---
title: "Project vs quote"
description: "A project in Bulido is the active work phase after the estimate / quote is accepted, with a checklist, photos, expenses, and client payments. Here's how it differs from a quote and what's inside."
locale: en
category: projects
slug: what-is-project
updatedAt: 2026-05-06
---
# Project vs quote

A **quote** is the proposal you send the client before any work starts — it carries the estimate with scope and prices. A **project** is the actual work in progress. Bulido separates the two so you can track what you're negotiating with clients separately from what you're actually doing on site.

## Project status

A project has three statuses you can move between:

- **Planned**: you've created the project but work hasn't started yet. The default when the start date is in the future.
- **In progress**: you're actively working on it — adding photos, costs, payments.
- **Completed**: work signed off, project closed.

You change the status manually from the project view.

## What's inside a project

A project is split into three tabs:

- **Scope of work**: a checklist generated automatically from the services in the accepted quote. You tick items off as they're completed.
- **Gallery**: progress photos you (and your crew) add. Each photo can be flagged as private (just for you) or public (visible to the client).
- **Settlements**: project finances in two sections — **Labor** (client payments for work done) and **Materials** (expenses on materials plus client advances toward materials).

The project view also shows a summary at the top: value, progress in percent (e.g. *8 of 12 tasks completed*), materials balance, and what's still left to invoice.

## Tied to a quote

Every project is tied to a specific quote — that's where it inherits the client, address, and scope of work from. From the project view you can also jump back to the quote in one click (the **Open offer** button) or to the client card (**Open client**).

## What's next

- [Create a project from an accepted quote](/helpcenter/projects/create-project)
- [Run the project checklist](/helpcenter/projects/checklist)
- [Share project progress with the client via a link](/helpcenter/projects/sharing-project)