BrickControl vs GivenHansco

BrickControl is cloud-based construction management software that covers estimating, planning, execution, procurement, and cost analysis. It supports detailed estimates, feasibility reviews, site assessments, price databases, and project scheduling. During execution, it tracks progress certificates, resources, materials, labor, and machinery costs. Supplier, purchase-order, stock, warehouse, and inventory tools cover procurement, while reports compare estimated costs with actual execution costs in real time. Listed integrations include Reviso, QuickBooks, Dynamics 365 Business Central, Holded, and SAP; custom connections can be built through its REST API. The product is accessed as a web application over an internet connection and is listed for web, Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, and Windows. Basic costs $64 a month and includes two users. A 14-day trial includes all features and requires no credit card. BrickControl says data is stored in Amazon data centers, access data is encrypted, and customers set permissions. Subscribers can download backups; after cancellation, data is kept for one week before deletion.

GivenHansco provides software for concrete, aggregate, and asphalt producers through its Keystone suite. The suite combines batch controls, dispatch, GPS vehicle tracking, and accounting, with modules that can be added as a company grows. Keystone Batch supports dry or wet plant operation, remote access and batching, inventory tracking, mix modifier integration, and dual plant operation. Keystone Dispatch schedules and edits orders, tracks trucks, displays a predictive truck-demand graph, and integrates with batch and accounting systems. Keystone Accounting is a financial accounting suite designed for these producers. Keystone Online gives online, tablet, or mobile-device access to ready-mix logistics information. Its Payments product supports invoice links and QR codes, with payment processing by Xplor Pay and encryption protecting transactions. The product range also includes Keystone Material Handling, a PLC-driven automated filling solution that can be installed as a stand-alone product at a concrete plant. GivenHansco says the software is designed for one user to more than 500 users. Pricing is available on request. A stand-alone workstation requires Windows 11 or higher, at least 8 GB RAM, and 10 GB free disk space.