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# CostMate Reviews
**Vendor:** CostMate  
**Category:** [Construction Estimating Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/construction-estimating-software)
## About CostMate
CostMate is estimating software built for New Zealand residential builders — solo operators and two-person crews doing renovations, bathrooms, decks and additions. Labour is calculated using phase-based production rates adjusted for real site conditions (access, height, existing-building constraints, crew size) rather than a flat square-metre rate. BRANZ wastage percentages are applied to material quantities automatically. NZ Building Code requirements — external moisture, wet areas, energy efficiency, timber framing — are built into every estimate by default, not left as a checklist. A quote-checking step reviews the estimate and flags scope commonly missed on residential quotes before it's sent to the client. CostMate runs on a rules engine, not a language model — every quantity, wastage figure and code item is deterministic and reproducible, and can be traced back to why it's there. It is not a quantity surveying package, a project management platform, or a job scheduling tool.






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## CostMate Features
**Additional Functionality**
- Commercial
- Quality Control Management
- Reporting & Statistics
- For AEC Industry
- Timesheet Management
- CRM
- For Residential
- Real-Time Data
- Customizable Reports
- Contractor Management
- Scheduling
- Financial Management
- Inventory Management
- Mobile Access
- Offline Access
- Purchase Order Management
- Supplier Management
- Change Order Management
- API
- Activity Dashboard
- RFI & Submittals
- AI Copilot
- Subcontractor Management
- Status Tracking
- Incident Reporting
- Bid Management
- Permit Management
- Materials Management
- Access Controls/Permissions
- Activity Tracking
- Real-Time Updates
- Collaboration Tools
- Document Management
- Equipment Tracking
- Contract/License Management
- Generative AI
- Task Management
- Third-Party Integrations
- Project Management
- Risk Assessment
- Accounting Integration
- Audit Trail
- Compliance Tracking
- Building Information Model
- Job Costing
- Multiple Projects
- Workflow Management
- Estimating
- Budget Tracking

**Workflow Management**
- Proposal Generation
- Integrations
- Third-Party Integrations
- QuickBooks Integration
- Accounting Integration
- Third-Party Integrations

**Job Costing**
- Access to Cost Databases
- Digitizing Quantities
- Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
- Mobile Access
- Project Management
- Document Management
- Task Management

**Additional Functionality**
- Multiple Projects
- Customizable Templates
- Subcontractor Management
- Invoice Management
- BIM Modeling
- Real-Time Updates
- Takeoff
- Quotes/Estimates
- Access Control
- Financial Management
- Cost Database
- Job Scheduling
- Materials Management
- Generative AI
- Activity Dashboard
- Project Tracking
- Data Collection
- Audit Trail
- HVAC Estimating
- Purchase Order Management
- Visual Assemblies
- CAD Tools
- Change Order Management
- Contract/License Management
- Bid Management
- For Residential
- Reporting/Analytics
- Electrical Estimating
- Cost Tracking
- Commercial/Industrial
- AI Copilot
- What-if Analysis
- Data Import/Export
- Plumbing Estimating
- Time & Expense Tracking
- Calendar Management
- For AEC Industry
- API
- Collaboration Tools
- Cost Estimating
- Maintenance Scheduling
- Automatic Backup
- Customer Management
- Timesheet Management
- Customizable Reports
- Job Management
- Scheduling
- Contact Database
- Electronic Payments
- Customizable Branding
- Reporting & Statistics
- Task Scheduling
- Location Tracking
- Activity Tracking
- Status Tracking
- Billing & Invoicing
- Electronic Signature
- Job Costing
- Document Storage
- Drag & Drop
- Work Order Management
- Dispatch Management
- Contractor Management
- Progress Tracking
- Communication Management
- For Remodelers
- Mobile Alerts
- Customizable Fields
- Alerts/Notifications
- Lead Management
- 2D/3D Designing
- Projections
- Client Management
- Client Portal
- Project Accounting

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