Procore vs Buildertrend: Which Should You Buy?
By Wyatt Cooper · Published · 5 min read · Last checked
Key takeaways
- Procore is built for commercial construction at scale; Buildertrend calls itself a residential construction management platform for homebuilders, remodelers and specialty contractors.
- Procore publishes no price and quotes an annual fee by product, based on construction volume, with unlimited users.
- Buildertrend sells three tiers; an archived copy of its pricing page listed them at $499, $799 and $1,099 a month.
- Buy Procore for commercial GC work, integrations and enterprise support; buy Buildertrend for homes and remodels, where its client portal, selections and sales tools fit.
Buy Procore if you are a commercial general contractor, especially one running large jobs or needing many integrations; it prices each product by your annual construction volume and publishes no figure. Buy Buildertrend if you build homes or remodel: it describes itself as a residential platform, with leads, proposals, a client portal, selections and warranties, in three tiers its pricing page listed at $499 to $1,099 a month. Both say they handle some work in the other's market.
Procore and Buildertrend at a glance
Every fact below is from each company's own pages. Buildertrend's live site refused our page reader on the day we checked, so its pages are read from the Internet Archive's dated copies; check its live pages before relying on a figure.
| Procore | Buildertrend | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Commercial GCs, specialty contractors, owners and government; also residential | Home builders, remodelers and specialty contractors; also lighter commercial |
| Published price | None; custom quote | Three tiers: $499, $799, $1,099 a month (Feb 2026 copy) |
| Priced by | Product and annual construction volume | Plan tier |
| Users | Unlimited | Unlimited (its pricing page) |
| Sales and clients | Not among the products on its GC and residential pages | Lead management, proposals, email marketing, customer portal |
| Residential tools | Project management for single- and multi-family homes | Selections, warranties, homeowner payments |
| Integrations | 500+ integrations and apps (Procore's figure) | QuickBooks or Xero on every plan; Gusto on Complete |
| Support | Unlimited 24/7 support included | Support, plus services such as onsite consulting and a learning academy |
Who each is built for
Buildertrend's own Procore comparison frames it: "Procore is known for its commercial contractor features, and Buildertrend specializes in supporting the small to medium-sized" residential builder. Its product overview calls it a "residential construction management platform".
Each reaches into the other's market. Procore's residential page says it can help manage "single-family homes, multi-family homes, apartments, condominiums (condos), townhouses" and more. Buildertrend says it can handle "less complex commercial projects" such as retail, restaurants and multifamily.
How each is priced
Procore's pricing page charges "an upfront annual fee by product" based on annual construction volume, the total dollar value of the construction work across your projects. Users, data and 24/7 support are unlimited. No figure is published; see how much Procore costs.
Buildertrend's pricing page, as archived on February 28, 2026, listed Essential at $499 a month ($449 paid annually), Advanced at $799 ($719) and Complete at $1,099 ($989). Change orders and the sub portal start on Advanced; selections, RFIs and warranties are on Complete. See Buildertrend pricing explained.
Choose Procore if…
- You are a commercial GC or specialty contractor and your owners expect commercial project controls.
- You need a wide set of integrations: Procore counts "500+ integrations and apps" (Procore vs Autodesk).
- You want products such as Project Financials, Quality & Safety, Bid Management and Pay, its subcontractor payment product (general contractors page).
- Your company has the construction volume to justify a quoted annual fee.
Choose Buildertrend if…
- You build custom homes or remodel, and your clients want a portal, selections and online payments.
- You want leads, proposals and email marketing in the same system as the job.
- You want tier prices on the pricing page and QuickBooks or Xero on the starting plan.
- Your commercial work, if any, is lighter: restaurant, office and retail buildouts.
Where Conflo fits
Conflo, our product, is a third option for small and mid-size commercial GCs. It publishes its prices on its pricing page (free for one active project, $599 a month for up to five, $1,499 for up to fifteen), charges only the GC by active project with unlimited users, and puts trade bids, submittals and pay apps with retainage on every plan. It has no homeowner portal or selections, so it isn't for residential builders, and it is opening to companies from a waitlist.
Compare it directly: Conflo vs Procore and Conflo vs Buildertrend.
The bottom line
Procore is the commercial platform, quoted by construction volume. Buildertrend is the residential one, sold in three tiers with client and sales tools built in. Pick the one built for the work you do most.
If you are a commercial GC who wants a published per-project price instead, join the Conflo waitlist.
Sources
- Procore pricing — Procore Technologies. Read October 16, 2026.
- Residential construction software — Procore Technologies. Read October 16, 2026.
- Construction management software for general contractors — Procore Technologies. Read October 16, 2026.
- Procore vs Autodesk — Procore Technologies. Read October 16, 2026.
- Construction management software pricing (Internet Archive copy, February 28, 2026) — Buildertrend. Read October 16, 2026.
- Product overview (Internet Archive copy, October 9, 2026) — Buildertrend. Read October 16, 2026.
- Buildertrend vs. Procore (Internet Archive copy, September 23, 2025) — Buildertrend. Read October 16, 2026.
Questions
Is Procore or Buildertrend better for residential construction?
Buildertrend is built for it: it describes itself as a residential platform, with a client portal, selections, warranties and homeowner payments. Procore also markets to residential builders, especially multifamily, but its pages lead with commercial work.
Is Procore more expensive than Buildertrend?
Procore publishes no price, so a direct comparison needs a Procore quote. Buildertrend's tiers were listed at $499 to $1,099 a month in a February 2026 copy of its pricing page. Procore's fee scales with your annual construction volume.
Can Buildertrend handle commercial projects?
Buildertrend says it can handle less complex commercial projects such as retail, restaurants and multifamily. For complex commercial jobs, it says Procore is known for commercial contractor features.
Does Procore charge per user?
No. Procore's pricing page says unlimited users are included, and the fee is set by product and annual construction volume.
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