Builder Suite
Estimating to progress claims, on one platform
Key takeaways
5- A $99/mo estimating and cost-control add-on on top of any core plan (from Free)
- Estimate from a cost catalog and recipes, with AI plan takeoff and scan-to-plan
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- Progress claims with retention, variations, RFQs, site diary and defects in one place
- Live cost control against budget with overrun alerts
- Unlimited users with no per-seat fee, plus a 14-day free trial
About this app
Builder Suite turns OneBookPlus into a complete build-management platform for custom-home builders, renovators and small commercial builders. Estimate from a reusable cost catalog of labour, materials, subbies and allowances, and assemble whole scopes in seconds with recipes, save a bathroom, a slab or a framing package once and drop it into every quote. Upload the plans and let AI plan takeoff measure areas, counts and lengths for you, or use scan-to-plan on an iPhone with LiDAR to capture a room on site. Turn a winning estimate into a fixed-price quote, then run the whole job: raise progress claims against a schedule of works with retention held and released automatically, price and track variations so nothing goes un-billed, and issue RFQs to your subbies and suppliers to lock in real prices. Cost control runs live against your budget, committed costs, actuals and forecast in one view, with overrun alerts the moment a cost code trends over. Keep a dated site diary with photos, weather and who was on site, and log and close out defects at handover. Every quote, claim, variation and invoice flows into the same OneBookPlus contacts, invoicing and accounting you already use, no double-entry, no separate logins. Builder Suite is a $99/mo add-on on top of any core plan (Free, Starter, Plus or Growth), includes AI with fair-use, adds unlimited users at no per-seat fee, and starts with a 14-day free trial.
How it works
- 1
Install Builder Suite on your OneBookPlus plan and set up your cost catalog and recipes.
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Estimate a job, upload plans for AI takeoff or scan a room on site, and send a fixed-price quote.
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Run the build: raise progress claims with retention, price variations, send RFQs and keep a site diary.
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Watch live cost control against budget with overrun alerts, then close out defects at handover.
Who it's for
- Custom-home builders quoting and running fixed-price residential jobs
- Renovation and extension builders managing variations and progress claims
- Small commercial builders needing cost control against a budget
- Builders replacing spreadsheets and standalone estimating tools like Buildxact
- Any builder who wants estimating, claims and accounting in one place
Features included
- Estimating from a reusable cost catalog, labour, materials, subbies and allowances
- Recipes, save a whole scope (bathroom, slab, framing) once and reuse it in every quote
- AI plan takeoff, measure areas, counts and lengths from uploaded plans (AI included, fair-use)
- Scan-to-plan, capture a room on site with iPhone LiDAR
- Progress claims against a schedule of works, with retention held and released automatically
- Variations, price, track and bill every change so nothing is missed
- Live cost control, committed, actual and forecast against budget, with overrun alerts
- RFQs, send scopes to subbies and suppliers and lock in real prices
- Site diary, dated entries with photos, weather and who was on site
- Defects, log and close out snags through to handover
- Unlimited users, no per-seat fee for your office or your subbies
- Works with your core plan, quotes, claims and invoices flow into OneBookPlus accounting
14-day free trial included
Builder Suite vs Standalone estimating software
| With Builder Suite | Standalone estimating software | |
|---|---|---|
| Estimating | Cost catalog + reusable recipes with AI plan takeoff | Takeoffs re-keyed into a separate tool |
| Progress claims | Claim against a schedule of works, retention automatic | Built by hand in a spreadsheet |
| Cost control | Committed, actual and forecast live, with overrun alerts | Reconciled after the fact, if at all |
| Accounting | Quotes, claims and invoices flow into your ledger | Re-entered into separate accounting software |
| Users | Unlimited, no per-seat fee | Priced per user, per month |
| On site | Scan-to-plan and a photo site diary from your phone | Notes and photos scattered across apps |
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About OneBookPlus apps
How Builder Suite fits into the rest of OneBookPlus
Most OneBookPlus apps are not external integrations wired up between separate products. They are native modules installed inside the same platform you already use for invoicing, bookings, CRM, and accounting. That means Builder Suite reads from and writes to the same customer records, financial entries, and calendar events as every other module, with no scheduled sync delays and no risk of data drift between systems.
Because the marketplace runs inside OneBookPlus, billing is consolidated. Builder Suite appears as a single line on the same OneBookPlus invoice as your plan, so you don't end up reconciling separate vendor charges across three or four different SaaS subscriptions. Cancellation is one click and never reaches into your data. Uninstalling an app removes the feature from the UI but preserves the underlying customer, invoice, and booking records, so reinstalling later picks up exactly where you left off.
Every app in the marketplace is built specifically for the Australian small and medium business context: GST and ABN handling are first-class concerns, dates render as DD/MM/YYYY, currency defaults to AUD, and the underlying compliance plumbing (BAS summaries, ATO-friendly records, AHPRA / NDIS / Fair Work checkpoints where relevant) is shared across modules.
For a side-by-side of which features ship as core modules versus which require an installed app, see the features page. For pricing across plans and which apps are bundled at each tier, see the pricing page.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Builder Suite and the OneBookPlus app marketplace.
Is Builder Suite a separate product or part of OneBookPlus?
It's an app you install on your existing OneBookPlus plan. Builder Suite is a $99/mo add-on on top of any core plan (Free, Starter, Plus or Growth), and everything it produces flows into the same contacts, invoicing and accounting you already use.
Does the AI plan takeoff cost extra?
No. AI is included with Builder Suite under a fair-use policy, so AI plan takeoff and the other AI features are part of the $99/mo, no separate credit balance to top up for normal use.
How many users can I add?
Unlimited. There's no per-seat fee, add your whole office and your subbies at no extra cost.
Can I try it first?
Yes, Builder Suite starts with a 14-day free trial. Cancel anytime, no lock-in.
Does it handle progress claims and retention?
Yes. Raise progress claims against a schedule of works, and retention is held and released automatically as the job progresses. Variations are priced and tracked so every change gets billed.
Every app in the marketplace
These answers are the same whichever app you install.
- Can I cancel anytime?
- Yes. There are no lock-in contracts on any OneBookPlus app. Uninstall from your dashboard at any time and billing stops at the end of the current period.
- Is my data secure?
- Yes. Encrypted in transit (TLS) and at rest (AES-256), with each business's data isolated at the database layer, hosted in Australia in line with the Privacy Act 1988. We never sell or share your business data with third parties, and the full practices are documented on the OneBookPlus security page at onebookplus.com.au/security.
- Is OneBookPlus built for Australian businesses?
- Yes. OneBookPlus is Australian-owned, built in Melbourne, with GST, ABN validation and ATO-ready BAS reporting as the foundation, not an afterthought.
Australian Owned
Built in Melbourne, AU
GST Compliant
ATO-ready from day one
Encrypted & Isolated
TLS in transit, AES-256 at rest, tenant isolation at the database layer, read the security page
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About the author
Bishal Shrestha
Founder & CEO, OneBookPlus
Bishal spent a decade running digital projects for Australian small businesses before founding OneBookPlus. This app sits inside the OneBookPlus marketplace, designed and maintained for Australian small to medium businesses. Builder Suite is part of a single platform that connects invoicing, bookings, CRM, accounting, and marketing, so installing apps adds capability without adding logins.
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Reviewed by Bishal Shrestha