Buildertrend vs Procore

Construction enterprise software for enterprise budgets. Small contractors need different.

Quick Answer: Buildertrend: does not publish pricing. Procore: does not publish pricing. With no published price on both sides, a like-for-like cost comparison is not possible — which is itself worth knowing before you book a sales call. Which one is right depends on the work you do, and the section below picks between them.

Buildertrend

pricing on request

Home builders and remodelers with $1M+ revenue

Procore

pricing on request

Commercial construction, large GCs, enterprise projects

Bottom Line

Buildertrend (pricing on request) and Procore (pricing on request) are both established tools with real user bases, and for most people the honest answer is that either will do the job — the difference shows up in fit, not quality. At least one of these does not publish a price, so we cannot put a three-year total against it without inventing one — and we will not. Read the section below on which one suits your work; the cost table further down shows where the bill actually differs.

Feature Comparison

FeatureBuildertrendProcore
PricingNot published — quote onlyCustom (typically $500+/month)
Construction specificSelections, change orders, bid requestsSubmittals, RFIs, drawing management
Target size5-50+ person companies50-1000+ person companies

Detailed Breakdown

Right Tool for Right Size

Buildertrend or Procore: which one

If you are choosing between these two, this is the part that matters. Both are established products and neither is a mistake — the question is which fits how you actually work. We have left ourselves out of this section entirely.

Choose Buildertrend if…

  • Unlimited users and projects is something you actually use. It is one of the capabilities Buildertrend leads with.
  • Client and subcontractor portals is something you actually use. It is one of the capabilities Buildertrend leads with.
  • Scheduling and daily logs is something you actually use. It is one of the capabilities Buildertrend leads with.

Choose Procore if…

  • You work in Enterprise. That is a segment Procore is built around and Buildertrend is not.
  • You want to know the price before you talk to a salesperson. Procore publishes its pricing; Buildertrend quotes on request.
  • Unlimited users at any volume band is something you actually use. It is one of the capabilities Procore leads with.

What each one actually costs

Headline prices rarely survive contact with a real invoice. These are the parts of the bill that move: where the ladder starts and ends, what an extra seat adds, and what comes off the top of money you take through the tool. A dash means we do not have that figure recorded — not that the fee is zero.

 BuildertrendProcore
How it is pricedQuote only — no published priceAnnual fee based on business volume
Per extra user$0 — unlimited users$0 — unlimited users included
Free tierNoNo

Buildertrend

STOPPED PUBLISHING PRICES IN 2026. The Essential / Advanced / Complete tiers that used to carry figures have been replaced by custom quotes tied to annual construction volume brackets, and the pricing page now shows no dollar amount. Reports of the old tiers ranged from roughly $339 to $1,099 a month, which is why we do not quote one number.

Procore

PRICED ON ANNUAL CONSTRUCTION VOLUME, NOT SEATS. An upfront annual fee is set against the dollar value of work you put through it, with unlimited users inside that band. Reported bands run roughly $15,000-$30,000 a year for smaller general contractors and $30,000-$80,000 for mid-size, with implementation reported as a large first-year addition. This is enterprise construction software, not a solo tool.

Pricing checked . Vendors change prices without notice — check the vendor before deciding.

Where Buildertrend and Procore genuinely win

Both of these are real products that a lot of businesses run on happily. If a comparison page only tells you what is wrong with the tools it is comparing, it is selling you something. Here is the honest case for each.

What Buildertrend does well

  • Unlimited users and projects
  • Client and subcontractor portals
  • Scheduling and daily logs
  • Selections and change orders
  • Built for residential builders and remodelers

What Procore does well

  • Unlimited users at any volume band
  • Full construction project management
  • Drawing and document control
  • Financials and change management
  • Large integration marketplace

Why People Compare Buildertrend and Procore

Only one of these publishes a price, so people comparing them are usually trying to work out what the quoted one will actually cost before committing to a sales process. Recurring pricing compounds, so the multi-year figure is the one that decides it.

The Real Question

Whether Buildertrend or Procore is right for you comes down to the work you actually do rather than the sticker price. The sections above set out where each one is strong, what each really costs, and what operators report about both.

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Pricing verified March 2026.

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