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If you're looking to switch from Buildxact, the NextMinute mobile app will blow your mind. While the Buildxact app gives you the ability to view jobs and log site diaries, NextMinute puts far more power in your hands.
600 companies choose NextMinute to manage their jobs and rate us 4.9/5.
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NextMinute helps keep your crew in the loop and up-to-date with what needs to be done.
Project Management
The NextMinute app enables you and your crew to get your admin done anywhere, anytime on mobile or tablet.
Mobile App
NextMinute makes creating and sending final and progress payment invoices easy.
NextMinute Invoicing
Place supplier orders with a few clicks.
Set custom buy/sell rates for machinery and have your crew log the hours.
Create and send estimates or import take-offs from your QS/software.
Quoting Software for Trades
Easily import takeoffs from your software or quantity surveyor of choice.
Takeoff Imports
Easily add in job expenses to keep track of your actuals vs. estimates.
Expense Tracking
Easily communicate with your crew within the NextMinute app.
Your crew can easily view site plans – anywhere, any time.
NextMinute enables you to change your plan month-to-month depending on your crew size. You also get charged a much lower rate for crew members who only need a few features like timesheets and site notes.
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NextMinute and Buildxact are two popular job management software options for builders in New Zealand and Australia. Each offers similar features tailored to meet the needs of the residential building sector.
Designed for small to medium-sized construction businesses, NextMinute provides an all-in-one solution that simplifies job management, quoting, timesheets, invoicing, and cost tracking. Its user-friendly interface and mobile app make it easy for teams to stay connected and manage projects on the go.
NextMinute excels due to its powerful mobile app, which offers all the functionality of the desktop app (excluding Gantt charts, because who wants to fiddle with those on a small device!). You can manage your jobs and finances from anywhere, and your crew can enter timesheets, notes and photos against jobs and tasks. Buildxact’s mobile app only enables you to view jobs and enter site diaries.
Buildxact’s standout feature is the built-in timesheets takeoff function, excellent for precise estimating and quoting. While NextMinute does not have a takeoff feature, it can import takeoffs from other software providers.
NextMinute is far more affordable and offers flexible month-to-month pricing options tailored to suit your business size and needs.
Buildxact is great for administrative staff and planning but lacks functionality when it comes to the day-to-day operations of a construction business.
Designed specifically for builders with 3-30 crew members. Flexible pricing means you pay only for what you require with a simple split between admin staff and team members.
All your team’s timesheets in one place. Job hours flow straight onto the job invoice and straight through to payroll at the click of a button. Simple and inexpensive, as timesheeting is included in the team member role.
Our product, support, and development are based on what our customers require to make their business management simple.
Starting with a single Admin membership, you can build your team (and pricing) to exactly what suits your business needs.
Full integration with Xero, QuickBooks, and MYOB allows you to sync contacts, timesheets to payroll, invoices, and supplier bills with their line items into NextMinute jobs.
Supported by local specialists who know trade business like the back of their hand.. Read our reviews on how first class our support is, no bots, just real people ready to work WITH you.
Full visibility of all jobs in one place with filters and different views.
To manage a residential construction business and team (beyond simply quoting), Buildxact requires either the Pro or Team membership, effectively locking every user into a higher price point regardless of what features they need.
To record your team's time and apply it to your jobs, you need to purchase a separate expensive system. More cost, another system, more hassle.
Either an expensive quoting-only system or you need to have your entire team signed up as “all-access” users. To limit control of your team members you need to pay even more.
The ‘Entry’ tier has a limited number of features and is double the price of a full access NextMinute admin membership. The Team tier locks all users at a single and high price point making it inflexible.
Limited integration to accounting systems, with no bills import from Xero. Supplier bill integration is also very limited because you cannot push line items into individual jobs.
As per their support page and Google reviews, support is not “people first” as you may have to wait some time to get any response at all.
No simple way to see all your jobs in one place
Pricing
Comparing NextMinute (1 Admin and 5 Team users) against Buildxact Pro (6 users).
Full-featured mobile app
Run your projects from your phone
Job Management
All job information in one place, available anywhere – contacts, files, notes, photos etc
Job planning
Fully drag and drop gantt chart including multiple jobs
Timesheets
Easy to use timesheets with configurable rate cards
Payroll integration
Accounting system payroll integration and standard payroll extracts for other systems
Invoicing
Quick job invoicing for both fixed price and cost plus, integrated to accounting system
Supplier invoice integration
2-way supplier invoicing sync, match supplier invoices to jobs for accurate cost allocation
Detailed back costing
Job and stage level profitability analysis incorporating all material and labor costs
Reporting
Full reporting suite including live WIP report, job profitability and timesheet analysis
Customer Portal
Customer facing portal incorporating progress updates, invoices, variations and customer interactions
Quoting
Template driven job quoting and workflows
NextMinute is built specifically for the needs of local builders, with tools tailored to regional workflows and pricing models. It also offers local support, so help is never far away.
Yes! NextMinute’s mobile app is fully featured, allowing you to quote, invoice, manage tasks, and upload photos or site notes—all from your phone or tablet. Buildxact’s mobile features are more limited in comparison.
Yes, NextMinute offers more flexible, month-to-month pricing, and charges differently for admin staff vs. crew. Buildxact has a flat-rate model that can be more expensive if you have a larger team.
No problem! If you’re already using Buildxact (or any other tool) for takeoffs, you can keep doing so. NextMinute makes it super simple to import your takeoffs and use them for quoting, scheduling, and job management. We focus on what we do best—making your job management seamless—while letting you stick with the tools you already know for estimating.
We’re all about unbeatable service and close relationships with our customers. Instead of leaving you to figure things out alone, we work side by side with you to ensure NextMinute is the right fit for your business and get you up and running with minimal stress. Our team can import your jobs or quotes, walk you through the system, and help you trial it effectively—saving you time in the long run and ensuring you get the most out of NextMinute from day one.
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