Comparison

Houzz Pro vs BuildBook

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Houzz Pro

Streamline your home professional business with an all-in-one toolkit. Manage projects, create estimates and invoices, communicate with clients, and visualize designs with AI-powered tools and 3D floor plans. Get paid faster and win more jobs.

Highlights
  • AI-enhanced estimates and proposals
  • 3D floor plans and photo-realistic renders
  • Invoices and online payment collection
  • Project and client management (CRM)
  • AI-powered scheduling and task management
  • Quickbooks sync
  • Snap photos during room scans
Features
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Run your business better with Houzz Pro. The all-in-one AI platform for builders, remodelers and designers. It’s the only software and app with AI trained on our industry, so every part of your business becomes faster, more efficient and more profitable. Trusted by over 3 million home professionals, Houzz Pro brings together client experience, marketing, planning, project management and financial workflows in a single system. With AI embedded throughout, you can automate routine work and spend more time delivering exceptional projects and growing your business, whether you're on the jobsite or in the showroom. PLANNING – DESIGN & VISUALIZATION TOOLS - 3D Floor Plans: Generate immersive, client-winning 3D models with Houzz AI. No outsourcing, no specialized software, and no more waiting on costly third-party renders. - Photo Realistic Renders: Showcase your designs in a new light by generating photorealistic stills from any angle. - Automated Takeoffs: AI scans plans to measure spaces and count key components automatically, speeding bid prep and accuracy. - One-Click Sourcing: Houzz Pro's AI-powered Clipper is your sourcing superpower. Capture all product info—images, specs, and install guides—with a single click or URL copy-and-paste. FINANCIAL SUITE – ESTIMATES, INVOICES & PAYMENTS - Branded and AI-Powered Estimates & Proposals: Create detailed estimates and proposals instantly from voice or typed prompts; includes labor, materials, and pricing based on local data. - Invoices & Payment Requests: Send invoices instantly and collect payments online. PROJECT & CLIENT MANAGEMENT - AI-Powered Scheduling: Turn any estimate into a project schedule in seconds with fully framed phases and task lists. Track jobs, tasks, schedules, and timelines in one place. - AI Notetaking: Record calls and in-person meetings and Houzz AI will transcribe, summarize, and suggest next steps for you—no extra hardware or subscription required. - Client Management (CRM): Manage leads, clients, and follow-ups with reminders and replies. - Client Messaging: Communicate quickly, keep conversations organized, and stay responsive on the go. - Documents: Create, store, and share professional project documents anytime, anywhere. SCHEDULING & WORKFLOWS - Task Schedules & Gantt Charts: Plan every phase with clarity and control. Use our built-in AI to create detailed project Schedules in almost half the time. - Assign To-Dos: Keep projects moving by delegating action items to your team, subs, and clients. TOOLS TAILORED TO YOUR TRADE — Houzz Pro is perfect for: Custom & Commercial Builders, Remodelers, Interior Designers, Contractors, Design-Build Firms and Specialty Contractors. New to Houzz Pro? Download this app to start your free 30-day trial. Already a member? Take your workflow to-go with one download. For the full Houzz Pro experience, log in on desktop or laptop to access advanced AI-driven tools for your team and clients.

About

BuildBook

This app streamlines residential construction projects for builders, remodelers, and designers. It offers features like project management, scheduling with Gantt charts, team communication, budgeting, and a client dashboard to enhance client satisfaction.

Highlights
  • Unlimited projects
  • Lightning-fast scheduling (Gantt charts)
  • Team and client chat
  • Budget management
  • Change order tracking
  • Client dashboard
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BuildBook helps home builders, remodelers, and interior designers keep residential construction projects on track and delight their clients. Unlimited projects, lightning-fast scheduling (with Gantt charts), team and client chat, budget, change orders, plus a sleek, beautiful client dashboard that puts your brand front and center. And much, much more.

Screenshots

Houzz Pro4 screens
BuildBook3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BuildBook at none against Houzz Pro's 15. BuildBook also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). Houzz Pro's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.1) and ratings volume (4.9K vs 16). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Houzz Pro sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $39.99 per month. BuildBook asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Houzz Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Houzz Pro has 4.9K ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Houzz Pro's written reviews are positive against 0% of BuildBook's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Houzz Pro ships an update weekly, BuildBook every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Houzz Pro versus BuildBook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHouzz ProBuildBook
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (4.9K ratings) — better4.1 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews20.4% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4.9K — better16
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#190 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size400 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHouzz Inc.BuildBook Inc.

Customer experience

Houzz Pro

All ratings4,927 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral2.8%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews201 reviews
Positive20.4%
Neutral3.5%
Negative76.1%

BuildBook

All ratings16 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Houzz Pro

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App freezes and crashes
  • Syncing issues between mobile and desktop
  • Inability to fully utilize app features

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to import and manage floor plans
  • Better Gantt chart functionality
  • Improved mobile app sync with desktop
  • Weekend customer support

BuildBook

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Houzz Pro

Subscriptions14
  • Monthly$39.991 Month
  • Starter Monthly$64.991 Month
  • Starter Monthly Free Trial1 Month trial$64.991 Month
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  • Houzz Pro Essential$84.991 Month
  • Essential Monthly Free Trial1 Month trial$84.991 Month
  • Houzz Pro Flex1 Month trial$85.001 Month
  • Houzz Pro Flex$85.001 Month
  • Houzz Pro Flex$99.001 Month
  • Houzz Pro Flex1 Month trial$99.001 Month
  • Houzz Pro Flex1 Month trial$149.991 Month
  • Houzz Pro Flex$149.991 Month
  • Annual$399.991 Year
  • Starter Annual$699.991 Year
  • Essential Annual Subscription1 Month trial$1000.001 Year
None

BuildBook

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Houzz Pro free?
Houzz Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BuildBook free?
BuildBook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Houzz Pro or BuildBook?
Houzz Pro is rated higher. Houzz Pro averages 4.6 out of 5 from 4.9K ratings, while BuildBook averages 4.1 from 16 ratings.
Do Houzz Pro or BuildBook have ads?
Neither Houzz Pro nor BuildBook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Houzz Pro or BuildBook?
Houzz Pro ships an update weekly, and BuildBook every 2 weeks. Most recently, Houzz Pro was updated on September 24, 2026 and BuildBook on September 12, 2026.

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