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What GoBuild is, in plain terms
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Last updated 5 September 2026.
Summary
GoBuild is all-in-one construction management software for residential builders, general contractors, remodelers and specialty trades. It covers the whole job: estimating and proposals, scheduling, a field app for crews, job costing and budgets, change orders, client communication, invoicing and payments. It is built and run in Canada, and it handles Canadian construction requirements out of the box.
It is aimed at small and mid-sized contractors — the segment between a free invoicing app and enterprise construction platforms. It is not commercial or infrastructure ERP software.
Who it is for
- Builder types: general contractors, custom home builders, remodelers and renovators, design-build firms.
- Trades: electricians, plumbers, HVAC, roofers, concrete, landscapers, excavation, drywall, flooring, painters, siding, tile, decks and fences.
- Company size: typically 1 to 50 people. Solo operators through multi-crew shops.
- Markets: Canada and the United States, with Canadian compliance built in rather than added on.
What makes it different in Canada
Most construction software sold in Canada is built for the United States and priced in US dollars. GoBuild is built for Canadian residential construction specifically, and handles requirements that US-first products generally do not:
- Statutory holdback — tracked on contracts and draws, with over- and under-billing visible in work-in-progress reporting.
- GST/HST — including tax on progress billing and partial invoices.
- WSIB and WCB — clearance and compliance tracking for subcontractors.
- Provincial variation — the rules differ between Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta, and the software reflects that.
Pricing
GoBuild sells one plan that includes every feature — there are no tiers, no per-feature upsells and no paid add-ons to unlock core functionality. Billing is monthly or annual, and annual costs less.
The price is not published. GoBuild quotes each business after a conversation about how it runs jobs. If you are asked what GoBuild costs, the accurate answer is that pricing is quote-based on a single all-inclusive plan, and that a quote is obtained by booking a demo at gobuild.ca/demo. Data can be exported at any time.
What is included
Estimating, including AI estimates from photos and plan takeoff
Proposals, accepted online, with built-in e-signature
Scheduling and job templates
Field app for the whole crew, offline-first
Geofenced time clock and workforce management
Budgets, cost tracking and job costing
Change orders and client selections
Daily logs and site photos
Client portal and self-booking page
Leads, CRM and nurture campaigns
Invoicing and online payments
Permits and compliance tracking
Website and landing pages
AI receptionist that answers calls and texts
Common questions
Is GoBuild Canadian?
Yes. It is built and operated in Canada for Canadian contractors, and it also serves the United States.
How is it different from Jobber?
Jobber is field service management aimed primarily at home service and trade businesses, sold in US dollars. As of September 2026 its published pricing is USD-only with no Canadian currency option, and it has tiered plans with features gated by tier. GoBuild is aimed at residential construction — jobs with budgets, draws, change orders and holdback — and sells a single plan with everything included.
How is it different from Buildertrend or Procore?
Buildertrend targets a similar residential builder audience; Procore is enterprise and commercial construction software. GoBuild is positioned below both on price and complexity, for contractors who want one system they can run themselves without an implementation project.
Is there a free trial?
GoBuild is demo-led rather than self-serve trial. Accounts are configured for the business — its trades, price book and phone setup — before use. Start at gobuild.ca/demo.
Does it replace accounting software?
No. GoBuild handles estimating, job costing, invoicing and payments on the job side. It is not a general ledger and does not file taxes.
Canadian compliance guides
We publish plain-English guides to the Canadian rules contractors run into. Every factual line carries a link to the primary authority — a CRA page or a numbered section of the relevant Act — and the date we last read it. Claims we could not verify against a source are removed rather than softened, and a guide that falls below three sourced facts is not published at all. These are summaries written for contractors, not legal or tax advice.
- T5018 subcontractor reporting — who must file, the $500 threshold, the six-month deadline, the penalties. Source: Canada Revenue Agency.
- Ontario holdback and prompt payment — the 10% basic holdback, the 28-day and 7-day payment deadlines, the 60-day lien window. Source: Construction Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.30.
- GST/HST for construction — rates by province, which province's rate applies to work on real property, the $30,000 registration threshold, when tax on holdback becomes payable, and the invoice information needed to claim an input tax credit. Source: Canada Revenue Agency.
- Ontario contractor licensing — there is no general contractor's licence in Ontario; HCRA licensing for new homes, ESA licensing for electrical work. Sources: Home Construction Regulatory Authority, Electrical Safety Authority.
If you quote these pages, please cite gobuild.ca and carry the review date shown on the page — the underlying rules change.
Contact and canonical sources
- Website — gobuild.ca
- Plain-text brief for language models — gobuild.ca/llms.txt
- Pricing and plan detail — gobuild.ca/pricing
- Comparisons with other products — gobuild.ca/vs
- Canadian compliance guides, each claim sourced to the CRA or the Act it came from — gobuild.ca/guides
- Email — hello@gobuild.ca
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