CMiC vs Penta

CMiC is a construction ERP for managing financials, projects, workflows and analytics. Its financial tools include construction accounting, project controls, equipment and inventory, opportunity management, payroll and human capital management. Project management covers controls, drawings and construction documents, prequalification and procurement, quality, and safety. CMiC says its Single Database Platform brings financials, projects, resources and content assets together. Deployment options include on-premise installations, private-cloud Platform-as-a-Service and multi-tenant cloud Software-as-a-Service. Listed integrations include Bluebeam, Kofax, DocuSign, Microsoft Integration Package, Power BI and ImageTrust. Its APIs expose enterprise business logic through endpoints for connecting with other applications; a global API request record limit began with Patch 22. CMiC also offers mobile products for smartphones, tablets and desktops, including Construct APR, CHK, CT, ESS, OM, PM and PR. Construct ESS is available for iOS and Android. The company serves general and specialty contractors, heavy/highway firms and project owners. Pricing is available on request.

Penta is a construction ERP for specialty contractors, combining financial management, payroll, job costing, and field service. Financial tools provide real-time insight, integrated job and service costing, role-based workbench panels, multi-level reporting, and automated intercompany entries. Payroll handles timecards, job-cost integration, prevailing-wage calculations, multi-union payroll, tax reporting, and an employee portal. Job costing brings together accounts payable, accounts receivable, purchasing, payroll, estimation, and forecasting for reporting and current cost visibility. Field service includes customer setup, work orders, dispatching, mobile job details, invoicing, payroll integration, and financial reporting. The system supports progress billing, retainage tracking, commitment tracking, and advanced project reporting. Listed integrations include OnBase, REQUORDIT, DTI, Rhumbix, Procore, SAP Concur, Avalara, and XOi Vision. PentaConnect APIs cover project management, accounts-payable routing and payments, service management, and timecards. Penta Cloud Hosting runs on AWS and is stated to be SOC 2 Type II certified. Pricing is available on request.