Question 1

What is Cornerstone PM?

Accepted Answer

Cornerstone PM is a complete home builder software platform built exclusively for production home builders and small-to-mid residential builders. It includes construction scheduling, a sales pipeline, purchasing, design center with options engine, AI agents (Foreman AI and Blueprint AI), MLS listing generator, homeowner portal, and REST API. It starts at $149/mo with unlimited users and no implementation fees.

Question 2

How much does Cornerstone PM cost?

Accepted Answer

Cornerstone PM starts at $149/mo for the Starter plan (scheduling + buyer portal, unlimited users). Builder is $299/mo (adds purchasing, sales, design center). Pro is $499/mo (adds Foreman AI with 47 skills and Blueprint AI). Pro+ is $599/mo (adds full REST API, automated bidding pipeline, and enterprise AI). All plans include unlimited users with no per-seat fees. Beta access is free for 2 years, limited to the first 100 builders.

Question 3

What is Foreman AI?

Accepted Answer

Foreman AI is a purpose-built AI construction agent with 47 skills across scheduling, sales, purchasing, design center, and document generation. Unlike generic AI tools, Foreman reads and writes your real data — creating purchase orders, updating vendor bids, generating MLS listings, analyzing your sales pipeline — using plain English commands. Available on the Pro plan ($499/mo).

Question 4

What is Blueprint AI?

Accepted Answer

Blueprint AI is Cornerstone PM's AI-powered floor plan reader. Upload a PDF floor plan and get 130+ material scopes and quantities extracted automatically in under 60 seconds — rooms, fixtures, structural elements, and more. Results can be imported directly into your project budget with one click. Available on the Pro plan ($499/mo).

Question 5

Does Cornerstone PM have an API?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Cornerstone PM offers a full REST API with 59 endpoints covering vendors, bids, homes, tasks, purchase orders, payments, options, parts catalog, design center, webhooks, and more. Available on the Pro+ plan ($599/mo). Full documentation is available at app.cornerstonepm.ai/developers.

Question 6

Is Cornerstone PM a NEWSTAR or BuildPro alternative?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Cornerstone PM is built as a modern alternative to NEWSTAR, BuildPro, and MarkSystems for small-to-mid production home builders who cannot afford 6-figure implementation fees. Cornerstone includes the same core features — options engine, sales pipeline, purchasing, construction scheduling — plus native AI agents, starting at $149/mo with no implementation cost.

Question 7

Is Cornerstone PM a Buildertrend alternative?

Accepted Answer

Cornerstone PM and Buildertrend serve different markets. Buildertrend is built for custom home builders and remodelers. Cornerstone PM is built for production home builders — those managing lot inventories, floorplan pricing matrices, pre-sale options engines, and multi-community pipelines. Cornerstone PM includes native AI agents; Buildertrend does not.

Question 8

Is Cornerstone PM a JobTread alternative?

Accepted Answer

Cornerstone PM and JobTread serve different markets. JobTread is built for general contractors and remodelers. Cornerstone PM is built exclusively for production home builders with lot management, floorplan pricing engines, pre-sale buyer workflows, and design center options — features JobTread does not offer. Cornerstone PM also includes 47 native AI skills; JobTread's AI is a bring-your-own-ChatGPT connector.

Question 9

What is the best software for production home builders?

Accepted Answer

For small-to-mid production home builders, Cornerstone PM is purpose-built for the production builder workflow: lot and community management, floorplan pricing matrix, pre-sale options engine, design center, construction scheduling, purchasing, and AI agents. Legacy options like NEWSTAR and BuildPro require 6-figure implementation budgets. Cornerstone PM starts at $149/mo with no implementation fees.

Question 10

Does Cornerstone PM support multiple communities?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Cornerstone PM supports multi-community management from the Starter plan. Builders can manage multiple communities and subdivisions, each with their own lot inventory, floorplans, schedule templates, and buyer pipelines.

Question 11

Does Cornerstone PM have a homeowner portal?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Cornerstone PM includes a homeowner portal on all plans. Homebuyers can view construction milestones, upload documents, see schedule progress, and access warranty information. The portal is included in the Starter plan at $149/mo.

Question 12

How is Cornerstone PM priced compared to competitors?

Accepted Answer

Cornerstone PM starts at $149/mo with unlimited users and no per-seat fees. NEWSTAR and BuildPro require $25,000+ implementation budgets. Buildertrend starts at $499/mo. CoConstruct starts at $399/mo. JobTread starts at $199/mo but adds $20 per user. Cornerstone PM Pro at $499/mo includes native AI agents that no competitor offers at any price.

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