EQUIPR Software vs Sonderplan

EQUIPR Software combines scheduling, dispatch, job execution, compliance, maintenance, and invoicing for operated plant hire, crane hire, and civil construction businesses. Its allocation board lets office teams schedule jobs, operators, and equipment by drag and drop, with real-time visibility. Field teams can use the EQUIPR Operator app to receive jobs, submit digital dockets and timesheets, capture photos, and send updates that sync to the office. The platform also handles lead tracking, customer management, quote generation, and invoicing linked to job data. Compliance tools include licence expiry alerts, equipment tracking, digital pre-starts, induction tracking, and audit trails. Maintenance functions cover preventative and reactive work, service schedules, costs, and asset history. EQUIPR says it connects with Xero and MYOB, as well as QuickBooks and other accounting platforms via API. The Operator app is listed for Android and iPhone and iPad; the Apple listing requires iOS 15.6 or later. Pricing is available on request.

Sonderplan is resource planning software for scheduling people, rooms, and equipment. Users can create bookings, switch between timeline, calendar, and grid views, filter schedules, and detect resource clashes. The maker says it is designed for post-production firms and is also used by creative agencies, equipment rental companies, universities, and recording and film studios. It runs in the cloud in a modern browser as a progressive web app that can be downloaded to desktop and mobile devices. Listed platforms include Android, iOS, macOS, web, and Windows, alongside an API. Subscriptions are based on the number of users and resources, and additions are prorated until renewal. The Flexible subscription is shown as free, with a calculator price that varies by users and resources and monthly or annual options. A 30-day trial is available without a credit card. Sonderplan connects to more than 6,000 cloud tools through Zapier and includes a REST API and SAML 2.0 single sign-on at no additional cost. Users can share calendar feeds and set read-only schedule access or private project settings.