Comparison · CRM & invoicing
Buildhive vs Teamleader
Teamleader is a platform for SMEs with strong modules for CRM, quotes and invoicing. It is not built specifically for construction. Buildhive picks up where Teamleader stops: coordinating your construction projects.
At a glance
| Buildhive | Teamleader | |
|---|---|---|
| Collaboration with clients, contractors and subcontractors | Yes | Limited |
| External partners without an account or password | Yes | No |
| Site reports | Yes | No |
| Site reports in your own house style | Yes | No |
| AI site reports, you approve | Yes | No |
| Price requests to subcontractors and suppliers | Yes | No |
| Document sharing with version control and read receipts | Yes | No |
| Tasks linked to site reports | Yes | No |
| Schedule changes sent automatically to external partners | Yes | No |
| Work with your own AI via MCP | Yes | No |
| Mailbox connected (Gmail, Outlook, …) | Yes | Yes |
| Time tracking | Yes | Yes |
| Prepare invoicesGet all your invoicing data ready and export it straight to the invoicing package of your choice. | Yes | Yes |
| Invoicing | No | Yes |
Where Buildhive makes the difference
Built for construction
Site reports, action items for contractors and on-site follow-up are standard in Buildhive.
Price requests to subcontractors
Teamleader creates quotes for your clients. Buildhive lets you request prices from subcontractors and suppliers and follow them up.
Real document sharing
Share plans and documents with your partners, always the latest version, and see who opened what.
External partners in your project
Clients, contractors and subcontractors collaborate via a link, without an account or password.
Where Teamleader is strong
Invoicing and CRM
Invoices, payment follow-up, customer management and expenses are at the core of Teamleader. Buildhive offers no CRM or invoicing.
Integrations
Teamleader has an open API and connects with many accounting packages and other SME software.
Teamleader and Buildhive together
Many construction companies and architecture firms we talk to already use Teamleader. That is not a problem, quite the opposite. Teamleader remains your financial foundation: CRM, quotes and invoicing. Buildhive takes care of project follow-up: site reports, tasks, documents, price requests and time tracking for your whole team.
Frequently asked questions
Buildhive + AI
AI done right, with the tools you already use
Buildhive uses AI to take the preparatory work off your hands, not to write in your name. And it works with your own AI assistant and your mailbox.
AI site reports
Dictate on the building site and the AI turns your notes into a first draft in your own template, with suggested follow-up tasks. You review, adjust and send. Nothing goes out in your name without your approval.
Discover AI on siteWork with your own AI
Buildhive offers an MCP connection. The AI you already use works directly with your Buildhive projects: ask about your tasks, documents or planning without copying and pasting.
Your mailbox connected
Connect your Gmail or Outlook account and send messages, price requests and documents straight from your own email address.
Conclusion
Teamleader and Buildhive each do what they are good at. Teamleader is your financial and administrative foundation. Buildhive is the layer where your construction projects are followed up, together with all your partners.