What it is
Build Method is construction management software for contractors, builders, and remodelers. It combines project coordination with financial tools, including tasks, schedules, daily logs, document storage, team communication, inspections, and punch lists. Financial features include estimating, budgets, purchase orders, expenses, invoicing, and customer payments. Clients can use a portal to review selections, approve changes, pay invoices, and track project progress. A vendor portal gives subcontractors access to bid requests, purchase orders, schedules, documents, and project updates. QuickBooks, Xero, and Google Calendar are listed integrations across all plans. The software is available on Android, iOS, and the web. Pricing starts at $99 a month (annual) for one user; each listed plan includes all features, with user tiers from one to ten and an Enterprise option for unlimited users. The 14-day trial requires billing information, but the card is not charged until the trial ends. Users can cancel anytime.
Who it suits. Build Method suits general contractors, home builders, remodelers, trades and service professionals, and commercial contractors. Its client and vendor portals may fit teams that coordinate selections, changes, bids, and project updates with others.
Good
- Project tools include schedules, daily logs, and punch lists.
- Includes estimating, budgets, purchase orders, and invoicing.
- Client portal supports selections and change approvals.
- Vendor portal gives subcontractors access to project information.
- QuickBooks, Xero, and Google Calendar integrations on all plans.
Watch for
- No free plan.
- Trial requires billing information.
- One-user plan costs $99 a month (annual).
Verdict
Build Method combines project, financial, and portal tools, with all features included in its listed user tiers. Check that the annual billing and trial signup requirements fit before starting.
Plans and prices
| Plan | Price | Billed |
|---|---|---|
| 1 User | $99 a month | Not Available |
| 1 User | $99 a month | $1,188.00 USD Annually |
| 1 User | $99 a year | $99/mo |
| 2 Users | $149 a year | $149/mo |
| 2 Users | $149 a month | Annual (Save 20%) |
| 2 Users | $179 a month | $179/mo |
| 4 Users | $199 a month | Annual (Save 20%) |
| 4 Users | $199 a year | $199/mo |
From Build Method's own pricing page, checked 15 Oct 2026. Every plan
What the maker publishes
- AI automation
- Its AI layer allows natural-language creation, reading, updating and deletion across modules and workflows. source
- Availability limitation
- Terms disclaim any guarantee that the service will always be available or free from interruptions, errors or delays. source
- Bid management
- Users can send subcontractor bid requests, compare proposals, attach plans and convert winning bids into estimates. source
- Budgeting
- Budgeting tracks committed and actual costs, cost codes, categories, variances and profitability. source
- Client portal
- The customer portal lets clients view selections, approve changes, pay invoices, and track project progress. source
- Client portal
- The customer portal lets clients view selections, approve changes, pay invoices, see financial history, exchange messages and follow progress. source
- Communication
- Communication tools organize RFIs, project messaging and comments on tasks, documents, selections and punch items. source
- Company capabilities
- Crunchbase describes cloud tools for budgeting, scheduling, bidding, contractor procurement and facility repair or operations. source
- Company legal name
- Crunchbase identifies the legal name as Build Method, Inc. source
- Company phone
- Crunchbase lists the company phone number as 1-888-236-7770. source
- Company products
- Crunchbase lists project management and Estimate Builder among Build Method products and services. source
- Company sectors
- Crunchbase says the company serves project-intensive sectors including engineering, construction, transportation, healthcare and government. source
- Company size
- Crunchbase reports a 1–10 employee headcount. source
- Company status
- Crunchbase lists Build Method as an active private for-profit company. source
- Daily logs and photos
- Daily logs record weather, labor, materials, notes and photos, while photo galleries organize field images for project sharing. source
- Dashboard
- The dashboard combines project, lead, estimate, schedule and budget overviews with live updates, alerts and activity feeds. source
- Data ownership
- Terms state that customers retain ownership of submitted content and grant Build Method a limited license to operate and improve the platform. source
- Estimating
- Estimating supports cost items, templates, allowances, vendor pricing, takeoffs and conversion into budgets and invoices. source
Review
Overview
Build Method is construction management software for contractors, builders and remodelers who want project coordination, financial workflows and customer communication in one system. Its combination of job tools and client and vendor portals makes it a strong fit for teams managing several parties through a build or renovation. The trade-off is a paid, annually billed entry plan with a short trial that requires a payment card.
Key features
Project management covers tasks, schedules, daily logs, stored documents, team communication, inspections and punch lists. That range can keep day-to-day job coordination alongside project records; secure document sharing is also a practical safeguard when information needs to reach clients or subcontractors.
Financial tools span estimating, budgets, purchase orders, expenses, invoicing and customer payments. Rather than stopping at schedule tracking, Build Method connects project work with the money and purchasing tasks contractors handle around it. QuickBooks, Xero and Google Calendar integrations are available across every plan.
The client portal lets customers review selections, approve changes, pay invoices and follow project progress. Subcontractors get a separate portal for bid requests, purchase orders, schedules, documents and updates. Those portals can reduce the need to relay every decision or job change individually, particularly when a project involves several trades and an engaged homeowner.
A mobile app and access from any device suit teams moving between the office and job sites. Support includes guided onboarding and training resources, email replies within 24 hours, and weekday live chat from 8am to 6pm MST.
Pricing
There is no free plan. All paid tiers include all features, unlimited projects, unlimited customers and unlimited vendors; the meaningful difference between the standard plans is the number of users.
- 1 User: 99.00 USD per month, billed $1,188 a year. This is the entry point for a solo operator who needs the full feature set, but it leaves no additional user seat for an employee.
- 2 Users: 149.00 USD per month, billed Annual (Save 20%). A small two-person operation gets the same tools with one additional seat.
- 4 Users: 199.00 USD per month, billed Annual (Save 20%). This tier suits a compact team that needs several office or field users without moving to a larger package.
- 6 Users: 299.00 USD per month, billed Annual (Save 20%). Choose it when six people need access; the features and project, customer and vendor allowances remain the same.
- 10 Users: 399.00 USD per month, billed Annual (Save 20%). This is the largest stated standard tier for a growing team.
- Enterprise: custom pricing, with unlimited users and advanced onboarding. It is the route for larger teams that exceed the ten-user tiers.
The 14-day trial requires billing information at signup. The card is not charged until the trial ends, and users can cancel anytime. That gives prospective customers two weeks to assess the service, but the required card and annual billing terms are worth accounting for before starting.
Platforms
Build Method is available on web, Android and iOS, with mobile app access for teams working away from a desk.
Who it's for
The maker serves general contractors, home builders, remodelers, trades and service professionals, and commercial contractors. It is especially well suited to a contractor who wants project scheduling and records tied to estimating and billing, while giving clients and subcontractors dedicated ways to follow the job. A solo contractor can use the one-user tier, but the annual commitment and absence of a free plan make it less appealing to someone who only needs occasional project tracking or wants to start without a card.
Pros and cons
- Pro: Every tier includes all features, so smaller teams do not lose access to financial tools, portals or integrations by choosing a lower seat count.
- Pro: Unlimited projects, customers and vendors across the standard plans avoid per-job caps as a contractor's workload grows.
- Pro: Separate client and vendor portals support approvals, payments, bid requests and project updates without limiting the product to internal task tracking.
- Con: The entry plan is annual billing at 99.00 USD per month and covers one user only, which may be restrictive for a two-person operation.
- Con: There is no free plan, and the trial requires payment details, so it is not a no-commitment option for evaluating basic workflows.
Alternatives
Remodeling contractor software is a useful starting point for comparing tools across the category.
- BuildBook is worth considering if a free plan matters: it is freemium, offers a free plan and trial, and its Solo plan is 79.00 USD per mo.
- ProBuilder OS is another paid option with a trial and Android, iOS and web access. Its Solo plan is 49.00 USD per month for one office user and up to five field users.
- Workhand may suit a contractor who wants to begin on a free tier; its Free plan costs 0.00 USD per month and allows one active job and one teammate, with three estimates and three invoices per month.
- Wunderbuild is a paid alternative with a trial; its Starter plan is 123.00 AUD per month for one active project, all features and unlimited users.
- Buildxact has a free Go tier with five complimentary credits, AI estimating, professional proposals and Home Depot material ordering, making it relevant to readers focused on estimating and proposals.
- Houzz offers a free plan with a 3D Floor Planner, estimates and invoicing, an option for readers whose priority is those tools rather than Build Method's broader contractor and vendor workflows.
- JobTread is a paid alternative with a monthly plan priced at 20.00 USD per month; tiered price breaks begin after ten users.
- Ressio is another paid option available on Android, iOS and web.
Verdict
Build Method is a compelling choice for contractors who need project, financial and portal workflows together and can commit to annual billing. Its all-features-included tiers and uncapped projects, customers and vendors make seat count the central pricing decision. Look elsewhere if you need a free plan, a less card-dependent trial, or an entry option without an annual commitment.