Bidtracer

What it is

Bidtracer is a cloud-based construction CRM that brings estimating, engineering, project management, takeoff and finance tools together. It is designed for subcontractors, including mechanical, electrical and controls contractors, as well as manufacturer representatives, distributors and manufacturers. The CRM tracks leads and opportunities, keeps client histories, automates communications and can reuse details from earlier proposals. Bid management follows bids from budget through award, supports multiple customers on a bid, and provides notifications and reports. Its invitation tool shares plans, specifications and addenda, tracks which addenda have been viewed, collects proposals and compares prices in a grid. Estimating uses drag-and-drop tools and includes pricing for common manufacturers. Project management covers RFIs, change orders, submittals, procurement, documents and labor scheduling. Takeoff uses AI-based quantity detection on digital construction drawings. Pricing starts at $57 per user a month, and there is no free plan.

Who it suits. Bidtracer suits subcontractors and related construction businesses that need estimating, bid tracking, takeoff and project management tools. It supports PC or Mac and iOS or Android devices, with a native iOS app.

Verdict

Bidtracer combines lead tracking, estimating, bid management, takeoff and project workflows for subcontractors. Its listed starting price is $57 per user a month, with no free plan.

Plans and prices

From Bidtracer's own pricing page, checked 3 Oct 2026. Every plan

What the maker publishes

Audience

The product is designed for subcontractors, including mechanical, electrical and controls contractors, manufacturer representatives, distributors and manufacturers. source

Bid management

Bid management tracks bids from budget to award, supports multiple customers per bid and offers notifications, custom reporting and canned reports or graphs. source

Company

The team page says Bidtracer was founded in 2005 and currently has offices in Mequon, Wisconsin and Scottsdale, Arizona. source

CRM

Its CRM tracks construction leads and opportunities, manages client history, automates communications and can copy information from previous proposals. source

Data export

The pricing FAQ says customers can export data to SQL or Excel for a fee, and Excel export is available from most places subject to security permissions. source

Data security

The pricing FAQ says data is backed up every 15 minutes to redundant backup servers and that servers are hosted at Rackspace in Dallas, Texas. source

Devices and browsers

Bidtracer says its responsive interface supports PC or Mac and iOS or Android devices, works in Edge, Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox and Safari, and has a native iOS app. source

Estimating

The BAC estimating tool uses drag-and-drop technology and includes pricing for common manufacturers. source

Founded

2005 source

Headquarters

Mequon, Wisconsin, and Scottsdale, Arizona, United States source

Integrations

The project management page says users can save emails from Outlook and that purchase orders and subcontracts integrate with bids. source

Invitations to bid

The invitation tool lets users share plans, specifications and addenda with subcontractors, track viewed addenda, collect proposals and compare pricing in a proposal grid. source

Privacy

The privacy policy says the company uses security technologies and procedures to help protect personal information, but cannot guarantee absolute security. source

Product

Bidtracer describes itself as 100% cloud-based software that consolidates estimating, engineering, project management, takeoff and finance tools into a construction CRM. source

Project management

The project management tool covers RFIs, change orders, submittals, procurement, document management and labor scheduling. source

Support and onboarding

The maker advertises same-day online demos led by construction professionals and says contact imports are included in setup and training fees. source

Takeoff

The Takeoff module says it uses AI-based quantity detection and measures areas, lengths and quantities from digital construction drawings. source