BuildSuite vs Eque2 Construction

BuildSuite is an open-source construction ERP for estimation, project execution, procurement, workforce, payroll and accounting. Its accounts are organized by project, with a ledger coded to projects and cost codes and support for retention, work in progress, advances, RA bills and subcontractor recoveries. BuildSuite Sites covers stage planning, daily progress, BOQ and rate revisions, scope changes, approvals and client reports. Workforce tools handle gang attendance, configurable overtime, bulk payslips and WPS bank-file exports. Site supervisors can use Android and iOS apps for attendance, progress, material receipts and site expenses. The platform exposes doctypes as REST resources and supports integrations such as Tally, biometric devices and bank-file syncing. BuildSuite Core is an MIT-licensed Frappe application with documented MariaDB storage and readable wage and overtime logic. Deployment options include managed cloud, private hosting or self-hosting on a customer's server. The free Community plan includes the full product and unlimited users, but customers provide the server and manage backups and updates.

Eque2 Construction brings estimating, job costing, ERP and housebuilding products together for construction businesses. Evaluate supports estimating and tendering, including drawing take-off and an audit trail from tender to delivery. Construct handles job costs, contract budgets, subcontractors, client billing, procurement and labour tracking. Its mobile apps cover purchase orders, timesheets, expenses, subcontractor worksheets, approvals and goods received notes. The product range also includes Evision cloud ERP and Evision Housebuilding. Construct integrates with Sage 50, Sage 200, Sage Intacct, Sage Payroll, Xero and Xero Payroll; Evision is built on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. The range is cloud-based and accessible through a browser without on-premise infrastructure. Construct is positioned for contractors up to around £25m turnover, while Evision is for contractors and housebuilders with £25m or more turnover. Construct is described as Cyber Essentials certified, hosted on Microsoft Azure with an ISO 27001 certified provider, and equipped with role-based access down to job level. New Construct customers receive a dedicated onboarding specialist for their first three months. Pricing is on request.