Looking for Buildertrend alternatives, or want to compare it with NextMinute? Read our helpful, transparent comparison of both products below.
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NextMinute is built for Australian residential builders and tradies who want powerful job management tools—without the complexity or high price tag.
Whether you’re quoting on the fly, managing your crew, or tracking job costs, NextMinute keeps things easy, mobile, and local.
Compare us with Buildertrend and see why so many builders are making the switch.
NextMinute enables you to change your plan month-to-month depending on your crew size. You also get charged a much lower rate for crew members who only need a few features like timesheets and site notes.
Pricing
Comparing NextMinute 1 Admin and 5 Team users against the BuilderTrend Pro Plan
Easy to use mobile apps
Fully featured mobile app built to be easy to use
Job Management
All job information in one place, available anywhere – contacts, files, notes, photos etc
Job planning
Fully drag and drop gantt chart including multiple jobs
Timesheets
Easy to use timesheets with configurable rate cards
Payroll integration
Accounting system payroll integration and standard payroll extracts for other systems
Invoicing
Quick job invoicing for both fixed price and cost plus, integrated to accounting system
Supplier invoice integration
2 way supplier invoicing sync, match supplier invoices to jobs for accurate cost allocation
Detailed back costing
Job and stage level profitability analysis incorporating all material and labour costs
Reporting
Full reporting suite including live WIP report, job profitability and timesheet analysis
Customer Portal
Customer facing portal incorporating progress updates, invoices, variations and customer interactions
Quoting
Template driven job quoting and workflows
"It helps you stay organised, keeps you across your numbers and takes the pressure off. It’s one of the only tools I’ve used that actually suits how we work in construction."
- Michael Higgins Constructions, New South Wales
NextMinute keeps it simple and affordable for small–mid residential crews, with tools built for the Australian market. Buildertrend is stacked with features for larger US-style operations and feels heavier (and pricier) for smaller teams
Crews of roughly 3–30 working on renos and builds who want quoting, scheduling, timesheets and job costing in one easy app.
Yep—NextMinute includes drag-and-drop Gantt planning on desktop so you can map stages and keep jobs moving.
NextMinute is pay-as-you-grow in AUD. Buildertrend’s plans start from US$499/month, which adds up fast for smaller teams.
Grab a free trial and the NSW crew will help you spin up an account and import jobs/quotes, so you’re not starting from scratch.
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