Only partly. Buildxact is strongest before the contract: takeoffs, estimating, and quoting for residential builders. Planyard is strongest after the contract: budgets, commitments, subcontract valuations, and forecasting. Some teams use an estimating tool alongside Planyard.
Case studies
Explore how Planyard makes construction management easier. Our case studies show how real teams cut down on mistakes, save time, and work more efficiently using Planyard’s simple, intuitive tools. See how it can help you too!
Vale Southern migrated all ongoing projects to Planyard in one week – and never looked back
E&N Group: Planyard keeps finances under control while the business doubles
Karringtons: real-time visibility and processes for growing confidently
DPTQS is saving a full day each week with Planyard
Clear budgets, happy clients: How Planyard empowers het Kantoor van Morgen
From Tier 1 Complexity to Lean SME Success: a Melbourne Charity’s Finances
Real-time cost tracking for Rosetta Contracting
The Keane Group saves 3-4 days per project every month with Planyard
Subcontractors of Empower Renewables are satisfied with the efficient handling of invoices
Real-Time Project Financial Control for Mundus Prime
No more duplicate data entry when purchasing for Skyler Contracting
Live CVRs with Planyard for Brown & Bancroft
Job costing on Planyard is perfect for TITN Development
Bonava’s Digital Transformation: Enhancing Project Budgeting and Risk Management with Planyard
Planyard and Xero integration is perfect for Higgihaus Developments
Intra Interieur Gets Ready to Grow with Planyard
Hausers, a top general contractor, saves time and nerves with Planyard
Kaamos Group Saves Four Workdays per Month per Project Manager with Planyard
Frequently asked questions
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Planyard has transparent per user plans and a free trial. Buildxact publishes plan pricing with unlimited users, from £119 per month on Foundation to £349 on Master excluding VAT, with 15% off billed annually. Its AI assistants are paid add-ons.
Buildxact covers POs, invoicing, and progress payments in a residential workflow. Subcontract valuations and retention schedules are not its focus. Planyard manages both, with automatic budget and forecast updates.
Both integrate with Xero and QuickBooks. Planyard also syncs with Sage Accounting and pushes only approved costs to the ledger. Buildxact additionally integrates with MYOB and supplier price feeds.
Yes. Planyard imports budgets from Excel, so a won estimate can be exported and loaded as the project budget with your cost codes.
The reasons we hear on calls are consistent: supplier bills entered by hand at hundreds per month, committed costs that only register once a purchase order is sent, estimates only one person can edit at a time, and retention calculations that stop matching what the client pays. Planyard automates invoice capture and approvals, lets you record commitments directly, and keeps claims, retentions, and the forecast on one live budget.
No, and most teams do not. The common pattern from switchers: finish the jobs already running in Buildxact and start new projects in Planyard, running the two in parallel until the old ones close out.
Yes. Most teams connect accounting, import a live budget, and trial Planyard on one project first. Buildxact offers a 14 day trial.
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