Customer story · Buildertrend switch

Why Shade Tree finds Ressio easier to navigate than Buildertrend

Easier estimating, a simpler client interface, and higher confidence in the numbers — on a switch from Buildertrend.

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Keith HillOwner/GC · Shade Tree Homes
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Keith HillOwner/GC · Shade Tree Homes

We believe the client interface is easier to navigate.

Keith Hill, Shade Tree Homes
Previous stack
Buildertrend
Active projects3–5
Time saved weekly3–5 hrs
Job-cost confidenceMuch higher
Meet Shade Tree Homes

A Buildertrend builder looking for a better fit

Shade Tree Homes is a custom builder running three to five active projects, and came to Ressio from Buildertrend.

Keith Hill wasn't leaving a broken system — he already knew how to run his business on established software. The question was whether Ressio could do the same job with less friction, especially where it counted most: estimating and the experience his clients have.

The challenge

A capable platform with room for a simpler fit

On Buildertrend, the core workflow was covered — but estimating and the client interface had room to be easier.

01

Estimating friction

Assembling and sending estimates could be simpler than it was.

02

Client interface

The client-facing experience had room to be easier to navigate.

03

Job-cost confidence

Confidence in job costs was lower than Keith wanted.

The switch

The same job, with less friction

Ressio kept what Keith knew and simplified the parts that mattered.

Before → after
Buildertrend
Ressio
Estimating
Client interface
Budgets / job costing
Project management

A familiar switch, with a simpler fit.

Easier estimating

Estimates are easier to assemble and send to clients.

A simpler client interface

An interface Keith and his team find easier to navigate.

Higher job-cost confidence

More confidence in the numbers than before.

3–5hours saved every weekSelf-reported in Ressio's 2026 customer survey.
The results

Easier estimating, clearer numbers, simpler for clients

Since switching from Buildertrend, Shade Tree Homes finds estimates easier to build and send, the client interface simpler to navigate, and job-cost confidence noticeably higher. Things slip through the cracks far less often, and Keith calls it a good product that's easy to use — a straightforward win for a builder who already knew the category.

Much higherjob-cost confidence
Way lessslips through the cracks
Noticeablyeasier for clients
01

Easier estimating

Assembling and sending estimates is simpler than before.

“Estimates are easier to assemble and send to clients.”
02

A client interface that's easier to navigate

A simpler experience for the people paying the bills.

“We believe the client interface is easier to navigate.”
03

More confidence in job costs

Clearer numbers, more confidence in decisions.

“Our confidence level is much higher with Ressio.”
Overall a good product, and most of it is easy.
Keith Hill · Shade Tree Homes

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