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Description
BuildTools is a construction management software platform that helps custom home builders and remodeling contractors manage projects, finances, schedules, and customer relationships. The platform provides centralized dashboards for monitoring active construction projects, budgets, approvals, tasks, and team activity. Its budgeting and job costing capabilities track estimated expenses, committed costs, actual invoices, change orders, remaining balances, and projected margins. Integration with QuickBooks synchronizes financial information between construction project management and accounting workflows. Gantt chart scheduling tools allow project managers to establish task dependencies, identify critical paths, update milestones, and share schedules with subcontractors and clients. Document management features organize construction plans, contracts, specifications, requests for information, and project records with version history and PDF markup capabilities. BuildTools includes a client portal where homeowners can view project photos, approve product selections, sign change orders, and monitor published construction milestones. Its AI assistant helps generate scopes of work, change orders, project summaries, client communications, and other construction documents using existing project information. Additional capabilities include subcontractor bidding, purchase order management, field reporting, punch lists, lead tracking, and company-wide performance analytics.
Description
Change Order Pad is an accessible, online tool designed for remodelers, handymen, and small trade contractors to create change-order forms at no cost. Users can input details regarding the change, including reasons, priced line items, and any scheduling impacts, after which the form automatically calculates the total change amount and updates the contract total accordingly. Once completed, the form can be printed or saved as a PDF for client signatures. Additionally, a blank change-order log is provided in CSV format, allowing users to track job extras using Excel, Numbers, or Google Sheets. This tool operates directly within a browser, does not require user accounts, and ensures that no entered information is uploaded or stored. It serves as a general template and should not be considered as legal guidance. There are plans for an upcoming signing-link web application that will enable contractors to send change orders via text or email for convenient signing on mobile devices, which will include features for signed PDFs and updated job totals, although this paid service has yet to be officially launched. This innovative solution aims to streamline the change-order process for professionals in the trade industry.
API Access
Has API
No
API Access
Has API
No
Screenshots View All
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Integrations
Microsoft Excel
Yes
QuickBooks Online
Yes
QuickBooks Online Advanced
Yes
Xero
Yes
Integrations
Microsoft Excel
No
QuickBooks Online
No
QuickBooks Online Advanced
No
Xero
No
Pricing Details
$499/month
Free Trial
Yes
Free Version
No
Pricing Details
$0
The browser-based change-order form is free. A separate signing-link service is in development and is not yet available. Its planned subscription is $19/month for the whole crew or $190/year, with a 14-day free trial planned.
Free Trial
Yes
Free Version
No
Deployment
Web-Based
Yes
On-Premises
No
iPhone App
Yes
iPad App
Yes
Android App
Yes
Windows
No
Mac
No
Linux
No
Chromebook
No
Deployment
Web-Based
Yes
On-Premises
No
iPhone App
No
iPad App
No
Android App
No
Windows
No
Mac
No
Linux
No
Chromebook
No
Customer Support
Business Hours
Yes
Live Rep (24/7)
No
Online Support
Yes
Customer Support
Business Hours
No
Live Rep (24/7)
No
Online Support
No
Types of Training
Training Docs
Yes
Webinars
No
Live Training (Online)
Yes
In Person
Yes
Types of Training
Training Docs
No
Webinars
No
Live Training (Online)
No
In Person
No
Vendor Details
Company Name
BuildTools
Country
United States
Website
www.buildtools.com
Vendor Details
Company Name
Silvan Jost
Founded
2026
Country
Switzerland
Website
changeorderpad.com/tools/change-order-form
Product Features
Construction Management
Accounting Integration
No
Budget Tracking/Job Costing
Yes
CRM
Yes
Change Orders
Yes
Commercial
Yes
Contract Management
Yes
Contractors
Yes
Equipment Tracking
Yes
Estimating
No
Incident Reporting
Yes
Mobile Access
Yes
Offline Access
Yes
RFI & Submittals
No
Residential
Yes
Subcontractor Management
Yes
Timesheets
Yes