Buildxact bundles takeoff, estimating, and project management into a $199–$599/mo subscription, with the Blu AI assistants sold as $99–$149/mo add-ons on the lower tiers. You still drive every measurement yourself, you still build out your own cost catalog, and you still review the plans one sheet at a time. Klorra is built differently. Upload your plans and, typically in under 4 hours, get back a complete bid package: takeoff, cost estimate, scope of work, conflict report, and verification notes — fully AI, no manual measuring, no software to run.
| Feature | Klorra AI | Buildxact |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | $299 PAYG single bid · $329/mo Builder · $999/mo Pro · 25% off annual · First bid free | Foundation $199/mo · Pro $399/mo · Master $599/mo (unlimited users) · 15% off annual · Blu AI add-ons $99–$149/mo on lower tiers · 14-day free trial |
| Commitment | None — $299 per bid, or month-to-month / annual plans | Monthly or annual subscription, priced per company, whether you bid this month or not |
| Operator | AI delivers the bid; you review and ship | You drive the workflow; "Blu" assists on auto-area measurements |
| Time per bid | ~4 hours, unattended (typical, not a contractual SLA) | Buildxact claims 80% faster than manual; user is still in the seat |
| Plan reading | Cross-reads architectural + structural + civil + MEP | One sheet at a time; no cross-discipline check |
| Cost estimate document | ✓ Generated automatically — Excel + line items | Quote builder; you map measurements to your catalog |
| Scope of Work document | ✓ Generated automatically — DOCX | ✗ Not produced |
| Conflict / coordination report | ✓ Flags inconsistencies between disciplines | ✗ Not produced |
| Cost-code framework | Shipped — inherited from an active builder, regional rates baked in | BYO; you build and maintain your own catalog |
| Project management included? | No — Klorra is purely the bid stage | Yes — light PM (lead → quote → job → invoicing) |
| Best for | Custom home builders running 1–25 bids/year who want bids done, not a tool to do them | Builders who want one-tool workflow from lead to invoice |
Buildxact pricing verified on buildxact.com/us/pricing on September 22, 2026. Klorra pricing as published at /pricing.
A solo custom builder doing 6–10 bids/year on Buildxact Foundation pays $2,388/year ($199/mo × 12) for software they use occasionally — $239–$398 per bid in subscription cost alone, before their own hours running the takeoff, and before the Blu Estimate Generator add-on. Klorra at $299 per bid matches the reality of low-volume custom work. Bid 4 times a year? Pay for 4 bids.
Buildxact hands you an empty catalog and tells you to set it up. Most builders never finish properly — the catalog is half- built, out of date, or copied from someone else's job. Klorra ships a complete cost-code framework inherited from an active Naples FL custom builder with 28 active projects on the board. Real cost codes, real assemblies, maintained by people whose money is at stake on real bids.
Buildxact will measure what the architectural plan shows. If the structural set disagrees on beam size, or the MEP set shows ductwork through a structural beam, Buildxact won't flag it — and you won't spot it until framing. Klorra's conflict report cross-references the architectural, structural, civil, and MEP sets and surfaces inconsistencies before you contract. We have not found another residential bid tool that ships this.
We'd rather lose your business honestly than win it on a misleading promise.
You want one tool from lead to invoice. Buildxact bundles light project management — lead capture, quote builder, job tracking, invoicing — alongside the takeoff. If you're a small builder who genuinely wants to run their whole business in one tool, Buildxact is the better fit. Klorra is purely the bid stage; you'll still need Buildertrend or similar for project management afterwards.
You need real-time iteration on takeoffs. A Buildxact user can adjust a takeoff and see the cost update instantly — useful when you're sitting with a client pricing design changes live. Klorra's 4-hour cycle means iteration is slower. If you want to A/B price options mid-meeting, the live-click model wins.
You bid trade work, not whole-home custom. Buildxact has decent trade-contractor support (electrical, plumbing, framing subs). Klorra is purpose-built for the whole custom-home bid — single-trade scopes are not where we shine.
Upload one plan set, get the full deliverable back, typically in under 4 hours. First bid is free, no card required, no subscription. If it's not better than what you get out of Buildxact, you've lost nothing.
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