There are plenty of estimating tools out there. Most of them do one thing: generate a quote. QuoteBuild does that and tracks your live margin \u2014 for a flat monthly fee that won't grow with your business.
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The market leader \u2014 but limited to quoting
PriceBuilder is the most widely used quoting tool in the UK residential market, and for good reason \u2014 it gets the job done. But it stops at the quote. Once you've sent that PDF, you're back to spreadsheets to figure out if you're actually making money on the job.
QuoteBuild picks up where PriceBuilder leaves off. You get the same quality quote output, plus live cost tracking, material logging, and a margin dashboard that tells you in real-time whether the job is profitable \u2014 all for less per month.
Powerful, but built for larger firms
Buildxact is a comprehensive platform with impressive depth. But that depth comes at a cost \u2014 both financially and in learning curve. Most SME builders using Buildxact are paying for features they'll never need, and spending hours learning a system that wasn't designed for a 3-person team doing loft conversions.
QuoteBuild is purpose-built for smaller residential builders. You get the live tracking and margin protection without the enterprise overhead. Builders typically get up and running in under 20 minutes.
The desktop veteran \u2014 stuck in the office
EstimatorXpress has a loyal following among UK housebuilders, and its template library is genuinely excellent. But it's a desktop application. That means you can't log a delivery cost from site, check your margin in the van, or update a quote on your phone while speaking to a client.
QuoteBuild is built cloud-first with mobile in mind from day one. Everything you need is in your pocket, from the first quote to the final invoice.
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