Buildplus is a cash management platform that shows custom homebuilders what each home makes, while they build it.
What Buildplus does
An account for each home
Each home gets its own business bank account, opened in your company name at Core Bank, Member FDIC. Client money stays separate from your operating funds and from other homes, so you always know what each home has and owes.
Payments to trades and suppliers
Pay subs and suppliers from the home's account by RTP, ACH or check, from your desk or your phone. You code each payment to a Scope of Work as you make it, with the bill attached.
Expense capture
Job-linked cards and connected cards record costs when they are spent, with the receipt attached. Costs are ready to bill, so nothing falls through between the job site and the invoice.
Client invoicing
Put cost-plus charges and progress lines on one invoice, with prior billing taken into account. The deposit keeps its own balance and applies as a credit on each invoice.
Profit on each home, during the job
Profit and cost to complete update as expenses and income are recorded. Budget history and saved baselines show how each home moved from estimate to actual cost.
What makes Buildplus different
The account is in your name
Buildplus opens each project account in your company name, and you keep control of disbursements.
Published, usage-based pricing
Buildplus is free to start and month to month with no contract. Billing starts after your first invoice: $100 per month plus 0.5% of issued invoices, with invoice fees capped at $10,000 a year. Buildertrend and Adaptive quote custom prices, and JobTread lists $199 per month plus a charge for each added internal user.
Built around the money, not the schedule
Buildertrend is a broad construction management suite with schedules, daily logs and selections. Buildplus focuses on the cash: where it is held, who it goes to, and what to bill the client next.
Cost-plus and progress billing on one invoice
Custom homes rarely fit one contract type. Buildplus bills cost-plus actuals and fixed-price progress lines together, and fixed-price scopes stay out of the percentage-fee basis.
Live today, with a track record
Buildplus has run in production for about two years and has processed more than $40 million across real projects.
Who uses Buildplus
- Custom homebuilders running cost-plus contracts
- Builders who mix cost-plus and fixed-price scopes on one home
- Remodelers and design-build firms that hold client deposits
- Construction bookkeepers who reconcile project money for builders
- Developers who approve expenses and control costs across many projects
- Clients and trades invited to a home by their builder
The team behind Buildplus
Brian Hopkins, AIA, is an architect who built custom homes in Brooklyn and learned that residential construction has no standard way to handle client money. Millions of dollars can pass through a builder's account with no clear record of where they went.
Nicolas Schmidt led local and international BIM teams in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction industries. Together the founders have 35 years in AEC, from cutting and welding to digital delivery.
In 2024 they founded Buildplus so that builders can grow their profit and show their clients where every dollar went. The team is based in Westchester, New York.
How Buildplus works
Onboarding
Sign up for free and set up your first home in one session. Payment features become available after account verification, and our team can set up the first home with you.
Who you work with
You work with our US-based team, which gives on-demand help by email and through demos.
Communication
Reach us through the contact form, by email at support@buildplus.app, or through the help center.
Payment turnaround
RTP payments to participating banks usually complete in seconds. ACH takes one to three business days, and checks take five to seven business days or more.
Collaboration
Invite clients and trades to a home with role-based permissions, so each person sees the part of the home that concerns them.
Key facts
- Company Name
- Buildplus
- Type
- Cash management platform for custom homebuilders
- Founded
- 2024
- Founder
- Brian Hopkins, AIA, Nicolas Schmidt
- Headquarters
- Westchester, New York
- Website
- buildplus.app
- Core Offering
- An account for each home, with payments, expense capture, client invoicing and profit per home
- Pricing
- Builder: $100 per month plus 0.5% of issued invoices, with invoice fees capped at $10,000 a year, billed after your first invoice. Developer: custom pricing.
- Contract Terms
- Month to month, no contract
- Services
- Project accounts, RTP, ACH and check payments, project cards, cost-plus and progress invoicing, deposits, budgets
- Communication
- Contact form, email, help center, demos
- Notable Clients
- Airway, Alpen, Bethel Home Improvement, Cool Pool, Drip Drop, Flip Construction, Inova, Ironheart, Klar, Rowan
- Customers Served
- 200+ builders, subcontractors and homeowners
- Projects Delivered
- 20+ projects, $40M+ in project transactions
- Competitors
- Buildertrend, JobTread, CoConstruct, Adaptive
Frequently asked questions
What is Buildplus?
Buildplus is a cash management platform for custom homebuilders. It gives each home its own account and connects payments, expenses and invoices to that home, so you know what each home makes while you build it.
Is Buildplus a bank?
No. Buildplus is a financial technology company. Banking services are provided by Core Bank, Member FDIC, and each project account is opened in your company name.
How much does Buildplus cost?
Buildplus is free to start, and billing begins after you issue your first invoice. The Builder plan is then $100 per month plus 0.5% of issued invoices, with invoice fees capped at $10,000 a year, month to month with no contract.
Does Buildplus replace QuickBooks?
Not today. Buildplus runs the money and billing for each home, and your accountant keeps the close and taxes in QuickBooks Online. The QuickBooks integration is in beta, and we set it up for your company's needs.
How is Buildplus different from Buildertrend?
Buildertrend is a broad construction management suite for schedules, selections and client communication. Buildplus focuses on the money of each home: its own account, payments and invoicing, with published pricing.
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