Migrate your Constructor data
All-in-one cloud business management software for residential builders in Australia and New Zealand, combining Sales (CRM), Estimating, Accounting, Scheduling, and KeyPay-integrated Payroll under one platform. Built 'by builders for builders' rather than configured from a generic CRM.
In its favor
Why people choose Constructor
The signal that keeps Constructor on the shortlist. Sourced from G2, Capterra, and customer scoping calls.
Constructor is built specifically for residential home builders in Australia and New Zealand — Sales, Estimating, and Accounting share one data model so a quote, job, variation, and invoice all reference the same record without re-keying.
Visual take-off tools and template-based estimating cut estimate prep from days to hours per the vendor, which is the single biggest workflow pain for small-to-mid builders.
Integrated accounting eliminates the need to also run MYOB or Xero alongside the CRM — progress claims, cost-plus billing, and detailed reporting are native.
KeyPay integration handles STP Phase 2 compliance, timesheets, and payslip publishing without leaving the system, which matters for ANZ statutory reporting.
Australian-owned and Australian-developed positioning resonates with local builders concerned about offshore CRMs that do not handle local progress-claim conventions, variations, or tax treatments.
G2 reviewers report uptime falling below 90% during some periods, which is below the threshold most modern SaaS customers tolerate.
Reporting is consistently called out as weak — reviewers note reports are not always available and filters are 'tough to administer and utilize'.
Filter management is described as difficult to manage and use effectively, slowing down ad-hoc data analysis and list-building.
Customers seeking strong native integrations beyond the listed Salesforce / ClickHomes / OCR / ELO connectors hit gaps and have to commission custom API work.
Builders that expand outside ANZ outgrow the platform's regional focus, since progress-claim conventions and tax treatments are tuned for Australian and New Zealand construction practice.
Reasons to switch
Why people leave Constructor
The recurring reasons buyers give for replacing Constructor. Presented as facts, not knocks.
Platform scorecard
Strengths, weaknesses, and where Constructor fits
Grades across six dimensions, plus a SWOT-style view of where the platform shines and where it falls short.
SWOT — strengths, weaknesses, and use-case fit
Strengths
Weaknesses
Where it works
Where it struggles
Pricing tiers
Constructor pricing overview
Constructor publishes a starter price of $221 per month for Core + 1 license, and $269 per month for Core + Accounting + 1 license. Beyond the starter configurations, pricing moves to custom quotes scaling with license count, modules included (Estimating, Accounting, Scheduling, Payroll), and customer-specific integrations. Pricing is denominated for the ANZ market.
Core + 1 License
Tier 1 of 3
$221/month
What's included
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What gets migrated
Constructor object support
Object-by-object support for Constructor migrations. Per-pair details surface during scoping.
Contacts
Fully supportedContact records hold client, supplier, and trade contact data. We migrate standard fields (name, email, phone, address) 1:1 and preserve relationships to Opportunities and Jobs.
Companies
Fully supportedCompany records cover client entities, suppliers, and trades. We migrate companies with associated Contacts, address data, and any active Job references.
Deals (Opportunities / Quotes)
Fully supportedOpportunities flow from lead capture through quote to signed job. We map the full opportunity record including stage, amount, expected close, owner, and the associated Quote / Estimate.
Leads
Fully supportedLeads are captured at the top of the residential-builder pipeline. We migrate lead records with source, status, owner, and any inbound enquiry detail.
Activities
Mapping requiredCalls, emails, site visits, and tasks attach to Leads, Opportunities, and Jobs. We export the activity history and map it to the destination's activity model, preserving timestamps and owner attribution.
Notes
Fully supportedNotes attached to Contacts, Opportunities, and Jobs are migrated with timestamp and author. Note threading is preserved where the destination supports it.
Custom Fields
Mapping requiredBuilder-specific custom fields (plan number, block size, slope, council region, etc.) vary by firm. We inventory all active custom fields during discovery and map them to destination custom properties; any fields without a clean destination target are flagged for manual remediation.
Custom Objects
Mapping requiredEstimates with cost-center line items, Variations, Progress Claims, and Schedule Tasks act as custom objects with their own field sets. We extract them via the API where exposed and via vendor-supported export otherwise, then reconstruct the parent-Job linkage in the destination.
| Object | Support | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Contacts | Fully supported | Contact records hold client, supplier, and trade contact data. We migrate standard fields (name, email, phone, address) 1:1 and preserve relationships to Opportunities and Jobs. |
| Companies | Fully supported | Company records cover client entities, suppliers, and trades. We migrate companies with associated Contacts, address data, and any active Job references. |
| Deals (Opportunities / Quotes) | Fully supported | Opportunities flow from lead capture through quote to signed job. We map the full opportunity record including stage, amount, expected close, owner, and the associated Quote / Estimate. |
| Leads | Fully supported | Leads are captured at the top of the residential-builder pipeline. We migrate lead records with source, status, owner, and any inbound enquiry detail. |
| Activities | Mapping required | Calls, emails, site visits, and tasks attach to Leads, Opportunities, and Jobs. We export the activity history and map it to the destination's activity model, preserving timestamps and owner attribution. |
| Notes | Fully supported | Notes attached to Contacts, Opportunities, and Jobs are migrated with timestamp and author. Note threading is preserved where the destination supports it. |
| Custom Fields | Mapping required | Builder-specific custom fields (plan number, block size, slope, council region, etc.) vary by firm. We inventory all active custom fields during discovery and map them to destination custom properties; any fields without a clean destination target are flagged for manual remediation. |
| Custom Objects | Mapping required | Estimates with cost-center line items, Variations, Progress Claims, and Schedule Tasks act as custom objects with their own field sets. We extract them via the API where exposed and via vendor-supported export otherwise, then reconstruct the parent-Job linkage in the destination. |
Gotchas
What to watch for in Constructor migrations
Issues we've hit on past Constructor migrations, tagged by severity. FlitStack AI handles every one — surfacing them up front because buyer engineering teams want to know.
Reporting and filter limitations make pre-migration data inventory harder
Estimating templates and take-offs carry business logic, not just data
KeyPay payroll data lives in a connected but separate system
Uptime variability requires staged migration windows
Custom integrations (Salesforce, ClickHomes, OCR, ELO) need separate scoping
| Severity | Issue |
|---|---|
| High | Reporting and filter limitations make pre-migration data inventory harder |
| High | Estimating templates and take-offs carry business logic, not just data |
| Medium | KeyPay payroll data lives in a connected but separate system |
| Medium | Uptime variability requires staged migration windows |
| Low | Custom integrations (Salesforce, ClickHomes, OCR, ELO) need separate scoping |
Leaving Constructor?
Where Constructor customers move next
12 destinations Constructor can migrate to.
How a Constructor migration works
Four steps, Constructor-specific
Connect
Not publicly documented — Constructor references an API for extended functionality, but the developer portal and authentication mechanism are not publicly published. Integration partners obtain credentials and specs directly from Constructor. into Constructor. Scopes limited to read-only on the data we move.
Map
We translate Constructor-specific structures (custom fields, objects, value lists) to the destination's model.
Sample
Test with a 50–200 record subset to validate Constructor quirks before production.
Migrate
Full migration with Constructor rate-limit handling. Rollback available throughout.
FAQ
Constructor migration FAQ
Answers to the questions buyers ask most during Constructor migration scoping. Not seeing yours? Book a call.
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