Buildshop vs Workhand

Buildshop is project and business software for home builders, remodelers, commercial contractors, designers, and field service professionals. Its tools cover planning and managing projects with budgets, expense logs, checklists, quote comparisons, drawings, and to-do lists. Financial workflows include bids, estimates, selections, purchase orders, payments, and invoices; project management features include scheduling, daily logs, inspections, change orders, progress photos, and punch lists. The free Basic package includes estimates and quotes, invoices, a to-do list, contact management, messaging, a project portfolio, and a bid center. Paid packages include all features, unlimited projects, customers, and vendors, with different user limits: 2 users for $99 a month, 5 for $149 a month, 10 for $249 a month, or unlimited users for $375 a month; each is billed annually. Paid packages list QuickBooks, Xero, and Google Calendar integrations. Buildshop runs on Android, iOS, and web, and lists a 14-day trial. Data can be exported in Excel, Word, and PDF formats.

Workhand is a mobile-first field operations app for construction contractors, available on Android, iOS, and the web. It brings together jobs, estimates, invoices, crew messaging, costs, time, and payments. Contractors can create estimates for e-signature, send Stripe invoices, chat by job, track time and mileage, track subcontractor insurance certificates, and use daily logs, punch lists, and an AI receipt scanner. The Free plan costs nothing and allows one active job, one teammate, three estimates, and three invoices per month. Pro costs $34.99 a month and supports unlimited active jobs and up to five teammates. Team costs $89.99 a month and supports up to 15 teammates, with QuickBooks Online sync; QuickBooks Desktop is not supported. Some previously loaded records can be viewed offline, while chat, photo uploads, and new estimates can queue locally. Creating a new job fully offline is not supported. The app and customer estimates and invoices support English, Spanish, and Brazilian Portuguese. In the US, Stripe card payments cost 2.9% plus $0.30, with no added Workhand payment markup.