Carman vs Cilio

Carman is cloud-based business management software for flooring retailers, carpet shops, wholesalers, and contractors. It follows work from customer order through delivery and fitting, with flooring estimates, installation scheduling, invoicing, and payments. Stock management tracks multiple locations and products sold by pack, square metre, box, or length. Its CRM stores multiple names, addresses, and contact details for an organisation and links to Companies House and Royal Mail. Users can send quotes and invoices by email or SMS, create payment links, and track payments with reminders. Carman exports information to Sage, Xero, and QuickBooks, and lists Yoti Sign, Fidelity Payment, and Blink Payments integrations. The iOS and Android Companion App includes a diary, delivery checklist, device tracking, stock adjustments, job photos, and customer sign-off, with role-based permissions. A B2B portal uses the API to show live stock. Pricing is on request; demonstrations are free and no-obligation.

Cilio is a production and job management platform connecting contractors’ sales teams, crews, and customers. Its workflow covers leads through completion, including scheduling, quoting, payments, crew management, takeoff measurements, flooring estimates, material orders, and invoicing. Cilio Mobile gives field workers schedules, job details, maps, photos, and update tools. The app can show today’s, tomorrow’s, and yesterday’s jobs offline, including work orders, customer information, documents, and job details; changes can synchronize after connectivity returns. The platform also includes maps and routing, pre-filled PDF forms, data collection and filtering, and a consumer-facing portal. Listed integrations include QuickBooks, Lowe’s, Home Depot, MeasureSquare, Costco, Floorsoft, and Installation Made Easy. Cilio describes retailer-work imports and status synchronization with Lowe’s Vendor Gateway and Home Depot systems. It runs on the web, Android, and iOS. Pricing is by request for a configurable project plan with monthly licensing and transaction costs.