This page compares ClickHome and Buildxact using the same feature set. The table is simple to scan and shows where each product shines for Australian home builders.
Quick note about Buildxact: it is a cloud-based estimating and job management system aimed at small to medium residential builders and contractors. Buildxact emphasises fast takeoffs, estimating, purchasing and straightforward scheduling. Sources include Buildxact product pages and independent review sites.
| Feature area | ClickHome | Buildxact | Notes & evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sales & Marketing / Leads | ★★★★★ Specialist lead capture for display homes, lead scoring and a dedicated leads app. | ★★★☆☆ Good basic client tracking and mobile lead updates for smaller teams. | Buildxact focuses on estimating and job management. It supports on-the-go lead updates via the mobile app, but it does not centre on display-home rostering or lead-scoring workflows the way ClickHome does. |
| Tenders, Quoting & Selections | ★★★★★ Rapid tendering, selections linked to contracts and online customer selections via MyHome. | ★★★★★ Market-leading estimating, digital takeoffs and professional quote generation. | Buildxact is highly rated for takeoffs, estimating and quote generation. It is purpose-built to speed up estimating and produce accurate quotes. This is a core strength. |
| Contracts & Pre-construction administration | ★★★★★ Custom workflows, auto-filled contracts and approval routing. | ★★★★☆ Strong job setup and tender-to-job flows, more suited to small and mid-sized builders. | Buildxact provides straightforward project setup and workflows that suit smaller builders. For complex contract versioning and enterprise governance, ClickHome offers more advanced, configurable workflows. |
| Construction / Field | ★★★★★ Offline field app, call-sheets, drawings and inspections on site. | ★★★★☆ Mobile Onsite app for scheduling, task lists and field updates. | Buildxact's Onsite mobile app supports scheduling updates, daily logs and task lists from the job site. It is strong for small-to-medium site teams. ClickHome places emphasis on offline capability and richer site document packs. |
| Supplier / trade portal | ★★★★★ Two-way supplier portal, JobFile apps and compliance features. | ★★★★☆ Built-in purchasing, RFQs and supplier collaboration, but less emphasis on two-way portal depth. | Buildxact includes purchasing, supplier pricing and RFQ tools to help convert estimates into orders and manage costs. It supports supplier connections, though ClickHome's JobFile two-way portal and compliance features are more specialised. |
| Finance control | ★★★★★ Budgeting, forecasting, POs, progress claims and full audit trails. | ★★★★☆ Good job costing, purchase ordering and accounting sync with Xero or QuickBooks. | Buildxact integrates with Xero and QuickBooks for two-way accounting sync and supports purchasing tied to estimates. It is well suited to builders who want tight estimating-to-accounting workflows. |
| Warranty & maintenance (after-care) | ★★★★★ Customer self-service, trade assignment and trend analysis for repeat issues. | ★★★☆☆ Client communication and job tracking exist, but fewer dedicated warranty trend tools. | Buildxact supports client communication and job records that can be used for after-care, but ClickHome has more built-in warranty workflows and analytics for repeat issues. |
| Customer portal - MyHome | ★★★★★ Branded portal for selections, timelines and warranty requests. | ★★★★☆ Client-facing project views and communications to keep owners updated. | Buildxact provides customer communication and portals for project updates, making it suitable for smaller builders who need simple client access to progress and documents. |
| Integrations, API & technical | ★★★★★ CHPlus hub with webhooks, Zapier, DocuSign, Mailchimp, HubSpot and partner integrations. | ★★★★☆ Supplier price databases, accounting integrations and partner ecosystem; API availability varies. | Buildxact offers supplier connections and accounting integrations. It has a partner network and data integrations focused on estimating and purchasing. For broad event-driven integration hubs like CHPlus, ClickHome provides a more configurable hub approach. |
| Admin, security & governance | ★★★★★ Role-based permissions, AD logins, SSO and full audit trails. | ★★★★☆ Role-based access controls and admin tools suitable for small and mid-sized firms. | Buildxact provides standard role and permission controls. For enterprise-grade SSO, MFA and deep governance, ClickHome offers more advanced options. |
| Reporting, dashboards & analytics | ★★★★★ Financial dashboards, forecasting and deep cross-project metrics. | ★★★★☆ Job cost reports, profitability views and dashboarding suited to small-to-mid builders. | Buildxact offers job-level financial reporting and dashboards that help monitor profitability. Deep enterprise reporting may still favour ClickHome's hosted or enterprise tiers. |
| Mobile & field features | ★★★★★ iPad supervisor app, mobile capture of photos, signatures and defect evidence. | ★★★★★ Strong mobile apps for site teams with daily logs, photo uploads and task updates. | Buildxact's Onsite app is a core part of the product and is well rated by users for mobile job updates and field capture. For field-first teams, it is a solid option. |
Buildxact is a specialist for estimating, takeoffs, purchasing and straightforward job management. It suits small to medium residential builders who want fast quotes and easy accounting sync. ClickHome is a broader platform built for display-home workflows, selections linked to contracts, enterprise reporting and trade portal depth.
Choose Buildxact if estimating speed and simple purchasing are your priority. Choose ClickHome if you need deep pre-construction control and post-build warranty workflows.
Sources used to assess Buildxact include Buildxact feature pages, G2 and Capterra review summaries and product overviews. These informed the Buildxact column above.