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Custom AI agentsWe build and run an agent for one jobPricingAboutBlogTen AI tools a small general contractor or remodeling firm can use in 2026, from AI takeoff and estimating to project management, AI receptionists and call notes, with prices read on each vendor page, who each fits, and one honest limit for each.
Checked October 26, 2026. Prices were read on each vendor's own pricing page. Procore does not publish a price, Jobber's price page was blocked to us, Knowify's page was read with a fetch tool only, and Buildertrend and Contractor Foreman blocked our reads; we say so. Prices change: re-check before you buy. Dooza Crew is our product and our top pick for small contractors; we say why, and where the others fit better.
Our top pick for a small contractor is Dooza Crew: AI employees that answer calls, chase open bids and draft the follow-up emails you never get to, $49 a month for the whole organization, and it asks before it sends anything. For construction management with built-in AI, look at JobTread. For takeoffs, Togal.AI. For plan review, Bluebeam Max. For big commercial projects, Procore. For an AI receptionist, Jobber or Housecall Pro. For call notes, Fathom has a free plan.
Most of the industry says it has started. The Sage and AGC 2026 outlook reports: "Sixty-one percent of firms now report either currently using AI or planning to increase AI investments this year." It adds that this is a jump from 44 percent in the previous year's survey.
Houzz's 2026 State of AI report, based on "a survey of 601 U.S. construction and design businesses", puts it at "More than half of firms (52%) now use AI for everyday business tasks, up 20 percentage points from a year ago" for construction, with 80% of construction firms that use AI doing so daily.
Houzz sells software to this market and "using AI" is defined loosely in both surveys, so read them as direction, not a census. They do show the shift: the question is no longer whether to try AI but which job to give it. The tools below cover estimating, field paperwork and the office.
| Tool | What the AI does | Price (vendor page, Oct 26) | Free option |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dooza Crew (ours, top pick) | AI employees that answer calls, draft follow-ups, fill forms, work in web tools | $49/mo per organization, unlimited users and agents, AI usage included | 7 days free (card required) |
| JobTread | Construction management with AI Estimating and AI Form Builder | $199/mo + $20/mo per internal user | No free trial |
| Togal.AI | AI takeoff from plans | Growth $299/mo per user, billed yearly | Demo, no trial stated |
| Procore | AI agents for daily logs, RFIs, submittals | Not published (request a demo) | Demo only |
| Knowify | Job costing and billing, with an AI Connector | Core from $99/mo (fetch-only) | Free trial, length not stated |
| Bluebeam | Plan markup; AI drawing reviews in Max | Max $590 per user, billed annually | Free trial button |
| Housecall Pro | Field service software with AI team members and AI call answering add-on | Basic $59/mo billed annually | 14 days, no credit card |
| Jobber | AI Receptionist for calls and texts | Not readable on the page we read | Free trial button |
| Fathom | AI notes and summaries for calls | Premium from $16/user/mo | Free forever plan |
| Smith.ai | Call answering and intake | Starter $300/month for 30 calls | No free trial; money-back guarantee |
Most small contractors lose time and jobs in the gaps: a call missed on a roof, a bid that never got a follow-up, a form sitting in the truck. Crew gives your company AI employees, each with its own computer and browser and its own job. They work around the clock, work with your team in one chat, and pass work to each other. Before one sends an email or clicks Send, Submit or Pay, it asks you to Approve, Edit or Reject.
Example jobs you could give it: you could give one agent the job of answering the phone and taking a message for every new lead; another the job of drafting a polite follow-up to every bid that has gone quiet; another the job of filling a fillable PDF or Excel form you upload, such as a subcontractor info sheet or a material list. Crew works in web-based tools you log in to with a browser, and you type passwords and 2FA codes yourself.
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JobTread covers estimating, budgets, job costing, change orders and customer portals. Its AI page lists "AI Estimating" (draft detailed budgets in minutes), an AI Form Builder, and AI Plan Import and Count Tools.
Togal.AI reads plan sheets and produces quantities. Its Growth plan lists "Unlimited automated takeoffs", unlimited chat prompts and unlimited image and symbol searches.
Procore is project management for larger builds. Its AI page names a Daily Log Agent ("Turn field photos, emails, video, and voice into completed daily logs."), an RFI Agent, a Submittal Review Agent and a Deep Search Agent, and says "Agents do the data gathering and drafting, your team makes the final call."
Knowify lets you "Bid, execute, and invoice for fixed-price and AIA jobs while managing your team." Its Advanced plan includes an AI Connector to link Claude and ChatGPT to your business data. We could read this page with a fetch tool only, so treat the figures as unconfirmed.
Bluebeam is the PDF markup tool many estimators and project managers already use. Its Max plan lists "AI drawing reviews" and AI drawing comparisons.
Housecall Pro handles scheduling, dispatch and invoicing for service trades. Its pricing page promises "AI team members to automate your work" and an add-on: "AI answers every call and chat, day or night so you schedule stays full."
Jobber is service business software. Its AI Receptionist page says "Receptionist answers calls and texts 24/7, books visits, takes requests, and escalates to you when needed".
Fathom records and transcribes video calls with "Instant AI call summaries". Useful for owner calls, subcontractor coordination and client walk-through calls held on video.
Smith.ai answers calls and takes messages and intake for small businesses. It is not construction-specific.
Comparing phone answering alone? See the best AI receptionists.
For a small general contractor or remodeler, our top pick is Dooza Crew (our product): AI employees for the office work that eats your evenings, such as answering the phone, drafting follow-ups to open bids and filling forms, each with its own computer and browser, for $49 a month for the whole organization after a 7-day free trial. It asks before it sends anything. For construction management with built-in AI estimating, look at JobTread; for takeoffs, Togal.AI; for plan review, Bluebeam Max.
A majority by two 2026 reports. The Sage and AGC outlook says 61 percent of firms either currently use AI or plan to increase AI investments this year, up from 44 percent the year before. Houzz's 2026 State of AI report, based on a survey of 601 U.S. construction and design businesses, says more than half of firms (52%) now use AI for everyday business tasks, up 20 percentage points from a year ago. Houzz sells software to this market, so treat it as one data point.
It can speed them up. Togal.AI automates takeoffs from plans at $299 a month per user, billed yearly, and JobTread lists AI Estimating that drafts budgets. You still check the quantities, pricing and scope. Dooza Crew is not a licensed estimator or engineer and does not do takeoffs; bids, permits and safety decisions stay with you.
Yes. Jobber has an AI Receptionist that answers calls and texts 24/7 and books visits, with no price shown on the page we read. Housecall Pro lists an AI add-on that answers every call and chat, with no price listed. Smith.ai answers calls from $300 a month for 30 calls. Dooza Crew agents also take phone calls, included in the $49 plan.
With Dooza Crew, an agent can draft an email or fill a fillable PDF, Word or Excel file you upload, but before it sends an email or clicks Send, Submit or Pay it asks you to Approve, Edit or Reject. It is not a licensed estimator or engineer, and no construction software is certified or integrated with it, so you review every price, scope line and permit-related document.
Fathom has a free forever plan for call notes, and Housecall Pro offers 14 days free with no credit card. JobTread says it does not offer a free trial. Dooza Crew is free for 7 days (card required).
A lead AI agent plus helper agents that browse the web, write files and ask you before they send or pay. 7-day free trial (card required), then $49/month with AI usage included and a hard spending cap.
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Or start now: Dooza Crew, AI employees you chat with from web or phone, watching every step live in chat: free for 7 days, then $49 a month for your whole organization (unlimited users and agents, no per-seat fee) with AI usage included and a hard spending cap. Want it done for you instead? Dooza Managed, $200/month.