Opiniones de Buildxact

Keeping up with all our take offs, sending invoices/quotes etc

No iPhone app, so we can access all costings and other areas that you can from a PC, I have bookmarked the site so I have easy access to some areas of Builxact from my iPhone, that’s the only improvement I can see what will make this software

Good concept - does the fundamentals that are required for Custom Residential Building.

They rarely implement functional improvements. They are quick to 'expand' however they do not seem to be interested in improving the product - only increasing its marketability. Many new features are for show rather than function. A number of really practical design implementations have been suggested by users on their 'feedback' page however many of these have been sitting idle for years.

Cloud based system, modern system with a lot of potential to improve functionality. Really easy to measure and take off from plans

Communication regarding feedback on features to improve the system is lacking. It appears the easy features may be addressed while the harder ones are ignored. Cutting lists are not a current feature. Cannot put in future prices rises effective on a certain date

Being able to upload all types of plans and the ease of measuring up complex projects.

The Variation forms would be much better if you could list/add 'Actual Cost' items after the variation has been made up. (if something was accidentally missed)

Being unable to export screen shots to show trades certain areas of what we have allowed etc.

From tracking quotes, to take offs and organizing your quote in a professional way, to sending purchase orders and tracking your project to the cent, BuildXact is by far the best value for money estimating/project management software on the market.

The scheduling is a bit clunky in comparison to MS Project

Loving the estimating features, especially plan takeoffs. Bunnings live integration is a must. Buildxact helps to complete the feed back loop on estimating, job costing, actual costings.

Can be a bit complicated, and sometimes restrictive in what you can do once in a job.

Software - easy and useful.
Service - 5 star services, solves all the issues we have ever.

Sometimes bugs still come out, most them have been resolved, but some we still have to pay attention too.

Keeping my jobs costed and follow profit to each job

Nothing to mention, everything works as I need

I find the estimating features to be easy to use and effective in generating accurate project estimates / quotations.
Leading on to 'Job' stage the historical data and cost plan is essential for reviewing and maintaining project cost controls.
The Variation portal is also very beneficial with submitting and tracking any changes as the project progresses

I dont find the Accounting Software integration to be beneficial as the communication between Xero and Build Xact is not 2-way.

how easy it is to use, provide digital take off, purchase orders

not a great fan of the schedule, im sure its easy to use as well but never got around to it.

I love that i never have to worry "did i send that order or book that tradie?" It is so easy to issue price requests, purchase orders, work orders and program my jobs/subbies and if i ever need to check that a task has been done i have the reassurance that the systems are in place to control all that communication.

The invoicing when completing cost plus projects could have more options and be more customisable.

I have now been in business as a builder since the beginning of 2020 (basically right at the start of COVID). For two years I was using a different platform, and for the past year BuildXact. I was constantly stuffing up my estimates and bleeding money using the old platform, but since changing over to BX and building up my own custom template, I've now done three major extension/renovations through your software and every single one has been profitable!Whilst I'm never satisfied and I'm always tinkering and making improvements to my template, I think my estimates are now really high quality and I'm also winning work based on the professional look of the quote letter.It's been such a massive positive change for my business and I hope my business can remain profitable and healthy into the future using BX and a couple of other handy digital tools.

Costs are high, takeoff features could do with some improvments, no plan annotation feature for use with tablet/ stylus

Great software and they are continually improving their service offering. Easy to do take offs and manipulate the software to your individual requirements. The support teams are great, always ready to help you and assist you in getting the most out of the software. They continually run sessions on their updates to ensure you are across them. All of their support are based in Melbourne and Australian owned company which is great for local business.

Their quoting system wasn't ideal at the start however they have just released a newer version and it's great.

The BuildXact software implements very well with our accounting software and makes the task of reconciling job costings hassle free!
I really like the invoice and quote design functionality - the fact that you can customise the design and layouts, and save these templates for future next project is a real time saver, and the quotes come out looking great!
The take-off tool is a game changer, to be able to scale your drawings digitally and calculate required materials using the distance and area ruler saves a heap of time with pricing and ordering materials!

It would be nice to have a mobile app, although not essential.

once you. have learned how to use it is very effective an as its cloud based it will allow mobility from one workplace to another an saves time each day.

Sometimes the effectiveness of the actual connection cab be slow and cause issues.

I like that I can use the take-off tool in my role as estimator to assist in the process of our extremely custom & varied business

Upload of plans and ability to delete pages within buildxact is a little clunky

- integration with Xero
- easy take offs
- take offs are saved for visual representation
- you can email PO's directly from system

- the ability to produce quick quotes, rather than just only variations

It's very easy to navigate when it comes to the basics and the proposals you produce look great for clients.

Probably like most programmes, it has a lot of functions that we have to pay for, but do not use. Also annoying when you are putting a proposal together and you enter an item, hit TAB and if there is a receipe it autofills and if it's not what you were wanting, you have to delete the line and start again.

I love how it is secure in the cloud with no concerns of back-ups being lost. Also that we can have two uses at the same time.

That it can be a little hard to keep up with features that are added and things changing just as you get use to it.

The entire system functions seamlessly together. I operate the entire company using Buildxact. We would be lost without it.

I suggest updating the scheduling system to allow for color-coding and alerts in case of double booking trades. This will enhance the overall organization and efficiency of the system.

the overall management from costings, to accepting the job, to running the job and contractors

With some of the roll out of new features, we had some minor hiccups with an old quote being accepted and not all the fields running across

Copying estimates to fast track the next similar estimate

Employees/subcontractors portal - This would be handy like the client portal to sheer plans, documents for each project so employee's can see all these's documents on the job.