This page compares Planyard with Sage Intacct Construction so you can choose the right fit for your team in the UK and Ireland. We look at scope, user experience, rollout time, UK workflows (valuations, retentions, CIS), reporting, and pricing clarity.
Context: Sage Intacct Construction is a cloud-native accounting/financial management platform tailored for construction, launched in the UK in February 2025.
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Public ratings from Capterra (UK listing for Planyard; global listing for Sage Intacct).
| Programme | Rating | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Planyard | 4.6 / 5.0 |  Praised for ease of use, fast setup, and moving off error-prone spreadsheets; clean sync with Xero/Sage/QuickBooks. |
| Sage Intacct | 4.3 / 5.0 |  Strong financials and reporting; project operations often rely on connected tools (e.g., Sage Construction Management, Procore). |
Quotes used below are taken from public Capterra and vendor sources.
Here is the short version to help you decide quickly.
| Aspect | Planyard | Sage Intacct Construction |
|---|---|---|
| Time to implement | Days to pilot a live job |
Weeks for core financials; add time for partner-led setup and any project ops integrations |
| Scope | Budgets, CVR, forecasting, POs, valuations/certificates, retentions, variations |
Financials (GL, AP/AR, job costing, WIP, retention billing, revenue recognition); project ops via Sage Construction Management or 3rd-party tools |
| User experience | Intuitive for QS, commercial, PM, and finance |
Finance-first UX and dashboards; ops users typically work in connected tools |
| Reporting | Real-time CVR/profit & cash forecasting in app |
Robust dashboards/reports; WIP schedules, consolidations; custom design often needed |
| Accounting fit | Syncs approved costs to Xero, QBO, Sage Accounting; GL stays clean |
Native ledger with construction extensions; broad API and marketplace integrations |
| Pricing | Public per-user plans + free trial |
By quote for Construction; Sage Intacct Essentials from £1,000/month (separate plan). |
| Best for | Firms replacing spreadsheets with full commercial control in one place | Companies that want finance, WIP and consolidations in Sage, with project ops handled by integrated tools |
If you want your financials centred in Sage with deep reporting (WIP, revenue recognition, consolidations), Sage Intacct Construction is a strong option. If your finance team prefers Xero/QuickBooks/Sage Accounting as the ledger and you need full commercial control without extra tools, Planyard + your ledger delivers the same value or better because each tool does what it does best.
“Live CVR without rebuilding spreadsheets.”
| Feature | Planyard | Sage Intacct Construction |
|---|---|---|
| Budgets vs actuals (live) | Live view of spend, commitments and EAC |
Job costing in finance; project ops budgets typically via connected tools |
| CVR and forecasting | Real-time CVR & cash forecasting in app |
WIP schedules & dashboards; CVR style outputs achievable via reports |
| Commitments & purchase orders | Raise/approve POs and subcontracts; sync only approved costs |
Financial commitments tracked; operational POs often handled in project tools |
| Subcontractor valuations | Collect and approve valuations; budget updates on approval |
Retention billing and certification supported in finance workflows |
| Client valuations/certificates | Generate valuations and certificates; forecast stays in sync |
Billing & recognition inside finance; project-side formats via connected tools |
| Retentions tracking & release | Retention schedules across contracts |
Retention billing and balances in financials |
| Variations / change control | Log and approve client/subcontract variations with impact on forecast |
Change orders reflected in job costing; detailed ops flows in project tools |
| CIS (UK) | With accounting integrations |
Managed in Sage financials |
| Multi-company / multi-currency | Supported |
Enterprise-grade, with consolidations |
| WIP & revenue recognition | Project-level EAC & margin forecasting |
Native WIP schedules and revenue recognition automation |
| Approvals and audit trail | User-level approvals & logs across budgets, POs, valuations and invoices |
Finance approvals, Smart Events/Rules, audit trail |
| Integrations & API | Xero, QBO, Sage Accounting; API |
Open API; marketplace incl. Sage Construction Management & Procore |
Note: Intacct focuses on financials. Many buyers add Sage Construction Management or other project tools for site/ops workflows.
See how they handle forecasting, valuations, retentions, POs, WIP and consolidations.
Planyard shows real-time CVR and cash forecasting that update as orders, invoices and variations are approved—no spreadsheet rebuilds.
Sage Intacct Construction provides WIP schedules, revenue recognition and dashboards; CVR-style insights can be produced via reports and dashboards.
Planyard lets QS/PMs raise and approve POs and subcontracts in the app; only approved costs sync to Xero, QBO or Sage Accounting so the GL stays clean.
Sage Intacct Construction tracks commitments and approvals in finance; detailed operational POs often sit in connected project tools (e.g., Sage Construction Management).
No credit card required. No sales or IT support needed.
Planyard collects subcontractor valuations, generates client valuations/certificates and tracks retentions; approvals update the budget and forecast automatically.
Sage Intacct Construction supports retention billing and certification inside finance; project-side formats and workflows can be handled in connected tools if needed.
What to expect before you go live.
| Product | Typical duration | Typical steps |
|---|---|---|
| Planyard | A few days to a week |
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| Sage Intacct Construction | Weeks for core financials; months for complex multi-entity + integrations |
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Actual timelines vary by scope, data quality and internal capacity.
Planyard is the easy, quick-to-roll-out choice for full commercial control next to your ledger. Sage Intacct Construction is a strong finance platform with construction-specific financials (WIP, retention billing, rev rec, consolidations) that often pairs with project ops tools. If you want everything commercial in one place without extra integrations, pick Planyard; if you want financials-first with broad integrations, pick Intacct.
Sources and last updated. Sage UK/US product pages and marketplace; Sage press release (UK launch); Capterra listings for Planyard and Sage Intacct; Planyard site (pricing/integrations). Last reviewed 1 October 2025.
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Planyard typically pilots in days and rolls out in weeks. Sage Intacct Construction implementations are usually partner-led and take weeks for core financials, longer if you add multi-entity consolidation and project ops integrations.
Planyard replaces spreadsheet-based cost control with in-app budgeting, CVR, commitments, variations, valuations and retention schedules. Sage Intacct Construction removes a lot of Excel from finance (WIP, consolidation, rev rec); detailed project-side tracking is often handled in Sage Construction Management or other integrated tools.
Planyard has public per-user plans and a free trial. Sage Intacct Construction pricing is by quote; Sage lists an Essentials plan for Sage Intacct from £1,000/month as a separate entry-level plan.
Yes. Planyard sits alongside your ledger and syncs approved costs to Xero, QuickBooks Online and Sage Accounting.
Yes. Planyard supports valuations, retention schedules and CIS workflows together with your accounting system. Sage Intacct Construction supports UK finance and retention workflows natively; CIS/ops specifics can depend on configuration and connected tools.
Yes. Most teams connect accounting, import a live budget and trial Planyard on one project first to keep risk low and plan a smooth rollout.
No credit card required. No sales or IT support needed.
