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Buildertrend vs Fulcrum

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Buildertrend

Software

Construction project management for home builders and remodelers

From
$99/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Fulcrum

Software

Field operations management for installing, inspecting and maintaining physical work

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Buildertrend pricing is by quote only, with no rate, plan name or minimum published on the pricing page; Fulcrum requires a minimum of five user licenses per organization

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Buildertrend and Fulcrum actually diverge.

Attributes where Buildertrend and Fulcrum differ
AttributeBuildertrendFulcrum
Starting price$99/monthOn request
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb
Founded2006Unknown

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Buildertrend

  • Project scheduling
  • Customer management
  • Financial tracking
  • Selections management
  • Change orders
  • QuickBooks
  • Xero
  • Zillow

Only in Fulcrum

Nothing recorded that Buildertrend does not also cover.

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Buildertrend

  • Running scheduling, budgets, change orders and client communication for a residential construction businessnot Fulcrum
  • Giving homeowners a client portal to approve selections and view progressnot Fulcrum
  • Consolidating estimating, purchase orders and job costing for custom home builders and remodelersnot Fulcrum

Fulcrum

No use cases recorded yet. See the Fulcrum review.

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Buildertrend

  • Pricing is by quote only, with no rate, plan name or minimum published on the pricing page
  • Getting a price requires completing a multi-step form declaring builder type and annual construction volume, then booking a call with a sales representative
  • The only published discount is 10% off for paying annually upfront

Fulcrum

  • Requires a minimum of five user licenses per organization
  • Monthly billing is only available during a customer's first 12 months, after which annual billing applies

Pricing, plan by plan

Buildertrend

$99/month
  • Core$99/month
    • Project scheduling
    • Daily logs
    • Photo management
  • Pro$299/month
    • Everything in Core
    • Proposals & estimates
    • Customer portal
  • Premium$499/month
    • Everything in Pro
    • Financials
    • Time clock

Fulcrum

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Fulcrum review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Buildertrend if

  • You need project scheduling.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want customer management.
Buildertrend review

Choose Fulcrum if

Nothing in the data separates Fulcrum from Buildertrend on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Fulcrum review

Questions people ask

Is Buildertrend or Fulcrum better?
Neither clearly leads. Buildertrend starts at $99/month and Fulcrum at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Buildertrend or Fulcrum?
Buildertrend starts at $99/month and Fulcrum at On request.
Does Buildertrend or Fulcrum run on more platforms?
Buildertrend runs on Web, Ios, Android. Fulcrum runs on Web.
What is Buildertrend best used for?
Buildertrend is most often used for running scheduling, budgets, change orders and client communication for a residential construction business, giving homeowners a client portal to approve selections and view progress, consolidating estimating, purchase orders and job costing for custom home builders and remodelers. Of those, running scheduling, budgets, change orders and client communication for a residential construction business and giving homeowners a client portal to approve selections and view progress are not what Fulcrum is typically brought in for.
What can Buildertrend do that Fulcrum cannot?
Buildertrend covers Project scheduling, Customer management, Financial tracking, Selections management.
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