Buildertrend Reviews

Buildertrend

4.0 out of 5 stars
HCSS Reviews

HCSS

4.8 out of 5 stars

Average Ratings 10 Ratings

Total 4 out of 5 stars
ease 4 out of 5 stars
features 4 out of 5 stars
design 4 out of 5 stars
support 4 out of 5 stars

Average Ratings 4 Ratings

Total 5 out of 5 stars
ease 4.5 out of 5 stars
features 4.5 out of 5 stars
design 4.5 out of 5 stars
support 5 out of 5 stars

Description

Buildertrend is the leading residential construction project management software trusted by home builders, remodelers and specialty contractors. Since our start in 2006, we’ve given contractors the tools to control their projects while bringing efficiency, organization and seamless communication to their businesses. Builders can manage jobs, sales, finances, materials, client relationships and more with one convenient software – allowing time to take on more jobs without the added headaches. Today, more than a million users spanning 100 countries have chosen Buildertrend for real-time collaboration on their construction jobs. Our platform empowers builders to accomplish more projects while decreasing delays, minimizing costly mistakes and ensuring client satisfaction. Buildertrend also provides each customer with the opportunity to have unlimited training with the ability to integrate with other software like QuickBooks, Xero, HubSpot, Salesforce, Gusto, The Home Depot’s Pro Xtra loyalty program and GreenSky.

Description

HCSS is a leader in construction software, providing an extensive range of tools that support construction projects from beginning to end. Its software suite includes modules for pre-construction activities like estimating and bidding, as well as for managing project progress, job costs, safety compliance, and fleet maintenance. With over 4,000 clients, HCSS is known for helping heavy civil contractors optimize their operations. Its features like fleet telematics, cloud hosting, and smart forms streamline work processes, making it an indispensable tool for contractors of all sizes.

API Access

Has API No 

API Access

Has API Yes 

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Integrations

Acumatica Cloud ERP No 
CMiC No 
ComputerEase No 
Concord No 
Construction Partner No 
Cubit Yes 
Facebook Yes 
FuelerPlus No 
Google Calendar Yes 
HCSS Dispatcher No 
HCSS Safety No 
Hardhat Job Cost Accounting No 
Microsoft Excel Yes 
ProEst Yes 
QuickBooks Online Yes 
Sage 100 No 
Sage 500 No 
Sage BusinessWorks No 
Salesforce Yes 
SoftPlan Yes 

Integrations

Acumatica Cloud ERP Yes 
CMiC Yes 
ComputerEase Yes 
Concord Yes 
Construction Partner Yes 
Cubit No 
Facebook No 
FuelerPlus Yes 
Google Calendar No 
HCSS Dispatcher Yes 
HCSS Safety Yes 
Hardhat Job Cost Accounting Yes 
Microsoft Excel No 
ProEst No 
QuickBooks Online No 
Sage 100 Yes 
Sage 500 Yes 
Sage BusinessWorks Yes 
Salesforce No 
SoftPlan No 

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Pricing Details

$60 - $4,000+/user/year
We know every business is unique, and so is our pricing. Depending on the HCSS products you choose and how much you use them, our annual pricing typically ranges from $60 to $4,000+. If you're looking to get the most out of our entire platform, we offer annual pricing based on your company's revenue. This way, as you grow, our solutions keep providing value every step of the way.
Free Trial No 
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 Yes 
iPad App Yes 
Android App Yes 
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 Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) Yes 
Online Support Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars Yes 
Live Training (Online) Yes 
In Person Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars Yes 
Live Training (Online) Yes 
In Person Yes 

Vendor Details

Company Name

Buildertrend

Founded

2006

Country

United States

Website

www.buildertrend.com

Vendor Details

Company Name

HCSS

Founded

1986

Country

United States

Website

www.hcss.com

Product Features

Construction Accounting

Accounts Payable Yes 
Accounts Receivable Yes 
Billing & Invoicing Yes 
Budgeting & Forecasting Yes 
Cash Management Yes 
Construction Breakdowns Yes 
General Ledger Yes 
Job Costing Yes 
Overrun Projections Yes 
Payroll Management Yes 
Purchase Order Management Yes 
Quotes / Estimates Yes 

Construction CRM

Client Tracking Yes 
Contract Management Yes 
Forecasting Yes 
Project Management Yes 
Quote Management Yes 
Sales Management Yes 
Scheduling Yes 
Time Management Yes 

Construction Estimating

Accounting Integration Yes 
Audit Trail Yes 
Bid Management Yes 
Billing & Invoicing Yes 
Building Product Database Yes 
Calculators No 
Change Orders Yes 
Contract Management Yes 
Cost Database Yes 
Customer Management Yes 
Customizable Templates Yes 
Electrical Estimating Yes 
HVAC Estimating Yes 
Historical Database Yes 
Job Costing Yes 
Plumbing Estimating Yes 
Price Data / Price Books No 
Project Management Yes 
Quote Management Yes 
Reporting/Analytics Yes 
Scheduling Yes 
Subcontractor Management Yes 
Takeoff Yes 
What-if Analysis Yes 

Construction Management

Accounting Integration Yes 
Budget Tracking/Job Costing Yes 
CRM Yes 
Change Orders Yes 
Commercial Yes 
Contract Management Yes 
Contractors Yes 
Equipment Tracking Yes 
Estimating Yes 
Incident Reporting Yes 
Mobile Access Yes 
Offline Access Yes 
RFI & Submittals Yes 
Residential Yes 
Subcontractor Management Yes 
Timesheets Yes 

Construction Scheduling

Bid Management Yes 
Change Orders Yes 
Gantt Charts Yes 
Job Scheduling Yes 
Project Scheduling Yes 
Rescheduling Yes 
Staff Calendar Yes 
Task Management Yes 

Contractor Management

Contractor Database Yes 
Insurance Tracking Yes 
License Tracking Yes 
Permit Tracking Yes 
Skills & Competencies Yes 
Task Management Yes 
Work Hour Tracking Yes 

Home Builder

Accounting Management Yes 
Bid Management Yes 
CRM Yes 
Contract Management Yes 
Job Costing Yes 
Job Scheduling Yes 
Permit Management Yes 
Quotes / Estimates Yes 
Subcontractor Management Yes 
Supplier Management Yes 
Warranty / Service Management Yes 

Project Management

Agile Methodologies Yes 
Budget Management Yes 
Client Portal Yes 
Collaboration Tools Yes 
Cost-to-Completion Tracking Yes 
Customizable Templates Yes 
Gantt Charts Yes 
Idea Management Yes 
Kanban Board Yes 
Milestone Tracking Yes 
Portfolio Management Yes 
Resource Management Yes 
Time & Expense Tracking Yes 
Traditional Methodologies Yes 

Residential Construction Estimating

Bid Management Yes 
Billing & Invoicing Yes 
Building Product Database Yes 
Change Orders Yes 
Customer Management Yes 
Project Management Yes 
Quote Management Yes 
Scheduling Yes 
Takeoff Yes 

Restoration Management

Bid Management No 
CRM No 
Document Management No 
Fire Restoration No 
Job Tracking No 
Mold Remediation No 
Project Management No 
Scheduling No 
Task Management No 
Water Restoration No 

Takeoff

3D View Yes 
Assembly Takeoff Yes 
Cross Section Creation Yes 
Electronic Plans Yes 
Elevation Checking Yes 
Error Checking Yes 
Site Balancing Yes 
Slope Routines Yes 
Subcontractor Management Yes 

Product Features

Construction Bid Management

Bidder Management No 
Building Product Database No 
Cost Database Yes 
File Sharing No 
Proposal Management Yes 
Quotes / Estimates Yes 
RFP Management Yes 
Subcontractor Management Yes 
Takeoff Yes 
Version Control Yes 

Construction Estimating

Accounting Integration Yes 
Audit Trail Yes 
Bid Management Yes 
Billing & Invoicing No 
Building Product Database No 
Calculators Yes 
Change Orders No 
Contract Management No 
Cost Database Yes 
Customer Management No 
Customizable Templates Yes 
Electrical Estimating No 
HVAC Estimating No 
Historical Database Yes 
Job Costing Yes 
Plumbing Estimating No 
Price Data / Price Books Yes 
Project Management No 
Quote Management Yes 
Reporting/Analytics Yes 
Scheduling Yes 
Subcontractor Management Yes 
Takeoff Yes 
What-if Analysis Yes 

Construction Management

Accounting Integration Yes 
Budget Tracking/Job Costing Yes 
CRM Yes 
Change Orders Yes 
Commercial Yes 
Contract Management No 
Contractors Yes 
Equipment Tracking Yes 
Estimating Yes 
Incident Reporting Yes 
Mobile Access Yes 
Offline Access Yes 
RFI & Submittals Yes 
Residential No 
Subcontractor Management Yes 
Timesheets Yes 

Construction Scheduling

Bid Management No 
Change Orders Yes 
Gantt Charts No 
Job Scheduling Yes 
Project Scheduling Yes 
Rescheduling Yes 
Staff Calendar No 
Task Management No 

EHS Management

Audit Management Yes 
Corrective / Preventive Actions Yes 
Environmental Management Yes 
Environmental Risk Assessment No 
Forms Management Yes 
Incident Management Yes 
Industrial Safety Management Yes 
Injury Reporting Yes 
Inspection Management Yes 
MSDS No 
OSHA Recordkeeping Yes 
Occupational Health Management No 
Safety Risk Assessment Yes 
Training Management No 
Waste Management No 

Equipment Maintenance

Customer Database Yes 
Dispatch Management Yes 
Equipment Tracking Yes 
Inventory Control Yes 
Job Management Yes 
Maintenance Scheduling Yes 
Warranty Tracking No 
Work Order Management Yes 

Fleet Maintenance

Cost Tracking Yes 
Fuel Tracking No 
Maintenance History Yes 
Maintenance Scheduling Yes 
Parts Inventory Management Yes 
Repair Tracking Yes 
Tire Management No 
Vehicle Information Yes 
Warranty Tracking No 
Work Order Management Yes 

Fleet Management

Dispatch Management Yes 
Employee Management No 
Fuel Management Yes 
GPS Tracking Yes 
Incident Reporting Yes 
Inspection Management Yes 
Inventory Management No 
Maintenance Management Yes 
Mileage Tracking Yes 
Motor Pool No 
Routing No 
Tire Management No 
VIN Lookup No 
Work Order Management Yes 

Fuel Management

Billing & Invoicing Yes 
Fuel Card Reconciliation Yes 
Fuel Cards Yes 
Fuel Cost Management Yes 
IFTA Reporting No 
Industry Pricing No 
Personnel Management No 
Third Party Interface Yes 
Variables Monitoring No 

Job Costing

Bills of Material Yes 
Budgeting & Forecasting Yes 
Change Orders Yes 
Cost-to-Completion Tracking Yes 
Invoice Management Yes 
Overrun Reporting Yes 
Percent-Complete Tracking No 
Production Cost Tracking Yes 
Purchase Order Management No 
Quotes / Estimates Yes 
Time Tracking Yes 
Work Order Management Yes 

Safety Management

Audit Management Yes 
Corrective / Preventive Actions Yes 
Incident Management Yes 
Injury Reporting Yes 
Inspection Management Yes 
OSHA Recordkeeping Yes 
Safety Risk Assessment No 
Training Management Yes 

Service Dispatch

Billing & Invoicing Yes 
Call Center Management No 
Contract Management Yes 
Customer Database No 
Inventory Control No 
Job Management No 
Job Tracking No 
Mobile Access Yes 
Routing No 
Scheduling Yes 
Self Service Portal No 
Service History Tracking No 
Technician Management Yes 
Work Order Management Yes 

Takeoff

3D View No 
Assembly Takeoff Yes 
Cross Section Creation No 
Electronic Plans Yes 
Elevation Checking Yes 
Error Checking Yes 
Site Balancing No 
Slope Routines No 
Subcontractor Management Yes 

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