandated projects.
Procore is the enterprise end of the market: commercial project management, RFIs, submittals, drawings and financials, backed by a large implementation organisation and priced by annual construction volume on an annual commitment. It is listed here for completeness — a residential builder leaving Buildertrend for Procore is moving up-market, not sideways, and should expect a bigger bill and a longer rollout.
Source · Procore pricing page · checked 2026-10-12
8. FieldsHub — From $39/mo
Best for: Small crews (2–30) that want estimate → invoice → payment in one app.
FieldsHub (which we build) is the light option for crews leaving Buildertrend who mostly need estimate → invoice → payment: trade-aware AI drafts a three-tier estimate, the customer approves it from a magic link, and one tap turns it into a job and an invoice paid through Stripe with no platform fee. The client portal and change orders are on Pro, subcontractor tools on Business. It is newer and narrower than Buildertrend: native store apps still in beta (the web app installs on phones and works offline), no selections module, no Xactimate or accounting sync.
Published pricing · fieldshub.com/pricing
How we picked
The list a remodeler or small builder actually compares against Buildertrend: published or widely reported pricing, self-serve or demo onboarding a two-person office can handle, and coverage of estimating, scheduling, invoicing or field tracking. Procore is included for completeness at the enterprise end. We build FieldsHub, so its section states its own limits the same way the others do.
Related lists: 7 Procore alternatives for small contractors · Best construction management software for small contractors (2026).
When to stay with Buildertrend
Established home builders running many concurrent custom projects, teams that already rely on its selections, financial and warranty modules, and companies with the budget for a large customer-success organisation. The switching cost is real; if it is working, these alternatives are for your next company, not this one.
FAQ
How much does Buildertrend cost?+
Buildertrend does not publish prices. Third-party pricing analyses (CostBench, GetOneCrew, Projul; checked 2026-10-12) put the entry tier at roughly $339–499 per month, with higher tiers up to about $1,100.
What is the cheapest Buildertrend alternative?+
Fieldwire has a free plan for up to 5 users, but it is a field task tool, not an estimating or invoicing product. Among all-in-one tools, FieldsHub starts at $39/month and Contractor Foreman at $49/month billed annually.
Which alternative is closest to Buildertrend for a remodeler?+
Projul and JobTread are the closest in scope for residential builders; FieldsHub is the lighter option for crews that mainly need estimate → invoice → payment with a client portal and change orders on Pro.
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