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.
By choosing other software, you're missing out on Bolster features that thousands of contractors use to grow their construction business.
Conduct a full analysis of Bolster and other software 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.
$199 p/m
(billed annually)
$399 p/m
(billed annually)
Job tread
$199 p/m
(billed monthly)
Sales & Estimating
Spreadsheet estimating
Item library / cost catalog
Assemblies
On-screen construction takeoff
Bids & Presentations
Approval management and e-signatures
Automatically generated bid-winning presentations
Manually create documents
and select/deselect line items
Optional, upgradable and selectable items (in proposals)
Selections (in proposals)
Only available after job booking
AutoCost
AutoCost assemblies
Add-on
Real local material prices
Add-on
Real local labor costs
Add-on
Project management
Project limits
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Automated scheduling
Not automated from estimate line items, manually create tasks
Automated material lists & budget
Not automated from estimate line items, manually create items
Change orders
Team/client chat
CRM/Lead management
Client Portal
Customer support
Knowledge base and help desk support
Dedicated 1:1 support
1x 1:1 onboarding session
3x 1:1 coaching sessions
Item import tools
Custom account build out
Available as an add-on, billed hourly
Available as an add-on, billed hourly
Training resources and videos available, but no white-glove service for building out your account with items and pricing
Financial services
Invoicing
Payment processing
ACH and bank transfers
Business account (wallet)
Cards
Marketing
Construction CRM / lead management
Lead forms
OpenQuotes - customer self-serve estimating
Embeddable estimating wizard
Integrations
Quickbooks
CompanyCam
Hover
Based on data gathered on February 13th, 2025. Prices and features are subject to change at any time.
essentials plan
$199 p/m
(billed annually)
Spreadsheet estimating
Item/pricing library
Spreadsheet estimating
On-screen construction takeoffs
Automated
scheduling
Automatic material list & budget
AutoCost
Automated presentations (driven from estimates)
In-proposal upsells
Selections to help you win bigger jobs
Payments, business accounts and cards
25 projects a year
Job tread
monthly plan
$199 p/m
(billed monthly)
Spreadsheet estimating
Cost catalog
Spreadsheet estimating
On-screen construction takeoffs
Manual
scheduling
Manual entry materials & budget
No AutoCost
~
Manual document creation
No point of
sale upsells
~
Selections after booking
~
Payments only
Unlimited projects
Based on data gathered on February 13th, 2025. Prices and features are subject to change at any time.
Pay once a month
Pay once a year
"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."
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