Construction
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One System, Endless Efficiency
Why use QuickBooks and other tools when you can handle everything in one place? Acumatica brings accounting, job costs, field data, and operations together to make construction projects easier.
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Basic Accounting:
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Accounting |
Advanced Accounting: |
Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger
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Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger |
Job Costing
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Job Costing, Project Billing |
Fragmented Company Databases
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Multi-company, Intercompany Accounting |
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Change Orders and Audit Trail |
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External Integrations Only
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Project Management |
Construction Project Management |
Purchase Orders and Subcontract Management (Commitments) |
Joint Check Management, Retainage |
Change Management, Service Management, Document Management |
Budget Forecast |
Submittals Approval and Tracking |
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Basic Payroll and Add-on for Contractor Payments
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Payroll |
Construction Certified Payroll |
Support for: |
Multiple Unions, Locales, Classes, Benefit Packages, and Complex Wages |
Certified wages and executive compensation |
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External Integrations or Manual Workarounds Only
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Compliance |
Lien Waiver and Release Management |
Insurance and Certificate Tracking |
Compliance Status Alerts |
Automated Compliance Document Generation |
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Basic Reporting
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Reporting |
Construction Reporting: AIA, Bonding, Substantiated Billing |
Daily Field Report, WIP Report, Monthly Progress Report |
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General Mobile Device Access (QuickBooks Online Only)
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Mobile App |
Real-Time Monitoring Across Job Sites: |
Field Reporting, Job Progress Tracking |
Invoice Approvals, Project-based Photo Log |
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Limited Custom Workflows, Approvers Restricted to Paid Users
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Process Management |
User-defined Workflows, Custom Approval Workflows |
No RFIs
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Requests for Information (RFIs) |
QuickBooks Online Advanced Only: Email and Mobile Notifications
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Construction-Events-Triggered Notifications: Email, Mobile, and SMS Text |
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External Integrations Only
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Built-in Customer Management |
Prospect Tracking and Contact Management |
Customer Activities Management: |
Quotes, Orders, Invoices, Payments, Support Cases, and Service Calls |
Self-Service Customer Portal |
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External Integrations Only and Basic GL Integration
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Built-in and Native Integrations |
Advanced Project Management: Procore and JobPlanner |
Estimation Tool: Stack |
Equipment and Resource Management: Assignar and Arcoro |
CFMA Benchmarker Connectors and More on Our Marketplace |
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Not Open API/Swagger Compliant
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API, Data and User Access |
Easy Connections with Other Software |
Data Accessible in Read-only Format for 12 Months
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Own and Access Your Data, Now and Always -- in Full, Usable Formats |
after Cancellation. (QuickBooks Online Only)
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Limited User Access
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Unlimited-user Access |
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Some Training is Free; Most Requires a Subscription
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Training |
Online Training That Is Free and Comprehensive |
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