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Buildertrend vs Newforma

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Buildertrend

Construction & Architecture

Construction project management for home builders and remodelers

From
$99/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Newforma

Construction & Architecture

Project information management system for construction

From
$300/month
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; Newforma pricing is by quote only, with no rate, tier or minimum published; the site offers only Book a Demo and Get Started
  • They diverge on capability: Buildertrend covers Project scheduling, Newforma covers Document management.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Buildertrend and Newforma actually diverge.

Attributes where Buildertrend and Newforma differ
AttributeBuildertrendNewforma
Starting price$99/month$300/month

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web, Ios, Android), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Construction & Architecture), founded (2006).

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 Newforma

  • Document management
  • Project collaboration
  • Transmittals
  • RFI tracking
  • Issue management
  • Autodesk BIM 360
  • Box
  • Dropbox

Both cover

  • Data encryption
  • Role-based access
  • Audit trails
  • Web support
  • Ios support
  • Android support

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

Newforma

  • Managing project email, documents and submittals for architecture and engineering firmsnot Buildertrend
  • Keeping construction project information on-premises for control and security through Project Centernot Buildertrend
  • Coordinating issues and RFIs across design and construction teams in Konektnot Buildertrend

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

Newforma

  • Pricing is by quote only, with no rate, tier or minimum published; the site offers only Book a Demo and Get Started
  • The cloud product Konekt and the on-premises product Project Center are separate offerings, so the on-premises option requires a different product rather than a deployment setting

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

Newforma

$300/month
  • Standard$300/month
    • Document management
    • Project collaboration
    • Transmittals
  • EnterpriseFree
    • Advanced workflows
    • Custom reporting
    • API access

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 Newforma if

  • You need document management.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want project collaboration.
Newforma review

Questions people ask

Is Buildertrend or Newforma better?
Neither clearly leads. Buildertrend starts at $99/month and Newforma at $300/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Buildertrend or Newforma?
Buildertrend starts at $99/month and Newforma at $300/month.
Does Buildertrend or Newforma run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
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 Newforma is typically brought in for.
What can Buildertrend do that Newforma cannot?
Buildertrend covers Project scheduling, Customer management, Financial tracking, Selections management. Newforma covers Document management, Project collaboration, Transmittals, RFI tracking. Both handle Data encryption, Role-based access, Audit trails, Web support.
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