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Made in NZ · For NZ buildersThe NZ-built MYOB Acumatica alternative
Everything an ERP gives a large contractor is overkill for most residential builders. Toolie gives you NZS 3604 take-off, fast quoting, jobs and NZ compliance at one flat price — no per-user licence, no implementation project.
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The honest answer
MYOB Acumatica Construction is a powerful, full construction ERP for mid-market and larger NZ builders — project accounting, job costing, contracts, change orders, retentions, payroll and field reports for businesses running many people across multiple sites. If you're at that scale and genuinely need an ERP, it's a serious tool.
Where Toolie is different: Toolie isn't an ERP and doesn't pretend to be. It's built for the New Zealand residential builder and the small-to-medium crew who want quoting, jobs and compliance that actually know the Building Code — without a per-user ERP licence and a five-figure implementation project. Describe a job in plain English or drop in a PDF plan and Toolie runs the NZS 3604 take-off, prices it off a real NZ pricebook, and keeps you compliant (H1, Healthy Homes, CCA 2002), for one flat price.
Why a residential builder picks Toolie over an ERP
- MYOB Acumatica is priced per user (commonly reported around NZ$150–$290 per user / month) with a scoping and implementation project that can run into five figures. Toolie is flat from NZ$49/mo with no implementation.
- An ERP is configured to your processes; Toolie ships the NZ building knowledge out of the box — NZS 3604 take-off, H1 zones, a consent tracker and 16 on-site calculators.
- Toolie writes the priced quote from a description or a PDF plan; an ERP expects the numbers to already exist.
- Toolie works offline on a no-signal site and is live the day you start the trial.
MYOB Acumatica Construction vs Toolie, side by side
| Capability | Toolie | MYOB Acumatica |
|---|---|---|
| Project accounting & job costing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Retentions & progress claims | ✓ | ✓ |
| Full ERP & payroll for hundreds of staff across sites | — | ✓ |
| Entry price under NZ$199/mo, flat | ✓ | — |
| No per-user licensing | ✓ | Per user |
| No implementation project | ✓ | $10k–$17k |
| Instant quote from a plain-English description / PDF plan | ✓ | — |
| Automatic NZS 3604 take-off | ✓ | — |
| 16 on-site builder calculators | ✓ | — |
| Consent tracker with the clause cited | ✓ | — |
| Live the day you start a free trial | ✓ | — |
Comparison compiled May 2026 from public competitor information; competitor features and pricing change — check their current sites.
Different tools for different sizes
If you're a large contractor that needs full ERP project accounting and payroll across hundreds of staff, MYOB Acumatica is built for that. If you're a residential builder or a growing crew who wants NZ-Building-Code-native quoting, jobs and compliance at one flat price, Toolie fits without the ERP overhead.
See the construction management overview, the full comparison, or the feature guide.
Common questions
Is Toolie a MYOB Acumatica Construction alternative?
For NZ residential builders and small-to-medium crews, yes — Toolie gives you NZS 3604 take-off, fast quoting, jobs and compliance at one flat price, without a per-user ERP licence or a five-figure implementation. MYOB Acumatica is the better fit for larger contractors needing full ERP project accounting and payroll.
How does the cost compare?
Toolie is flat from NZ$49/mo (ex-GST), live the day you start. MYOB Acumatica Construction is priced per user (commonly reported around NZ$150–$290 per user / month) plus a scoping and implementation project — check current pricing with MYOB or its partners.
Is Toolie an ERP?
No — and that's deliberate. Toolie is purpose-built quoting, job management and NZ compliance for residential builders, not a full ERP, so it covers what most NZ builders need without the ERP cost or setup.
Quote, comply and get paid — in one place
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