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Bit & Grain vs Buildertrend.

$29/mo flat with built-in AI vs $399-1,099/mo GC-tier pricing. Built for trade crews, not residential general contractors.

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Feature comparison.

Every row sourced from Buildertrend’s public marketing pages (buildertrend.com/features and buildertrend.com/pricing) accessed 2026-05-13.

Feature	Bit & Grain	Buildertrend
Starting price Buildertrend Essential starts around $399/mo with unlimited users.	$29/mo flat	$399/mo (Essential, as of June 2026)
Highest published tier	$29/mo (no tier ladder)	$1,099/mo (Complete, as of June 2026)
Free tier (no credit card)
Annual contract required Buildertrend offers monthly billing with a published rate; annual billing earns the discount.
Volume-based custom quotes Bit & Grain is flat $29/mo; Buildertrend now leans toward volume-based custom quotes.
Built-in AI assistant (chat-driven workflow) Buildertrend's AI surface is help/document-summary based; Grain AI on Bit & Grain is a chat-driven workflow engine for receipts, mileage, migration, captions.
AI-powered receipt scanning	Pro
AI-powered migration / PDF import	Pro
Mobile apps (iOS + Android)	Coming Q3 2026
Route planning (single-day / single-operator) Buildertrend ships project-schedule planning rather than route-style scheduling.
GPS time clock
Voice-driven job logging	Pro
Estimates / proposals
Invoicing
Project scheduling (Gantt-style) Buildertrend's GC sweet spot, multi-month project schedules. Bit & Grain ships day/week scheduling instead.
Service log + change orders
Daily logs / journal
Recurring service workflow Buildertrend is project-based; recurring service is not a Buildertrend use case.
Built-in website builder (publishable per-contractor site) Buildertrend ships a customer portal but not a contractor-side website.	Pro
Customer portal	Pro
Self-booking widget	Pro
Two-way SMS	Pro
Online payments (Stripe)	Pro
Mileage tracking (chat tool)	Pro
QuickBooks Online sync
Email + chat support

Why switch from Buildertrend?

Real AI, not just docs

Grain AI runs your day from chat, receipts, mileage, migration, caption generation. Buildertrend’s AI surface is help + document summarization, not a workflow engine.

Built for trade crews, not GC enterprise

Buildertrend’s sweet spot is residential general contractors running multi-month projects. Bit & Grain’s sweet spot is owner-operators and 1-5-person trade crews, woodworking, project work, recurring service.

No enterprise price tag

$29/mo flat. No $399/mo Essential floor. No volume-based custom quote. Free tier with no credit card so you can prove fit on your timeline.

Migrate your data in minutes.

Import contacts, jobs, and invoices from PDF or CSV, Grain AI does the parsing. No spreadsheet nightmare to switch.

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Buildertrend is a trademark of its respective owner. Bit & Grain is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Buildertrend. This comparison reflects publicly available information as of June 2026 and is provided for general information only. Pricing and features change, so verify current details on Buildertrend’s official website.

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