BRCKS
£40/seat/month — Annual billing (£50 monthly). Subcontractors free.
- 3 staff + 15 free subs = £120/month
- 14-day free trial, no card required
- Unlimited free subcontractor seats
- Free client portal
- Cancel any time
BRCKS vs Buildertrend: the UK alternative with a public price
Buildertrend no longer publishes its prices — you get a quote based on your construction volume, and its last public tiers were $499–$1,099 a month. BRCKS is £40 a seat, subcontractors free, and the price is on this page.
The 30-second answer
Choose Buildertrend if…
- You're a US builder who needs estimating, takeoffs and deep QuickBooks/Xero job financials in one platform.
- You run $2M+ of annual construction volume and can absorb a $6,000+/year subscription.
Choose BRCKS if…
- You're a UK builder wanting your trades updating from WhatsApp instead of learning a new app.
- You want to know the price before talking to sales.
Feature by feature
| Feature | BRCKS | Buildertrend |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | UK residential builders (2–20 staff) | US residential builders, $2M+ volume |
| Pricing | £40/seat/mo, published | Quote only — based on annual construction volume |
| Last known price | — | $499–$1,099/mo (last published Sept 2025) |
| UK support (CIS, VAT, GBP billing) | Native | USD billing only, no CIS workflows |
| Subcontractor access | Free, unlimited | Unlimited users included |
| WhatsApp integration | Native AI bot | None |
| Estimating & takeoffs | None — pair with your estimating tool | Strong |
| Accounting integration | Sits alongside Xero/QuickBooks, no sync | QuickBooks + Xero sync |
| Client selections management | Basic decisions via posts/variations | Dedicated selections module |
| RFIs & variations | With external sign-off portal | Advanced tier and above |
| Site diary & daily logs | Automated AI digest | Manual daily logs |
| Safety (RAMS, incidents) | UK-format | US-format checklists |
| AI assistant / phone answering | Ask BRCKS + AI Receptionist | Partial (AI bill approvals) |
| Free trial | 14 days | Demo only |
| Setup | Minutes, self-serve | Onboarding programme; months-long learning curve reported |
The real cost comparison
Buildertrend
Quote only (2026) — Priced by your annual construction volume. No free trial.
- Essential: $499/mo (last published Sept 2025)
- Advanced: $799/mo (last published Sept 2025)
- Complete: $1,099/mo (last published Sept 2025)
- Entry price was ~$99–199/mo in 2019 before rises
Buildertrend's entry price was around $99–199/month in 2019 and rose steadily before pricing was withdrawn from the website in early 2026.
Where Buildertrend wins
Estimating, takeoffs and job financials
A complete estimating and financials suite with QuickBooks and Xero sync. If quoting drives your business, this is a real strength — and BRCKS doesn't try to replace it.
Client selections for custom homes
A mature selections module, inherited from CoConstruct after Buildertrend acquired it in 2021. If custom-home selections are core to your workflow, it's the deeper tool.
Twenty years of maturity
Templates, community and residential workflows built out over two decades in the US market.
If you're in the US, it fits your world
US tax system, US-format checklists, USD billing, US support hours. All built around your workflows.
Where BRCKS wins
You know the price
£40 a seat, published on this page, monthly option, cancel any time. No sales call to find out what you'll pay.
Built for the UK
GBP, VAT, CIS-aware workflows, UK support hours. Not a US platform with a browser that works overseas.
Trades adopt it — because it's WhatsApp
No app training. Your plasterer, sparky and groundworker are on WhatsApp today. BRCKS captures updates from the app they already use.
The site runs itself
Automated 7:30am check-in, 9pm AI digest, site diary, snagging, RFIs, safety, an AI receptionist answering the phone while you're on the tools.
Which should you choose?
If you're US custom-home builder with an office team
Choose Buildertrend. Their estimating + selections + financials stack fits your workflow, and their US ecosystem — QuickBooks, US tax, US support — is exactly the world you operate in.
If you're UK builder up to ~20 staff drowning in WhatsApp groups
Choose BRCKS. You need the site organised, not another quoting tool. £40/seat, subs free, up and running in an afternoon.
If you're UK firm that mainly needs estimating
Choose Neither alone. Look at Buildxact for estimating and BRCKS for running the site — they don't overlap.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Buildertrend cost?
Buildertrend no longer publishes pricing; you get a quote based on your annual construction volume. The last published tiers (September 2025) were $499, $799 and $1,099 per month. Reviewers report renewal increases are common. BRCKS is £40/seat/month, published here.
Does Buildertrend work for UK builders?
It runs in a browser anywhere, but there's no GBP billing, no CIS handling, no VAT/domestic-reverse-charge workflows and no UK page on their site. The Xero integration is the main UK-friendly hook.
Is Buildertrend better than BRCKS for estimating?
Yes. Buildertrend has real estimating and takeoffs; BRCKS doesn't do estimating. BRCKS runs the project and the site, alongside whatever you quote with.
Can I import my data from Buildertrend?
There's no automated migration. Most builders start BRCKS on their next project and let Buildertrend contracts run down.
What happened to CoConstruct?
Buildertrend bought it in 2021 and is closing it down (no new projects after 31 March 2027). Its users are being moved onto Buildertrend's quote-based pricing.
Does BRCKS have a free trial?
Yes, 14 days, no card required. Buildertrend offers a demo instead of a trial.