SiteView vs Buildertrend
Buildertrend is construction management software for builders and remodelers: scheduling, daily logs, selections, change orders, client portal, bids and takeoffs. It is the closest of the three in what it covers, and the one that publishes no price.
7 days free. From $159 a month after — every tool on every plan. Cancel any time.
Pick Buildertrend if…
- You need takeoffs, bids, purchase orders and a sub portal
- You run many jobs with a full office team
- You want QuickBooks or Xero sync built in
Pick SiteView if…
- Your jobs are projects — a quote, a deposit, days or weeks on site, a final: budgets, change orders, inspections
- Leads come from Thumbtack, Angi, your site and door hangers — and you want to know what each costs
- You want one plan with every feature — from $159 a month — and a person who sets you up
What each one does.
Buildertrend covers more ground — takeoffs, bills and purchase orders, warranties, sub portal. It is also a bigger system to learn and run. SiteView is the smaller tool that a home improvement company can put a job into on day one and that treats the lead side — sources, cost per lead, the inbox — as part of the job.
| SiteView | Buildertrend | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $159–$359 / month, published By team size; every feature on every plan. 7-day free trial. | Quote-based No public price; tailored by builder type and volume |
| Users included | Yes Unlimited | Yes Unlimited |
| Built for | Home improvement companies of 1–10 people | Builders and remodelers of every size |
| Lead inbox (Thumbtack, Angi, website) | Yes Direct Thumbtack connection; webhook/email for the rest; texts to your line | Lead management and email marketing; no Thumbtack inbox |
| Cost per lead by source, including door hangers | Yes | No |
| Estimates the client signs on a phone | Yes Line, whole-scope or tiered; optional lines; versions | Yes Proposals and estimates |
| Live job budget with committed cost | Yes Per line, with vendor, status and paid; 90% warnings | Yes Budgets, bills, purchase orders |
| Change orders that sign and move the budget | Yes | Yes |
| Per-job schedule with phases and dependencies | Yes Templates per project type | Yes Gantt schedules, daily logs |
| Inspection & permit templates by city | Yes | Schedule items; no per-jurisdiction templates |
| Progress billing and card payments | Yes Draws from the estimate; card via link, Stripe rates | Yes Invoices and online payments |
| Client portal | Yes Stage, photos, selections, invoices, payments, PM contact | Yes Client portal with selections, messaging, files |
| Sub portal, bids, takeoffs, warranties | No Subs check in by QR; no bidding or takeoffs | Yes |
| Set-up | Your first job goes in with us on the call | Training and onboarding services |
| QuickBooks / Xero sync | No Exports instead | Yes |
Buildertrend does not publish prices; its pricing page asks for company details and quotes by builder type and annual volume. All plans list unlimited users and projects. Buildertrend facts are from Buildertrend pricing and Buildertrend features, checked September 2026. Their products change; if something here is out of date, tell us and it gets fixed. SiteView facts describe what ships today.
Try the home improvement version free for 7 days.
From $159 a month after, every feature on every plan. We set the company up with you and load a real job.
7 days free. Card on file, nothing charged until day 8. From $159 a month after — cancel any time.