BuildBook Erfahrungen

Great product, works great, easy to navigate- almost too simple.

Kommentare: I met the [sensitive content hidden] of Buildbook at IBS and was very impressed with him and with the program he helped create. Overall very positive. Customer service is great and it works!

Vorteile:

I love the ease of use for my employees and clients. Very positive feedback from clients, employees and my office manager. They can navigate the program much easier than CoCon/Buildbook. This is huge, I was getting negative feedback from clients about CoCon's complexity. Buildbook is very very simple to navigate and the app works great, very easy to see what we need.

Nachteile:

On the back end, I would love just more customization, options, and abilities to see more information. Seeing job profitability and syncing w/ Quickbooks to see actuals vs. quoted would be helpful. We don't have time or capacity to enter each line item cost so we are missing that information. It just almost seems too simple and not enough complexity on the back end. I want more options w/ quotes and w/ the Gannt chart creation. Having pictures and files transfer from "opportunity" to "projects" would be very very helpful! Please make this change! I'm concerned if Buildbook will be able to grow with my business. As I grow my business I want to be sure Buildbook grows with us and brings more functionality to the back end. Don't change the client facing side, just the backend!

Clean, simple and easy to use project management software

Kommentare: They have a great team that is very responsive, and keeps their customers updated with upcoming upgrades to the system. Customer service is great, and they made the transition easy.

Vorteile:

I love how simple this software is to use, and how well is works alongside our current processes. It's clean and easy to use for both our team and clients, and does not have all of the clutter and clunkiness that larger softwares have. It allows us to have a central hub for all project-related communications, in a clean, minimal interface.

Nachteile:

Scheduling could be improved a bit, and I'm confident that it will be sooner than later based on the recent updates and communications stating the upcoming upgrades that are rolling out in the coming months. Bid & PO Management is also missing, so looking forward for that to come through.

Initial thoughts

Kommentare: Good. The people seem great. I do believe they will work the issues and help to create product that is in tune with the current market needs.

Vorteile:

When I first looked into it I was happy to have a product that was easy for tracking leads and providing a project tool for our employees

Nachteile:

The inability to turn a won lead into a project. It’s redundant to have to take the notes from the lead and redo them once a project is won.

Bud's Review

Kommentare: Buildbook has been great to use for me and my team. The Buildbook team is very responsive to suggestion and implement suggestions from the field that are great.

Vorteile:

Buildbook is easy to use for my team in the field, and also for customers.

Nachteile:

I would like to see card displays in all areas. Creating a opportunity to project can be a little smoother.

An intuitive well thought out program with just the right amount of bells and whistles.

Kommentare: This program was so easy to work with right off. Very low learning curve. It just makes sense compared to the convoluted high end competition and the overly simplified low end competition. It's very logical.

Vorteile:

The ease of use and the rapid fire response if I ask for help with something. The support team is outstanding.

Nachteile:

I wish it had a financial summary across projects but I understand they are working on it. And I wish it had a direct way to split up estimates into sections without having to work it out through cost codes.

Just what we needed!

Kommentare: The biggest problem we have had with our company is always not knowing what jobs are going on and what are we doing such days. BuildBook has helped utilize their features to make sure everyone is aware and on the same page!

Vorteile:

I love the tasks functions and the start and end dates you can implement. This helps show the entire team what needs to be done and how much time we have to do the scope.

Nachteile:

I would like to see more financial functions. Such as invoicing and AR reports

Great Market Fit, But Need to Counter-Balance Cost-Plus Construction

Kommentare: I enjoy it as a tool for promoting a greater customer experience. I don't know how much I would say that it helps me run my construction business at this point.

Vorteile:

The market distinctive for my business is this software and my design process. This program achieves my goal of promoting high-level visibility between me and the client while allowing me to have a project management system that is efficient and clean.

Nachteile:

As mentioned before, the product feels like it's been built so heavily around the customer experience that it's weak on the project execution features. More specifically the financial management and scheduling side of the project. In regards to the former, the financial management system is almost entirely communicative. But it doesn't actually serve me in any significant ways of managing my financials. The scheduling system is clunky. I don't know if this is a feature but I hope that you guys will allow for a microsoft project integration as I will have to explore other products to schedule construction as Buildbook's system takes way too long.

Best Bang for your Buck Construction Management Software

Kommentare: BuildBook has a small company feel, they are there to help their customers, customer service is the best I have experienced.

Vorteile:

It is extremely easy to use. There is no better software for the money. It is not busy and cluttered like its more expensive competitors, it has everything you need, nothing that you don't. The company is growing rapidly and I am excited to see the future software developments from BuildBook. I would recommend BuildBook to any residential builder looking to systemize their company.

Nachteile:

It is a relatively new product that is rapidly growing, there will be features you with it had, though they are few. BuildBook will continue to improve, and I look forward to future developments.

Buildbook is the Answer

Kommentare: Buildbook helped me achieve what I was looking for, in that I was using several different softwares and wanted to consolidate them into one. I get that with Buildbook, and it makes it easy to simultaneously setup task management and scheduling.

Vorteile:

The interface is extremely fluid and natural to use. The potential for what Buildbook has to offer is very high.

Nachteile:

I would like it if they offered a desktop native app vs strictly a browser based option.

BuildBook Review

Kommentare: Great experience so far. This software will help my small company grow.

Vorteile:

Simplicity!!! BuildBook is very simple to use. It is a good project management software for small builders and remodelers. Very user friendly.

Nachteile:

I love how BuildBook continues to make this product better. Many updates address the needs of many. Anytime I have had a question or comment they have always been there to answer and/or listen.

Great tool to track project progress!

Kommentare: Great product for communication between owner, manager, employees, clients, and subcontractors!

Vorteile:

We use this tool primarily to track job progress internally as well as with clientele. We use this software daily, whether it is creating task lists to be completed or post pictures and captions, and we love that we are able to post these progress updates to enhance internal scheduling as well as keep the client updated throughout the process. That being said, the communication capability with all parties is what we love most!

Nachteile:

The to-do lists and tasks seem difficult to create, and I wasn’t aware of several other features prior to taking this questionnaire. Perhaps a tutorial or help guide would be useful in lieu of the chat option. Also, previously I had issues uploading multiple pictures and getting posts to create/post, but that seems to have been improved in the most recent update.

Complete Construction Management Software

Kommentare: We are able to communicate with our clients who are offsite much more clearly as a team. It's really improved our overall client-contractor relationship.

Vorteile:

I love how easy it is to integrate our current utilization of dropbox with Buildbook. As a team, we love being able to track our jobs together, and share our daily progress with each other. The best part of Buildbook though is their incredibly helpful their customer service. They walk through any and every issue and address it promptly and they are always there to help!

Nachteile:

The only challenging component we have found with this software is utilizing older phones. However, this is not unique to only this software, as it is a challenge for every developer.

Fantastic project tracking tool

Kommentare: The whole idea of this app is being able to improve communication between team members and our customers. Being able to see the multiple projects, see its status, communicate solutions, and answer customer’s questions. The idea extends to the team that created the app, the team at Buildbook. If there’s one thing I can say about them, its that they have excellent communication and customer service!

Vorteile:

Being able to see progress on every project, and directly communicate and comment on individual project posts along with the home owner/customer

Nachteile:

Still a few bugs here and there. One of the more consistent bugs is our team will run into problems uploading photos. But the Buildbook team is so responsive and prompt to address our feedback and squash those bugs. Even our feedback regarding certain requests to improve the user interface gets addressed!

Brady Colt Custom Homes

Kommentare: Clients love it, employees find it to be a very useful tool, and I am more organized because of it.

Vorteile:

Integration within the company and buy in from our customers was instant!

Nachteile:

Some of the initial lingo was difficult to grasp at first

Great software, helped our systems so much!

Kommentare: We've loved having something to keep us organized, keep our subcontractors in the loop, and keep our clients happy. They know the schedule, what is expected of them, and when they need to have decisions done. That has helped me be able to spend my time working on other things instead of putting out fires all day!

Vorteile:

Pros: -All in one place -Keeps communication confusion at a minimum because it keeps things streamlined -Provides a great view of the entire build process -Love the ease of keeping track of things...even helps me as the builder see things as the big picture and help break it down for customers. -I love the notifications that have been added

Nachteile:

It's pretty user friendly but I needed to work through all the different aspects of it to see how we could utilize it best. The chat feature is great, but sometimes doesn't work. The scrolling doesn't work the best on the app version and sometimes the selections section is cery slow to add and save information. Fixes seem to make things better and better though!

Life Saver for our Small Construction Company

Kommentare: We’ve loved everything from our experience talking with the guys about what it could do, before we even bought it, to implementing it with our clients, getting certain subs on board with it, and knowing we’ve got a great support team behind the product as well. It’s absolutely been a life saver on this latest remodel, and I’m not sure how we did the previous ones without it?!

Vorteile:

This makes communicating with our clients SO MUCH EASIER! We love love that everything is in one place, documented, with easy access to conversations, pictures, videos, any needed info we put in, etc. And being able to do this for each project without losing important conversations or endlessly reorganizing our inboxes is wonderful.

Nachteile:

As always, when you get into a product early you may find a few small glitches or ways the app can work more optimally, but the customer service has been wonderful and we know those little things like a photo/video not uploading immediately are getting worked out Quickly.

Does the basic things really well

Vorteile:

This is an easy to learn, easy to use software. It does project tracking/time schedule, contacts, project management really well. Customer service has been excellent. Well worth the low price compared to others.

Nachteile:

I doesn't integrate with a Google calendar. Some of the client facing things are things we would not want to have so we don't use that aspect yet.

My BuildBook use and decision to purchase a BuildBook subscription

Kommentare: Me personally I have not yet as I'm in my construction twilight years, hanging on hanging out, holding on. Yet I can see how valuable BuildBook is and I wish to support BuildBook and maybe get to more fully utilize soon. I also have several other separate business and personal business document tools I'm learning at the same time. Spread thin.

Vorteile:

I wish I had BuildBook years ago, it is ideal. Currently I do struggle with using it as I work mostly day to day for others, me myself and I. As such, I do not get too involved wit schedule and budget or estimate. Yes I would like to very much, and need to, but again at this time I'm not. As such I have limited practice or daily use. But I support BuildBook for what they are accomplishing.

Nachteile:

For me hard to navigate, photo uploads don't happen, and it is hard to find how and where to striking off finish tasks or items. Videos of new updates are impossible to follow for any instructions. Yes one can now do this, but specifically how?

Excited to get started!

Kommentare: They've been extremely helpful!

Vorteile:

I really like the ability to track progress through the daily log!

Nachteile:

It's hard changing how we've been doing things for years, but we know that in the end this will make us better!

BuildBook Review

Kommentare: Excellent customer service would like some bugs fixed

Vorteile:

Selections and organization for our projects

Nachteile:

Also, selections, missing customization options

Good tool!

Kommentare: I think it a good platform that is continually getting better. Will definitely continue to use it.

Vorteile:

Pretty easy to use and allows me to have a single place for my clients to touch base and ask questions

Nachteile:

Adding docs is a bit cumbersome. Getting better with dropbox, but I couldn't get drop box to work yesterday.

Home remodeler

Kommentare: I've researched Buildbook since they started out with a different company.With the company that I've been with for the last 2+ years we worked with 4-5 different types of software which was cumbersome and not efficient. not to mention having no access to a specific software if they had a bug. With Buildbook we have everything we need within reach in the office or on location.The chat feature to be able to talk with the team as well as with the clients and to document things is a nice huge feature.

Vorteile:

Ease of use, visibility and accessibility for non-tech workers.Software encompasses almost everything needed for our daily operations, it eliminated using 4-5 different types of software.

Nachteile:

We wish there were more (enhanced) CRM type of features

First month review

Kommentare: This has been a very easy process to set up our schedules and processed. We love it so far and so do our installers and clines.

Vorteile:

The option to communicate with the client and the team.

Nachteile:

that when you set up a template and set the number of days needed for a phase that it uses weekends in the days. Since we don't work weekend we have to adjust the days .. makes is a little hard to schedule.

Why should you use buildbook

Kommentare: We have centralized all of our projects info in Buildbook

Vorteile:

Straightforward app to be used in your office or on the go

Nachteile:

unselect all option missing Filter notifications by one or multiple people/projectI am quite sure filtering is not either working properly or not giving me information in real time

Perfect for growing Contractors!

Kommentare: We’ve loved Buildbook, the simplicity of the app as well as the added features that just keep making it an easy to use value-add for our company.

Vorteile:

Build back allows us to have a one place to keep all of our client communications, selections, pictures, and more! No more digging through texts and emails, or relying on what anyone “thinks was said”, or having to repeat the conversation. It’s all in the app, organized by project.

Nachteile:

Can’t think of anything offhand- they’ve continued to upgrade!