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Construction project management software

Most named checked vendor

109 of 150 valid answers named Procore

109 of 150 valid answers, 72.7% (Wilson 95% interval 65.0% to 79.2%)

Observed answers on stated dates, not a ranking. This is not a judgment of product quality.

Release 2026-09, version 2026-09.1. Method v1.1. DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22907695

Software a general contractor, home builder, remodeler or specialty subcontractor uses to run projects end to end: estimating, scheduling, budgets and job costing, RFIs and submittals, daily logs, change orders and client or subcontractor communication.

Observed answers on stated dates, not a ranking. This is not a judgment of product quality.

Capture date: 2026-09-21. The Index measures observed naming, not service quality or product merit.

Commissioned engagement: no.

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Full checked set, sorted by observed counts, not a ranking.
VendorNamedVendor domain cited
Procore109 of 150 valid answers, 72.7% (Wilson 95% interval 65.0% to 79.2%)30 of 150 valid answers, 20.0% (Wilson 95% interval 14.4% to 27.1%)
Buildertrend83 of 150 valid answers, 55.3% (Wilson 95% interval 47.3% to 63.1%)34 of 150 valid answers, 22.7% (Wilson 95% interval 16.7% to 30.0%)
Contractor Foreman77 of 150 valid answers, 51.3% (Wilson 95% interval 43.4% to 59.2%)31 of 150 valid answers, 20.7% (Wilson 95% interval 15.0% to 27.8%)
Fieldwire57 of 150 valid answers, 38.0% (Wilson 95% interval 30.6% to 46.0%)37 of 150 valid answers, 24.7% (Wilson 95% interval 18.5% to 32.1%)
JobTread50 of 150 valid answers, 33.3% (Wilson 95% interval 26.3% to 41.2%)23 of 150 valid answers, 15.3% (Wilson 95% interval 10.4% to 22.0%)
Autodesk Construction Cloud44 of 150 valid answers, 29.3% (Wilson 95% interval 22.6% to 37.1%)17 of 150 valid answers, 11.3% (Wilson 95% interval 7.2% to 17.4%)
Buildxact22 of 150 valid answers, 14.7% (Wilson 95% interval 9.9% to 21.2%)13 of 150 valid answers, 8.7% (Wilson 95% interval 5.1% to 14.3%)
Kahua22 of 150 valid answers, 14.7% (Wilson 95% interval 9.9% to 21.2%)22 of 150 valid answers, 14.7% (Wilson 95% interval 9.9% to 21.2%)
CMiC19 of 150 valid answers, 12.7% (Wilson 95% interval 8.3% to 18.9%)2 of 150 valid answers, 1.3% (Wilson 95% interval 0.4% to 4.7%)
Oracle Construction and Engineering14 of 150 valid answers, 9.3% (Wilson 95% interval 5.6% to 15.1%)5 of 150 valid answers, 3.3% (Wilson 95% interval 1.4% to 7.6%)
eSUB11 of 150 valid answers, 7.3% (Wilson 95% interval 4.1% to 12.7%)3 of 150 valid answers, 2.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.7% to 5.7%)
Foundation Software11 of 150 valid answers, 7.3% (Wilson 95% interval 4.1% to 12.7%)0 of 150 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%)
Trimble Viewpoint11 of 150 valid answers, 7.3% (Wilson 95% interval 4.1% to 12.7%)0 of 150 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%)
InEight8 of 150 valid answers, 5.3% (Wilson 95% interval 2.7% to 10.2%)0 of 150 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%)
RedTeam8 of 150 valid answers, 5.3% (Wilson 95% interval 2.7% to 10.2%)7 of 150 valid answers, 4.7% (Wilson 95% interval 2.3% to 9.3%)
Sage 300 CRE4 of 150 valid answers, 2.7% (Wilson 95% interval 1.0% to 6.7%)0 of 150 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%)
ConstructionOnline3 of 150 valid answers, 2.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.7% to 5.7%)0 of 150 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%)
Raken2 of 150 valid answers, 1.3% (Wilson 95% interval 0.4% to 4.7%)1 of 150 valid answers, 0.7% (Wilson 95% interval 0.1% to 3.7%)
Jonas Construction0 of 150 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%)0 of 150 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%)
Leap0 of 150 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%)0 of 150 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%)
Linarc0 of 150 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%)0 of 150 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%)
Penta Software0 of 150 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%)0 of 150 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%)

The ten buyer questions

Each question was put to every engine 3 times on the stated dates. Counts are over valid answers to the exact question.

best construction management software for a small residential builder

Question q1. 15 valid answers. Excluded answers: 0. Type: best option.

Ask the engine yourself; answers vary by run.ChatGPTPerplexityClaude

best construction project management software for a mid sized general contractor

Question q2. 15 valid answers. Excluded answers: 0. Type: best option.

Ask the engine yourself; answers vary by run.ChatGPTPerplexityClaude

best construction management software for subcontractors

Question q3. 15 valid answers. Excluded answers: 0. Type: best option.

Ask the engine yourself; answers vary by run.ChatGPTPerplexityClaude

what are the best alternatives to Procore

Question q4. 15 valid answers. Excluded answers: 0. Type: alternative.

Ask the engine yourself; answers vary by run.ChatGPTPerplexityClaude

what are the best alternatives to Buildertrend

Question q5. 15 valid answers. Excluded answers: 0. Type: alternative.

Ask the engine yourself; answers vary by run.ChatGPTPerplexityClaude

what are the best alternatives to Autodesk Construction Cloud

Question q6. 15 valid answers. Excluded answers: 0. Type: alternative.

Ask the engine yourself; answers vary by run.ChatGPTPerplexityClaude

Procore vs Buildertrend, which is better for a small GC

Question q7. 15 valid answers. Excluded answers: 0. Type: buyer evaluation.

Ask the engine yourself; answers vary by run.ChatGPTPerplexityClaude

Kahua vs e-Builder for an owner running capital projects

Question q8. 15 valid answers. Excluded answers: 0. Type: buyer evaluation.

Ask the engine yourself; answers vary by run.ChatGPTPerplexityClaude

what should I look for when choosing construction project management software

Question q9. 15 valid answers. Excluded answers: 0. Type: buyer evaluation.

Ask the engine yourself; answers vary by run.ChatGPTPerplexityClaude

best construction software for a small GC that needs estimating and scheduling without Procore complexity

Question q10. 15 valid answers. Excluded answers: 0. Type: specific workflow.

Ask the engine yourself; answers vary by run.ChatGPTPerplexityClaude

Release and method

Release
2026-09, version 2026-09.1
Published
2026-09-23
Answer capture date
2026-09-22
Source capture dates
2026-09-21
Engines
ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode
Configuration
10 fixed target questions, 5 engines, 3 repeats. Five controls were run outside the scored base.
Method version
v1.1
Excluded answers
0 target answers excluded; exact reasons are listed. Controls were run outside the scored base.
Commissioned engagement
No commissioned engagement is declared for this category.

Exact names and listed aliases are matched without case sensitivity at word boundaries. Plain word names require a listed qualifier nearby in the same sentence or the canonical domain among cited URLs. A vendor citation counts only when that answer also names the vendor under this rule.

Verbatim answer text is retained privately with the measurement input and import audit. No answer quotations are published here.

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How to cite: Broadcastwell. The Absence Index, Construction project management software, version 2026-09.1. Permanent record. CC BY 4.0 with attribution to Broadcastwell.

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