Buildertrend is a full construction management suite for builders and remodelers: scheduling, daily logs, client portals, and financials in one place. Contractor Profitability Suite is a focused margin-tracking layer — per-job costing, change order profit, and leakage detection — for 1-10 person contractors who don't need the whole suite.
| Feature | Contractor Profitability Suite | Buildertrend |
|---|---|---|
| Job costing depth | Per-job cost tracking with burdened labor, materials, subs, equipment, overhead, and live variance vs. estimate. | Strong financial and job costing tools within a full construction management suite. |
| Change order tracking | Full change-order lifecycle with built-in burden, markup, overhead, tax, e-signature approval, and per-CO profit tracking. | Change order requests with approval workflow as part of the suite. |
| Profit leakage detection | Automatic flags for missing burden, low markup, margin below target, and category variance over estimate. | No automatic per-job profit leakage detection. |
| Pricing model analysis | Dedicated pricing-model analyzer and break-even tooling to validate margin before you quote. | No dedicated pricing-model or margin analysis tooling. |
| Labor burden calculator | Purpose-built labor burden calculator (payroll tax + workers' comp + general liability + benefits). | No built-in labor burden calculator. |
| Ease of setup | Built for profitability tracking — set up in minutes with no schedule/dispatch configuration. | Full PM suite: scheduling, portals, and modules take significant setup time. |
| Starting price | $19/mo Starter · $39/mo Pro | About $499+/mo for core plans. |
If you need full project management — scheduling, daily logs, client portals, warranties — across multiple large custom builds, Buildertrend is a complete, capable platform, and its price (about $499+/mo) reflects that. If your main problem is knowing your true margin per job and pricing change orders correctly, CPS does that specific job for $19/mo.
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