Linarc vs. Excel

YOU'RE NOT TOO EARLY FOR SOFTWARE.
YOU'RE TOO BUSY FOR SPREADSHEETS.

Excel can't see the field, can't update itself, and breaks the moment two people open the same file. Linarc runs the schedule, the crew, and the money in one place you don't have to maintain.

One shared schedule across every trade
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Field updates the budget
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One current record
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Live in 3 to 4 weeks
[01]// The Frame

RUN ON SPREADSHEETS, RUN ON GUESSWORK

Three things the workbook can't do that the job needs.

See the field

A change on site reaches the sheet when someone retypes it. In Linarc the crew logs hours and progress on a phone and the budget moves.

Update itself

In Linarc a labor or material change recalculates the budget and the critical path. In Excel it waits for whoever owns the file.

Survive the team

Five copies, three finals, one person who knows how the formulas work. Linarc is one record with permissions, and it outlasts the person who built the sheet.

[02]// Feature Comparison

WHERE THE GAP SHOWS UP

The workflows a contractor runs every week.

Workflow
Excel
Linarc
Schedule
◐Manual Gantt, no logic
✔Critical path, look-aheads, pull planning
Job Cost
◐Only as current as the last entry
✔Cost codes, live variance
Field Data
✘Re-entered after hours
✔Crew app, offline
Change Orders
◐A new row, if remembered
✔Update contract and schedule
Billing and Pay Apps
◐Templates you maintain
✔SOV and pay apps built in
RFIs and Submittals
◐A log with no links
✔On drawings, tied to cost codes
Versions
✘final_v7.xlsx
✔One record, permissions
WIP
◐Rebuilt every month
✔Linarc can generate your WIP
Cost of the Tool
◐Cheap license, expensive upkeep
✔Platform, users, capabilities
Who Keeps it Running
◐One person, until they leave
✔Nobody has to
✔ Full ◐ Partial ✘ Not offered
[03]// How the Quote Is Built

CHEAP LICENSE, EXPENSIVE UPKEEP

What the spreadsheet stack really costs.

Excel
Linarc
THE BASE
The license is close to free.
Priced on the platform, users, and capabilities you need.
THE UPKEEP
The upkeep is hours a week of re-keying and reconciling.
Onboarding included. Live on your first project in 3 to 4 weeks.
THE HIDDEN COST
Errors surface late, usually in a pay app or a WIP review.
No administrator required to keep it running.
WHEN YOU GROW
The whole system lives in one person's head.
Your revenue never sets the price.
[04]// At a Glance

A SPREADSHEET STORES DATA. LINARC HELPS YOU ACT ON IT.

Excel is a great calculator. It is not a construction platform.

Excel
0/6 CONSTRUCTION WORKFLOWS SCHEDULE JOB COST BILLING AND PAY APPS RFIs AND SUBMITTALS FIELD DATA VERSION CONTROL A CALCULATOR, NOT A PLATFORM

Familiar, flexible, and fine for one calculation. Falls apart once a job needs the schedule, the crew, and the money to agree with each other.

Linarc
6/6 CONSTRUCTION WORKFLOWS SCHEDULE JOB COST BILLING AND PAY APPS RFIs AND SUBMITTALS FIELD DATA VERSION CONTROL SIX OF SIX, DAY ONE

Schedule, field, and cost on one record. Built for growing commercial contractors who run the office and the jobsite and don't have time to babysit a workbook.

[05]// Who It's For

TOO BUSY TO RUN A JOB OUT OF A SHARED DRIVE

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Owner Who Runs it All
Schedule, crew, and money in one place, without hiring someone to maintain it.
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PM / Estimator
Cost codes and change orders that update themselves.
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Super / Foreman
Hours and progress logged on a phone, not retyped after dinner.
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[06]// Make the Call

TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR PROFITS.

See what a budget that updates itself does for your margin.