CoConstruct Is Shutting Down: Your Migration Guide | Projul

If you’re reading this, you probably already know: CoConstruct is done.

The software that thousands of custom builders and remodelers relied on for years is being absorbed into Buildertrend. And if you’re like most CoConstruct users we’ve talked to, you’re somewhere between frustrated, confused, and just trying to figure out what to do next.

We get it. Switching construction management software is right up there with root canals and permit delays on the list of things nobody wants to deal with. But here’s the thing: you don’t have to just accept whatever Buildertrend is offering. You have options. And some of those options might actually be better than what you had before.

This guide covers everything you need to know: what’s happening, what it means for your data, why you don’t have to default to Buildertrend, and how to make a move to something better without losing your mind in the process.

What’s Actually Happening With CoConstruct

Let’s lay out the facts.

Buildertrend acquired CoConstruct, and despite early promises that “there are no plans to shut down either product,” the writing has been on the wall for a while now. Buildertrend is no longer investing in CoConstruct’s development. They’ve set up a dedicated migration page pushing every CoConstruct user toward Buildertrend. They’ve hired “customer migration managers” whose entire job is to move you over.

In plain English: CoConstruct is being sunset. It’s not getting updates. It’s not getting new features. The only question is when it goes fully dark.

Buildertrend’s migration timeline breaks down roughly like this:

Months 1 to 3: You keep using CoConstruct for active projects at your current pricing. You create a Buildertrend account (credit card required, though they say you won’t be charged yet). You start onboarding and training on Buildertrend.

After Month 3: You’re expected to be running new projects in Buildertrend. CoConstruct becomes a read-only archive for historical project data.

Long term: Indefinite access to historical CoConstruct data is promised. But “indefinite” from a company that already sunset the product isn’t exactly ironclad.

What This Means for Your Data

This is the part that keeps people up at night, and for good reason.

According to CoConstruct’s own migration page, here’s what CAN be transferred to Buildertrend:

• Subcontractor contacts
• Customer contacts
• Accounting codes
• Cost catalog
• Selection templates
• Schedule templates
• Estimate templates

And here’s what CANNOT be migrated:

• Specific job data
• Files and photos
• Internal users
• Proposal templates

Read that second list again. Your actual project data, the files, the photos, the proposals you spent hours building: those don’t transfer. You get to keep looking at them in a read-only CoConstruct account, but they’re not coming with you to Buildertrend or anywhere else.

This means no matter where you go next, you’re going to need a plan for preserving that historical data. More on that in a minute.

Why Buildertrend Isn’t Your Only Option (and Maybe Isn’t the Best One)

Here’s what Buildertrend is banking on: that you’ll take the path of least resistance. They bought CoConstruct, they’re offering a migration path, and they’re hoping you’ll just go along with it.

But there are real reasons to look elsewhere.

The Price Jump

CoConstruct was known for relatively flexible pricing. Plans started around $49 per user per month, which meant a small custom building team of 3 to 5 people could run the software for a reasonable monthly cost.

Buildertrend starts at $299 per month for their base package, and that’s the entry point. For the features that most CoConstruct users actually relied on (selections, specs, budgets, client communication), you’ll likely need a higher tier. Multiple Reddit users and forum posts have flagged sticker shock as a major concern.

The Feature Gap

CoConstruct was purpose-built for custom home builders and remodelers. It wasn’t trying to be everything to everyone. The selection sheets, the spec management, the budget tracking with real-time client visibility: these were built for a specific workflow that custom builders live and breathe.

Buildertrend is a broader platform. It serves a wider market, which means it does a lot of things, but the custom builder-specific features that made CoConstruct special aren’t always replicated the same way. Users on Reddit have called Buildertrend “hard to navigate,” “bloated,” and full of “junk that is unnecessary.”

The Integration Issues

CoConstruct users who relied on QuickBooks sync, Zapier integrations, or Google Workspace connections have reported that Buildertrend’s integration capabilities are lacking by comparison. One Reddit user specifically noted that “integrations with Zapier, better integrations with QuickBooks, integrations with Google, etc., are all lacking.”

You’re Being Pushed, Not Pulled

There’s a meaningful difference between choosing a software platform because it’s the best fit for your business and being herded into one because the company you were using got acquired. If you’re going to go through the pain of switching anyway, why not switch to the best option instead of the default one?

What to Look for in a CoConstruct Replacement

Before you commit to anything, here’s what you should be evaluating. These are the features that CoConstruct users tell us they care about most:

Selections and specs management. This is the big one for custom builders. You need a system where clients can browse options, make selections, and see how those choices affect the budget in real time.

Budget tracking with client visibility. CoConstruct’s budget tool let homeowners see where their money was going. Whatever you switch to needs to offer similar transparency without creating more work for your team.

Client portal. Your clients got used to logging in and seeing their project status, selections, and financials. That experience needs to continue.

QuickBooks sync. If you’re running your books through QuickBooks (and most custom builders are), a direct sync isn’t optional. Manual data entry between systems is a profit killer.

Scheduling that works in the field. Your project managers and subs need to see the schedule on their phones. If it doesn’t work on mobile, it doesn’t work.

Estimating and proposals. Getting accurate numbers out the door quickly is how you win jobs. Your software should help with this, not slow you down.

Communication tools. Client messaging, sub notifications, internal team updates. All in one place, not scattered across text threads and email chains.

How Projul Stacks Up: Feature by Feature

We’re not going to pretend we’re unbiased here. We built Projul specifically for contractors, and a huge portion of our users are custom builders and remodelers who need exactly the kind of features that CoConstruct was known for. Here’s how things map out:

Selections and Specs

CoConstruct’s selection sheet system was one of its signature features. Projul offers a full selections workflow where you create allowance items, clients browse and choose options, and those selections feed directly into the project budget. No spreadsheets. No back-and-forth emails. Your clients pick their countertops, flooring, fixtures, and everything else right inside the platform.

Budget Tracking

Projul’s budgeting tools give you real-time visibility into project costs. You can track estimated vs. actual costs, manage change orders, and give clients appropriate visibility into where the budget stands. When a client upgrades their kitchen tile, the budget updates automatically.

Client Portal

Projul includes a dedicated client portal that your homeowners can access from any device. They can see project progress, review and approve selections, view the schedule, check financials (at the level you choose to share), and communicate with your team. It’s clean, it’s simple, and clients actually use it without calling you to ask how it works.

QuickBooks Sync

Projul offers direct two-way sync with both QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Desktop. Invoices, payments, and financial data flow between the systems automatically. You enter it once, and it shows up everywhere it needs to be.

Scheduling

Projul’s scheduling tools are built for how construction actually works. Visual calendars, drag-and-drop scheduling, automatic notifications to subs and crew members, and full mobile access. When something changes (and something always changes), you update the schedule once and everyone sees it.

Estimating and Proposals

Build estimates in Projul using your cost catalog, send professional proposals to clients, and convert won proposals directly into active projects. No re-entering data. No copy-paste errors.

Communication

Built-in messaging keeps client conversations, sub communications, and internal team discussions organized by project. Everything is logged and searchable. No more digging through your text messages trying to find what the client said about the backsplash three weeks ago.

Mobile App

Projul’s mobile app gives your field team everything they need without being tethered to a desktop. Schedules, tasks, time tracking, photos, and daily logs are all accessible from the job site.

The Migration Path: How to Move From CoConstruct to Projul

Here’s the step-by-step process for making the switch. We’ve walked dozens of builders through this, and our onboarding team knows exactly what CoConstruct users need.

Step 1: Export Your CoConstruct Data

Before you do anything else, get your data out of CoConstruct. Export everything you can: contact lists, project records, templates, documents, photos. Even if some of this can’t be automatically imported into a new system, you want local copies of everything.

Our onboarding team can walk you through exactly what to export and how to do it.

Step 2: Sign Up for Projul and Schedule Your Onboarding Call

When you sign up, you’ll be matched with an onboarding specialist who has experience working with builders coming from CoConstruct. They know the features you’re used to and how those features translate in Projul.

Step 3: Data Migration

Our team helps you import your contacts, cost catalogs, templates, and other structured data into Projul. We’ll set up your account to mirror the workflows you had in CoConstruct as closely as possible, while also showing you where Projul can do things better or more efficiently.

Step 4: Configure Your Workflows

This is where you set up your selection sheets, estimate templates, schedule templates, and client portal preferences. Your onboarding specialist works with you one-on-one to get everything configured the way you need it.

Step 5: Team Training

We train your entire team, from the office staff who manage estimates and client communication to the project managers and field crews who use the mobile app daily. Training is live, not a library of videos you’ll never watch.

Step 6: Parallel Run

We recommend running both CoConstruct and Projul for 2 to 4 weeks. Finish active CoConstruct projects there while starting new projects in Projul. This gives your team time to get comfortable without any risk to in-progress work.

Step 7: Full Cutover

Once your team is confident and your active projects are wrapped up in CoConstruct, you make the full switch. Keep your CoConstruct account in read-only mode for historical reference, and run everything going forward in Projul.

What Our Onboarding Team Handles for You

Let’s be real: nobody wants to spend their evenings and weekends setting up new software. Here’s what our team takes off your plate:

• Data import and mapping. We take your exported CoConstruct data and get it into Projul properly. Contacts, cost catalogs, templates, the works.
• Account configuration. We set up your selections, estimate templates, schedule templates, and workflows based on how you actually run your business.
• QuickBooks connection. We configure the sync, test it, and make sure data is flowing correctly in both directions.
• Client portal setup. We help you configure what clients see, set up your branding, and make sure the portal experience matches what your homeowners expect.
• Team training. Live training sessions for your office team, project managers, and field crews. Not just “here’s how it works” but “here’s how to use this for YOUR business.”
• Ongoing support. Questions don’t stop after onboarding. Our support team is available when you need help, and you’ll talk to real people who understand construction.

The Cost Comparison

Let’s talk money, because that matters.

CoConstruct’s pricing historically started around $49 per user per month, scaling up based on features and team size. Most custom builders were paying somewhere between $200 and $500 per month depending on their plan and number of users.

Buildertrend starts at $299 per month for their Essential plan, and most CoConstruct users will need the Advanced or Complete plan to get the features they’re used to. That can run $499 to $799+ per month.

Projul’s pricing is designed to be straightforward and affordable for small to mid-size construction companies. You can check our current pricing at projul.com/pricing, but most teams switching from CoConstruct find that Projul costs significantly less than what Buildertrend is quoting them, while including the features they actually need.

The math isn’t complicated: if you’re going to go through the effort of switching software, you might as well switch to something that costs less AND works better for your specific business.

Don’t Let the Deadline Make the Decision for You

Here’s the biggest mistake we see CoConstruct users making right now: they feel rushed into Buildertrend because it’s the “easy” path, and then they regret it six months later when they’re paying more for software that doesn’t fit their workflow.

You have time to make a smart decision. Yes, CoConstruct’s days are numbered. But the timeline isn’t tomorrow. You have enough runway to evaluate your options, do a proper demo of Projul (and any other platforms you’re considering), and make a choice you’ll be happy with for years to come.

Take the demo. Ask hard questions. Compare features side by side. Talk to other builders who’ve made the switch. And then decide.

Ready to See Projul in Action?

If you’re a CoConstruct user looking for your next platform, we’d love to show you around. Our team includes people who know CoConstruct inside and out, and they can show you exactly how your current workflows translate into Projul.

Book a free demo at projul.com/demo. We’ll walk you through the features that matter most to custom builders, answer your questions about migration, and give you an honest assessment of whether Projul is the right fit.

No pressure. No high-pressure sales tactics. Just a straightforward look at what we offer and how it compares to what you’re leaving behind.

You didn’t choose to leave CoConstruct. But you can choose what comes next. Make it count.