SERVICETITAN VS. BUILDOPS

Compare platforms to see who wins for commercial construction

BuildOps primarily handles commercial field service. ServiceTitan connects new construction, installation, and ongoing service in one platform — with enterprise-grade financials and multi-location management built for growing contractors.

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Why commercial contractors choose ServiceTitan

+19%

Revenue

+21%

Service agreement renewals

+10%

Invoices paid on time

+9%

Revenue per technician

What commercial contractors gain on ServiceTitan

We're not just software, we're a partner

Features

BuildOps

Most Proven & Reliable Software:
Protect your investment with the trades industry’s leading software solution of the past 10+ years.YesNo
Enterprise-Grade Capabilities: Multi-location management, top security & compliance certifications, roll up reporting, and more.YesYes
Industry-Leading Onboarding:
The most reliable onboarding and implementation specialists in the trades.YesPartial
Foundational Contractor Workflows: Project management, service agreements, and accounting workflows.YesYes
Integrations & APIs: Take control of your tech stack with 100+ integrations and 450+ API endpoints.YesPartial
Industry-Leading R&D: With hundreds of millions invested in our platform annually, choose ServiceTitan to stay at the forefront of innovation.YesNo
TitanAdvisor: Maximize your success with personalized in-app recommendations and guidance so you utilize the right features for your business.YesNo
TitanExchange: Access and share best practices with the industry’s richest community of commercial contractors, right from your account.YesNo

Hear what others are saying about ServiceTitan

"The biggest advantage has been the overall experience we can now provide.”

When we joined up with ServiceTitan, we were just cracking $12 million. In four years, we've hit the $22 million revenue mark and have gone from about 45 technicians or trucks on the road to 65.

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Dallin Tippetts,
Business Operations Director

“We become more efficient as we grow with [ServiceTitan].”

Streamlining workflows, improving efficiencies, accessing valuable insights through reports—Lawton group uses ServiceTitan for all of this and more.

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Shane Jaeger,
President of Operations

“What ServiceTitan offers a commercial customer … has been awesome.”

Interstate AC made the move to ServiceTitan in January. Since then the commercial HVAC contractor has not looked back.

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Kitty Dunn,
Dispatch Manager

*The metrics are based on performance from 2021 to 2022 and include customers who perform 25% or more of their jobs at commercial locations. Results are not guaranteed and may vary.

Frequently asked questions

Common questions from commercial contractors evaluating ServiceTitan vs BuildOps.

Who is each platform built for?

ServiceTitan is built for enterprise commercial contractors — mechanical, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, fire, and specialty trades — who operate at mid-market to enterprise scale, typically $10M to $500M+ in annual revenue. It's designed specifically for contractors who run both a construction division and a service division and need them connected in one system. Multi-location operators, multi-trade contractors, and businesses managing both new construction and recurring service agreements get the most out of the platform.

BuildOps is field service management software (FSM) built for commercial service businesses — primarily commercial HVAC, plumbing, and electrical contractors — with a focus on dispatching, scheduling, and work order management. It serves mid-market contractors generally in the $5M–$100M revenue range. BuildOps handles both commercial field service and construction project management, but they’re a stronger fit for service-first commercial contractors. 

For contractors who need construction closeout to automatically feed service agreements, equipment history, and recurring billing in one system, ServiceTitan's platform goes meaningfully further. 

Who should choose ServiceTitan?

  • Contractors running both a construction division and a service division who need them connected in an all-in-one software solution

  • Operations across multiple locations, branches, or business units who need consolidated visibility

  • Projects with complex billing — AIA, progress, retainage, lien waivers, certified payroll

  • Enterprise accounting needs beyond QuickBooks — Sage, Spectrum, Viewpoint

  • Multi-trade contractors across HVAC, plumbing, electrical, fire, and specialty

  • Companies looking to grow recurring service agreement revenue alongside construction

What type of training resources and customer support does ServiceTitan offer?

Compared to BuildOps, ServiceTitan offers more resources that help our users develop greater industry expertise, get maximum usage out of our product, and learn how to implement best practices to grow their businesses and revenue.

In addition to our extensive knowledge base, ServiceTitan users get exclusive access to:

  • Dedicated Support Teams: A personal support team to address specific questions and concerns. 

  • Comprehensive Training and Onboarding: Extensive training and onboarding for new users to help them understand the software and utilize its features effectively. 

  • Titan Exchange: A cloud-based platform for sharing assets such as contracts, templates, checklists, and other valuable information.

  • TitanAdvisor: With personalized feature recommendations and focused, step-by-step guidance, TitanAdvisor takes the guesswork out of choosing the right ServiceTitan features for your business, so you get the results you want. 

  • Atlas: ServiceTitan’s AI sidekick for the trades. A simple conversational interface where field and back office staff can get immediate answers about customers, equipment, job history, business performance, and more.

  • ServiceTitan Community: A users-only message board where ideas for our software and business in general are shared. 

  • Free Peer-Group Training: A program run by ServiceTitan employees through Ember and Spark sessions, designed to share best practices.

  • Certified Admin Program: Our Certified Administrator program provides a structured approach to increasing knowledge of ServiceTitan, as well as constant and continuing education on the software.

Business owners and operators, particularly in the core industries that ServiceTitan was built to support (HVAC, plumbing, electrical, etc.) find these resources to be absolutely invaluable for getting the most out of our platform, as well as staying up to date with best practices and strategies that are working for other companies. 

How does ServiceTitan compare to BuildOps for commercial construction contractors?

ServiceTitan is a full lifecycle platform — supporting new construction, installation, service agreements, and enterprise multi-location management. BuildOps is focused primarily on commercial field service dispatch and work order management. For contractors managing both a construction division and a service division, ServiceTitan provides a unified system that BuildOps cannot fully replicate. ServiceTitan also offers deeper construction accounting integrations, including Sage 300 CRE, Spectrum, and Viewpoint Vista.

Does ServiceTitan support RFIs and submittals for commercial construction?

Yes. ServiceTitan supports RFI and submittal tracking as part of its commercial construction project management capabilities. The platform helps contractors manage project documentation, communicate with general contractors, and maintain compliance records across multi-phase commercial projects — keeping all documentation organized and accessible in the field and in the office.

Does ServiceTitan handle progress billing and AIA billing for construction?

Yes. ServiceTitan offers functionality for progress billing, including milestone-based billing and AIA-style (G702/G703) invoicing structures used in commercial and government construction contracts. Contractors can bill against percentage of completion and scheduled values, track lien waivers, and generate pay applications — all within the platform, without needing separate billing software.

Can ServiceTitan handle job costing for commercial construction projects?

Yes. ServiceTitan includes real-time job costing that tracks estimated vs. actual costs across labor, materials, equipment, and subcontractors at the project level. Commercial contractors gain live-budget vs. actual visibility throughout the project — not just at closeout — so they can address cost overruns before they become profit problems.

Can ServiceTitan manage multi-location commercial construction operations?

Yes. ServiceTitan is built for multi-location enterprise contractors. It provides centralized visibility across all branches with role-based access, consolidated reporting, and per-location profit and loss management. This makes it especially strong for regional and national commercial contractors operating in multiple markets simultaneously, running both new construction and service.

Does ServiceTitan integrate with QuickBooks for construction accounting?

Yes. ServiceTitan has a certified two-way integration with QuickBooks (both Online and Desktop), syncing job costs, invoices, purchase orders, payroll, and customer records in real time. It also integrates with construction-specific accounting software providers, including Sage 300 CRE, Spectrum, and Viewpoint Vista — giving enterprise contractors more accounting options than BuildOps provides.

Does ServiceTitan support change order management for construction?

Yes. ServiceTitan includes change order management workflows that allow field teams and project managers to document scope changes, obtain customer approvals digitally, and automatically update project budgets and billing. This keeps commercial projects financially accurate when the scope evolves — a common challenge on complex commercial projects.

Does ServiceTitan have any AI features?

Yes. ServiceTitan is at the forefront of bringing AI to the trades. With our trade-specific AI features and agents, you get insights to help automate repetitive and simple tasks, predict outcomes, optimize and lower costs, and stay competitive in a world run by data.

What other ServiceTitan features do commercial contractors benefit from?