BrickControl vs Loop

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.

Loop is a platform for running a concrete plant in one place. It covers orders, production planning, dispatch, invoicing, quality control, fuel management and audits. Its sales CRM lets concrete businesses customize sales stages and review process analyses from a computer or phone. Planning tools handle trucks, pumps and demand, connecting with plant, ERP or management systems, GPS, delivery-note printing, messaging apps and notifications. A control panel shows truck progress and unauthorized stops in schematic or map views. Customer-facing tools can use the concrete company’s branding, show delivery progress in real time and display delivery history. Messaging, SMS and WhatsApp automations send delivery or order-stage updates. The Quality Control module follows samples through laboratory testing and creates statistical analyses and customer certificates; the module requires an active plan feature and user permission. Loop lists dispatch scheduling, production tracking, job costing, Android, iOS, web and API access. It says it handles migration and integration for moving plant operations. Pricing is on request, and the homepage offers a free demo.