Construction Cost Management Made Simple
Built for builders who want clarity, not complexity.
Datum keeps your project budgets, purchase orders, and progress valuations structured — all in one place. No more lost spreadsheets. No more guesswork. Just financial control that makes sense.
💡 The Problem
Most small to mid-sized construction teams are running their jobs on spreadsheets, inboxes, and memory.
That works — until it doesn't.
Then come the same headaches:
- ✗ Budgets that drift off course.
- ✗ Purchase orders that don't line up with invoices.
- ✗ Progress claims that never quite match the site's reality.
- ✗ No single source of truth for costs.
Datum fixes all that.
✅ The Solution
A structured, mobile-friendly cost management app built specifically for builders.
Datum gives you:
- ✓ A clear, coded cost structure that standardises every project.
- ✓ Budgets, POs, and invoices connected automatically.
- ✓ Progress claims and valuations calculated with consistency.
- ✓ Supplier and user management for accountability.
Everything is tracked. Everything ties together.
📊 What You Can Do with Datum
1. Project Setup
Create projects with coded IDs, store key details, and keep contracts, directories, and records linked together. No more scattered files — just structured project folders that make sense.
2. Budget Management
Import or build your budgets, allocate costs by trade or category, and lock them in. Keep track of variations and prevent overruns before they happen.
3. Cost Structure
A standardised cost index means you finally have a repeatable way to measure performance. Compare projects apples-to-apples.
4. Purchase Orders
Generate clean, coded POs that match your budget categories. Draft → Pending → Approved — all tracked, all auditable.
5. Invoices
Attach invoices directly to POs. No more chasing receipts or guessing totals. Everything ties back to your budget.
6. Progress Claims & Valuations
Track "value of work completed" and "forecast to finish." Two modes — by percentage or actual costs — giving you confidence in every claim.
7. Users & Suppliers
Assign roles, manage permissions, and maintain your supplier database. See who did what — and when.
🧱 Why We Built It
Construction cost management shouldn't require enterprise software or endless spreadsheets. Datum bridges the gap — giving you the structure of a professional system, without the complexity that slows you down.
🚀 Coming Soon
- → Budget vs Actual Dashboards
- → Xero & QuickBooks Integration
- → PDF Valuation Reports
- → Email Alerts for Pending POs
- → Time Tracking & Timesheets
✨ Our Vision
To create the most practical, lightweight, and standardised cost management tool for construction professionals. Built by people who understand projects, not paperwork.
👷♂️ Start with Structure. End with Control.
Stop managing your projects in chaos.
Start with Datum — the simpler way to control construction costs.