First Bit ERP vs Horizon FMS (FIT)

Construction ERP for UAE contractors: costing, procurement, accounting and payroll

First Bit sells a construction ERP that it says is built exclusively for UAE contractors, covering project cost control, procurement, accounting, VAT and corporate tax, HR and payroll, equipment and warehouse. The company was founded in Moscow in 1997, says it has been in the UAE for 13 years with a separate UAE legal entity since 2022, and has an office in Falcon House, Dubai Investment Park. First Bit says more than 2,000 UAE companies have chosen it.

Pros

• + Built for contracting: project cost control, procurement and equipment
• + VAT returns and corporate tax calculation built in (per First Bit)
• + Arabic-English bilingual reporting (per First Bit)
• + Cloud or on-premises, with implementation, training and support in the subscription

Cons

• − No public prices: quote based on users, deployment and scope
• − Phased ERP implementation takes time
• − More system than a small trade firm needs

Dubai-built CAFM: assets, planned maintenance and work orders

Horizon FMS is a web-based computer-aided facility management (CAFM) system with mobile access from Frontline Information Technology LLC (FIT), a Dubai software company that says it has operated since 1992 and has an office in Al Karama. It covers assets, preventive maintenance, work orders and contracts for hard services such as HVAC, electrical and plumbing and soft services such as cleaning and security. FIT also sells the Horizon EBS ERP, Horizon HRMS and Horizon eProcure.

Pros

• + Dubai vendor with an office in Al Karama
• + Assets, preventive maintenance, work orders and contracts in one system
• + Covers hard and soft FM services, with mobile access
• + Same vendor sells Horizon EBS ERP, HRMS and eProcure

Cons

• − No public prices: quote only
• − FM-focused, not construction project management
• − VAT features are documented for Horizon EBS, not Horizon FMS