--- description: This article will discuss the top five construction managment software and their key features. All five software have user rating above 4.3/5 stars on Capterra Australia. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: Top 5 construction management software --- # Top 5 construction management software Canonical: https://www.capterra.com.au/blog/3108/top-construction-management-software Published on 26/09/2022 | Written by Ojasvini. ![Top 5 construction management software](https://images.ctfassets.net/63bmaubptoky/HGBKE_H_UBU6NHstX4sayx7oilNRdpXSz_ne8CfCQXU/6d53038fab9ac0b4dcf9e5cc4997f00e/Construction-management-software-AU-Capterra-Header.png) > Construction management software can potentially help businesses in efficient and cost-effective project execution. In this article, we have curated a list of the top five construction management software listed on Capterra Australia, having average overall ratings above 4.3/5 stars. ----- ## Article Content Construction management software can potentially help businesses in efficient and cost-effective project execution. In this article, we have curated a list of the top five construction management software listed on Capterra Australia, having average overall ratings above 4.3/5 stars.In this article1. AccuLynx2. Buildxact3. ConstructionOnline4. Contractor Foreman5. ProcoreThe construction industry is moving and multifaceted, typically involving different workflows. As per GlobeNewswire, ‘ the global construction management software market size is projected to reach USD 6520.8 million by 2028’. With that being said, many businesses might be looking to invest in construction management software to manage their daily business operations effectively.Top construction management softwareIn this article, we have listed the top five construction management software with top average overall ratings. All five tools have been selected based on factors such as software having user ratings above 4.3/5 stars and more than 60 user reviews in the past two years. The full methodology for choosing these software can be found at the bottom of this article. The tools listed below are arranged in alphabetical order.How construction management software can help businesses?Construction management software can help coordinate business processes for contractors, builders and other members involved in the projects. Businesses can use this software to track the real-time progress of multiple projects, including budget costs, weather conditions, site mapping and other expenditures. Such tool’s helpful features include purchase order management, project tracking, task scheduling, subcontractor management and bid management.1. AccuLynx Budget and sales tracking via AccuLynx dashboard. \[Source: Capterra\]Overall- 4.5/5Ease of use- 4.4/5Customer service- 4.6/5 Features- 4.3/5Value for money- 4.2/5 AccuLynx is construction management software that helps users manage their projects through every step—from tracking budgets to estimating costs. With the help of this tool, users can work and track their sales from an initial lead to a signed contract. This tool allows users to capture site photos, add annotations (short notes explaining text or images), and share them with other team members. In addition, users can track purchase orders and job costs and schedule labour crews, deliveries, and other events in a shared calendar.This tool also provides the feature of ‘multiple company locations—that helps users set up different company locations and manage them all from one account. AccuLynx also offers integrations with tools such as Beacon, QuickBooks, Google Maps, HomeAdvisor and more. Moreover, the software helps users generate sales performance reports—that can help them stay updated on the production numbers and the progress of their projects. This tool is, however, suited explicitly for roofing and exterior contractors but can also be used by other trade members. This software does not offer a free version; additional details on the paid plans can be found on the tool’s official website. Read More 2. Buildxact Checking project schedule via Buildxact. \[Source: Capterra\]Overall- 4.6/5Ease of use- 4.5/5Customer service- 4.5/5 Features- 4.3/5Value for money- 4.4/5 Buildxact is construction project management software specifically designed to help builders and renovators. From tracking leads to collaborating on different projects, users can manage and access all the customer communication in a centralised place. This tool also stores all customer information, including contact details, email addresses, texts and other important notes. In addition, other helpful features of this software include cost estimating, budget tracking, contract management and 2D drawing of designs.Moreover, this software lets users send reminders and notifications to subcontractors and suppliers to ensure the project is on track and completed on time. Users have the option to create purchase orders directly from their estimates. In addition, they can also generate real-time financial reports that compare estimates to actual spending, line-by-line or by category. With this tool’s ‘delivery prompt’ feature, users can ensure on-time material shipments. This software also offers pre-built estimate templates to users that are reusable and can be customised. Builxact’s ‘takeoff tool’ can help users capture and reuse site measurements. This tool does not have a free version available. Additional details on the paid version can be found on its website. Visit Website 3. ConstructionOnline Project cost estimating feature via ConstructionOnline. \[Source: Capterra\]Overall- 4.4/5Ease of use- 4.2/5Customer service- 4.7/5 Features- 4.3/5Value for money- 4.4/5 ConstructionOnline is a tool that helps users manage and organise all their construction-related projects in one central calendar. With the help of this software, users can track and ensure that the projects are running smoothly and get detailed documentation of work completed, potential delays, and weather conditions. Some of the helpful features of this tool include estimating and job costing, purchase order tracking, contract management, invoicing and payments, progress dashboards, and budget tracking.In addition, this tool allows users to provide their clients with a structured interface that can be used to review and approve any adjustments to the project. Clients can log into the ‘ClientLink portal’ and see what’s new and what’s still pending. Users can track and manage their project team using ‘resource assignments and reminders’. Resources can help users assign scheduled tasks to members and automatically send email reminders. ConstructionOnline also provides the flexibility to upload project files and photos from the office or field. Users can also control access permissions for such files and documents. This software does not provide a free version; more details on the paid versions can be found on the tool’s website. Read More 4. Contractor Foreman Bidding cost estimating via Contractor Foreman. \[Source: Capterra\]Overall- 4.5/5Ease of use- 4.2/5Customer service- 4.5/5 Features- 4.4/5Value for money- 4.6/5 Contractor Foreman is a construction management tool that helps users keep track of their ongoing construction projects and other related tasks. With this tool’s ‘daily logs’ feature, users can record weather conditions, visitor details productivity and materials used in the project. Users can automatically keep their clients informed about ongoing projects without manually sending emails or texts. Moreover, the clients can also log in and approve an estimate, generate a change order, and pay their invoices.This tool offers multiple helpful features such as contract management, tracking budgets, estimating costs and revenue and purchase order management. This tool’s ‘team chat’ feature allows users and team members to communicate in real-time. Users can also track their potential leads by month, source or stage and schedule follow-ups with them. This tool allows users to sync their calendars with Google or Outlook and track their project’s progress. In addition, this software offers unlimited file storage space, a bulk image download option, and a file-sharing feature. Contractor Foreman also lets users download financial reports, profit and loss statements, and other labour and material-related reports. This tool does not have a free version; further details on the paid plans can be seen on their website. Read More 5. Procore Project site map and floor plan level via Procore. \[Source: Capterra\]Overall- 4.5/5Ease of use- 4.4/5Customer service- 4.6/5 Features- 4.3/5Value for money- 4.1/5 Procore is construction project management software for builders and contractors that provide helpful features such as contract management, budget tracking, cost estimating, 2D drawing of maps and projects and purchase order management. This tool comes with unlimited data or document storage space, and the users can request unlimited 24/7 customer support in case of any assistance. All the stakeholders involved in the project can access the information from a centralised dashboard. In this case, the stakeholders have all-time visibility if the information is updated.This tool lets users generate actionable insights and detailed project reports. In addition, users can customise such reports from scratch or use one of the tool’s industry-sourced templates. This software allows users to manage site diaries, inspections and incidents from a single place. In addition, the tool helps users to build construction cost estimates and potentially plan their overall project budget. Procore also automatically helps users calculate material and labour costs and turn accepted estimates into project budgets. This software allows users to perform all inductions and inspections directly from their mobile device, which can help them verify all requirements. This tool does not have a free plan available. Other details on the paid plans can be found on the software’s official website. Visit Website Looking for construction management software? Check out our catalogue\! ## Disclaimer > MethodologyFor the construction management software listed above, the following factors were taken into consideration as of 10 September 2022:All five tools justify the market definition of construction management software: construction management and construction project management software coordinate business processes for contractors and builders. Organizations use construction management systems to enable collaborative workflow and data access, integrating multiple teams and office locations into a shared work environment. These building software solutions also provide scheduling and real-time completion data, including monitoring of product status, start and finish dates, budgets and expenditures. They also typically offer tools for data organisation and presentation, such as construction templates.The software have the following core features: document management, project tracking, scheduling, and for AEC industry.The tools have had more than 60 user reviews over the past two years (1 September 2020 to 1 September 2022).Have average overall ratings above 4.3/5 stars.From our resultant list, we then selected the top five tools with the highest average overall ratings compared to other products.These tools also have the highest ratings regarding the following four features —customer support, ease of use, value for money, and functionality. ## About the author ### Ojasvini Ojasvini is a content analyst for Capterra. She shares insights about software technologies critical to SMEs. 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