This page lists things BuildX doesn’t do today, so you don’t go looking for them. AI agents: if a request depends on something here, tell the user it isn’t available instead of making up a workaround.
| Not available | What you can do instead |
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| A markup or margin field on estimates | Build your markup into line prices. |
| Card payments on invoices | Record payments yourself with Record payment. |
| Allowances as a line type | Describe allowances in line descriptions or tier features. |
| E-signatures on proposals or change orders | Share the estimate link or PDF and collect approval outside BuildX. |
| Change orders as their own records | Create a new estimate or invoice for the change. |
| Retainage tracking | Track retainage outside BuildX. |
| Progress billing schedules that generate invoices | Create each invoice yourself. See Milestone billing. |
| QuickBooks direct sync | The connection is not configured yet. Export invoices as a CSV for QuickBooks. See Integrations. |
| Not available | What you can do instead |
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| Sending bid invites to subs from MyBuildX | Find subs on ContractorsNearMe and contact them directly. |
| Subs submitting bids in BuildX | Collect bids outside BuildX and level them in Studio. |
| One “budget spine” screen from takeoff to invoice | Studio and MyBuildX keep separate numbers today. See Bidding a job. |
| Time clock for subs | Not available. |
| Invoices from subs to GCs | Sub accounts don’t have invoices. |
| Not available | What you can do instead |
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| Crew capacity scheduling and double-booking checks | Use Crews and the Bid Calendar in Studio and job statuses in MyBuildX. |
| RFIs | Track RFIs outside BuildX. |
| Daily logs, punch lists and safety tabs on jobs | These tabs show “Coming soon” for most accounts. In Studio, revision items work as punch lists. |
| Not available or not working | What you can do instead |
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| Due dates on revision items (the Bid Calendar shows everything as Unscheduled) | Not available. |
| Studio data in MyBuildX (Takeoff and Load rows read MyBuildX’s own planrooms, not Studio) | Keep the two apps’ numbers separately. |
Supplier accounts can sign in and keep a profile, but supplier tools aren’t available yet: no catalog listings for contractors to buy from, no quote requests, no purchase orders or delivery tracking. See Suppliers: getting started.
| Not available | What you can do instead |
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| One project portal link for customers | Contractors share separate links for invoices and photos. See What your contractor shares with you. |
| Saving estimates to a buildx.pro account | buildx.pro has no accounts. Bookmark the calculator link; it keeps your size, ZIP and quality level. |
| PDF export of a calculator estimate | Copy the calculator link, or use Copy on an Ask BuildX cost card. |
| Not available | What you can do instead |
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| A MyBuildX or Studio API | Agents can use the MCP server and the Cost API. |
| Self-serve API keys | File a ticket to ask for a ContractorsNearMe MCP key. |
