--- description: Learn more about Builder Information System price, benefits, and disadvantages for businesses in South Africa. Read reviews from verified users and discover similar tools. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: Builder Information System Price, Reviews & Features - Capterra South Africa 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Construction Accounting Software](/directory/20003/construction-accounting/software) > [Builder Information System](/software/12461/builder-information-system) # Builder Information System Canonical: https://www.capterra.co.za/software/12461/builder-information-system Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/12461/builder-information-system?page=2) > BIS has real time specific job cost information that contractors need to manage projects and general accounting programs may not offer. > > Verdict: Rated **4.8/5** by 10 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses Builder Information System? Our target markets are general contractors and subcontractors, anywhere from smaller contractors on up to large corporations. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.8/5** | 10 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 5.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Management Information Control Systems - **Location**: Los Osos, US - **Founded**: 1984 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$1 900,00 - **Pricing model**: (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: With 4 Editions, pricing can vary. Please call us - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1 000 - **Deployment & Platforms**: Windows (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise), Linux (On-Premise) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: United States ## Features - Accounts Payable - Accounts Receivable - Billing & Invoicing - Budget Tracking - Budgeting/Forecasting - Document Management - General Ledger - Inventory Management - Job Costing - Project Management - Project Tracking - Scheduling - Timesheet Management ## Support Options - Chat ## Category - [Construction Accounting Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/20003/construction-accounting/software) ## Related Categories - [Construction Accounting Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/20003/construction-accounting/software) - [Construction Project Management Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/30057/construction-management/software) - [Subcontractor Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/32699/subcontractor/software) - [Solar Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/32437/solar/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Everything a construction company need from AP, AR, Payroll, banking and of course all job related needs. > > **Cons**: Need more worker's compensation audit information. example: On the worker's comp. report it would be wonderful if the gross wages were broken into regular pay and overtime pay instead of total $ for both. > > Love the way the software company handles payroll tax updates which seems to be unending anymore. ----- ### "Designed for construction" — 5.0/5 > **Susan** | *16 April 2019* | Construction | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: This software was developed to track and control job costs, bill customers easily and efficiently, and it does a wonderful job of that. This is not an accounting package with a "job" package tacked on, which makes a huge difference. Entering payroll and payables updates job costs at the point of entry so no duplication of effort. Payroll entry, for example, updates the employee ledger, tax reporting, workers compensation, job cost, pre-tax reporting and more. The reporting is huge, with over 100 predesigned reports and the option to design custom reports as well. Everyone who is doing data entry appreciates the ability to use the keyboard to navigate through the fields and forms instead of having to move between the keyboard and the mouse. > > **Cons**: There is not much I don't really like about this software. I have a difficult time navigating through the custom report setup, but others at the company find it easy to use. > > We are able to get more personnel involved in job progress by allowing them to view and print job reports. By using the password function, which can be tailored by user, this is a very safe way to get project managers more involved with less thumbing through the large paper job files. ----- ### "Good program for smaller company" — 3.5/5 > **Susan** | *19 February 2015* | Construction | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: This is a software program for a small company. The vendor always returns phone calls quickly and are extremely pleasant and helpful. Their customer service is the best part of the program. > > **Cons**: This seems to be a small software company. While their customer service is great, I find the program lacking some technology in areas. Paycheck stubs don't reveal all information like prevailing wage hours vs. regular rate hours. They say they are working on updates. Certified payroll reports need an affidavit page added. Multiple companies can't report information to each other leading to double data entry if you have a staffing company/subcontractors and another company doing the work. ----- ### "Clements General Construction, Inc." — 4.0/5 > **Sharon** | *09 July 2010* > > **Pros**: It's easy to teach new users how to use the system. We find the reports easy to understand by the field people. The ability to export data to Excel and Word has been a huge time saver for us because of the Time and Materials work that we do. It gives the client a clean, easy set of reports with just the information that they need to see. I like that we can have up to nine entities set up in the system, if needed. It's helpful for small businesses to be able to emplement individual modules as needed and as they can afford them. The "real time" posting of job costs is great. The fact that when we enter accounts payable invoices and when we write the checks, those costs go immediately to the jobs allows our field personnel to see an up to the minute report the same day as the payroll is posted. Why you would send payroll out of house when this is so easy is beyond me\! With BIS, we've got the information right now - not next week. > > **Cons**: All accounting systems must have some drawbacks, but I've used others that are very cumbersome and convoluted to the point that reports are difficult to read. I don't like that you have to purchase a seperate module to do custom reports. We use the export feature to make customized reports. > > I have recommeded this construction software for small to midsize contractors for many years because of the price, ease of use, and for the ability of the system to expand as a business grows. I have been using BIS since 1994 and have always emplemented all of the upgrades to the modules that we use. The upgrades always give us something that saves us time and therefore, saves us money/ We are long-time users that will probably continue to be BIS users for years to come. ----- ### "James Garcia with CCSI review of Builder Information System" — 5.0/5 > **James** | *07 March 2019* | Construction | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: The areas (tabs) which we use for our company are easily understandable and straightforward. This system has helped our company to access and log supplier invoices and keep them separate from other projects or general purchases. Payroll and paying taxes and all issues pertaining to payroll are simple. A curious individual like myself would click on various tabs and figure out how to use that info if necessary. there is really a lot of great help within this software. > > **Cons**: There seem to be some areas of the software that are difficult or inaccessible, but that could be due to my full knowledge of the system. However the areas which I utilize for our business are easy and straightforward. > > It has helped our company immensely to better track job costs. I am quite happy using this software. ----- Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/12461/builder-information-system?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/12461/builder-information-system) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | de-CH | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | fr-LU | | ----- ## Structured Data