Capexplan vs CBRE CostLab
Capexplan
capexplan.comCBRE CostLab
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| Figure | Capexplan | CBRE CostLab |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 5 |
| Spec score · Capital Planning Software | 7.9 (#4) | 7.7 (#8) |
| Purpose | Capexplan helps organizations plan, approve, and track capital and operational expenditure processes. | CostLab is a proprietary web-based application for comparing operating costs across more than 400 locations and 75+ asset types worldwide. |
| Support | The FAQ says customer support and account-related services, including training and best-practice help, are included in the annual per-user price. | Plan descriptions say customer support can answer questions about CostLab methodology, data, features and application navigation. |
Plans
CBRE CostLab
- Cost LibraryPriced on request
- CostLab BasicPriced on request
- CostLab ProPriced on request
- CostLab ExpertPriced on request
- CostLab ExecutivePriced on request
In their own words
CBRE CostLab
CBRE CostLab is a web-based application for estimating and comparing facility operating costs across more than 400 locations and 75+ asset types worldwide. It provides equipment-level estimates for maintenance and repair, custodial work, energy, grounds management, and pest control. Its Cost Library includes labor, utility, and inflation rates, maintenance tasks, operating details, recapitalization assumptions, and national indexes. The Building Wizard uses seven questions to create a component-level estimate; Project Builder groups maintenance and repair work into projects and estimates material, labor, and equipment needs. For capital planning, CostLab estimates equipment failure probability and helps prioritize replacements by portfolio risk and budget. Users can customize building models and adjust rates and task assumptions. It also identifies deferred maintenance by equipment and provides deferred-cost reports and Facility Condition Index estimates. Mass Data Export sends annual and average asset costs, yearly task costs, deferred costs, and inventory to Excel. Access is through a browser on a laptop, tablet, or smartphone. Paid plans include a 7-day trial; there is no free plan.