Bid Board Pro

Spec sheet

What it does

Bid Board Pro is an online workspace for subcontractors to consolidate bid invitations, deadlines, documents, assignments and performance information.Read 15 Oct 2026 · autodesk.com

API

Autodesk’s BuildingConnected API provides read and write endpoints for most key data objects in BuildingConnected Pro and Bid Board Pro.Read 15 Oct 2026 · aps.autodesk.com

Compliance

Autodesk’s Trust Center lists ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018 and ISO 27701 certifications for applicable Autodesk services.Read 15 Oct 2026 · autodesk.com

Support

Autodesk advertises 24x7 online support resources for the product.Read 15 Oct 2026 · autodesk.com

Headquarters

San Francisco, CaliforniaRead 4 Oct 2026 · autodesk.com

Founded

1982Read 4 Oct 2026 · autodesk.com

Analytics

Built-in analytics report win rates, estimator performance and results by client or job type.Read 15 Oct 2026 · autodesk.com

API integrations

The API is intended for Forma connections, ETL workflows and integrations with CRM, ERP and Power BI systems.Read 15 Oct 2026 · aps.autodesk.com

Automated tracking

Users can forward invitations from any source, group matching jobs and populate the bid board automatically.Read 15 Oct 2026 · autodesk.com

Bid assignment

Invitations can be assigned to team members and filtered by office or estimator.Read 15 Oct 2026 · autodesk.com

Bid calendar

A shared calendar synchronizes bid due dates across team devices.Read 15 Oct 2026 · autodesk.com

BuildingConnected integration

Bid Board Pro connects with BuildingConnected Pro so users can move from receiving bids to soliciting bids for the same project.Read 15 Oct 2026 · autodesk.com

Company headquarters

Autodesk lists its headquarters in San Francisco, California.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com

Company legal name

The maker is Autodesk, Inc., a public software company.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com

Deployment and licence

Bid Board Pro is presented as a cloud subscription with quote-based pricing, and the published product materials do not describe an open-source licence or self-hosted deployment.Read 15 Oct 2026 · construction.autodesk.com

Disaster recovery

Autodesk says cloud operations staff are available around the clock during unplanned outages and that data centers are designed to tolerate system or hardware failures.Read 15 Oct 2026 · construction.autodesk.com

Documentation

The help center covers setup, bid navigation, files, statuses, opportunity groups, forwarding, Plan Room, calendar, analytics, reports, settings and integrations.Read 15 Oct 2026 · support.buildingconnected.com

File limits

The help center states a 4.5 GB maximum download, 25 MB BuildingConnected bid attachment limit, 7 MB outside-­BuildingConnected attachment limit and 100 MB viewer limit.Read 15 Oct 2026 · support.buildingconnected.com

Forma integration

A Bid Board opportunity can be linked to Forma Data Management, where the Files tool can store project documents.Read 15 Oct 2026 · autodesk.com

GC discovery

The system can identify additional general contractors bidding on a target project.Read 15 Oct 2026 · autodesk.com

Limit: geographic filtering

A TrustRadius reviewer said bids outside the company’s service area were wasted effort and requested stronger geographic filtering and automatic archiving.Read 15 Oct 2026 · trustradius.com

Limit: irrelevant invitations

A Trustpilot reviewer complained about receiving irrelevant bid invitations and difficulty unsubscribing from them.Read 15 Oct 2026 · ca.trustpilot.com

Limit: mobile and search

GetApp’s review synthesis identifies limited mobile access and requests for better subcontractor-data maintenance, search and categorization.Read 15 Oct 2026 · getapp.com

Limit: pricing

A TrustRadius reviewer called the service overpriced and said similar work could be done with a spreadsheet at lower annual cost.Read 15 Oct 2026 · trustradius.com

Limit: support and trial

A TrustRadius reviewer reported problems during the Pro trial, disappearing invitations after trial expiry and poor communication from support.Read 15 Oct 2026 · trustradius.com

Mobile availability

BuildingConnected has no mobile app; the service is optimized for desktop browsers, while mobile browsers can view the Bid Board.Read 15 Oct 2026 · support.buildingconnected.com

News: grouping and viewed notifications

Autodesk announced Suggested Grouping enhancements and bid-viewed notifications to reduce repetitive work and improve follow-up visibility.Read 15 Oct 2026 · autodesk.com

News: Plan Room

Autodesk announced Plan Room for Bid Board Pro on January 15, 2025 to help specialty contractors discover publicly posted projects.Read 15 Oct 2026 · autodesk.com

Opportunity management

The product gives teams a real-time view of each bid’s stage and keeps opportunities organized centrally.Read 15 Oct 2026 · autodesk.com

Plan Room

Plan Room exposes publicly posted North American projects and lets users filter, join and track those opportunities.Read 15 Oct 2026 · autodesk.com

Praise: centralized documents

Review summaries say users value having plans, addenda, messages and bid information in one accessible location.Read 15 Oct 2026 · getapp.com

Praise: ease of use

Independent review summaries repeatedly describe the interface as intuitive, easy to navigate and time-saving compared with email-based processes.Read 15 Oct 2026 · softwareadvice.com

Praise: organization

TrustRadius reviewers repeatedly praise organizing many jobs and invitations into categories such as won, lost, pending and archived.Read 15 Oct 2026 · trustradius.com

Rating on Capterra

4.6 out of 5 from 204 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · capterra.com

Rating on GetApp

4.6 out of 5 from 204 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · getapp.com

Rating on Software Advice

4.6 out of 5 from 204 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · softwareadvice.com

Rating on Trustpilot

3.2 out of 5 from 1 reviewRead 15 Oct 2026 · ca.trustpilot.com

Rating on TrustRadius

9.4 out of 10 from 26 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · trustradius.com

Reports

Bid Board Pro includes reporting capabilities for monitoring company bidding activity.Read 15 Oct 2026 · autodesk.com

SDKs

The public API page documents endpoints and API documentation links but does not identify an official Bid Board Pro SDK.Read 15 Oct 2026 · aps.autodesk.com

Security controls

Autodesk Construction Cloud describes regular vulnerability scans, penetration testing, external audits and two-factor authentication.Read 15 Oct 2026 · construction.autodesk.com

System requirements

The pricing page lists Chrome, Firefox and Safari browsers as supported requirements.Read 15 Oct 2026 · construction.autodesk.com

Plans and prices

Every Bid Board Pro plan and price →

Where Specifiction places it

• Construction Bid Management Software#2 of 318.7
• Subcontractor Software#2 of 138.6