Only with Quandron
Included as standard — what you will not find with a construction ERP, or not as a core feature:
The comparison at a glance
| Feature | QuandronRECOMMENDED | a construction ERP |
|---|---|---|
| Getting started | ✓Minutes to hours; the first job is raised the same day | Usually a project of weeks to months |
| Pricing model | ✓Flat per business | Usually per user, often with a minimum |
| Field app | Core: job sheets, photos, signature, works with no signal | Often an add-on module |
| Who keeps it running | ✗Nobody in particular | Usually somebody whose job it is |
| Projects with valuations and retentions | ✗Not the shape of this tool | ✓Yes, that is what it is for |
| CIS labour and materials split | ✓From the point of recording, on the job | ✓Yes, and usually thoroughly |
| Procurement and plant | ✗No | ✓Yes |
| Cost of getting it wrong | A month's subscription | An implementation |
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The money question with an ERP is rarely the licence. It is the implementation, the configuration and the person who ends up owning it. That is fine when the system is central to how you work, and expensive when it is not.
Our own prices are the ones in the table: £45, £89 and £139 a month, flat per business.
On the other side there is a dash: a price from somebody else that nobody here has checked does not belong on this page.
| Case | Quandron | a construction ERP |
|---|---|---|
| 3 engineers, job work | £89 a month | — |
| 10 engineers, job work | £139 a month | — |
| Implementation | None — live the same day | — |
Where Quandron is strong
- Working the same day, without an implementation
- A flat rate per business rather than per user
- The field app is what the engineers actually use, not a module
- Quotes, job sheets and invoices in one flow, with nothing retyped
- Reminders and follow-ups that go out without anyone remembering
Where a construction ERP is strong
- Estimating down to bill-of-quantities level
- Valuations, applications for payment and retentions
- Procurement, stock and plant hire in one place
- A cost plan that reconciles against the ledger
Who is each one for?
Quandron — Firms with engineers on the road: plumbing and heating, electrical, roofing, renewables, property maintenance. From a sole trader up to a few dozen people, doing jobs rather than projects.
a construction ERP — Contractors running projects with valuations, retentions and procurement, with somebody in the office whose job includes keeping the system fed.
Common questions
Can Quandron do valuations and retentions?
Stage payments and a retention line, yes. Formal applications for payment and valuations, no. If applications for payment are the backbone of how you bill, an ERP is the honest answer.
Can I move to an ERP later?
Yes, and you should be able to leave with your data — ask that of any supplier before you sign, not after.
Is an ERP better at CIS?
Usually more thorough, yes. What matters more day to day is whether labour and materials stay split from the moment the work is recorded, because that is where the split actually goes wrong.
Moving over is straightforward
Customers and price lists come across from Excel or CSV, and you can start today.
Start your free trial →This comparison describes a kind of solution rather than a named supplier (as at August 2026). What an individual product in the a construction ERP category does will differ; check it against the one you are actually looking at. Nothing here about a construction ERP is a statement about a particular vendor.
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