Foundation vs GoBuild
Foundation
foundationchm.com
GoBuild
gobuild.caSide by side
| Figure | Foundation | GoBuild |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $183.33/mo | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · Home Builder Software | 7.9 (#12) | 7.1 (#19) |
| AI tools | AI features include estimates and specifications from uploaded plans, selections from vendor quotes, and a budget assistant. | AI can draft estimates from photos, takeoffs from plans, proposals, client updates, schedule changes, and receipt records; users can review, edit, or discard drafts. |
| Scheduling | Projects include Gantt-style scheduling with movable phases and tasks, templates, and a cross-project crew calendar. | Scheduling includes task dependencies that cascade downstream, timeline, board and calendar views, reusable templates, and baselines for tracking slippage. |
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In their own words
Foundation
Foundation is a custom home management app for builders and remodelers, bringing schedules, budgets, draws, contracts, selections, and client communication into one system. Scheduling includes Gantt-style timelines with movable phases and tasks, templates, and a cross-project crew calendar. Financial tools cover budget tracking, cost-plus budgets, draw requests, homeowner payments by ACH or card, and a payment ledger; QuickBooks sync is also listed. Users can upload plans, measure quantities and areas, count fixtures, and export takeoff quantities as CSV. AI features include estimates and specifications from plans, selections from vendor quotes, and a budget assistant. Digital signing, private-link bid packages, spec sheets, and subcontractor insurance tracking support contracts and procurement. Homeowners have a portal, and subcontractors can use token links. Foundation runs in a browser on phones, tablets, and desktops, including iPhone, Android, and iPad; it can be added to a home screen without an app store download. The monthly base plan is $199 a month plus an $8 service fee, totaling $207 monthly. An annual plan is $2,200 a year plus an $80 service fee, totaling $2,280. A 14-day free trial is available.