Chose BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product
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BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product vs. Stairkey
BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product vs. Stairkey
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 BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product | N/A | BuildingConnected is an online preconstruction platform supporting communication and collaboration with contractors, subcontractors, and real estate owners. The platform supports bid management with cost tracking and analytics, relationship tracking, alerting, and unlimited bid invitations. BuildingConnected was acquired by Autodesk in 2018. | N/A | |
 Stairkey | Small Businesses (1-50 employees) | Stairkey is a business management platform for contractors, trades, and home-services companies. It combines estimating, invoicing, project management, scheduling, job costing, and accounting in a single system, aiming to replace the mix of spreadsheets and disconnected point tools that small contracting businesses typically rely on. Core capabilities include customizable estimates that convert into projects—automatically seeding tasks, materials, and tool… | $20 per month |
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| Additional Details | — | Stairkey uses a simple usage-based model with a predictable ceiling. The $20/month base gives you full access to CRM, Takeoff (with a starting catalog), Estimates, Project Management (client and contractor portals, material and tool lists, change orders, job costing, and scheduling), and Invoicing — plus a $20/month activity allowance that covers your day-to-day work. Activity across the platform — creating contacts, invoices, and estimates, sending emails, uploading files, running reports, and using AI features — draws from that monthly allowance. Most small contractors stay within it. If you go beyond, additional activity is billed pay-as-you-go at low per-action rates (cents per item; AI actions range from $0.35 to $2.00), and total usage is capped at $100/month so your bill can never spike unexpectedly. Add-ons: Accounting module +$20/month (includes another $20 of allowance). Website page +$10/month. Additional users +$[10/20]/month each. Launch promotion: 50% off your base plan and add-ons for the first year (limited time). | ||||||||||||||
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| Considered Both Products |  BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product  David Noah Controls Engineer Chose BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product We also use AutoCad so it was easy for us to look at BuildingConnected first since they are by the same company. We had found out while interfacing with our customers that some other platforms (like procore) were hard to use and find information on, so we did not give them …  Marcel Cicort Estimator Chose BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product Have used BlueBook Construction, which has a smooth, quick search for local contractors. Still, they don't allow us the client project creation. I even had issues with them displaying proper project descriptions based upon was receiving inadequate and or erroneous bid …  Matthew Smith Estimator and Project Manager Chose BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product SmartBid is very similar to BuildingConnected. In our case it just depends which general contractor has BuildingConnected vs SmartBid. I can say that building connected has brought us more/new estimating opportunities by updating our profile - indicating what division we …  Stephen Fontana Estimator Chose BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product Some of these other products are feature-rich but lack user-friendly features. BuildingConnected, what it lacks in some deeper features, it makes up for in Customer Service and User Friendliness. |  Stairkey No answer on this topic |
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| Small Businesses |  FollowUp CRM Score 1.4 out of 10 | FollowUp CRM Score 1.4 out of 10 |
| Medium-sized Companies |  InEight Score 8.2 out of 10 | InEight Score 8.2 out of 10 |
| Enterprises | InEight Score 8.2 out of 10 | InEight Score 8.2 out of 10 |
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| BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product | Stairkey | |
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| Likelihood to Recommend | 1.3 (0 ratings) | - (0 ratings) |
| Likelihood to Renew | 9.0 (0 ratings) | - (0 ratings) |
| Usability | 10.0 (0 ratings) | - (0 ratings) |
| Support Rating | 8.9 (0 ratings) | - (0 ratings) |
| Implementation Rating | 10.0 (0 ratings) | - (0 ratings) |
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Matthew Smith Estimator and Project Manager | No answers on this topic |
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Marcel Cicort Estimator | No answers on this topic |
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