Beam vs Buildertrend
Beam
trybeam.comBuildertrend
buildertrend.comSide by side
| Figure | Beam | Buildertrend |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 1 |
| Spec score · Home Builder Software | 8.6 (#7) | 7.6 (#15) |
| Financial tools | The product suite includes invoicing and online payments, bill payment, expense management, job costing, and lien waiver management. | Financial features include bids, bills, budgets, estimates, invoices, payments, purchase orders and takeoff. |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States | Omaha, Nebraska |
| Integrations | Beam integrates with QuickBooks Online and lists partners including CompanyCam, busybusy, Dash Solutions, RenoFi, and XactRemodel. | The integrations page lists QuickBooks, Sage Intacct, Xero, Gusto, HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive and Bluebeam. |
| Security | Beam says it encrypts data in transit with HTTPS and TLS and tokenizes sensitive data such as bank account and card numbers rather than storing the actual data. | Buildertrend says its data environments use facilities certified to ISO/IEC 27001, HIPAA and FedRAMP standards, with an AICPA SOC 2 Type 2 report provided annually. |
| Support | Beam advertises US-based training, live chat, email and phone support during business hours. | The pricing page includes daily virtual trainings and a 24/7 Help Center among subscription support resources. |
| What it does | Beam is construction finance and operations software combining AI estimating, project management, invoicing, payments and budgeting. | Buildertrend is a cloud-based construction management platform for home builders, remodelers and specialty contractors. |
Plans
Beam
- CoreFree
- EnterprisePriced on request
- PlusPrice not published
- ScalePrice not published
In their own words
Buildertrend
Buildertrend has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.