Budget & Receipt Intelligence

Three Numbers.
No Surprises.

Every project has three budget numbers per line: the original baseline (locked forever), the current working budget, and actual spend rolled up from real transactions. You always know where you started, where you are, and where you're heading.

01
Original Baseline
Locked the moment the project kicks off. What you agreed to before a single nail was driven. Immutable — always visible for comparison no matter how much the plan evolves.
02
Current Budget
The live working plan — adjustable as reality shifts. Every change is logged with a timestamp, a who, and a why. The full change history is always one click away.
03
Actual Spend
A true rollup of real transactions — every receipt, every labor hour, every sub payment. Never a manually entered number. If a dollar moved, it's here.

Baseline ·
Current · Actual.

The desktop budget editor is designed for speed. Click any amount to edit inline. Tab between cells. Quick-add rows at the bottom of each phase. Bulk percentage adjustments. Full undo/redo.

Import from CSV or XLSX with column mapping wizard
Baseline locked on project start — immutable forever
Every budget change logged with reason and timestamp
Actual spend is always a live rollup — never entered manually
AI flags anomalies and threshold breaches in real time
Category
Baseline
Current
Actual
Framing
Lumber
$18,000
$21,000
$14,300
Hardware
$2,500
$2,500
$1,900
Labor
$15,000
$15,000
$12,000
Foundation
Materials
$8,000
$9,200
$8,800
Labor
$12,000
$12,000
$11,500
Equipment Rental
$3,000
$3,000
$3,400
Total
$58,500
$62,700
$51,900
Budget utilization 67% spent

Every Change.
Full Audit Trail.

Every budget modification is recorded immutably. Who changed what, when, from what to what, and why. Changes over a configurable threshold (default $1,000) require a written reason. The full log is always one click away.

Time
Line Item
Reason
Delta
By
Mar 8 · 2:14pm
Framing > Lumber
Lumber prices up 18% since bid — Valley quote attached
+$3,000
A. Phillips
Mar 6 · 9:41am
Foundation > Materials
Concrete overage from weather delays — extra pour required
+$1,200
A. Phillips
Mar 3 · 4:05pm
Rough-In > Electrical
Panel upgrade to 200A per homeowner request
+$2,400
A. Phillips
Feb 28 · 11:22am
Site Prep > Permits
County fee schedule updated Q1 2026
+$380
A. Phillips
Feb 20 · 3:00pm
Framing > Equipment
Crane rental no longer needed — framing crew handling with telehandler
-$1,800
A. Phillips

Point. Shoot.
Already Categorized.

The PM visits Home Depot 4–5 times a week. OCR means 10 seconds photographing a receipt instead of 10 minutes entering it manually — and the manager gets complete line-item visibility on every purchase.

HOME DEPOT #4821
3295 Industrial Blvd · Atlanta, GA
REG 04 · Mar 06 2026 · 2:41 PM
Simpson LUS28 2x8 Joist Hgr ×12$43.56
Simpson A35 F Angle ×24$31.20
3/4" CDX Plywood 4×8 ×8$312.00
Titebond III Wood Glue Gal$28.47
16d Framing Nails 50lb Box ×2$89.98
Subtotal$505.21
Tax (8.9%)$44.96
TOTAL$550.17
↑ Photographed on-site → Sent to AWS Textract
Extracted Line Items
Simpson LUS28 2×8 Joist Hanger
×12
$43.56
Simpson A35F Angle Bracket
×24
$31.20
CDX Plywood 4×8 Sheet
×8
$312.00
16d Framing Nails 50lb Box
×2
$89.98
Auto-assigned →
Maple Ridge #1
Framing
Materials
Every line item is traceable to a project, phase, and budget category. The manager reviews the receipt image alongside extracted data — no more "what was this for?"
4–5 trips a week.
Every cent captured.

Over time, OCR line-item data builds a material cost history. See cost trends for common materials across all your builds. Budget your next project with real data, not estimates.

Paste Your Spreadsheet.
Start Tracking.

Most builders start with a budget spreadsheet — often 100+ rows. Import it directly. Column mapper handles the translation. Phases auto-matched. Baseline locked. You're live in minutes.

01
Upload CSV, XLSX, or paste from a spreadsheet
Supports standard budget export formats. If you can see it in Excel, BLT can read it.
02
Column mapper auto-detects your structure
BLT reads common column names (Phase, Category, Amount, Description) and maps them automatically. Adjust anything before proceeding.
03
Phases matched, outliers flagged
Imported phase names match against your project's phase list. Unmatched rows or unusual amounts (negatives, large outliers) are flagged for review before import finalizes.
04
Baseline locked, tracking begins immediately
The imported budget becomes both the working budget and the locked baseline simultaneously. From this point on, actual spend rolls up in real time from every receipt and labor entry.
Budget Intelligence

Import Your Budget.
Start Tracking Today.

Paste your existing spreadsheet, lock the baseline, and let actual spend roll up automatically from every receipt and labor entry.

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