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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 

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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 

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