--- description: Discover the benefits and disadvantages of RIB Candy. Learn the software price, see the description, and read the most helpful reviews for UK business users. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: RIB Candy Pricing, Cost & Reviews - Capterra UK 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Project Management Software](/directory/30002/project-management/software) > [RIB Candy](/software/126567/candy) # RIB Candy Canonical: https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/126567/candy Page: 1 / 11\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/126567/candy?page=2) > Estimating \& Project Management Software includes QTO, Estimating, Planning, Forecasting, Cash flow, Valuations \& EVM. > > Verdict: Rated **4.5/5** by 240 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses RIB Candy? Driven by transformative digital technologies and trends, RIB is committed to propelling the industry forward and making engineering and construction more efficient and sustainable. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.5/5** | 240 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: RIB Software - **Founded**: 1961 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$200.00 - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free version available) (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Please contact RIB Software for pricing information. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Windows (Desktop) - **Available Countries**: Angola, Australia, Bahrain, Botswana, Comoros, Cyprus, Egypt, Germany, Ghana, Greece, India, Ireland, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia and 12 more ## Features - Bid Management - Budgeting/Forecasting - Change Order Management - Collaboration Tools - Contract/License Management - Cost Estimating - Cost Tracking - File Sharing - Historical Database - Job Costing - Job Scheduling - Milestone Tracking - Portfolio Management - Progress Tracking - Project Management - Project Planning/Scheduling - Project Scheduling - Project Tracking - Proposal Generation - Reporting/Project Tracking - Resource Management - Scheduling - Subcontractor Monitoring - Takeoff - Task Management - Time Tracking - What-if Analysis ## Integrations (4 total) - Microsoft Excel - Microsoft Outlook - Primavera Unifier - RIB BuildSmart ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat ## Category - [Project Management Software](https://www.capterra.co.uk/directory/30002/project-management/software) ## Related Categories - [Construction Estimating Software](https://www.capterra.co.uk/directory/30056/construction-estimating/software) - [Project Management Software](https://www.capterra.co.uk/directory/30002/project-management/software) - [Residential Construction Estimating Software](https://www.capterra.co.uk/directory/31306/residential-construction-estimating/software) - [Construction Scheduling Software](https://www.capterra.co.uk/directory/31522/construction-scheduling/software) - [Project Planning Software](https://www.capterra.co.uk/directory/31598/project-planning/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Customer Support is always on hand if you need any help or ideas on how to achieve what you require > > **Cons**: Pricing a 1st principles work activity from scratch can take time depending on how complex the activity is. > > I love Candy and could not work without it. The Customer support is second to none and on hand 24 hours a day which is great if you have a issue which needs resolving instantly. ----- ### "Best in class 10 years ago; not suitable for the current environment" — 2.0/5 > **Ken** | *31 March 2026* | Civil Engineering | Recommendation rating: 2.0/10 > > **Pros**: - Worksheet view and level of descriptions is unique and highly valued - Common use across users in the industry make onboarding simple - Adaptable reporting > > **Cons**: - A remote desktop isn't a strong enough solution to work collaboratively with remote teams (Candy cloud does not meet our security requirements and has significant interface issues) - Network Master is unstable on cloud storage so I cannot manage libraries centrally - No form of benchmarking or data collation from past jobs or search function - Significant risk of error when collating information from multiple jobs as there is a lack of control of resource descriptions and units with limited error highlights - Still have to rely on Excel for pricing prelims and fees. - Cannot assess carbon against subcontractors that make up 80% - 90% of our direct costs - Updates need to be managed by individual IT requests locally as deemed a fresh software install > > I've used Candy for 20 years and it's been best in class for the first 15. The lack of development mean that it is no longer fit for purpose in the current connected digital environment. I work in a large organisation with multiple remote estimators working on highly complex tenders and need to view my teams portfolio and learn from job to job. Candy cannot do this and I'm actively looking at alternative tools as a replacement. ----- ### "How CCS Candy can improve profitability of Small to Medium Construction Companies in South Africa." — 5.0/5 > **Jonathan** | *31 March 2026* | Construction | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: It makes my pricing simple, cheap and faster. The fact that I can copy prices from previous jobs make it easy even for comparison. I can manage subcontractors, material and even update my schedule and link them for ease of managing my projects. > > **Cons**: The fact that it has not integrated AI into the pricing or quantity take off leaves RIB Candy behind other construction software. > > So far RIB CCS Candy has improved the company profitability and improved our accuracy in terms of prices and quantity take off. This has really made a difference in the retention of tenders. ----- ### "Candy Export disparities" — 3.0/5 > **Sumitha** | *31 March 2026* | Civil Engineering | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: step by step description is good to understand even for people who have not used candy before. Thats good. > > **Cons**: No clear description available on how to fix import/export disparities between candy and MPP or P6 files. > > good experience so far even people who have not used candy before. Highly recommended for everyone. Really nice. ----- ### "not great but not terrible." — 3.0/5 > **Matthew** | *1 April 2026* | Construction | Recommendation rating: 5.0/10 > > **Pros**: relatively little bloat and low resource usage . quite quick to rearrange and calculate estimate price code system makes it easy to populate a high level estimate > > **Cons**: ~ Cannot link clients schedule to estimate ~ Usability significantly hampered when in Mult-user mode ~ Lacks tracking functions for changes to resources and costs ~ Program information must be manually typed in to the planning module ~ Access control by file path and user level only > > good enough. there's better software out there very time consuming to integrate estimate with client schedule and program compared to other programs. adding resources could be a lot easier. ----- Page: 1 / 11\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/126567/candy?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/126567/candy) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | de-CH | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-AR | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-CR | | | es-DO | | | es-EC | | | es-MX | | | es-PA | | | es-PE | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | fr-LU | | | it | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | | tr | | ----- ## Structured Data