MotionOps vs. Buildertrend

For many contractors, yes. Buildertrend is strong for established residential builders and remodelers: Gantt scheduling, client selections, a client portal, and a subcontractor portal with bids. MotionOps is built for specialty contractors and growing field teams, with a daily crew schedule, HR, and payroll prep built in, published pricing, and a 14-day free trial. If you build or remodel homes with many subs and client selections, Buildertrend may fit better.

Buildertrend doesn't publish plan names or prices. You get a custom quote after a demo and a sales call, every account picks a paid support tier, and paying annually upfront takes 10% off. Quotes include unlimited users and projects. MotionOps publishes every plan: Solo $39/mo, Go $119/mo for up to 5 users, and Scale $199/mo for 5 users, billed annually.

Yes. Buildertrend has a two-way QuickBooks Online integration on all plans, and also works with QuickBooks Desktop and Xero. MotionOps syncs with QuickBooks Online on every plan too, so your books stay where they are.

Yes, more than most people expect. Buildertrend's time clock is geofenced, works offline, supports shift approval, and calculates daily and weekly overtime; approved shifts sync to Gusto with the Complete package and a Gusto subscription. MotionOps runs timesheet QA with manager approval, overtime tracking, and AI receipt scanning, exports a payroll-ready CSV, and adds employee files, skills, and day-off approvals that Buildertrend doesn't have built in.

A daily crew dispatch board, built-in employee records and certs, skills and grades tracking, and day-off requests with approvals. MotionOps also publishes its pricing and offers a 14-day free trial; Buildertrend is quote-only, with a demo instead of a trial.

Established residential builders and remodelers running complex, multi-phase projects with many subcontractors. Gantt schedules with critical path, client selections, a client portal, a sub portal with bid requests, purchase orders and bills, and unlimited users in every quote are built for that.

No. Buildertrend offers a demo and a custom quote after a sales call. MotionOps has a 14-day free trial, and you can also book a demo first to see how it handles your crews and project types.

No. MotionOps is easy to set up and use from day one, with no steep learning curve. Every account gets a free onboarding session and phone support with real people, and larger teams get white-glove onboarding plus a customer success program. You can try it first with a 14-day free trial before moving anything over.

UPGRADE: You can upgrade anytime. For monthly plans, the new price starts right away. If you choose annual plans, the total amount is charged upfront upon signing up as a client and is non-refundable if you cancel before the year is complete.

DOWNGRADE: For monthly plans, downgrades start with your next billing cycle. For example, if you signed up on the 1st of the month and requested a downgrade on the 15th, the new pricing will apply beginning on the 1st of the following month.

Yes, MotionOps has a mobile app with no additional charge. This app has a variety of features that allow you to manage your MotionOps account through your smartphone or tablet. With the app, you can monitor your workers' activities, keep track of their progress, and stay up-to-date on your project management tasks. The mobile app is designed to be user-friendly, intuitive, and easy to use, making it an excellent tool for managing your business even while you're on the go.