CoConstruct was the custom home builder's software for over a decade, then Buildertrend acquired it in 2021. The CoConstruct brand still gets searched a lot, but new customers are migrated onto Buildertrend with the legacy CoConstruct specification and selection workflows merged in. Workhand is a different shape of product: lighter, mobile-first, flat-priced, built for smaller-scope crews. Here is the honest side-by-side.
Last reviewed May 2026. CoConstruct's legacy workflows now live inside Buildertrend. Verify current pricing on buildertrend.com/pricing via their custom quote form. The reference figures below come from public reviews and Buildertrend's published statements at time of writing.
| Feature | Workhand | CoConstruct (now Buildertrend) |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing & commitment | ||
| Published pricing on the website | $0 / $35 / $89Right on the homepage | ×Custom quote required |
| Entry tier | FreeSolo owner, 1 active job | Quote onlyReportedly starting around $399/mo |
| Mid tier (5 users) | $35/mo flat (Pro) | Quote onlyReportedly $599-699/mo |
| Upper tier (15 users) | $89/mo flat (Team) | Quote onlyReportedly past $899/mo |
| Annual contract required | × | Typically yes |
| Implementation / setup phase | $0, self-serve | Onboarding-led, typically weeks |
| Sign-up time | 90 seconds, self-serve | Sales call → demo → quote → contract |
| Free plan | ✓ | × |
| Free trial | 14 days, no card | Demo only |
| Custom-home workflows (CoConstruct's home turf) | ||
| Formal specification documents | × | ✓CoConstruct's signature |
| Room-by-room selections with allowances | Selection sheets | ✓Allowance tracking + over/under math |
| Formal change orders against contracts | × | ✓ |
| Gantt-chart project scheduling | Calendar view | ✓ |
| Pre-construction proposal flow | Estimate | ✓ |
| Bid management | ✓ | ✓ |
| Estimates & invoices | ||
| Estimates with e-signature | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multi-language estimates (en/es/pt) | ✓ | × |
| AI line-item suggestions | ✓Trained on your past jobs | Templates |
| Online invoice payments | ✓Stripe Connect, keep 100% | ✓ |
| Recurring invoices | ✓ | ✓ |
| AIA-style progress billing | × | Progress billing |
| Field operations | ||
| Per-job team chat with photos | ✓WhatsApp-style | Internal messaging |
| Daily logs with photos | ✓Customer-facing optional | ✓ |
| Photo annotations | ✓ | Basic |
| Time tracking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mileage tracking + IRS write-offs | ✓ | × |
| Punch list | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sales & customer-facing | ||
| Public profile page (lead capture) | ✓workhand.app/c/your-name | × |
| Customer-facing job portal | ✓ | ✓Owner portal, mature |
| Sales pipeline / CRM | ✓ | ✓ |
| Customer review automation | ✓ | ✓ |
| Marketing automation (email blasts) | × | ✓ |
| Subs & team | ||
| Subcontractor invitations + insurance tracking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sub bidding workflow | ✓ | ✓ |
| 1099 export | ✓ | ✓ |
| Accounting | ||
| QuickBooks Online sync | ✓Built into Team plan | ✓ |
| QuickBooks Desktop sync | × | ✓ |
| Job costing + profit per job | ✓ | ✓ |
| Onboarding & support | ||
| Self-serve sign-up | ✓90 seconds, no card | ×Sales-led |
| Phone support | Email-only | ✓Dedicated success |
| Mobile app (iOS + Android) | ✓Mobile-first build | ✓ |
| Onboarding speed | HoursFew-screen UI | WeeksFull feature surface |
| Founder reachable | ✓Andrew, Tampa Bay | × |
CoConstruct (now Buildertrend) uses quote-based pricing. The reference numbers below come from public reviews as last reviewed May 2026. Verify your actual quote on buildertrend.com.
For a 5-person crew, Workhand is roughly 7-8x cheaper per year than CoConstruct (now Buildertrend). The honest tradeoff: you give up the formal specification, selection-with-allowances, and Gantt scheduling features that custom home builders genuinely use. If you build custom homes, those modules pay for themselves. If you don't, you're paying enterprise prices for features your work doesn't need.
Be honest first. If you're a custom home builder using specs and selections every week, do not switch. If your business has shifted toward remodels or smaller-scope work and CoConstruct (now Buildertrend) is overkill, the move makes sense.
Not really. CoConstruct was acquired by Buildertrend in 2021. The CoConstruct brand still gets searched a lot, but new customers are migrated onto the Buildertrend platform with CoConstruct's specification and selection workflows merged in. If you are evaluating today, you are functionally evaluating Buildertrend with the legacy CoConstruct workflows.
CoConstruct is now Buildertrend, which uses quote-based pricing and does not publish dollar figures publicly. Public reviews report Buildertrend tiers historically starting around $399/mo for the entry plan and running past $899/mo for the upper tier, often with an annual contract and a setup phase. Last reviewed May 2026, verify on buildertrend.com via their custom quote form. Workhand is flat: $0 Free, $35/mo Pro for up to 5 users, $89/mo Team for up to 15 users, no sales call.
For a custom home builder running formal specification documents, room-by-room selections, allowance tracking, and detailed change orders against contract documents, no. CoConstruct (now Buildertrend) is built for that work and Workhand is not trying to compete there. For remodelers, smaller-scope builders, or trades who borrowed CoConstruct from a larger builder, Workhand fits at a much lower price. See our Workhand for remodelers page.
Yes. CoConstruct/Buildertrend supports data exports of customers, jobs, and invoice history. We help with first-time migrations on Pro and Team plans. Email [email protected]. Note that formal specification documents, room-by-room selection sheets with allowances, and change-order chains tied to contract documents do not translate directly since Workhand does not have those specific modules.
Detailed specification documents tied to contracts, room-by-room selection sheets with allowance tracking, formal change-order chains, Gantt-chart project scheduling for new-construction sequencing, and a long track record with custom home builders. If your business is custom homes with detailed specs, that depth matters. Built by a PM at a pool building company who needed something lighter than the custom-home tools.
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