For spec builders, flippers, and owner-builders doing 1-20 projects a year — Buildertrend is built for 50+ unit GCs.
Paste your Buildertrend export. Our AI maps every line item into a clean TerraLine project — budget, draws, lender-ready PDF. No re-keying.
We've heard the same complaints on BiggerPockets, Reddit, and from our own customers. Here's the short list.
$399+/mo before you even close a lot
Buildertrend's entry tier is north of $399/mo on annual billing, with implementation fees on top. That's $4,800+/yr you haven't earned back yet on your first spec.
Ten modules you'll never use
CRM, scheduling, leads, daily logs, surveys, time clocks — most small builders need a budget and a draw schedule, not a GC operating system.
Implementation calls and training
You shouldn't need an onboarding specialist to track 60 line items across 5 categories. That's a sign the software is built for someone else.
Lender PDFs look like database dumps
Builders tell us they end up rebuilding the lender-facing PDF in Word or Excel anyway — the Buildertrend native export is too noisy for hard-money lenders.
$39/mo Solo, $99/mo Operator, no setup fees
Pricing matches what small builders actually generate. Free tier lets you evaluate against a real lender PDF before paying a dollar.
One job: budget → draws → lender PDF
We focus on the construction-loan workflow. Nothing else. That's why it takes 5 minutes to onboard instead of 5 hours.
Self-serve in 90 seconds via AI Importer
Paste your Buildertrend CSV. Our AI maps every line to LAND / SOFT / HARD / CONTINGENCY / FINANCING with confidence scores. No calls, no Loom.
Lender-ready PDF on day one
Every export is formatted for hard-money lenders (Kiavi, Lima One, RCN, local banks). Pre-funding draw schedule, contingency tracking, vendor list — all on one page.
A side-by-side, no-marketing-fluff comparison.
| Feature | Buildertrend | TerraLine |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | $399+/mo + setup | $0 free → $39/mo Solo |
| Built for | 50+ unit GCs | 1-20 spec builders / flippers |
| Setup time | Implementation specialist + training | 90 seconds — paste & go |
| AI document import | No | Yes (Gemini / Claude) |
| Lender-ready PDF | Generic export | Built for hard-money lenders |
| Categories | Custom + complex WBS | 5 simple: LAND / SOFT / HARD / CONTINGENCY / FINANCING |
| Sub/vendor 1099 grouping | Add-on | Included |
| Founding member price | — | $19/mo locked forever (closing soon) |
Three steps. Zero setup calls.
No — every line item from your Buildertrend export is preserved, including vendor, notes, and original subcategory name. The AI just adds a TerraLine category and a confidence score. You can correct anything before saving.
Yes. Most builders evaluate by importing one active project into TerraLine and running both side-by-side for a draw or two. The free tier covers that with no card on file.
No, by design. TerraLine is for the spec builder who already has a phone, a calendar, and a notepad. We do construction-loan budget + draws + lender PDF. That's it.
Change orders land as cost events against the line item and roll up into your contingency draw automatically. You see contingency-remaining live, and it shows on the lender PDF.
Paste it anyway. The importer flags any rows where it's not confident and lets you fix them in-line before saving. Worst case — for paid plans — drop us a note and we'll do the first project import for you.
Free, no credit card. Founding-member pricing closes soon.
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