Everything Presto does — budgets, measurements, certifications, cost control — but with AI that generates budgets from your documents. Cloud native. No installation. From 0€.
Presto has been the standard for decades. But the standard has fallen behind.
CostPact does it in minutes with AI. Upload your documents and get a detailed budget instantly.
CostPact is 100% cloud. Open the browser and work. No installer, no USB dongles, no version management.
CostPact starts free. Pro at €49/mo — less than Presto's minimum rental (€58/mo × 3).
Presto v26 mentions AI, but it doesn't generate budgets from documents. CostPact does.
No bias. Presto wins on BIM and legacy ERP integrations. CostPact wins everywhere else.
Data updated as of July 2026. Presto v26.01 (RIB Software). CostPact has BIM on roadmap for 2027.
Your BC3 budgets work in CostPact from day one. No data loss, no learning curve.
In Presto, File → Export → BC3. You get a .bc3 file with your full budget: chapters, line items, measurements, and prices.
Drag the BC3 file into CostPact. In seconds you have your full budget in the cloud, editable and with all the detail.
Assign subcontractors, log invoices, issue certifications. Everything Presto doesn't do, CostPact does — with AI that alerts you to overruns.
Presto has Cost-it for Revit. CostPact will have BIM (IFC) in 2027. If BIM is your priority today, Presto is the better option.
If you use SAP or Navision and need deep integration, Presto has more enterprise connectors. CostPact has an open API.
For everything else — AI, cloud, mobile, cost control, pricing — CostPact is the better choice.
No credit card. No commitment. Your budget in CostPact in less time than it takes to open Presto.
Start free — import your BC3Compatible with BC3 from Presto v14 to v26. Also imports files from Arquímedes, TCQ, and CYPE.