--- description: Get information about RIB BuildSmart price, usability & features from verified user experiences. Read reviews from Indian business users & discover similar tools. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: RIB BuildSmart Price, Features, Reviews & Ratings - Capterra India --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [ERP Software](/directory/9/enterprise-resource-planning/software) > [RIB BuildSmart](/software/156457/buildsmart) # RIB BuildSmart Canonical: https://www.capterra.in/software/156457/buildsmart Page: 1 / 5\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.in/software/156457/buildsmart?page=2) > BuildSmart integrates Costing, Project and Enterprise Accounting for real-time analysis \& effective construction management. > > Verdict: Rated **4.3/5** by 83 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses RIB BuildSmart? Driven by transformative digital technologies and trends, RIB is committed to propelling the industry forward and making engineering and construction more efficient and sustainable. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.3/5** | 83 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support Software | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: RIB Software - **Founded**: 1961 ## Commercial Context - **Target Audience**: 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Windows (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise) - **Available Countries**: Angola, Australia, Bahrain, Botswana, Comoros, Cyprus, Egypt, Germany, Ghana, Greece, India, Ireland, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia and 12 more ## Features - Accounting Software - Accounts Payable Software - Accounts Receivable Software - Approval Process Control - Bank Reconciliation - Billing & Invoicing - Budget Tracking - Budgeting/Forecasting - Contract/License Management - Core Accounting - Cost Estimating - Cost Management - Customer Statements - Enterprise Asset Management - Expense Tracking - Financial Analysis - Financial Management Software - Financial Reporting Software - Fixed Asset Management Software - For AEC Industry - General Ledger Software - Inventory Management Software - Job Costing Software - Mobile Access - Multi-Currency - Multi-Location - Payroll Management - Project Management Software - Project Tracking Software - Purchase Order Management - Quotes/Estimates - Real-Time Data - Receivables Ledger - Reporting/Analytics - Subcontractor Monitoring - Supply Chain Management Software - Tax Management software - Time & Expense Tracking - Timesheet Management - Transaction Management - Workflow Management Software - Project Accounting software ## Integrations (1 total) - RIB Candy ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base Software - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat ## Category - [ERP Software](https://www.capterra.in/directory/9/enterprise-resource-planning/software) ## Related Categories - [ERP Software](https://www.capterra.in/directory/9/enterprise-resource-planning/software) - [Construction Management Software](https://www.capterra.in/directory/30057/construction-management/software) - [Accounting Software](https://www.capterra.in/directory/1/accounting/software) - [Construction Accounting Software](https://www.capterra.in/directory/20003/construction-accounting/software) - [Accounts Receivable Software](https://www.capterra.in/directory/30521/accounts-receivable/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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[Sage Intacct](https://www.capterra.in/software/76/intacct) — 4.3/5 (711 reviews) ## Reviews ### "My experience with RIB BUILDSMART" — 5.0/5 > **BINU** | *7 April 2026* | Civil Engineering | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: CANDY with RIB BUILDSMART is very much helpful from estimating planning, cost control and project progress monitoring etc. It is very excellent software for construction industry. > > **Cons**: Provision to upload actual cost to CANDY and able to check the cost and allowable. it helping for cost control and find out where it overshooting form the budget. > > It is very user friendly software, Its structure giving cost breakdown details by way of ledger codes. It gives stock balances and helpful for monitoring purchase control etc. ----- ### "Costing Tool , Robust" — 5.0/5 > **Rekha** | *18 December 2025* | Construction software | Recommendation rating: 5.0/10 > > **Pros**: Procurement in BuildSmart refers to the end-to-end process of planning, purchasing, receiving, and paying for materials and services within the BuildSmart ERP system > > **Cons**: Wages: Less usage, Users often face some practical limitations, especially at site level. High chance of data entry errors. > > Satisfactory, Project-wise cost control, Budget vs actual tracking, Approval workflows, Vendor performance tracking ----- ### "Value for money construction software." — 5.0/5 > **Solomon** | *19 March 2025* | Civil Engineering | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: The link between Buildsmart and Candy which allows for project cost monitoring and offer the opportunity to see when a project is running at a lot is real time. > > **Cons**: My inability to be able to fully utilised all the functionalities > > Value for money and construction made easy ----- ### "Average system" — 3.0/5 > **Nolan** | *5 January 2026* | Construction software | Recommendation rating: 0.0/10 > > **Pros**: Accessibility being web based, users can access the system from anywhere with any device , provided theres an active conncetion > > **Cons**: Very old methods used in calculations and reporting is limited, very expensive for the capabilities > > Very Average , there are other systems with more capabilities that are alot cheaper than Buildsmart is ----- ### "BuildSmart makes material procurement and monitoring effective from anywhere" — 4.0/5 > **Lieschen** | *15 April 2026* | Construction software | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: BuildSmart is easy to use with quality customer support. Items are easy to find. The usage of passwords and user access makes security of important document exceptional. Financial reporting is easy to use and extract. > > **Cons**: The purchasing of licenses is expensive. The system is large and sometimes takes a while to load. Multiple users can work on the same item and this sometimes causes delay. > > I am very pleased with BuildSmart overall. The product is user friendly and makes project management and accounting easier. The procurement of materials can continuously be monitored from anywhere. ----- Page: 1 / 5\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.in/software/156457/buildsmart?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.in/software/156457/buildsmart) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | de-CH | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-AR | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-CR | | | es-DO | | | es-EC | | | es-MX | | | es-PA | | | es-PE | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | fr-LU | | | it | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | | tr | | ----- ## Structured Data