Softwr

Construction & Architecture · head to head

Buildertrend vs Primavera P6

Buildertrend logo

Buildertrend

Construction & Architecture

Construction project management for home builders and remodelers

From
$99/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Primavera P6 logo

Primavera P6

Construction & Architecture

Enterprise project portfolio management for construction

From
$2500/year
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; Primavera P6 listed on G-Cloud 14 by reseller RPC UK Limited at £165 to £439 per user per month for Oracle Primavera P6 EPPM
  • They diverge on capability: Buildertrend covers Project scheduling, Primavera P6 covers CPM scheduling.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Buildertrend and Primavera P6 actually diverge.

Attributes where Buildertrend and Primavera P6 differ
AttributeBuildertrendPrimavera P6
Starting price$99/month$2500/year
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWindows, Web
Founded20061977

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

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 Primavera P6

  • CPM scheduling
  • Resource management
  • Cost management
  • Risk analysis
  • Portfolio management
  • Oracle ERP
  • Unifier
  • Aconex

Both cover

  • Data encryption
  • Role-based access
  • Audit trails
  • Web 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 Primavera P6
  • Giving homeowners a client portal to approve selections and view progressnot Primavera P6
  • Consolidating estimating, purchase orders and job costing for custom home builders and remodelersnot Primavera P6

Primavera P6

  • Project schedulingnot Buildertrend
  • Resource planningnot Buildertrend
  • Cost controlnot Buildertrend
  • Portfolio managementnot 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

Primavera P6

  • Listed on G-Cloud 14 by reseller RPC UK Limited at £165 to £439 per user per month for Oracle Primavera P6 EPPM

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

Primavera P6

$2500/year
  • P6 Professional$2500/year
    • Project scheduling
    • Resource management
    • Cost tracking
  • P6 EPPMFree
    • Enterprise PPM
    • Portfolio management
    • Advanced analytics

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 Primavera P6 if

  • You need cpm scheduling.
  • You work on Windows, Web.
  • You also want resource management.
Primavera P6 review

Questions people ask

Is Buildertrend or Primavera P6 better?
Neither clearly leads. Buildertrend starts at $99/month and Primavera P6 at $2500/year, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Buildertrend or Primavera P6?
Buildertrend starts at $99/month and Primavera P6 at $2500/year.
Does Buildertrend or Primavera P6 run on more platforms?
Buildertrend runs on Web, Ios, Android. Primavera P6 runs on Windows, 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 Primavera P6 is typically brought in for.
What can Buildertrend do that Primavera P6 cannot?
Buildertrend covers Project scheduling, Customer management, Financial tracking, Selections management. Primavera P6 covers CPM scheduling, Resource management, Cost management, Risk analysis. Both handle Data encryption, Role-based access, Audit trails, Web support.
ShareXLinkedInRedditWhatsAppEmail

Related pages

More on Buildertrend

More on Primavera P6

Keep looking

Other head to heads