🔄 Migrate from Presto in 10 minutes

The Presto alternative
with artificial intelligence

Everything Presto does — budgets, measurements, certifications, cost control — but with AI that generates budgets from your documents. Cloud native. No installation. From 0€.

14hsaved per budget
608€you no longer pay upfront
41%less time budgeting

Why switch from Presto?

Presto has been the standard for decades. But the standard has fallen behind.

8–20 hours per budget

CostPact does it in minutes with AI. Upload your documents and get a detailed budget instantly.

Installation, licenses, updates

CostPact is 100% cloud. Open the browser and work. No installer, no USB dongles, no version management.

€885 upfront + modules

CostPact starts free. Pro at €49/mo — less than Presto's minimum rental (€58/mo × 3).

No artificial intelligence

Presto v26 mentions AI, but it doesn't generate budgets from documents. CostPact does.

CostPact vs. Presto — feature by feature

No bias. Presto wins on BIM and legacy ERP integrations. CostPact wins everywhere else.

Feature
CostPact
Presto
AI-powered budget generation
Upload documents → automatic budget
Real-time cost control
Certifications
Multi-project (unified dashboard)
100% Cloud — no installation
Native mobile app
Escrow / protected payments
Free plan
BC3 import/export
Native BIM (Cost-it)
Advanced ERP integration
Price
FreePro: €49/mo
€885Rental: €58/mo

Data updated as of July 2026. Presto v26.01 (RIB Software). CostPact has BIM on roadmap for 2027.

Migrate in 3 steps

Your BC3 budgets work in CostPact from day one. No data loss, no learning curve.

01

Export your BC3

In Presto, File → Export → BC3. You get a .bc3 file with your full budget: chapters, line items, measurements, and prices.

02

Import into CostPact

Drag the BC3 file into CostPact. In seconds you have your full budget in the cloud, editable and with all the detail.

03

Activate cost control

Assign subcontractors, log invoices, issue certifications. Everything Presto doesn't do, CostPact does — with AI that alerts you to overruns.

We're honest: Presto still wins on two things

Native BIM (Cost-it)

Presto has Cost-it for Revit. CostPact will have BIM (IFC) in 2027. If BIM is your priority today, Presto is the better option.

Legacy ERP integration

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.

Import your first BC3.
Discover the difference.

No credit card. No commitment. Your budget in CostPact in less time than it takes to open Presto.

Start free — import your BC3

Compatible with BC3 from Presto v14 to v26. Also imports files from Arquímedes, TCQ, and CYPE.