Spreadsheets can't snap job photos or send estimates from your truck.
Excel and Google Sheets are free — but they cost you time. No mobile estimates, no photo documentation, no client portal, no offline sync. Built n' Tallied gives you all of that for $49/mo.
| Feature | Built n' Tallied | Spreadsheets |
|---|---|---|
| Professional PDF estimates | ✓ | ✗ |
| Job costing (est vs actual) | ✓ | Manual |
| Photo documentation | ✓ | ✗ |
| One-tap invoicing | ✓ | ✗ |
| Client portal | ✓ | ✗ |
| AI estimate generator | ✓ | ✗ |
| Works offline on job site | ✓ | ✗ |
| Mobile-friendly | ✓ | Limited |
| Multi-user access | ✓ | ✓ |
| Auto cost calculations | ✓ | Formulas |
| Receipt tracking | ✓ | ✗ |
| Daily logs | ✓ | ✗ |
| Fully customizable | — | ✓ |
| No monthly cost | — | ✓ |
I spend 2 hours every Sunday updating my spreadsheet. That's time I'm not billing.
Client asked for an estimate — I had to go home to my laptop to make one.
Lost a dispute because I had no timestamped photos. Just my word against theirs.
My guys can't update the sheet from the job site. Everything is a day behind.
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