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Focus Softnet 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. Focus Softnet 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.

Focus Softnet

Tier A · Listed

ERP suite with project costing, contract management and CAFM

Focus Softnet, established in 1992, sells the Focus X cloud ERP and related products including CRM, HCM, warehouse, POS and Focus CAFM, and says it operates from 27 offices in 17 countries. Its UAE site lists a head office in Dubai Internet City plus offices in Abu Dhabi and Sharjah. Focus Softnet is on the Ministry of Finance list of accredited e-invoicing service providers (accreditation number 134577).

Pros

+ Ministry of Finance accredited e-invoicing service provider
+ Project costing, contract management and equipment servicing modules
+ Focus CAFM for facility work orders and maintenance
+ Offices in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah

Cons

− No public prices: demo and quote only
− A general ERP with construction modules, not a construction-only product
− Broad suite, more than small firms need
− ERP implementation effort

United Arab Emirates note

Focus Softnet appears on the UAE Ministry of Finance list of accredited e-invoicing service providers (number 134577, list updated 30 September 2026), and says its e-invoicing product is OpenPeppol certified for the PINT-AE format. Compare its project costing depth with construction-specific ERPs before choosing.

Typical United Arab Emirates pricing: Quote-based; no public prices. Focus's UAE pages offer a free demo and a call-back instead.

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PlanRadar

Tier S · Published prices

Site 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.

Typical United Arab Emirates pricing: Published (USD, per user per month, excluding VAT): Basic $32 (1 user, 10 plans), Starter $107 (up to 10 users, 30 plans per user), Pro $159 (up to 10 users, 100 plans per user, 1 BIM model per user); Enterprise by quote. Monthly or annual billing, with annual saving more than 10%; PlanRadar bills annually in advance unless the contract says otherwise and adds a 4% innovation fee from the second billing period. 30-day free trial.

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