VIABUILD
Australian construction operating system for residential builders, with Oryn digital takeoff feeding estimates, budgets and POs.
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Our verdict
Worth a look if you want takeoff, estimating and job costing in one connected system rather than an estimating tool on its own. It's priced for an established building business, not a sole trader.
Best for: Residential builders who want estimate-to-PO in one system
What it does
VIABUILD is an all-in-one platform for residential builders covering estimating, budgets, purchase orders, variations, accounts payable, cash flow and a price book. Its Oryn digital takeoff measures plans on screen and the quantities flow straight into the estimate, then the budget, then purchase orders, without re-keying. VIABUILD says it uses exact calculation for measurements and money and a language model only for language work, that extracted values cite their document and page, and that nothing money-facing is committed without a person approving it. It has a native two-way Xero connection.
AI features
- Oryn digital takeoff with quantities flowing into estimate, budget and POs
- Extracted values cite the source document and page
- Every module on every plan, with two-way Xero sync
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