Construction ERP Software for Australian Contractors

Construction ERP software runs the whole business on one data model: estimating, scheduling, cost control, procurement, document control, site records and finance read and write the same project records instead of living in separate tools. That is what keeps the commercial position live rather than reconciled after the fact. In Archdesk that one data model spans more than 30 modules, from the first estimate to final account.

Generic ERPs are built around products, stock and repeatable processes. Construction runs on projects: every job has its own budget, program, supply chain and payment cycle. A construction ERP is built around the project record, with cost codes, progress claims, change orders, retention and subcontractor workflows as first-class features rather than customisations.

Archdesk runs the operational and commercial side: budgets, commitments, progress claims and invoicing. It integrates with accounting systems including Xero (as a certified partner), Sage and QuickBooks, so finance keeps its ledger while the project data flows without re-keying. The full roster of supported ledgers, and how each connection works, is on the accounting integrations page.

Yes. A no-code configuration engine lets you shape workflows, approvals, fields and automations to your operating model without custom development, so the system follows your process rather than the other way round.

Because every module writes to the same records, reporting is live: budget versus actual, CVR (cost value reconciliation), CPI and SPI, work in progress and custom KPIs, at project and portfolio level, without exporting spreadsheets from five systems first.

Pricing is quote-based: pay per user, or choose an unlimited-users package priced on annual construction volume. Every quote includes all modules, unlimited data, implementation and support, and external collaborators such as subcontractors, clients and consultants are free of charge.

In Australian practice, subcontractor payment runs on progress claims under security of payment legislation: the claim, the payment schedule and the certified amount each sit against dates that matter. An ERP built around the project record keeps documents, approvals and payment records together, so the paper trail sits with the numbers.

Certified progress claims sit on the same project records as commitments and costs, so the claimed, certified and cost positions read together per job and across the portfolio, from the first claim to the final one.

Yes. Archdesk is a certified Xero partner, so job cost records and the ledger stay in step without double entry and finance keeps its own system while the projects run in the ERP.