About Candy
The ultimate Construction Project Management Software, Candy is unique, powerful, and dynamically focused on project control in the construction & engineering industry. Features include project Estimating, Quantity Take-off (QTO), Planning, Forecasting, Cash Flow, Valuations, Subcontract Management and Cost & Allowable.
From the initial estimate to the final certificate, Candy streamlines to the whole project management process with interconnected modules. Estimating flows from pre-tender to post-tender by exchanging data with other modules and updating on regular basis. Between the estimate and post-tender operations, Candy allows businesses to conduct valuations to gain immediate access to all information that is used to price the tender. For take-off, Candy's QTO module is able to add and extract information from 2D or 3D project models and compile bills of quantities. Additionally, Candy's planning tools allows businesses to gain an overview of all available resources and effectively plan and report on project statuses.
Through integration between both RIB CCS core products, Candy and BuildSmart, RIB CCS provides contractors with an interactive link between estimating, project control, enterprise accounting and operational costing in real time.
Pricing starting from:
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- Free Version
- Free Trial
- Subscription
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Key benefits of Candy
Typical Customers
- Freelancers
- Small Businesses (2-50)
- Mid-size Companies (51-500)
- Large enterprises (500 and more)
Deployment
- Cloud-based
- On-premise
Markets
United Arab Emirates, Angola, Bahrain, Botswana, Cyprus , Egypt, Ghana, Greece, India, Jordan, Kenya, Comoros, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe and 22 others
Supported Languages
Pricing starting from:
Not provided by vendor
- Free Version
- Free Trial
- Subscription
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Total features of Candy: 55
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- Industry: Civil Engineering
- Company size: 11-50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Value for Money
- Ease of Use
- Customer Support Software
- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Candy estimating
Reviewed on 2019-02-11
Excellent, once established database and master can price complex items quickly and accurately
Excellent, once established database and master can price complex items quickly and accurately
Pros
Features, layout of worksheets as well as the integrated planning and quantity offtake software.
Cons
Lot of features but no manual on how to use all the features
Response from Construction Computer Software
Dear Donovan,
Thank you so much for taking the time to review Candy. Your continued support is highly appreciated. We do have numerous manual available for all Candy features and modules, please contact your local support office and they will email them to you. We do provide training in various locations on all aspects of Candy. Please follow the link to our website for all courses held worldwide. https://constructioncomputersoftware.com/training-candy
Furthermore, all support & training staff are construction professionals providing expert, 24/7 aid & advice on the practical application of Candy in person, email, telephone or remote services. Please feel free to contact us directly if you'd like to talk about the specifics of your situation.
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 501-1,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Candy is the best
Reviewed on 2019-01-17
I Have been in Civil Construction for more than 20 years and have been using Candy for about 15...
I Have been in Civil Construction for more than 20 years and have been using Candy for about 15 ears. I use it every day not only for tender estimating but also for cash flows and much more. It is a great product, with great support.
Pros
Candy is by far the most user friendly program I have worked with and updates are done very often. I will never use another program for estimating tenders. You can structure it according to your needs and use your own experience to define your pricing.
Cons
I can not say anything negative about Candy, I almost want to call it perfect.
Response from Construction Computer Software
Dear Coert,
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your experiences online. It means a lot to us here at CCS and we are proud to have been by your side for the last 15 years. I know our Candy development & support teams will be happy to hear that their hard work is appreciated and that they in turn are there for you. We look forward to seeing you at the next CCS Candy User Seminar in your region.
Have a super day.
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 11-50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Value for Money
- Ease of Use
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
From an expert-level user
Reviewed on 2019-01-23
Pros
- I love having the level of information to which I can do costing, be as accessible to me as this software does it
- the ability (though very very very under-utilized) to convert omney to a timeline is exciting
Cons
- the support line is geared to the average user. Not much in the wat for expert users
- the inability to integrate with other big-name financial packages is a downer
- a one fits all fee structure is frustrating. Because we're not all on the same level of skill.
Response from Construction Computer Software
Dear Candy User
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us. Your valued feedback is very important to us and we assure you of our continued support. We are always looking for ways to improve our services and our users' experience, your feedback has been passed on to the concerned team for review.
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 501-1,000 Employees
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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- Value for Money
- Ease of Use
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Candy - The Estimators friend
Reviewed on 2019-01-17
For us as a Civil Construction company Candy is helping us be more efficient with our time and...
For us as a Civil Construction company Candy is helping us be more efficient with our time and money. To follow the process of a project with time and money is really helping us achieve our goals in a project. Doing a quick course in Candy does help a lot in understanding the program. What is also very efficient is if you priced an item once, the data is in your program and you just use the specific code to price the item. Overall I think Candy is a great Design and very effective and I will definitely recommend it to other Construction companies.
Pros
What i really enjoy about Candy is the time you save by pricing on Candy. Once your Candy is set up and running with you Master file, it's as easy as 1, 2, 3!!! Being able to load your Subcontractors on Candy and having them there is your best friend. Doing a program by using your information of your priced Bill of Quantities and being able to follow your cash flow all in one place is just brilliant and very efficient to you as Contractor, Quantity Surveyor, Site Agent and Estimator.
Cons
If you don't have a Master File to work from and you need to build your own Master file, then it can be quite a nightmare. Getting a Master file from another construction company and changing it to your standards and way of pricing and working is the easiest way to go.
Response from Construction Computer Software
Dear Larozelle,
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your experiences online. It means a lot to us here at CCS. We look forward to seeing you at the next CCS Candy User Seminar in your region.
- Industry: Civil Engineering
- Company size: 51-200 Employees
- Used for 6-12 months
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- Value for Money
- Ease of Use
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Best Project Management Software
Reviewed on 2019-09-13
I am using Candy to do simple project management programs.
I am using Candy to do simple project management programs.
Pros
Candy is a very powerful and very user friendly project management software where so many software such as MS Project, Oracle Primavera tries to be the leader. Out of all these products I like Candy because it is very easy to handle and less complicated. Price is also lower than the Primavera.
Cons
Candy is still less popular software when compared with other project management software. But Candy is moving fast towards the bigger market. So files needs to be compatible with other management software.
Response from Construction Computer Software
Dear Thehani,
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us. Your valued feedback is very important to us.
With regards to compatibility, please be aware that programs created in Candy Planning Module can be exported to other planning tools like Primavera / MS project in "xml" format, similarly we can do an import into Candy from other planning tools in "xml".
We have a webinar on this topic "Import, Export-Candy Planning with P6 & MSP" whose link is as below:
https://vimeo.com/234456278/2dc968e6b9
We are glad you use Candy for simple projects, but please be aware that some of the most iconic building in the world have been estimated and project managed using candy - see link to Projects and Case Studies on our Website - I hope this inspires you to use it further.
https://constructioncomputersoftware.com/case-studies
We assure you of our continued support and have a super day.
Candy FAQs
Below are some frequently asked questions for Candy.Q. What type of pricing plans does Candy offer?
Candy offers the following pricing plans:
- Starting from:
- Pricing model: Free Version, Subscription
- Free Trial: Available
Please contact RIB CCS for pricing information.
Q. Who are the typical users of Candy?
Candy has the following typical customers:
Self Employed, 2-10, 11-50, 51-200, 201-500, 501-1,000, 1,001-5,000
Q. What languages does Candy support?
We do not have any information about what languages Candy supports
Q. Does Candy support mobile devices?
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Q. What other apps does Candy integrate with?
Candy integrates with the following applications:
BuildSmart, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Project, Primavera Unifier
Q. What level of support does Candy offer?
Candy offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base Software, Phone Support, 24/7 (Live rep), Chat
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