Buildertrend alternative
Replace Buildertrend. And the rest.
Buildertrend runs projects, schedules and client updates for builders and remodelers, at a price it doesn't publish. TradeMade builds your whole company into one system: leads and sales, estimates and contracts, projects, schedules and crews, rep pay, plus the call center phones, website and AI calls and chat, at a price worked out from a published formula.
Free, no pitch deck. Bring your Buildertrend invoice and the list of everything else you pay for.
What Buildertrend users say
Why owners look around.
The complaints about Buildertrend that come up again and again on Reddit, from the remodelers and builders who use it.
Expensive, and climbing
Remodelers and builders say Buildertrend is expensive and that the price keeps going up, with posters putting it at roughly $800 to $1,000 a month.
One builder said it started at a few hundred dollars a month and is now close to $1,000.Construction · summarized from Reddit, 2025
Hard to get your data out
Builders say their data is hard to get out of Buildertrend or connect to other tools, from missing bulk export to weak integrations and QuickBooks sync trouble.
One builder said Buildertrend stopped offering a bulk export.Construction · summarized from Reddit, 2026
Slow and clunky
Users call Buildertrend clunky, slow or dated, with everyday work taking too many clicks.
One contractor said entering a cost line now takes more clicks than it used to.Contractors · summarized from Reddit, 2026
All three cards are real complaints posted on Reddit by remodelers, builders and contractors, summarized. The complaints are theirs, not ours; we leave out names and links to protect the posters. These are the complaints that come up most, each from several separate threads. The posters are not our clients and do not endorse us.
Side by side
One job, or the whole company.
What Buildertrend lists on its own website, against what a TradeMade system covers.
Buildertrend's pricing page, viewed October 26, 2026, lists no prices, so this table shows only what that page confirms. Ask Buildertrend for its plans, prices and contract terms in writing. Buildertrend is a trademark of its owner. TradeMade Software is not affiliated with or endorsed by Buildertrend.
What we build, and what it replaces
What we build instead.
One system built around how your company already works, replacing the separate tools you rent today. These are the layers trade companies lean on most.
- Layer 02 · Pipeline
Leads and CRM
Every door, call, web form and referral lands in one record, and nobody re-types it. Leads from your online ads go to your call center or reps in seconds.
Replaces- Rented CRMs
- Lead spreadsheets
- Layer 04 · Paper
Quotes, proposals and e-signature
Priced from your own price book and signed at the kitchen table, inside the system, with the signed copy filed on the job.
Replaces- E-signature services
- Proposal tools
- Layer 05 · Jobs
Projects, scheduling, dispatch and crews
From sold to installed: schedules, crews, materials, photos and change orders on one job record.
Replaces- Field service apps
- Project management apps
- Layer 07 · Talk
Phones, call center, texts and reviews
Call routing and dialing for your call center, texts, email and a customer portal. Confirmations, reminders and review requests go out on their own, with consent on record.
Replaces- Texting and review apps
- Dialers
- Layer 08 · Money
Billing, commissions and pay
Invoices and service plans that bill themselves, and every rep's pay worked out the moment the deal closes.
Replaces- Add-on billing modules
- Commission spreadsheets
- Layer 11 · AI team
Agents that answer while your team is in the field
Voice and chat agents pick up calls and chats, answer from your own records and book the appointment. How our AI works.
Replaces- Answering services
- Chat widgets
- The whole stack
TradeMade. One system.
Every layer works as one, with your data moved over for you. You pick the layers your business needs, and the full list is on the home page.
What it really costs
No price on the page. Ours is.
Buildertrend doesn't publish its prices. Here's what remodelers say they pay.
- Not publishedBuildertrend's pricing page shows no prices.Buildertrend pricing page, October 2026
- ~$800 to $1,000/moWhat remodelers and builders on Reddit report paying.Remodelers and builders · summarized from Reddit, 2026
- ClimbingPosters say the price has kept rising over the years they've used it.Remodelers and builders · summarized from Reddit, 2025
- Our formulaAbout 70% of a year's software spend to build, then 10% to run, never under $1,500 a month.TradeMade pricing, October 2026
Figures reported on Reddit are what posters say they pay, not a quote. Ask Buildertrend for a written quote that covers every user, setup and the term, then add the CRM, dialer and website you rent alongside it.
The math
Less from month one.
An example: a remodeling company paying $5,000 a month for Buildertrend and everything around it, the CRM, the canvassing app, the dialer, the website. The build is about $42,000, paid over the first year, so about $3,500 a month. After that, running it is $1,500 a month. They pay less from the first month, with one system that does far more and the busywork automated.
Bigger company? The gap grows. At $20,000 a month, the build is about $168,000 and running it is $2,000 a month: about $264,000 over five years against $1.2 million. At $50,000 a month, it's about $660,000 against $3 million.
Example only, using our typical figures: the build is about 70% of one year of your current software spend, paid over the first year, with a $35,000 minimum; running it is 10% of that spend, never less than $1,500 a month. Not a promise for any one business; your Blueprint gives your real number. Work out yours.
What it costs
Priced against what you pay now.
Not a cheaper copy of what you rent. One system that does far more, with the work your team does by hand today automated, priced against what you already pay.
Percentages are typical figures from our builds and proposals, not a promise for any one business. AI usage is billed at cost and depends on how much your agents do.
Switching from Buildertrend
Straight answers.
Is TradeMade a Buildertrend alternative?
Yes, and a wider one. Buildertrend is software you rent. TradeMade builds one system around your company that covers the work Buildertrend does and the parts most companies rent from other vendors or run on spreadsheets: canvassing, sales and crew pay, call center phones, your website, mailers, and AI that answers calls and chats.
Can you move our data out of Buildertrend?
Yes. We move your clients, jobs, schedules, documents and photos over from Buildertrend and check them before anything is switched off. We start the move early and plan it around your renewal date, and on a TradeMade system your data sits in accounts in your name.
Is it cheaper?
Compare what you get, not just the bill. One system replaces Buildertrend and the tools around it, does far more and automates work your office does by hand. The build is about 70% of one year of what you spend on software today, paid over the first year, with a $35,000 minimum. After that, running it costs 10% of that spend, never less than $1,500 a month, plus AI usage at cost. A company spending $5,000 a month pays about $3,500 a month in the build year, then $1,500 a month. The calculator on our home page shows your own number.
How long does it take to switch?
The Blueprint session gives you a real timeline for your company. For comparison, one of our home improvement clients went from a blank page to daily use in eighteen days.
Do we lose anything Buildertrend does today?
The Blueprint maps every Buildertrend feature you actually use, and the build covers those before Buildertrend is canceled. If something you rely on isn't covered yet, you keep Buildertrend until it is.
Who owns the system?
Your data is always yours. You hold a license to run, repair and change your system for your own business, for good, or you can own it outright, quoted case by case. Our trained AI agents stay ours and run as a service.
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