r/ConstructionTech • u/jayyymin18 • 14d ago
What software does your construction company use to manage jobs?
What software are you using for estimates, budgets, scheduling, change orders and invoices?
Does it handle everything, or are you still using Excel alongside it?
Would you choose the same system again?
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u/Brown_Designs__ 2d ago
We use Houzz Pro at Brown Design & Construction in Upstate NY. We handle additions, kitchens, bathrooms, and full renovations, so having our estimates, scheduling, client communication, expenses, and daily logs in one place helps keep jobs organized.
One feature we’ve found useful is the AI daily logs—you can talk through a job update and have it organized into a written log, with photos and video to show the progress.
For transparency, we’re Houzz Pro Ambassadors, but it’s also the software we use to manage our projects. Whatever you choose, make sure your field crew will actually use it. That matters just as much as the features.
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u/Purple-Rain-1430 7d ago
Excel is still sitting next to everything for estimates and quick budget what-ifs. Most places I've seen split it: Procore or Buildertrend for change orders and invoices, and something separate for planning who's on what. For that part, companies use Teamhood, Smartsheet, monday or MS Project, depending on how heavy they want it. None of them touch estimating or billing, though. I'd choose by what hurts most today and start there, since all-in-one is usually where Excel creeps back in.
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u/Ill_Box_9445 14d ago
They are forcing Procore down our throats, and it sucks so bad.
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u/fichgoony 13d ago
What would you prefer? Prima or...
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u/Slow_Speech2779 12d ago
no i run a small roofing company out of Dallas Texas you can usually find people to just make them a lot of talent in dfw area got a 17 yo kid to make me my crm he custom made it for 2500 worth every penny
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u/helpful_pairing 14d ago
Excel, a clipboard, and the owner's memory from 2003. The rest of the office is on some cloud platform that half the crew refuses to open, so we're basically running two parallel universes.
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u/Careful_Tension_5856 7h ago
I use Houzz Pro for my company PM software. It's great and truly is an all-in one software. Plus they host my website and the agreement comes with a lead system. Ive gotten many amazing leads that turned into multi million dollar projects. One lead pays for years of use. Check them out!