Nicole
Voice AI that runs your business hands-free.
The living OS for construction
BuildCore Ai — the living operating system for construction.
Voice-first. 80 agents running sales, calls, emails, client updates, scheduling, and pipeline — graduated to full autonomy when you say the word. Stop running your business across six apps.
Pre-launch · Waitlist is free · Founding members get 50% off the first 12 months
Only on BuildCore
The six things no one else has
80 Agents
iKingdom tier architecture works while you sleep.
Map CRM
See your service area breathing in real time.
Permit Hunter
New permits nearby surface as leads automatically.
Takeoff AI
Drop a plan PDF, get a takeoff.
Pipeline
Client journey from contract to wrap-up, portal-visible.
The 80-agent swarm
While you're sleeping, 80 agents run your business
Built on the iKingdom 9-tier architecture. Every agent graduates from checkpoint supervision to full autonomy.
Lead Intake & Signal Capture
- Website form responder — replies in under 30 seconds in your brand voice
- Permit filing scraper — pulls every new permit in your service radius hourly
- Google review monitor — drafts responses, flags 3-star or lower immediately
- Yelp & Houzz message triage — auto-replies to first-touch inquiries
- Nextdoor post scanner — surfaces neighbors asking renovation questions
- Facebook Marketplace watcher — flags ADU and remodel posts in your area
- Missed-call voicemail transcriber — text summary plus suggested reply
- Instagram DM sorter — real prospects vs spam, routed to the right inbox
- Ringless voicemail drop — custom scheduled messages to aged leads
- Referral-mention detector — notices when clients tag you online
Qualification & First Touch
- Spam and bot filter with 99%+ accuracy before a lead ever reaches you
- Service-area validator — auto-rejects jobs outside your radius
- Budget-range estimator — reads tone and extracts realistic budget
- Zoning eligibility checker — flags projects your city won't allow
- Property intel enricher — parcel, owner, permit history pulled on ingest
- Duplicate contact merger — collapses same-person-different-email records
- Appointment booker — reads your calendar, offers three real time slots
- Pre-meeting brief generator — tells you who they are before you pick up
- Reschedule handler — moves appointments when conflicts appear
- Voice-call transcriber — captures summary and next-action automatically
Sales, Estimating & Pipeline
- Estimate drafter — reads scope notes, builds an itemized estimate
- Historic job matcher — finds your 3 most similar past jobs + actual costs
- Proposal writer — personalized scope, inclusions, exclusions
- Payment-schedule builder — draw requests matching your cash-flow rules
- E-signature router — DocuSign + automatic follow-up on slow signers
- Contract-compliance checker — flags illegal deposit amounts, missing clauses
- Insurance-cert verifier — cross-checks expiry on client HOI + your liability
- Pipeline advancer — moves the job forward when stage tasks complete
- Blocker detector — flags jobs with zero movement for 7+ days
- Lost-deal post-mortem — analyzes why prospects went with a competitor
Field Operations & Daily Logs
- Daily-log generator from field-crew voice memos and photos
- Photo auto-tagger — labels by trade (roof, electrical, drywall, framing)
- Weather-aware rescheduler — reroutes pours and exteriors when rain incoming
- Crew GPS geofence check-in — verifies worker is on-site before clock-in
- Safety-incident reporter — captures OSHA forms from a voice description
- Before/after comparison — auto-generates side-by-side photo pairs
- Punch-list tracker — catches every deficiency noted on walkthroughs
- Crew-assignment optimizer — matches best crew to next phase by skill
- Material-delivery coordinator — aligns delivery windows to work schedule
- Jobsite radio — dispatches urgent instructions to the active crew
Time, Travel & Employee Efficiency
- Time-clock auditor — flags shifts that don't match the GPS job site
- Home Depot / Lowe's visit timer — alerts when a run exceeds 20 minutes
- Multiple-supply-run detector — multi-trip days surface as planning misses
- Site-to-site travel tracker — logs company vehicle mileage + fuel spend
- Unauthorized-detour alert — flags off-route stops during the workday
- Employee efficiency scorer — quality × timeliness × communication per job
- Crew-utilization reporter — billable-hours vs idle-time per week
- Overtime predictor — warns when a worker is projected to hit OT
- Lunch + PTO compliance — enforces 30-min deduction and CA sick-leave rules
- Performance trend watcher — who's improving, who's slipping, week over week
Inventory & Procurement
- Yard + truck inventory watcher — tracks on-hand vs what each active job needs
- Home Depot Pro auto-reorder when stock crosses your threshold
- Lowe's Pro auto-reorder — parallel vendor channel for backup coverage
- Material-price drift alerter — lumber up 8% this week, lock prices now
- Delivery-window confirmer — chases vendors nightly for accurate ETAs
- Backorder escalator — switches to alternate supplier when ETAs slip
- Bill-vs-PO matcher — confirms every invoice matches ordered + received
- Subcontractor insurance monitor — flags liability expiring in 30 days
- Lien-release tracker — ensures release is signed before payment releases
- 1099 compliance — tracks YTD vendor payments, auto-generates at year-end
Client Care & Communications
- Weekly client-update email drafter — reads human, signed by you
- Selection-reminder sender — nudges clients on overdue picks
- Change-order justifier — explains the why and cost in plain language
- Progress-photo curator — picks the best 3-5 photos for the weekly update
- Expectation-setter — auto-texts clients when weather shifts a date
- Google review requester — fires at the exact right post-wrap-up moment
- Warranty-claim triager — routes issues to the right sub and follows up
- Net-promoter pulse — asks your best clients for referrals at the right time
- Referral-reward dispatcher — thank-you gift when a referral converts
- Testimonial harvester — captures video testimonials at project close
Finance, Compliance & Intelligence
- Invoice generator — fires from completion signals (phase done, task done)
- Overdue-invoice chaser — day-7 polite, day-14 firm, day-30 phone escalation
- Job profitability tracker — budget vs actual in real time per cost code
- Cash-flow forecaster — AR aging plus AP due, predicts next-Friday balance
- Permit-delay pattern detector — which cities slow you down, plan around it
- Subcontractor performance scorer — who ships on time, who kills schedule
- OSHA compliance auditor — quarterly sweep across all your safety docs
- License-renewal tracker — state license, bond, workers' comp, one pane
- Tax-deadline reminder — quarterly estimated + year-end filings
- Founder weekly digest — everything that matters in a 3-paragraph Monday email
Checkpoint Graduation — every agent starts supervised. You approve its first 50 actions. After it clears your bar, it runs on its own. You can revoke autonomy any time from the Agents panel.
Features
Everything you expect. Plus the parts no one ships.
Table-stakes GC platform, with Nicole and the agent tiers wired into every module.
Estimating
AI-assisted line-item estimates with a 30-year chief-estimator brain behind every quote.
Scheduling
Drag-drop Gantt, crew calendars, and permit-aware timelines for every job.
Daily Logs
Field-first daily reports with photos, weather, and crew time rolled up automatically.
Change Orders
Price, sign, and bill changes without ever leaving the job record.
Time Clock
GPS-verified clock-in / clock-out that maps straight to job costing and payroll.
Invoicing
One click creates your invoice, receipt, and lien release in seconds — no copy-paste between apps, no missed signatures.
Client Portal
A branded space where homeowners see the same Pipeline status your PM sees.
Files
Plans, videos, proposals, and approvals in one searchable job drive.
Warranty
Close-out, punch, and warranty claims live inside the job — not in a forgotten spreadsheet.
Side by side
Side by side with every alternative
25 features across the six platforms contractors actually shortlist. Highlighted rows are the capabilities only BuildCore ships.
| Feature | BuildCore | Buildertrend | Procore | JobTread | CoConstruct | Contractor Foreman | Houzz Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lead capture / CRM | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | — | ✓ |
| Estimating | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Takeoff from plan PDFs | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | — | ✓ |
| Scheduling / Gantt | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Daily logs | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Photos | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Files / documents | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Change orders | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| RFIs | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | — | ✓ | ✗ |
| GPS time clock | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Invoicing | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bill pay (AP) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | — |
| Budget vs actual | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Purchase orders | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Subcontractor management | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Client portal | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Warranty tracking | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | — |
| Nicole voice AI assistant | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Autonomous agent swarm (80 agents) | ✓ | ✗ | — | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Permit Hunter auto-lead-gen | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | — |
| Map-first Relationships CRM | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Pipeline (post-contract journey) | ✓ | — | ✗ | — | — | ✗ | — |
| Live Pulse activity stream | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Checkpoint Graduation agents | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Trade bid calculators (concrete/fence/roofing) | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
✓ fully present · — partial · ✗ missing
From contract to wrap-up, on one timeline.
Welcome → Design → Permits → Plan Review → Construction → Wrap-up. Your PM and your client see the same step, at the same time, with an audit log under every move.
- Six-stage post-contract journey
- Client portal mirrors the exact stage
- Events logged to
pipeline_events
A CRM that knows where your jobs actually are.
Every lead, opportunity, and active job plotted on the map you drive. Route a crew past three warranty calls on the way home. No other CRM leads with geography.
- Geo-first lead & client map
- Permit Hunter leads pinned in real time
- Nicole can call the nearest contact by voice
Pricing
One bill. One system. Agents that work.
Every plan includes Nicole, Pipeline, Relationships, and the full ops stack. Pick a tier based on how much horsepower you want unlocked.
Basic
Solo operators & 1-crew contractors ready to stop running their business out of a notebook
$299/mo
The entire BuildCore operating system — Pipeline, Relationships map, Live Pulse, client portal, time clock, financials, Nicole voice assistant. No feature gates on the core product.
Built for the contractor running $500K-$2M a year who's tired of juggling QuickBooks, Google Sheets, group texts, and their memory. One login, one source of truth, one voice assistant that knows every job.
- Up to 3 users · 10 active projects · unlimited leads and contacts
- Full app — nothing locked: Pipeline (post-contract client journey), Relationships map-CRM, Live Pulse activity stream, client portal, time clock with GPS + location audit, financials, daily logs, photos, documents, RFIs, change orders, warranty, selections
- Nicole — your voice AI assistant: dictate tasks, create leads, generate estimates, send client updates, schedule crew, all hands-free
- Tier 1-4 iKingdom agents activated: website responder, permit scraper, review monitor, call transcriber, spam filter, appointment booker, estimate drafter, daily-log generator, photo auto-tagger — ~40 of the 80 agents working for you on day one
- Unlimited free client portals — every homeowner gets a live stepper showing their project stage
- Unlimited file storage, photos, and documents per project
- Mobile + desktop — field crew on their phones, office on laptops
- Email support with 24-hour response SLA
- No setup fee · no credit card on file to start the trial · cancel any time
Mid
Growing teams running 5-15 projects at once who need the full 80-agent swarm to scale without hiring admin overhead
$899/mo
Everything in Basic PLUS all 80 iKingdom agents unlocked and working together 24/7, Permit Hunter auto-lead generation, AI Takeoff Studio, QuickBooks two-way sync, and priority support.
For the contractor scaling $2M-$10M a year. The Mid tier is the sweet spot — every agent graduated to autonomy, every integration you need for a growing crew, and the margin math stops being guesswork. Most of our customers start here.
- Up to 15 users · 50 active projects · unlimited leads
- All 80 iKingdom agents activated: sales outreach, email replies, pipeline progression, estimate drafting, bid routing, subcontractor coordination, invoice chasing, client updates, permit filing — the full swarm, running while you sleep
- Permit Hunter auto-lead-gen: every building permit filed in your service radius automatically surfaces as a qualified lead on your Relationships map — before your competitors know it exists
- Takeoff Studio AI (50 plans/mo): drop a plan PDF, get a measured takeoff with quantities in minutes. Works on architect sets, city permit plans, and homeowner sketches
- QuickBooks Online two-way sync: invoices, bills, payments, and chart of accounts flow both directions. Your bookkeeper keeps QuickBooks, your field keeps BuildCore, nobody double-enters
- Home Depot Pro + Lowe's Pro ordering: auto-reorder when stock drops, Tier 6 agent chases delivery windows
- Employee efficiency scoring & time-clock audit: quality × timeliness × communication per crew member, GPS geofence clock-in, Home Depot run timer, site-to-site travel tracking, unauthorized-detour alerts
- Bid comparison + subcontractor scoring: side-by-side proposals per trade, performance history per sub, pick the winner in one click
- DocuSign integration for contracts, change orders, and lien releases
- Automated weekly client updates with curated progress photos
- Priority support — 4-hour response, live screen-share if you're stuck
- Dedicated onboarding call — we import your existing jobs, clients, and vendors
- Founding-partner program: product roadmap input + quarterly founder office hours
Scale-as-you-go
Production builders
$1,999/mo
Add features as your business grows. Unlimited integrations, unlimited users, unlimited projects.
The 'Scale' in 'Scale-as-you-go' isn't marketing — it's literal. Every integration, every supplier connection, every new agent capability activates on demand. No contract renegotiation. Grow from 5 crews to 50 without switching software.
- Unlimited users, unlimited active projects
- Plug-in integrations as you need them: Home Depot Pro, Lowe's Pro, QuickBooks Online + Desktop, Xero, Gusto, DocuSign, Dropbox, Google Drive, Stripe, ACH/Plaid, Slack, Teams, more added quarterly
- All 80 iKingdom agents activated — sales outreach, email replies, client updates, pipeline progression, scheduling, estimating, bid routing, subcontractor coordination
- Custom agent builds — we train new agents on your exact workflows
- Unlimited Takeoff Studio AI (drop plan PDF → full takeoff)
- Dedicated onboarding specialist + weekly check-ins for first 90 days
- 24/7 support + private Slack channel with the founder
- Single-tenant deploy option (your own dedicated Supabase + Vercel project)
- SSO / SAML (Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Okta)
FAQ
Everyone asks us these first
What does 'Scale-as-you-go' mean?
The 'Scale' is literal. Every integration, every supplier connection, every new agent capability activates on demand. No contract renegotiation, no forklift upgrade. Grow from 5 crews to 50 without switching software. Unlimited users, unlimited projects, unlimited Takeoff Studio AI, and plug-in integrations (Home Depot Pro, Lowe's Pro, QuickBooks, Xero, Gusto, DocuSign, Slack, Teams, and more) added quarterly.
Are the 80 agents ready now, or coming soon?
Tier 1-3 are live today. Tier 4-6 graduate through Q2. Tier 7-9 by year-end. You get them as they graduate, no upgrade fee.
How much does the waitlist cost?
Nothing. We email you when your tier opens.
How is this different from Buildertrend / Procore / JobTread?
Same core ops stack they ship — estimates, scheduling, daily logs, portal — plus Nicole voice AI, an 80-agent swarm, Permit Hunter lead-gen, and Takeoff Studio AI. None of the alternatives ship those. Most also lock you into annual contracts; we don't.
Do I really need AI?
You don't need it. You'll just be out-priced, out-quoted, and out-followed-up within a quarter by contractors who do. Nicole answers calls while you're on a ladder; Takeoff AI reads the plan while you sleep; the agent tiers chase leads in the background.
What if I already use QuickBooks?
Mid and Scale plans include a two-way QuickBooks Online sync for invoices, bills, and the chart of accounts. Your bookkeeper keeps QuickBooks; your field keeps BuildCore.
Can my clients see their project?
Yes. Every paid plan includes a branded client portal. Clients see exactly the Pipeline stage your PM sees — welcome, design, permits, plan review, construction, wrap-up — with photos, approvals, and invoices attached.
Is my data secure?
Row-level security on every table, org-scoped access, audit logs on sensitive mutations, and Supabase-managed Postgres with daily backups. Single-tenant deploys are available on Scale.