This award-winning construction management software solution addresses the needs of both home builders and remodelers. Its array of features encompasses project management, scheduling, service management, and customer management. BuilderTREND can handle construction management for small companies up to larger companies with less than $1 billion in annual revenues. This web-based solution can be accessed from a wide variety of devices, including both Windows and Mac computers, iPads, iPhones, and Android phones. With no contracts or setup fees, BuilderTREND also makes its unlimited training and support available free of charge, which is a significant distinction from its competitors in the construction management software market. A contractor’s customers and trade partners can also access the system through their own portals. BuilderTREND includes CRM, bid management, purchase order management, budgeting, photo and document management, change order management, to-do list and daily logs, warranty administration, and scheduling.

Pros

Many users note how pleased they are with clients being able to access the system. It keeps them more engaged in the whole process, and also allows them to easily share progress with family and friends. Other users note that being able to communicate instantly with on-site workers to update them on the tasks that need to be accomplished for the day is a real plus. All users note that having everything about a particular project in one central place makes a huge difference, and that BuilderTREND’s solution is more comprehensive that many others. Users also note that even with little computer experience, the system is incredibly easy to use. Users also general very pleased with the training and support BuilderTREND makes available.

Cons

Users are generally very pleased with BuilderTREND, although there are some areas where some would like to see enhanced functionality, such as robust reporting that would allow for bid comparisons. Other users note that when a sub-contractor is handling a particular task throughout the project, it would be useful if that could be automatically populated throughout the project calendar, which would save a lot of time. Some users have noted that supervisors in the field seem to have trouble updating their calendars when accessing the system via an iPad. Other users note that a central calendar that shows multiple projects would be useful to see where start/stop dates overlap across all projects. This would also be useful in terms of seeing where workers are allocated ahead of time to identify issues and resolve them proactively. Some have also noted that it is best used for residential projects, as certain aspects expected in commercial projects are missing (submittal logs, RFIs, etc.). Finally, quite a few users have noted that sometimes the system is slow and that updating information is sluggish.

As a construction management software solution, it appears that BuilderTREND is doing a great job at offering a comprehensive set of features that serves a wide range of customer needs. Although there are plenty of additional features and functionalities users want, BuilderTREND looks like the kind of company that takes those suggestions very seriously.