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PlanRadar vs Zoho (Projects / Books / FSM)
Two United Arab Emirates software options, compared side by side for United Arab Emirates trades.
Which should you choose?
PlanRadar and Zoho (Projects / Books / FSM) are both Tier S: our check found each one's prices published on its own website, so you can compare their costs before talking to sales. The tier is not a quality ranking: weigh the pros, cons, pricing and United Arab Emirates-specific notes below against your trade and region.
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.
Zoho (Projects / Books / FSM)
Tier S · Published pricesZoho Books accounting with Projects and FSM for small firms
Zoho offers separate apps that small contractors can combine: Zoho Books for accounting and UAE VAT, Zoho Projects for project management and Zoho FSM for field-service work orders and dispatch. Zoho Books has a UAE edition with AED prices and an Arabic option, and Zoho says it files VAT returns directly with EmaraTax. Zoho Software Trading LLC is on the Ministry of Finance list of accredited e-invoicing service providers (accreditation number 121988).
Pros
- + Published AED prices for Zoho Books, with a free plan
- + Ministry of Finance accredited e-invoicing service provider
- + VAT return filing to EmaraTax and corporate tax reports (per Zoho)
- + Free plans in Books, Projects (up to 5 users) and FSM (30 appointments a month)
Cons
- − Not built for construction: general accounting, project and field-service apps
- − You assemble and pay for several apps
- − Zoho Books plans cap users and invoices per year
United Arab Emirates note
Zoho Software Trading LLC is on the UAE Ministry of Finance list of accredited e-invoicing service providers (number 121988, list updated 30 September 2026), and Zoho Books can send e-invoices in the PINT-AE format through Peppol. With VAT and corporate tax records in Zoho Books, small contractors get a low-cost accounting base and can add Projects or FSM as they grow.
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