Builder Prime and DripJobs are two popular CRM software solutions for home improvement contractors. But which one is the best fit for your company?

No matter if you’re selecting a CRM for the first time or considering switching from DripJobs to Builder Prime – here’s what you need to know…

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What is DripJobs? 

DripJobs was recently founded in 2021 by a painting contractor. Painting contractors may choose it as their CRM for its simplicity and ease of use. 

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What is Builder Prime? 

Builder Prime is an all-in-one business management software solution designed for professional home improvement businesses, including painting companies. Builder Prime handles everything from lead tracking to production management.

An “all-in-one” solution means Builder Prime has CRM, estimating software, marketing automation including SMS, scheduling, production management, payments, and reporting in one platform – eliminating the need for multiple, disconnected software tools.

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Differences Between Builder Prime And DripJobs

Contractors Who Want to Scale their Businesses Use Builder Prime

Since it was originally built to serve only painters, DripJobs has some limitations. While it provides essential CRM functionalities, DripJobs lacks some production management  features such as detailed forecasting, inventory management, and extensive reporting capabilities that are integral for scaling home improvement businesses.

Builder Prime, on the other hand, was built for all home improvement businesses, including painters - but also encompasses concrete coatings, cabinets, remodeling, and so many more home improvement niches. Builder Prime helps contractors serve customers throughout their journey – from lead to referral – giving you the competitive edge you need in today’s marketplace.

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Compare Automation Capabilities

DripJobs has automated customer follow-ups that keep prospects engaged. However, its automation features don’t extend deeply into production management. Once a job is sold, DripJobs has fewer automation tools for tracking job progress, assigning crews, or managing materials.

Since Builder Prime was built using hands-on experience in a home improvement company, it makes automation easy for contractors and covers the entire job lifecycle. In fact, Builder Prime stands out in the industry in terms of how its automation integrates across the business process. 

Builder Prime knows that automated email and SMS is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to scaling your business. Your business will run smoothly as you grow, as you implement automated call queues, to-do tasks, webhooks out to other systems, and much more – all thanks to your Builder Prime all-in-one business management software. 

From lead management to invoicing and scheduling, automation is built into every aspect of the system, making it incredibly efficient for home improvement companies who want to minimize manual tasks and scale their business to the next level.

With Builder Prime, you get to spend less time on manual tasks, and more time growing your home improvement business. 

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Compare Production Management

DripJobs offers painting contractors essential production management features that assist in organizing daily operations and maintaining project oversight. However, the transition from sales to production requires manual data entry, increasing the risk of errors and inefficiencies. Additionally, DripJobs' scheduling features may not support complex project timelines or resource management, which can be challenging for larger projects or multiple crews. These communication breakdowns can be crippling for your painting or home improvement business. 

Builder Prime is the home improvement industry’s only all-in-one business management solution, which includes comprehensive production management software. 

It contains every tool you need to take total control of your production team:

• Subcontractor management
• Streamlined drag-and-drop scheduling calendars for sales and production (plus in-depth Gantt charts)
• Detailed job costing and profit reporting
• GPS time clock
• Invoicing and online payments
• Configurable project status/milestone tracking (to know what kinds of follow-ups are required externally and internally)

What’s more, the transition from sales to production is seamlessly automated. Your production team instantly has access to all preexisting data about the job. 

Nothing slips through the cracks, and everyone is fully informed.

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‍Compare Reporting Capabilities

DripJobs provides some reporting capabilities that show a few key metrics. However, if you want their Job Costing features, that’s yet another additional monthly fee. And they provide very limited metrics related to sales and marketing that can provide the insights to help a home improvement business grow. 

Builder Prime knows a home improvement company is only as good as its data, which is why it offers a comprehensive suite of reporting capabilities designed to empower contractors.

Enjoy having all of these pre-built reports right at your fingertips:

• Lead Summary Report 
• Lead Performance Report 
• Leads by Lead Source and Project Type Report
• Customer Acquisition Costs by Lead Source Report
• Lead and Customer Acquisition Cost Reporting
• Total Sales (Contracts) Report
• Meeting Results Report
• Sales Pipeline Report
• Commission Summary Report
• Sold Jobs vs Sold Contracts
• Setting Goals in Builder Prime
• Lead Performance (Month over Month) Report

You can also create custom reports with select Builder Prime plans. Plus, you can save those custom reports so they are easy to run at any time, giving you all the information you need, right at your fingertips. 

Also, if you have multiple locations right now, or plan to in the future, Builder Prime has the ability to display multi-location data by individual location or aggregated together - simply by toggling between them! 

With these data-driven insights, your home improvement company will have the clarity to make smarter decisions and drive even greater growth.

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How to Choose the Right CRM for Your Home Improvement Business

While DripJobs is a painting estimating software and CRM option for painting contractors with limited plans for sales and marketing, Builder Prime offers home improvement companies the swiss army knife of contractor software and the ability to scale easily. From lead to job completion and beyond, Builder Prime helps home improvement businesses grow with all-in-one business management  software that can’t be beat.

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