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Description

LiveCosts is a financial management tool specifically designed for construction contractors who require enhanced oversight of project expenses, purchase orders, supplier invoices, and profit margins. It boasts a user base of over 20,000 individuals worldwide. With LiveCosts, users can monitor real-time project expenditures, manage budgets efficiently without relying on cumbersome spreadsheets, and provide finance, commercial, and site teams with a unified view of costs as they occur. This software enables teams to minimize administrative tasks, expedite invoice processing, identify overcharges at an early stage, and assess project alignment with financial goals before margins are compromised. The platform features comprehensive project cost tracking, management of purchase orders, supplier pricing catalogs, invoice processing capabilities, labor cost tracking, valuation assessments, reporting dashboards, an AI document parser, and seamless accounting integrations with popular systems such as Xero, QuickBooks, and Sage. By using LiveCosts, construction firms can safeguard their profits, enhance cash flow management, and streamline the financial reporting process, making it quicker, clearer, and more precise. Additionally, the software empowers users to make informed decisions that can lead to improved project outcomes and financial performance.

Description

SiteMargin is a job costing software developed in Cape Town specifically for South African contractors, builders, and project managers. It addresses the common issue of cost overruns, which are often identified too late during the final accounting phase, by allowing users to detect them early in the project lifecycle. Users can import their Bill of Quantities (BOQ) seamlessly from various formats such as Excel, CSV, digital PDFs, or Word quotes, all of which are meticulously verified line by line before finalization. The site team is empowered to log costs and track progress in real-time via their mobile devices, with a clear display of budget, expenditures, and progress status side by side, categorized as on track, watch, or over budget. Additionally, it supports tracking variations, retention, and payment certificates while evaluating subcontractor performance based on budget adherence, scheduling, and quality, all while maintaining site diaries complete with photographs. Foremen benefit from complimentary site access without visibility into budgets or profit margins, a restriction enforced within the database rather than merely obscured in the user interface. Clients are provided with their personalized progress page reflecting the agreed-upon pricing and ongoing progress, without exposure to internal costs or margins. Furthermore, the software features a plain-English mode that simplifies complex numbers, making them easily understandable for all team members, thereby enhancing communication and collaboration.

API Access

Has API No 

API Access

Has API No 

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Integrations

QuickBooks Online Yes 
Sage Accounting Yes 
Xero Yes 

Integrations

QuickBooks Online No 
Sage Accounting No 
Xero No 

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Pricing Details

Free plan; paid plans fromR399
Free Trial Yes 
Free Version Yes 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App Yes 
iPad App No 
Android App Yes 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App Yes 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) Yes 
Online Support Yes 

Customer Support

Business Hours No 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars Yes 
Live Training (Online) Yes 
In Person No 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person No 

Vendor Details

Company Name

LiveCosts

Founded

2018

Country

United Kingdom

Website

livecosts.com

Vendor Details

Company Name

siteMargin

Founded

2026

Country

South Africa

Website

sitemargin.co.za

Product Features

Job Costing

Bills of Material No 
Budgeting & Forecasting No 
Change Orders No 
Cost-to-Completion Tracking No 
Invoice Management No 
Overrun Reporting No 
Percent-Complete Tracking No 
Production Cost Tracking No 
Purchase Order Management No 
Quotes / Estimates No 
Time Tracking No 
Work Order Management No 

Product Features

Construction Management

Accounting Integration No 
Budget Tracking/Job Costing No 
CRM No 
Change Orders No 
Commercial No 
Contract Management No 
Contractors No 
Equipment Tracking No 
Estimating No 
Incident Reporting No 
Mobile Access No 
Offline Access No 
RFI & Submittals No 
Residential No 
Subcontractor Management No 
Timesheets No 

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