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Buildertrend vs Mailgun

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Buildertrend

Software

Construction project management for home builders and remodelers

From
$99/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Mailgun

Software

Email delivery built for developers

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; Mailgun free plan caps at 100 emails per day

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Buildertrend and Mailgun actually diverge.

Attributes where Buildertrend and Mailgun differ
AttributeBuildertrendMailgun
Starting price$99/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionusage-based
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb
Founded2006Unknown

Identical on both: 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 Mailgun

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 Mailgun
  • Giving homeowners a client portal to approve selections and view progressnot Mailgun
  • Consolidating estimating, purchase orders and job costing for custom home builders and remodelersnot Mailgun

Mailgun

No use cases recorded yet. See the Mailgun 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

Mailgun

  • Free plan caps at 100 emails per day
  • Basic plan starts at $15/mo for 10,000 emails then overages from $1.80 per 1,000; Foundation and Scale plans discount overage rates but still meter every email beyond the included volume
  • Foundation ($35/mo) and Scale ($90/mo) plans are free for the first month only, then bill at full price

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

Mailgun

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Mailgun 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 Mailgun if

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

Mailgun review

Questions people ask

Is Buildertrend or Mailgun better?
Neither clearly leads. Buildertrend starts at $99/month and Mailgun at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Buildertrend or Mailgun?
Buildertrend starts at $99/month and Mailgun at On request.
Does Buildertrend or Mailgun run on more platforms?
Buildertrend runs on Web, Ios, Android. Mailgun 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 Mailgun is typically brought in for.
What can Buildertrend do that Mailgun cannot?
Buildertrend covers Project scheduling, Customer management, Financial tracking, Selections management.
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