Buildxact Review Australia 2026
Still the AU residential workflow — now a dearer three-tier table
Buildxact still has the strongest AU supplier-pricing plus Xero/MYOB path in this set, and every live card is now unlimited users. The public table moved to Foundation $199 / Pro $399 / Master $599 ex GST, and Blu Takeoff Assistant is no longer on the cheapest plan. Accounting, invoicing and schedules stay Pro+. Hosting is unpublished. Best for residential builders who will pay for Pro; not for a $169 Entry quote or an AU-sovereign host.
- Best for
- AU residential builders who want live supplier pricing and Pro+ Xero/MYOB sync, and who can wear $399+/month.
- Not ideal for
- Buyers who need Blu AI takeoff on the cheapest card, a named AU data centre, or the stored $169 Entry SKU.
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Overview
Buildxact is au estimating and job management — foundation $199 / pro $399 / master $599 ex gst. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, it serves Australian businesses with local data hosting and AU-based support.
Feature highlights
These highlights come from vendor documentation and editorial analysis of public sources. They are not firsthand test results or a claim that every listed capability was exercised in a trial.
- Foundation $199 / Pro $399 / Master $599
AUD ex GST monthly. Annual $169 / $339 / $509. Unlimited users. Stored Entry/Pro/Team dollars and extra-user fees are gone.
- Digital takeoffs on every plan; Blu Takeoff Assistant is gated
Manual digital takeoffs on Foundation. Blu Takeoff Assistant is Master, or +$99/mo on Pro — not Foundation.
- Live supplier pricing on every card
Supplier integration is on Foundation, Pro and Master.
- Accounting sync is Pro+
Xero, MYOB AccountRight and QBO AU/NZ. Import Bills is Xero/QBO only. Not on Foundation.
- Job management, schedules and invoicing are Pro+
Foundation is estimating, takeoff, quotes, POs and supplier pricing.
- Hosting unpublished on the AU privacy page
Policy body did not render this check. Do not treat Melbourne HQ as AU-only hosting.
AU Compliance Scores
These scores apply to Australian tax, payroll and banking capabilities where they are relevant to Buildxact. They are SoftwareHQ editorial judgements from public documentation, not firsthand product tests.
Not applicable means this product type is not scored on that dimension (for example BAS lodgement on a CRM). Not supported means the vendor does not offer it. Unknown means we could not verify it from public sources — that is not the same as unsupported.
Not a BAS lodge product. GST/BAS stays in Xero or another accounting file.
Not a payroll product.
Not a payroll product.
Not a payroll or HR product.
Help: Xero tax types on invoices (GST added / no tax). Subscription cards exclude GST. No BAS lodge.
Not an accounting platform. Bank feeds sit in Xero or similar.
When this was checked
Status as of (page snapshot) against a 90-day review target. Checked dates are not updated when the site is rebuilt.
Editorial article date: . That is not proof that pricing, hosting, or compliance was re-checked.
- PricingVerified
Verified — checked 8 September 2026.
AUD ex GST Foundation $199 / Pro $399 / Master $599 monthly ($169 / $339 / $509 annual). Unlimited users. Blu Takeoff Assistant Master or Pro +$99. GST extra. 14-day trial.
- HostingUnknown
Unknown — checked date 8 September 2026 is not field-level evidence on its own.
AU privacy page opened 8 Sep 2026 did not print a policy body, DC or cloud vendor. Not AU-only.
- GST handlingVerified
Verified — checked 8 September 2026.
Xero invoice tax types. Subscription GST extra. No BAS lodge.
Pricing (AUD)
All prices below are in Australian dollars and exclude GST. Verified — checked 8 September 2026. Source: buildxact.com/pricing.
- Users: unlimited
- Estimating: Yes
- Takeoffs: Yes
- Supplier Pricing: Yes
- Scheduling: No
- Job Management: No
- Invoicing: No
- Accounting Sync: No
- Users: unlimited
- Estimating: Yes
- Takeoffs: Yes
- Supplier Pricing: Yes
- Scheduling: Yes
- Job Management: Yes
- Invoicing: Yes
- Accounting Sync: Yes
- Client Portal: Yes
- Users: unlimited
- Estimating: Yes
- Takeoffs: Yes
- Supplier Pricing: Yes
- Scheduling: Yes
- Job Management: Yes
- Invoicing: Yes
- Accounting Sync: Yes
- Client Portal: Yes
- User Access Controls: Yes
Estimate first-year cost for Buildxact
Observed price changes
Recorded when a listed price changed. This is not a complete vendor timeline.
- Live AU table is Foundation $199 / Pro $399 / Master $599 ex GST monthly ($169/$339/$509 billed annually). Unlimited users. Blu Takeoff Assistant gated to Master / Pro +$99.
- Foundation (was Entry $169) · $169 → $199 · AU table renamed Entry/Pro/Team $169/$289/$449 to Foundation/Pro/Master $199/$399/$599 ex GST monthly. Unlimited users. Blu Takeoff Assistant gated.
- Previous public table was Entry $169 / Pro $289 / Team $449 ex GST with per-user add-ons.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Public AUD ex-GST table with a 15% annual option
- Unlimited users on Foundation, Pro and Master
- Supplier integration on every card
- Xero / MYOB AccountRight / QBO AU/NZ on Pro+
- 14-day trial; sales phone 1800 965 597 9am–5pm AEST
- Digital takeoffs on Foundation without buying Master
Cons
- Monthly list is now $199 / $399 / $599 — stored $169 / $289 / $449 is gone
- Blu Takeoff Assistant is not on Foundation
- Accounting, invoicing and schedules are Pro+
- Hosting unpublished on the AU privacy page
- MYOB lacks Import Bills
- 12-month commitment on annual billing
How this review was made
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- Editorial analysis — SoftwareHQ's written verdict and scores for Australian buyers. The header score is an editorial assessment, not a user-review average, not a lab result, and not a number derived from how many evidence records exist.
- Firsthand records — This review has no firsthand observation records, trial walkthroughs, or screenshots from a logged-in SoftwareHQ account. Missing tests stay not tested.
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Sources
Public pages recorded when this review was compiled. They are not a checklist that every claim was verified, and they are not evidence of hands-on product testing.
- Buildxact pricing
- Buildxact features
- Buildxact Support Overview
- Buildxact contact
- Buildxact about
- Buildxact privacy policy
- Buildxact 5471464 How Do I Connect My Accounting Software To Buildxact
- Buildxact 8542921 Buildxact And Xero
- Buildxact 3038579 What Is Buildxact
- Buildxact Au
Buildxact Alternatives
If Buildxact doesn’t quite fit your needs, consider these alternatives for Australian businesses:
- CostMiner — AU cloud estimating — AU$89/mo GST-incl (AU$79 billed annually). From $89/mo inc GST.
- STACK — US takeoff and estimating — Premium US$249 / Pro US$299 per user/month billed annually. From $299/mo ex GST.
- Cubit Estimating — AU estimating — Standard $200 / Professional $266 / Enterprise $299 ex GST. From $200/mo ex GST.