A simple, clear comparison of ClickHome and Constructive. Below is a clear, easy to scan comparison of ClickHome and Constructive across the features most builders care about. Stars show capability and fit for Australian home builders.
Quick note about Constructive: Constructive focuses on a branded customer portal, online and 3D colour selections, maintenance management and client communications for house builders. Key product pages and reviews were used to inform the assessment.
| Feature area | ClickHome | Constructive | Notes & evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sales & Marketing / Leads | ★★★★★ Specialist lead capture for home builders, lead scoring and a dedicated leads app. | ☆☆☆☆☆ No CRM capabilities. | Constructive is a customer portal. It is not positioned as a CRM. |
| Tenders, Quoting & Selections | ★★★★★ Rapid tendering, selections linked to contracts and MyHome online selections. | ★★★★☆ Has both online and 3D selections, good homeowner facing selection tools. | Constructive offers online and 3D colour selections that homeowners use daily. It is designed to drive upgrades and reduce selection time. However it does not offer a contract and Marging solution. |
| Contracts & Pre-construction administration | ★★★★★ Custom workflows, auto-filled contracts and approval routing. | ★★☆☆☆ Good pre-construction document sharing, focused on customer readiness. | Constructive automates document delivery and customer communications. It focuses on customer readiness and selection workflows. For complex contract workflows it integrates with other software solutions. |
| Construction / Field | ★★★★★ Offline field app, call-sheets, drawings and inspections on site. | ★★☆☆☆ Focus is on customer updates and selections, field management is usually handled by partner systems. | Constructive integrates with construction workflow tools to share progress and photos with customers. It is not primarily a field-first system, so builders often combine it with a site management tool. |
| Supplier / trade portal | ★★★★★ Two-way supplier portal, JobFile apps and compliance check-ins. | ☆☆☆☆☆ No Trade Portal exists. | Constructive focuses on customer facing functions. |
| Finance control | ★★★★★ Budgeting, forecasting, RFQs, POs, progress claims and full audit trails. | ★☆☆☆☆ Provides some pricing and defect costs, but deep budgeting and claims workflows are usually handled in accounting systems. | Constructive covers basic pricing and maintenance management, but financial controls such as RFQ management and complex progress claims are often managed in accounting or ERP tools. |
| Warranty & maintenance (after-care) | ★★★★★ Customer self-service, trade assignment and trend analysis for repeat issues. | ★★★★☆ Built for maintenance management and customer handover, with maintenance workflow and analytics. | Constructive includes maintenance and handover features designed for after-care. It helps builders manage warranty requests and track repeat issues. But it lacks scheduling functions. |
| Customer Portal — MyHome | ★★★★☆ Branded portal for selections, timelines, warranty requests and documents. | ★★★★★ Core strength. Branded portal, progress updates and 3D colour selections for homeowners. | Constructive markets a cloud based customer portal used by homeowners daily. |
| Integrations, API & technical | ★★★★★ CHPlus hub with webhooks, Zapier, DocuSign, Mailchimp and partner integrations. | ★★★★☆ APIs and partner integrations are available; onus is on integration with site and accounting tools. | Constructive integrates with onsite workflow systems and other partners to avoid double handling of client information. Confirm API details for complex event-driven integrations. |
| Admin, security & governance | ★★★★★ Role-based permissions, AD logins, SSO and full audit trails. | ★★★☆☆ User roles and admin controls are supported; enterprise security details should be confirmed with the vendor. | Constructive offers admin controls and auditability for customer communications. |
| Reporting, dashboards & analytics | ★★★★★ Financial dashboards, forecasting and deep reporting at hosted and enterprise levels. | ★★★☆☆ Customer experience analytics and selection insights are strong; deep enterprise BI may need external tools. | Constructive highlights intelligence analytics to help recover upgrade revenue and track purchase patterns. For cross-project financial BI, builders may plug data into reporting tools. |
| Mobile & field features | ★★★★★ iPad supervisor app, mobile capture of photos, signatures and defect evidence. | ☆☆☆☆☆ No field solutions available. | Constructive is strong at customer updates and sharing photos with homeowners. For offline site packs and field-first apps confirm integration with a site management tool. |
Constructive is excellent at customer experience and online 3D selections. ClickHome offers a more complete builder platform covering homebuilder lead capture, selection-to-contract automation, supplier portals and deep finance controls.
Choose Constructive if homeowner selection and handover are the priorities. Choose ClickHome if you need end-to-end control from lead to handover and strong trade portal capabilities.
Main sources used for Constructive: Constructive product pages, customer portal and online selections pages, product release notes and marketplace listings such as Capterra and SoftwareSuggest.