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Buildcrew

AI admin assistant that answers enquiries, drafts quotes from voice notes and chases quotes and invoices inside ServiceM8, Simpro or Xero. No published price; demo first.

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Free trial

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Free plan

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Reviewed from public information; hands-on test pending

The short answer

Buildcrew is an AI admin assistant that answers enquiries, drafts quotes from voice notes and chases quotes and invoices inside ServiceM8, Simpro or Xero. It suits busy owners doing admin at night. The catch: pricing isn't published, so you need a demo to learn the cost, and there's no independent review base yet.

ServiceScale Verdict

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“Chasing quotes and invoices inside ServiceM8 or Simpro is a real job worth paying for. With no published price and no independent reviews yet, the 30-day refund is doing a lot of the convincing.”

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Overview

Buildcrew is an AI admin assistant for trade businesses. It works over WhatsApp and inside your job and accounting software, and its site lists four jobs: answering enquiries and calls, turning a voice note from site into a drafted quote, chasing open quotes and overdue invoices, and booking the job into your job software.

How it works: you book a demo, and Buildcrew says it's live within 7 days, learning your business from the tools you already use. Actions run through your own permissions and approval rules, so a quote goes out when you say yes.

Integrations: ServiceM8, Simpro, Xero, QuickBooks, Gmail, Outlook, GoHighLevel, Salesforce, PandaDoc and Google Drive are listed, with "+3,000 more".

The honest assessment: quote and invoice chasing is where trades lose money quietly, and an assistant that does it inside ServiceM8 or Simpro is a sharper pitch than a generic chatbot. But pricing isn't published; the site only compares it to "about half the cost of a full-time VA". There's a 30-day full refund if it doesn't do the job. The case studies are the vendor's own, the site doesn't say where the company is based, and we found no independent review base. We have not tested it hands-on.

Pros & Cons

What we like

  • ✓Targets quote and invoice chasing, where trades lose money quietly
  • ✓Works inside ServiceM8, Simpro and Xero rather than beside them
  • ✓Voice note from site to drafted quote suits owners on the tools
  • ✓30-day full refund if it doesn't do the job

Watch out for

  • ✕No published pricing; cost is only compared to a VA
  • ✕Demo required before you can start
  • ✕Case studies are the vendor's own; no independent reviews found
  • ✕Site doesn't say where the company is based

Who it suits

  • Owners doing quotes and follow-ups at 9pm who were about to hire a VA
  • ServiceM8 and Simpro shops with a backlog of unchased quotes

Who it doesn’t suit

  • Anyone who wants to see the price before a demo
  • Businesses that don't use a job or accounting system it connects to

Key Features

Answers enquiries and calls, day or night
Drafts quotes from a voice note or screenshot
Chases open quotes and overdue invoices
Books jobs into your job software
Works over WhatsApp
Approval rules before anything is sent

Top Integrations

Frequently Asked Questions

Buildcrew doesn't publish pricing. Its site says it costs about half a full-time virtual assistant, and you book a demo for a quote (source: buildcrew.dev, 18 Oct 2026).

We found no free trial. Instead it offers a full refund if it doesn't do the job in your first 30 days.

Its case studies are Australian trade and service businesses and it connects to ServiceM8, Simpro and Xero, which many AU trades use. Without a published price, budget for a demo first. We reviewed it from public information; a hands-on test is pending.

ServiceScale scores

Our provisional scores out of 5, from public information. No third-party rating is shown because we could not verify one.

Ease of use
4.0
Customer support
3.8
Value for money
3.0
Features
4.2

Pricing

CustomQuote

Pricing not published, quote on request

Pricing not published, quote on request. The site describes the cost only as about half a full-time VA and offers a full refund if it doesn't do the job in the first 30 days (buildcrew.dev, accessed 18 Oct 2026).

Technical

iOS appNo
Android appNo
Works offlineNo
Deploymentcloud
Built in AUNo
AU localisedNo
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