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ashiba vs CoConstruct

CoConstruct moved. Where should you land?

CoConstruct is now part of Buildertrend. If that migration has you reconsidering, here’s the honest case for a leaner tool built around estimate accuracy.
Where CoConstruct wins

It set the bar for builder–client collaboration.

  • +Pioneered client and builder collaboration with selections and shared decisions
  • +Strong budgeting and estimate-to-actual tracking custom builders trusted
  • +A loyal following — and, since the Buildertrend acquisition, a supported migration path
  • +A broad feature set built up over many years
Where ashiba wins

Independent — and built around what custom builders actually run on.

  • —The estimating flywheel — bands → actuals → verdicts, plus a private cost database that surfaces your own history the moment you price the next line — the pricing memory a per-job budget forgets
  • —A portal that’s the pitch — read-only, branded to you, cost data structurally absent — the finished portal wins the next client, then becomes their home manual for retention
  • —Cost that’s never in the wrong hands — a sub or client view has no dollar figure in it — enforced server-side, not a sharing setting to get right
  • —AI-native platform — a live public REST API and MCP server — drive a job from an AI agent, with the cost invariant held at the tool boundary; neither the old CoConstruct nor Buildertrend exposes this
  • —Active and independent — not a sunset product folded into a bigger one — ashiba is shipping on a live job, so the roadmap follows builders, not an acquirer
ashibaCoConstruct
StatusActive, independentMerged into Buildertrend
EstimatingBands per line; actual → verdict, with cross-job memoryEstimate-to-actual budgeting
Learning across jobsPrivate database surfaced at entry, with hit ratePer-job budgets
Client portalRead-only, branded, no cost data — plus a post-handover home manualYes — collaboration-focused
Cost isolationStructural — absent from any sub/client viewRole-based
AI / automationPublic REST API + MCP server — agent-drivableNone exposed
Pricing modelPer active job — no per-seat chargeTiered monthly plans (via Buildertrend)
Best fitCustom builders who live on estimate accuracyTeams wanting the full Buildertrend suite
Written from public product documentation. Tools change — check their current site before you decide.
The honest take
CoConstruct earned its reputation with custom builders — and if a forced migration is on your desk, that’s the moment to ask what you actually want next, not just where the old product went. ashiba is built around the parts a custom builder’s profit turns on: an estimating flywheel that makes the next bid sharper, a portal that doubles as your sales pitch and then your client’s home manual, and an API/MCP surface neither product exposes. Buildertrend, where CoConstruct now lives, is the more complete suite and a real option if you want all of it. But if estimate accuracy is where your margin is won, sharper beats bigger — and ashiba is independent, so its roadmap answers to builders.
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