BuildFolio — Profit Intelligence for Contractors
Most contractors don’t know if a job was profitable until tax season—if ever. We built BuildFolio to fix that.
You bid it, you built it, you billed it. But somewhere between the estimate and the invoice, profit disappeared and nobody can tell you where. BuildFolio gives you real-time visibility into what every job actually earns.
TL;DR
BuildFolio helps contractors quote smarter, close faster, and keep more of every job. $39/mo. AI-powered satellite measurements, living estimates, and profit tracking from estimate to invoice. Built by people who watched contractors get squeezed by overpriced software and underpriced bids.
Contractors are flying blind on profit
You’re guessing your margins. You quote jobs based on gut feel and last year’s prices. You track costs in your head or a spreadsheet that’s three weeks out of date. You find out you lost money on a job when you’re already on to the next one.
Enterprise tools cost a fortune. Platforms like ServiceTitan charge $245+ per technician per month. That’s $3,000/year for a single crew member—and they still don’t tell you if you’re actually making money. They track jobs, not profit.
Free tools don’t cut it. Spreadsheets, notebooks, mental math—they worked when you had five jobs a month. But they can’t track material costs, labor hours, and change orders across 30 active projects. The data you need exists; it’s just scattered everywhere.
Quote Smarter. Close Faster. Keep More.
Three pillars. One platform. Every feature is designed to put more money in your pocket.
Quote Smarter
AI-powered satellite measurements give you accurate roof, gutter, and property dimensions in seconds. Photo-to-quote turns a single photo into a detailed estimate with materials and labor. Stop underbidding because you guessed the square footage.
Close Faster
Living estimates that update in real time as scope changes. One-click financing widgets so homeowners can pay over time. E-signatures that close the deal from the job site. No more “let me think about it.”
Keep More
Real-time profit dashboard shows your true margin on every active job. Track material costs, labor hours, and change orders as they happen. Invoice reminders that chase payments so you don’t have to.
Solo contractors and small crews
BuildFolio is built for contractors with 1 to 15 employees—the businesses too big for spreadsheets but too small for $300/month enterprise software. If you’re quoting jobs from the driver’s seat and doing payroll at midnight, this is for you.
- Roofing
- HVAC
- Plumbing
- Electrical
- Landscaping
- Painting
- Solar
- Fencing
- General Contracting
“We’re not trying to be everything to everyone. We built the tool we wished existed—the one that answers the only question that matters after every job: did I make money?”— Zach Wade, Founder
Built different. Priced different.
vs ServiceTitan
Same power, 1/10th the price. ServiceTitan is built for 50-truck operations with full-time office staff. BuildFolio gives you enterprise-grade profit intelligence at $39/mo, not $245+/tech/mo.
vs Jobber
We track profit, not just jobs. Jobber is great at scheduling and dispatching. But it won’t tell you if that job you just finished actually made you money. BuildFolio will.
vs Housecall Pro
We have AI + instant measurements. Photo-to-quote, satellite roof measurements, and computer vision property analysis. Not just another job management tool with a new coat of paint.
vs Spreadsheets
We automate what you’re already doing manually. If you’re tracking costs in Excel and doing estimates on paper, BuildFolio does the same thing—except it updates in real time and never forgets a line item.
Contractor-grade intelligence
We believe contractors should have the same data advantages as big corporations. So we built a platform that pulls from the same sources the large franchises use—and made it accessible at $39/mo.
Satellite Measurements
Roof area, pitch, and dimensions from Google Solar API and Mapbox imagery. Measure a property without leaving your truck.
AI Exterior Analysis
Computer vision analyzes property photos to identify roof type, siding material, condition scores, and landscape details automatically.
BOM-Calculated Pricing
Material costs built from real bill-of-materials data with regional price adjustments. Not national averages—your local market.
Property Intelligence
70+ data points per property from 8 sources, delivered in 3-8 seconds. Know the house before you knock on the door.
We read every message
Have a question, feature request, or just want to tell us what’s working (or not)? We’re a small team and we genuinely want to hear from you.
Ready to stop guessing your margins?
You’ve got the skills. You’ve got the crew. You’ve got the jobs.
Now get the one thing that’s been missing: clarity on what you’re actually earning.
“Quote smarter. Close faster. Keep more.”