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BOS vs Buildertrend
Buildertrend doesn't publish its price. To find out what it costs, how many users you get, or whether there's a contract, you book a demo first.
BOS is $199 a month for your whole company — unlimited users, unlimited jobs, no contract. The price is on this page, and you can sign up and start tonight without talking to anybody.
Buildertrend has been at this a long time and connects to more outside software than BOS does. If that's what you need, it's worth the demo. If what you want is to know the price before you start, here it is.
Side by side, tool by tool.
Highlighted rows are things BOS does that Buildertrend doesn't list.
The business
| Tool | BOS | Buildertrend | JobTread |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $199 a month | Not published — demo required | $199 a month for the first user |
| Users included | Unlimited | Not published — demo required | 1 internal user (crew who only log notes, upload photos and check off tasks are free) |
| Cost per additional user | $0 | Not published — demo required | $20 a month each, less after 10 |
| Number of jobs | Unlimited | Not published — demo required | Unlimited |
| Contract | None — month to month | Not published — demo required | Monthly or annual plan |
| Setup | Sign up and start | Demo required | Sign up and start |
| Built by | A working homebuilder, on his own jobs | A software company | The owner of a general contracting company |
| On the phone | Runs in the phone's web browser — nothing to install | Separate app to download | Separate app to download |
| Everything included | ✓ | Priced by the products you choose | ✓ |
Price
- BOS
- $199 a month
- Buildertrend
- Not published — demo required
- JobTread
- $199 a month for the first user
Users included
- BOS
- Unlimited
- Buildertrend
- Not published — demo required
- JobTread
- 1 internal user (crew who only log notes, upload photos and check off tasks are free)
Cost per additional user
- BOS
- $0
- Buildertrend
- Not published — demo required
- JobTread
- $20 a month each, less after 10
Number of jobs
- BOS
- Unlimited
- Buildertrend
- Not published — demo required
- JobTread
- Unlimited
Contract
- BOS
- None — month to month
- Buildertrend
- Not published — demo required
- JobTread
- Monthly or annual plan
Setup
- BOS
- Sign up and start
- Buildertrend
- Demo required
- JobTread
- Sign up and start
Built by
- BOS
- A working homebuilder, on his own jobs
- Buildertrend
- A software company
- JobTread
- The owner of a general contracting company
On the phone
- BOS
- Runs in the phone's web browser — nothing to install
- Buildertrend
- Separate app to download
- JobTread
- Separate app to download
Everything included
- BOS
- ✓
- Buildertrend
- Priced by the products you choose
- JobTread
- ✓
Project management
| Tool | BOS | Buildertrend | JobTread |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scheduling | Task list, Gantt chart, Kanban, network, calendar, baseline, critical path | Gantt chart, calendar, critical path, baseline | Task list, Gantt chart, calendar |
| Eagle View schedules | Every job's starts and finishes on one schedule, so you can watch cash flow across the whole company | Not listed | Not listed |
| Task list | Details, resources, files, notes and history on every task; you choose who gets told when it moves | Files, automatic notifications for schedule changes | ✓ |
| Daily logs | Daily logs, photos, video and weather | Daily logs | Daily logs, photos, video |
| Time clock | Clock in by job, breaks, overtime rules, weekly settings, phone location at clock-in and clock-out, approvals, reports | Time clock, geofencing, payroll sync, reports, HR integration | Clock in by job, approvals, geolocation |
| Change orders | Email approvals, automatic budget updates, billable, team updates, file attachments | Email approvals, automatic budget updates, billable, team updates, file attachments | Email approvals, automatic budget updates, billable, team updates, file attachments |
| Selections | Master and job catalogs, Product Clipper, standards, pricing, allowances, approvals, schedule linking, required items, documents and warranties, all in the client portal | Material catalog, allowances, approvals, schedule linking and documents, in the client portal | Material catalog, allowances, approvals and documents, in the client portal |
| Subcontractors | No login needed — subs get their schedule by email | Subcontractor portal | Not listed |
| Warranties | Each selection carries its own warranty, in the client portal | Separate warranty module | Warranty management |
Scheduling
- BOS
- Task list, Gantt chart, Kanban, network, calendar, baseline, critical path
- Buildertrend
- Gantt chart, calendar, critical path, baseline
- JobTread
- Task list, Gantt chart, calendar
Eagle View schedules
- BOS
- Every job's starts and finishes on one schedule, so you can watch cash flow across the whole company
- Buildertrend
- Not listed
- JobTread
- Not listed
Task list
- BOS
- Details, resources, files, notes and history on every task; you choose who gets told when it moves
- Buildertrend
- Files, automatic notifications for schedule changes
- JobTread
- ✓
Daily logs
- BOS
- Daily logs, photos, video and weather
- Buildertrend
- Daily logs
- JobTread
- Daily logs, photos, video
Time clock
- BOS
- Clock in by job, breaks, overtime rules, weekly settings, phone location at clock-in and clock-out, approvals, reports
- Buildertrend
- Time clock, geofencing, payroll sync, reports, HR integration
- JobTread
- Clock in by job, approvals, geolocation
Change orders
- BOS
- Email approvals, automatic budget updates, billable, team updates, file attachments
- Buildertrend
- Email approvals, automatic budget updates, billable, team updates, file attachments
- JobTread
- Email approvals, automatic budget updates, billable, team updates, file attachments
Selections
- BOS
- Master and job catalogs, Product Clipper, standards, pricing, allowances, approvals, schedule linking, required items, documents and warranties, all in the client portal
- Buildertrend
- Material catalog, allowances, approvals, schedule linking and documents, in the client portal
- JobTread
- Material catalog, allowances, approvals and documents, in the client portal
Subcontractors
- BOS
- No login needed — subs get their schedule by email
- Buildertrend
- Subcontractor portal
- JobTread
- Not listed
Warranties
- BOS
- Each selection carries its own warranty, in the client portal
- Buildertrend
- Separate warranty module
- JobTread
- Warranty management
Sales, clients and money
| Tool | BOS | Buildertrend | JobTread |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sales management | |||
| CRM | CRM hub, lead tracking, proposals, communication tools | CRM hub, lead tracking, proposals, communication tools, email marketing | CRM hub, lead tracking |
| Real estate agent portal | Your agents get marketing plans, house plans and job information, and can message you | Not listed | Not listed |
| Client management | |||
| Client portal | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| File storage | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Messaging and comments | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Financial management | |||
| Request for bids | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Purchase orders | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Budget and estimate | Cost codes, estimate, estimate vs actual, margin, contract draw sheet, bids, POs and work orders, Excel, budget templates, analytics, cost books and assemblies | Cost codes, estimate, estimate vs actual, Excel, budget templates, analytics | Cost codes, estimate, estimate vs actual, cost catalog, budget templates, analytics |
| Plans | Plan sets with redlines, plus separate change-order, marketing and client plan sets | Not listed | Not listed |
| Takeoffs | Scaled digital measuring, quantity and component takeoffs, priced from your cost books and assemblies, with workbooks to check the math | Scaled digital measuring, quantity takeoffs | Not listed |
| Invoices | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Job costing | Snap the bill on your phone, code it, approve it, and it goes to QuickBooks | Yes — estimate vs actual, QuickBooks sync | Yes — estimate vs actual, QuickBooks sync |
| Create | |||
| Document templates | Build any document you use, with the job filled in automatically; email it and get it signed online | Proposal templates | Proposal templates |
| Spreadsheet templates | Build any spreadsheet you use, with the job filled in automatically | Not listed | Not listed |
| Brochures | Product brochures from your selections: all of them, or one category like plumbing or appliances | Not listed | For proposals and selections |
Sales management
CRM
- BOS
- CRM hub, lead tracking, proposals, communication tools
- Buildertrend
- CRM hub, lead tracking, proposals, communication tools, email marketing
- JobTread
- CRM hub, lead tracking
Real estate agent portal
- BOS
- Your agents get marketing plans, house plans and job information, and can message you
- Buildertrend
- Not listed
- JobTread
- Not listed
Client management
Client portal
- BOS
- ✓
- Buildertrend
- ✓
- JobTread
- ✓
File storage
- BOS
- ✓
- Buildertrend
- ✓
- JobTread
- ✓
Messaging and comments
- BOS
- ✓
- Buildertrend
- ✓
- JobTread
- ✓
Financial management
Request for bids
- BOS
- ✓
- Buildertrend
- ✓
- JobTread
- ✓
Purchase orders
- BOS
- ✓
- Buildertrend
- ✓
- JobTread
- ✓
Budget and estimate
- BOS
- Cost codes, estimate, estimate vs actual, margin, contract draw sheet, bids, POs and work orders, Excel, budget templates, analytics, cost books and assemblies
- Buildertrend
- Cost codes, estimate, estimate vs actual, Excel, budget templates, analytics
- JobTread
- Cost codes, estimate, estimate vs actual, cost catalog, budget templates, analytics
Plans
- BOS
- Plan sets with redlines, plus separate change-order, marketing and client plan sets
- Buildertrend
- Not listed
- JobTread
- Not listed
Takeoffs
- BOS
- Scaled digital measuring, quantity and component takeoffs, priced from your cost books and assemblies, with workbooks to check the math
- Buildertrend
- Scaled digital measuring, quantity takeoffs
- JobTread
- Not listed
Invoices
- BOS
- ✓
- Buildertrend
- ✓
- JobTread
- ✓
Job costing
- BOS
- Snap the bill on your phone, code it, approve it, and it goes to QuickBooks
- Buildertrend
- Yes — estimate vs actual, QuickBooks sync
- JobTread
- Yes — estimate vs actual, QuickBooks sync
Create
Document templates
- BOS
- Build any document you use, with the job filled in automatically; email it and get it signed online
- Buildertrend
- Proposal templates
- JobTread
- Proposal templates
Spreadsheet templates
- BOS
- Build any spreadsheet you use, with the job filled in automatically
- Buildertrend
- Not listed
- JobTread
- Not listed
Brochures
- BOS
- Product brochures from your selections: all of them, or one category like plumbing or appliances
- Buildertrend
- Not listed
- JobTread
- For proposals and selections
Buildertrend and JobTread information from their own public websites, checked October 2026. Buildertrend does not publish pricing, user limits or contract terms; a demo is required. "Not listed" means we didn't find it on their site, not that it can't be done. If anything here is out of date, tell us at todd@bos.build and we'll fix it.