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Buildertrend VS PlanGrid

As of 30 October 2026, PlanGrid is named by 172 companies and Buildertrend by 122; Buildertrend skews to companies under 200 people (85% vs 31%), PlanGrid to companies over 1,000 (25% vs 4%).

As of 30 October 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: Buildertrend's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, PlanGrid rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

Buildertrend: 2–200 employees
85%
PlanGrid: 2–200 employees
31%
Buildertrend: 1,000+ employees
4%
PlanGrid: 1,000+ employees
25%
Postings per company, 90 days
1.9 · 2.5
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
122companies name Buildertrend
172companies name PlanGrid
5name both
237 · 429postings in 90 days, Buildertrend · PlanGrid
02Side by side

Who chooses which

Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.

By company size
SegmentBuildertrendsharePlanGridshareLeans
Self-employed32%11%even
2-10 employees2420%21%Buildertrend
11-50 employees5142%138%Buildertrend
51-200 employees2924%3923%even
201-500 employees76%4727%PlanGrid
501-1000 employees32%2716%PlanGrid
1001-5000 employees43%2615%PlanGrid
5001-10000 employees11%85%PlanGrid
10,001+ employees––95%outside top 12
By industry
SegmentBuildertrendsharePlanGridshareLeans
Property & construction8771%11366%Buildertrend
Business & finance services1815%2917%PlanGrid
Public, community & associations65%32%Buildertrend
Consumer services & leisure32%32%even
Technology & software32%95%PlanGrid
Automotive11%11%even
Commerce & trade11%42%even
Manufacturing & industry11%42%even
Media & content11%––outside top 12
Utilities & infrastructure11%21%even
Health care––21%outside top 12
Hospitality & travel––21%outside top 12
By country
SegmentBuildertrendsharePlanGridshareLeans
United States11292%15892%even
Canada43%74%even
United Kingdom22%32%even
Australia11%––outside top 12
Spain11%––outside top 12
Cyprus––11%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentBuildertrendsharePlanGridshareLeans
Construction and civil16752%37059%PlanGrid
Product, program & project management3110%538%even
Skilled trades and field service258%152%Buildertrend
Finance & accounting206%––outside top 12
Administration & office144%51%Buildertrend
Sales134%71%Buildertrend
Engineering (non-software)52%8313%PlanGrid
Design & UX41%––outside top 12
Manufacturing and production31%––outside top 12
Procurement and purchasing31%––outside top 12
Business development & strategy21%10%even
Software engineering21%––outside top 12
Quality, safety & environment––315%outside top 12
Unclassified––91%outside top 12
General management & consulting––51%outside top 12
Legal, compliance & risk––41%outside top 12
IT operations & business systems––30%outside top 12
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PlanGrid is named by 172 companies in job postings and Buildertrend by 122; 5 name both. (Breaknorm, 30 October 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/buildertrend-vs-plangrid)
How we know

Read from the source, not self-reported

Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
  • Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
  • SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
  • Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
FAQ

Buildertrend vs PlanGrid: questions

Which is more used, Buildertrend or PlanGrid?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, PlanGrid (172) over Buildertrend (122). By website-and-DNS footprint, PlanGrid (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Buildertrend?

85% of Buildertrend companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 31% for PlanGrid. 4% of Buildertrend companies have over 1,000 employees, against 25% for PlanGrid.

Do companies run both?

5 companies name both in their postings, usually Buildertrend in marketing and PlanGrid in sales, or during a migration.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.

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