Bolster vs Houzz Pro

Bolster is the only platform that helps you grow your construction or contracting business, by helping you win more jobs with presentations, and increasing your job size with upsells.

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Houzz this for features?

By choosing Houzz Pro, you're missing out on Bolster features that thousands of contractors use to grow their construction business.

Create unlimited estimates and send unlimited proposals

Every Bolster subscription includes unlimited estimating, unlimited proposal creation, and no limits on projects.
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Estimate faster with AutoCost items & assemblies

Estimate with construction materials and labor from your local suppliers, including real-time prices and stock levels.
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Bid-winning presentations

Automatically generate presentations from your estimates, giving price transparency and building trust with customers, ultimately helping you win more bids.
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Increase job size with optional items, upgrades & selections

Effortlessly increase your average job size and grow your construction business by including optional items, upgradeable items, and selections in your quotes.
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Compare Bolster vs Houzz Pro

Conduct a full analysis of Bolster and Houzz Pro plans with our comparisons below. For a comparison of all key features per plan, be sure to view this page on your laptop or desktop computer.

pro

$399 p/m

(billed annually)

premium

$499 p/m

(billed annually)

pro

$249 p/m

(with 30 day free trial)

custom

~$1000 p/m

(billed annually)

Estimating & Projects

Project limits

Unlimited

Unlimited

$500,000 worth of estimates
automatic upgrade to custom ~$1000 p/m plan when reached

Unlimited

Takeoffs

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not included
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Estimating

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Assemblies

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Item/product library

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3D floor planner

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-

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Bids & Presentations

Automatically generated presentations

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not included
not included

Optional, upgradable and selectable items (in proposals)

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not included
not included

Selections

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not included

Available after job booked

AutoCost

AutoCost assemblies

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not included
not included

Real local material prices

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not included
not included

Real local labor costs

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not included
not included

Project management

Scheduling

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not included
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Automated material lists & budget

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not included
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Change orders

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not included
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Team/client chat

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CRM/Lead management

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Client Portal

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Basic version

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Customer support

Knowledge base and help desk support

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Dedicated 1:1 support

1x 1:1 onboarding session
2x 1:1 strategy sessions

1x 1:1 onboarding session
3x 1:1 strategy sessions

not included

Phone & live chat only

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Custom account build out

Add-on available

5 hours of custom build out

not included

Migration support only

Financial services

Invoicing

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Payment processing

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ACH and bank transfers

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Business account

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not included
not included

Cards

coming soon
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Tick
not included
not included

Marketing

Lead from QR code

Tick
Tick
not included
not included

OpenQuotes - customer self-serve estimating

Tick
Tick
not included
not included

Embeddable estimating wizard

coming soon
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Tick
not included
not included

Integrations

Quickbooks

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not included
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CompanyCam

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not included
not included

Hover

coming soon
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not included
not included
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pro plan

$399 p/m

Tick

Unlimited everything

Tick

Estimating

Tick

Takeoffs

Tick

Scheduling

Tick

Assemblies

Tick

AutoCost

Tick

Job-winning presentations

Tick

In-proposal upsells

Tick

Selections to help you increase job size

Tick

1:1 support included in all plans

Houzz Pro logo

pro plan

$249 p/m

Tick

Estimating

not included

Takeoffs

not included

No scheduling

not included

Assemblies

not included

No cost database

not included

Manual proposals

not included

No upsells

not included

In $999 p/m plan

not included

Phone & live chat only

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plus
$299
per month*
(billed annually)
Create or import items & assemblies, estimates, presentations with upsells, and accept lightning-fast payments.
Get started

Bolster Plus features:

  • Unlimited estimates
  • Unlimited projects (no $ cap)
  • Unlimited presentations with upsells
  • Fast payments (credit, debit & bank)
  • 1 user
  • Knowledge base & help desk access
pro
$399
per month*
(billed annually)
Get access to material and labor pricing with AutoCost, and add additional users to your company.
Get started

Everything in Bolster Plus, and:

  • Region specific material pricing (AutoCost)
  • Region specific labor costing (AutoCost)
  • 3 total users
  • Limited 1:1 onboarding support
premium
$499
per month*
(billed annually)
A more comprehensive plan, featuring AutoCost, 5 users, 5 hours of account build-out, and 1:1 support.
Get started

Everything in Plus, Pro, and:

  • Volume based payment processing rates
  • 5 hours of custom account build-out
  • 5 total users
enterprise
Contact sales
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The most comprehensive plan, featuring unlimited users, account build-out, and franchise management.
Contact sales

Everything in Plus, Pro, Premium, and:

  • Dedicated 1:1 support
  • Complete custom account build-out
  • As many total users as you need
  • Franchise management
  • Multi-location management

*All prices listed in USD and are billed annually. Contact our sales team for prices in your local currency, pricing for monthly plans, and the best deals on offer.

"If you're willing to invest in your business and work with Bolster, you're going to exceed your expectations of what you can achieve. If you put in the work, you'll see a return on investment quickly."

Che Whitaker
Owner, Patriot Fencing

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