Comparison · updated October 2026

A Buildertrend alternative for small builders

Buildertrend is an all-in-one platform for residential builders and remodelers, covering sales, estimating, client selections, schedules and financials. myBivy is lighter and field-first: daily reports, plans and markups, punch items, crews and every trade on the job, with a free app for your trade contractors and English–Spanish translation built in. If the field side is where your days go, myBivy keeps it simple.

Buildertrend vs. myBivy at a glance

BuildertrendmyBivy
Built forResidential builders and remodelers who want one system for the whole businessSmall private builders and GCs, plus the trades who work for them
FocusOffice and client: sales, estimating, selections, schedules, financialsThe job site: daily reports, plans, punch, trades, crew
Your subsCheck Buildertrend for current sub and vendor accessFree myBivy for Trades: checklists, T&M tickets, daily logs, punch, quotes
Spanish-speaking crewsCheck Buildertrend for current language optionsReports, punch items, tickets and announcements translated per reader
PricingMonthly plans; see Buildertrend for current pricingBuilders $49/month (early access); Trades free up to 5 people

Buildertrend details are general and change over time; check Buildertrend's own site for current features and pricing. Buildertrend is a trademark of its owner; SRENE isn't affiliated with it.

When Buildertrend is the better choice

If you want estimating, client selections and a homeowner portal in the same system, Buildertrend covers more of the office side. myBivy's client portal isn't available in the first release.

What small builders get with myBivy

  • Daily reports in minutes: crew, trades and weather filled in, photos, sign-off, PDF.
  • Plans and markups: the current revision on every phone, pins and clouds assigned to trades.
  • Every trade on every job: one tap to call or text, and a free app for your subs.
  • Works with no signal: save a job's plans and photos to the phone.
  • English and Spanish: reports, punch items, tickets and announcements translated for each reader.
Try it

Built for the job site, priced for a small builder.

Trades start free today. Builders join early access at $49 a month, locked in for the first year.