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Livecosts.com

By Livecosts.com
5 out of 5 stars
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Construction cost management software for real-time budget management & forecasting. Track & control construction project costs and identify exactly where you win & lose money on building projects. Track & control labour, materials, subcontractors, suppliers & plant costs, while connected to Xero.
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Listed for
4 years
July 2020

Overview

LiveCosts is an award-winning construction software that shows construction contractors, sub-contractors, home builders and specialty trades exactly where they win and lose money on their projects. We're a construction only software fully designed to manage your construction financial forecasts. The days of worrying if a construction project is over budget or falling behind are over. LiveCosts collects and controls key financial data from all areas of your construction business to display your projects health in real time. We connect your forecasts to your site in real-time giving you complete control and sight of every project cost, as it happens.

The benefits include:

  • Track and control construction project costs in real-time.
  • Track material costs, labour hours, suppliers and site deliveries.
  • Budget notifications.
  • Connect office to site.
  • Digital PO system and invoice automation.
  • User-friendly project dashboard with live cost data.
  • Easy admin & accounts integration.
  • Exceptional customer support and account management.

What LiveCosts Customers Say

“I think that month end WIP process is a lot slicker. Now when Finance and Operations leave the room, we’re all on the same page. There’s no massive queries around finance supposed to cost the wrong job, missing data, that type of thing. Which detracts from the process. So the removal of all those queries, has been a bit of a game changer.” Gordon Spence - Finance Director, Hankinson Whittle

“There’s a tangible benefit – it’s helped save us accountancy costs, which is really good. I haven’t got to wait for an accountant to tell me how my business is doing.” Nat Mccauley - Managing Director, JCM Fine Joinery

"LiveCosts runs throughout our whole company now, right from site staff recording deliveries, and site admin staff being able to track costs – especially labour costs – to here at the office being able to track POs, to the management being able to look at the overall picture for jobs.​" Derek Byrne - Financial Controller, Apollo Group​

“I think it’s fair to say without LiveCosts, we’d probably have to beef up our finance team by another two or three people.” Mark Grant - Director, South Coast Building Company

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Livecosts.com + Xero

LiveCosts is a simple construction cost management software that integrates with Xero. LiveCosts is tailored to the unique requirements of a construction company or contractor.

From the office to the job site, LiveCosts provides simple workflows that tracks commitments / costs in real time against your construction project budget.

When combined with Xero that’s a powerful construction accounting software solution.

Add LiveCosts to Xero, and get end-to-end tracking and reporting on your construction projects.

  • Track Construction Budgets in Xero - From construction purchase orders to requests for quotations and site deliveries, LiveCosts adds the construction context to Xero. And dedicated permission sets allow the whole team to contribute.

  • Track Construction Costs on Mobile - Tracking project costs is a team game. Use the LiveCosts iOS / Android App to give your team the ability to create purchase orders from the site, track labour costs and receive delivery updates which your office team can see and approve in real time.

  • Automate Invoice Data Entry - LiveCosts will scan your invoice, extract its data, and match it against the relevant project, PO, and delivery. No more paying invoices blind. Streamline your invoice processing and allocation with our simple workflow and a single-click will send to Xero.

  • Generate Instant Reports - LiveCosts construction project tracking software lets you see in real time what is currently committed, what is outstanding, and what is billed. You can access data for profit margins and costs to complete and also get an at-a-glance view of over billings and under billings for your clients.

Reviews & ratings

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Andy Ludlam
Posted 26 Sep 2024
5 out of 5 stars

Very helpful

I've been using Livecosts now for around 3 months and it's made my office processes much more efficient. The guys are also very helpful and have implemented things I've suggested that have made things even easier so it's always worth speaking to them as they do their best to make things work for you.

Response from Livecosts.com

Thanks for the review Andy, its a pleasure to work for you guys.
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Stephen Carroll
Posted 17 Sep 2024
5 out of 5 stars

Stephen Carroll

I have been using Live costs for approximately one year now and would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a very user friendly costing system.

Response from Livecosts.com

Thanks Stephen, really appreciate the positive comments. Great to have you guys onboard.
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Ruth Green
Posted 12 Sep 2024
5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic Interface

From the first conversation with the guys at LiveCosts to date, it has been a very positive journey. The main thing for us is the live support provided which is invaluable. I would recommend this product to everyone.

Response from Livecosts.com

Thank you so much Ruth, we feel lucky to have the chance to support you and your team

Additional info

Shared data

Xero
Livecosts.com
Invoicesshared from Xero to Livecosts.com and from Livecosts.com to Xero
Contactsshared from Xero to Livecosts.com and from Livecosts.com to Xero
Tax Ratesshared from Xero to Livecosts.com and from Livecosts.com to Xero
Purchase Ordersshared from Xero to Livecosts.com
Currenciesshared from Xero to Livecosts.com
Accountsshared from Livecosts.com to Xero

Functions

Invoicing and jobsTime tracking

Industries

Property and realtyConstruction and trades

App details

By Livecosts.com
Added in 2020

Countries

Australia, Canada, Global, Ireland, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States

Languages

English

Support

Setup walkthroughContact supportsupport@livecosts.com

Contact

+35319125220

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