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First Bit ERP vs PlanRadar
Two United Arab Emirates software options, compared side by side for United Arab Emirates trades.
Which should you choose?
PlanRadar is Tier S: our check found its prices published on its own website. First Bit ERP is Tier A. Compare the typical pricing shown for each below. The tier is not a quality ranking: weigh the pros, cons, pricing and United Arab Emirates-specific notes below against your trade and region.
First Bit ERP
Tier A · ListedConstruction 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
United Arab Emirates note
First Bit describes the software as FTA-approved for VAT and says it covers corporate tax and supports UAE e-invoicing integration as the rules roll out. The FTA publishes a list of accredited tax accounting software with a validity date for each product, so check First Bit's current entry there before relying on the approval. First Bit is not on the Ministry of Finance list of accredited e-invoicing service providers (checked 30 September 2026), so UAE e-invoices would go through a separate accredited provider.
PlanRadar
Tier S · Published pricesSite inspections, snagging, defects and site documentation
PlanRadar, founded in Vienna in 2013, is a site documentation, inspection and defect-management app with a Dubai office in Boulevard Plaza Tower 1, Downtown. PlanRadar says it has more than 200,000 users in 75+ countries, and its Arabic-language UAE page names customers including Shapoorji Pallonji, Amana Steel Buildings and National Central Cooling Company. It publishes per-user prices, and subcontractors join free on every plan.
Pros
- + Published per-user prices and a 30-day free trial with no credit card
- + Unlimited subcontractors free on every plan
- + Arabic-language UAE website and pricing page
- + Dubai office in Downtown
Cons
- − Site execution only, not scheduling or accounting
- − Starter and Pro are capped at 10 users; more needs Enterprise
- − 4% innovation fee on the annual fee from the second billing period
- − Prices shown in USD, EUR, GBP or AUD, not AED
United Arab Emirates note
PlanRadar runs an Arabic-language UAE site and a Dubai office. It suits contractors who want digital snagging, inspections and handover records without an enterprise rollout; VAT invoicing stays in your accounting system.
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