Causeway Construction Software vs Houzz

Causeway Construction Software covers construction and maintenance work across design, commercial management, workforce, supply chain, and infrastructure operations. CausewayOne connects Causeway technologies across the project lifecycle, sharing data and linking systems and processes. Commercial products handle estimating, tendering, project accounting, and commercial management, including real-time financial tracking and profitability analysis. Design products cover ground modelling, roads, drainage, traffic signs, road markings, and vehicle path analysis. CausewayOne is described as a scalable cloud platform, and design products offer cloud licensing for access from different locations. Listed integrations include Oracle, Salesforce, Microsoft 365, Sage, and hundreds of other business applications; design software can integrate with AutoCAD and Civil 3D. Causeway says it maintains ISO 27001 certification and an information security framework. Customer resources include a support portal, knowledge base, training, online resources, and software downloads, although the latest downloads require license-manager registration. Founded in 1999, Causeway serves contractors, public authorities, infrastructure and utility operators, house builders, consultants, suppliers, and manufacturers. Pricing is on request.

Houzz connects homeowners with home professionals, tools, resources, and vendors for renovation and design. Houzz Pro is intended for professionals in remodeling and design, with estimates, invoicing, a 3D Floor Planner, online payments, assemblies, and CRM in its Pro plan. Its contract builder offers templates, electronic signatures, reminders, and activity tracking. A browser extension saves products from supplier websites to the Houzz Pro product library. The mobile app covers project and lead management, estimates, proposals, invoices, schedules, tasks, time and expenses, time clocks, and daily logs; project data is accessible offline when connectivity is disrupted or unavailable. Houzz lists integrations including QuickBooks Online, iCloud, Google, Office 365, Exchange, Outlook, Google Meet, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Drive, Gmail, Gusto, and Zapier. Zapier imports leads and projects into Houzz Pro but does not export data from it. A free plan includes a 3D Floor Planner, estimates, and invoicing. Pro is $249 a month after a 30-day free trial. Online payment fees are 3.5% for credit cards and 1% for ACH.