Priced for one build. Not a business.
Every tier gets every feature. The only difference is what you pay. Every plan starts with a 14-day free trial.
General
Everything, for the length of your build.
$179.99/yr
$15.00/mo effective — billed annually
Barndo community
A thank-you to the community that builds together.
$119.99/yr
$10.00/mo effective — via community code
Founding member
Early believers keep this price forever.
$5.00/mo
10 of 10 founding seats left
Every plan includes a 14-day free trial. Community and founding pricing require a code, entered after signup.
Every plan includes everything
SelfBuildOS doesn't gate features. The moat is the domain knowledge, not a paywall.
- Post-Frame Standard schedule template (97 tasks, pre-sequenced)
- Dependency-aware Up Next view with inspection gates
- Three-layer budget: allocated, committed, actual — labor included
- Budget confidence: benchmark-seeded allocations + pre-construction setup
- Material takeoff grid, vendor shopping list, purchase orders
- Budget & takeoff CSV import — bring your existing spreadsheet with you
- Subcontractor directory with side-by-side bid comparison and payments
- Calendar with inspection scheduling — appointments push to Google Calendar
- Plan viewer: page, zoom, annotate, saved views, version slip-sheeting
- Document store: contracts, COIs, permits — with expiry reminders
- Construction loan draws: Schedule of Values + lender-ready packages
- Daily log / site journal with automatic weather snapshots
- Build Chronicle photo timeline + decision log with cost deltas
- Selection Management: compare finish options with photos and prices, pick one, and it flows to your budget — with per-group allowances
- A punch list for the final walkthrough
- Email reminders for lead times, expiries, inspections, and draws
- Photos on tasks, POs, daily logs, and draw packages
- Exports: CSV, Excel, and print-ready PDF for six datasets — plus a closeout binder and a full-account archive
- Dark mode, mobile-first, works on site
Where SelfBuildOS fits
More capable than the spreadsheet you'd outgrow. Simpler and far cheaper than the contractor software you don't need.
| Capability | SelfBuildOS $19.99/mo | Budget spreadsheet~$50 once | Pro contractor tools$79–$300/mo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Post-frame schedule, pre-sequenced | Blank / DIY | ||
| Task dependencies + inspection gates | |||
| Three-layer budget, labor included | Manual | ||
| Budget seeded from real benchmarks | Static | Some | |
| Import your existing budget & takeoff spreadsheet | Some | ||
| Side-by-side bid comparison + needs-a-bid alerts | Manual | ||
| Materials takeoff, POs, delivery tracking | Manual | ||
| Borrower-side loan draw packages | Manual | ||
| Plan viewer, markup & versioning | Some | ||
| Daily log with automatic weather | |||
| Document store + expiry reminders | |||
| Built for one owner-builder — no CRM/portal bloat |
Comparison reflects the owner-builder use case. Pro tools are powerful but priced and built for contractors running many jobs — the invoicing, proposals, CRM, and client portals are friction you'd never use on your own build.
Pricing questions
- No catch — the opposite. A typical owner-build takes 18–24 months, you subscribe for roughly that long, then you cancel because you're done. Our pricing assumes you leave. Tools priced at $79–$300/mo assume you're a contractor who never will.
Start your trial. Leave when you move in.
The most honest pricing in construction software — because we're owner-builders too.
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