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LiveCosts – Construction Cost Tracking
LiveCosts helps contractors track labour, materials, plant, purchase orders, invoices, and time in one place so teams can see budget vs actuals faster and protect profitability.
What is LiveCosts?
LiveCosts is built to give contractors faster, clearer control over project costs. It combines job costing, purchase orders, invoice workflows, time tracking, reporting, and accounting integrations in one system.
Key capabilities include:
- Real-time job costing for labour, materials, plant, and subcontractors
- Purchase order tracking for better procurement control
- AI-assisted invoice handling with faster approvals
- Time tracking for labour, subcontractors, and equipment
- Budget vs actuals, WIP, and project reporting
- Integrations with Xero, Sage, and QuickBooks
Who is LiveCosts Designed For?
LiveCosts is built for contractors and construction teams who need better visibility and control over project costs – without relying on spreadsheets. LiveCosts is built for contractors that need better control of project costs and profitability.
- General Contractors
- Electrical Contractors
- Plumbing Contractors
- HVAC Contractors
- Civil Contractors
- Sub-Contractors
Testimonial:
“We have been using LiveCosts for just over 2 months and can honestly say its changed procurement and budget management for the better! Clear, user friendly and provides all of the information in easy to run reports. Editing and Amending orders and projects has never been easier. Service, training and support is also second to none. If you are looking for a system, built for construction, by people who know and understand construction, I would highly recommend you look into LiveCosts.”
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LiveCosts Features:
- Real-time Job Costing
- Purchase Order Tracking
- Invoice Management
- Reporting and Visibility
- Built for Contractors
Real-time Job Costing
Track labour, materials, plant, and subcontractor costs as they happen so teams can act before overspend becomes a margin problem.
Purchase Order Tracking
Bring structure to procurement with clear workflows, commitment tracking, and budget visibility.
Invoice Management
Use AI-supported line item extraction and matching to reduce admin time and speed up approvals.
Reporting and Visibility
Access budget vs actuals, WIP reporting, and project-level profit insights in real time.
Built for Contractors
Designed for general contractors, specialist trades, and subcontractors who need tighter control over costs.
Why teams switch from spreadsheets:
One live source of truth
Track costs as they happen instead of relying on outdated spreadsheets.
Construction-first reporting
See budget, WIP, and project performance in formats that make sense.
Procurement control
Keep purchase orders, invoices, and approvals aligned with project budgets.
Multi-role usability
Useful for project managers, QS teams, buyers, finance teams, and owners.
Accounting integrations
Connect with Xero, Sage, and QuickBooks for cleaner workflows.
Built to replace spreadsheets
Reduce manual errors and improve decision-making with real-time data.
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It gives contractors a live view of project spend, including labour, materials, plant, and subcontractor costs, so they can compare budgets against actuals and stay in control.
Instead of managing multiple files, teams track costs in one shared system with real-time reporting and structured workflows.
Unlike general accounting software, construction accounting software is tailored to handle the unique aspects of the construction industry, such as job costing and retainage.
Essential features include job costing, project budgeting, invoicing, purchasing and integration capabilities with other systems.
LiveCosts helps contractors track labour, materials, plant, purchase orders, invoices, and time in one system, providing clearer control over project costs and profitability. It offers real-time reporting, job costing, workflows, and accounting integrations to improve budget management.
LiveCosts is built for contractors, construction teams, project managers, quantity surveyors, and finance teams who need better visibility and control over project costs without relying on spreadsheets.
Construction management software streamlines workflows, reduces manual errors, enhances collaboration, provides real-time data, and helps control costs, ultimately leading to more efficient project delivery and increased profitability.
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