Comparison
Procore alternative for UK SME contractors
What is Procore actually for?
Procore is a construction management platform covering project, financial and field workflows. It is designed to be the system of record for a project, and it is used by owners, main contractors and subcontractors alike.
Its pricing model is unusual in a good way, and worth understanding before dismissing it. Rather than charging per seat, Procore prices on Annual Contract Value derived from your annual construction turnover, and includes unlimited users and unlimited data storage. For a business that wants its whole supply chain inside one system, per-seat pricing is a genuine barrier and Procore removes it.
Pricing: Not published. Quote only, priced on annual construction turnover rather than per seat.
How do the two compare?
| Procore | AI Metric | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A construction management platform, intended as the system of record | An automation layer over the systems you already run |
| Pricing basis | Annual Contract Value from your construction turnover. Unlimited users | Scoped engagement. No per-seat licence and no turnover-linked fee |
| Price transparency | Not published, quote only | Not published, quote only. Scoped to the workflows automated |
| What site teams learn | A new platform and its mobile app | Nothing. Capture runs through WhatsApp, email and the tools in use |
| Implementation | Platform rollout and data migration | Built around the existing SharePoint, Excel and Outlook estate |
| Breadth | Very broad, covering project, financial and field workflows | Narrow by design. The specific workflows that waste your hours |
When Procore is the right choice
- You want one system of record covering project, commercial and field workflows, and you are prepared to run an implementation to get it.
- Your supply chain needs access. Unlimited users at no extra cost is a genuine advantage over any per-seat model, and it is the reason many contractors choose Procore specifically.
- You are working with clients or joint venture partners who already mandate it. Fighting a client-specified platform is rarely worth the energy.
- Your annual turnover is high enough that a turnover-linked fee is proportionate, and you have someone whose job includes owning the platform.
When we are the better fit
- Your problem is not that you lack a system, it is that the five systems you already own do not talk to each other.
- A platform rollout has already been tried and did not stick, because site teams went back to WhatsApp within a month.
- You want to keep your existing tools and remove the manual work between them, rather than replace them.
- The commercial case has to be made on hours recovered from specific workflows, not on platform capability.
Where these facts come from
Every statement about Procore on this page is taken from their own published material, not from our impression of it.
Pricing is not published. The pricing page directs users to request pricing and states that pricing depends on the products you need and the amount of construction you do.
Procore pricing page, accessed 25 July 2026
Procore prices on an Annual Contract Value model based on annual turnover, described as the aggregate monetary value of the construction work across your projects, and includes unlimited users, unlimited data storage and 24/7 support.
Procore pricing page, accessed 25 July 2026
The platform targets owners, main contractors, subcontractors and other project stakeholders.
Procore pricing page, accessed 25 July 2026
Not sure which you need?
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Comparison based on publicly available information as at 25 July 2026. Procore is a trade mark of its respective owner. AI Metric Ltd is not affiliated with or endorsed by Procore. Product capabilities and pricing change; check the linked sources for the current position.