Visual Approvals alternatives
Visual Approvals alternatives for NZ and Australian businesses
Visual Approvals: $725 a month plus GST, or $8,700 a year before extra approvals
- check_circleYour data in a database you own
- check_circleOpen source, no lock-in
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The options
What people compare Visual Approvals with
Visual Approvals lists Accelerate at $725 a month plus GST for five users and 40 approvals, then $27.50 for each approval over the allotment under 100 a month. Owners look for alternatives when approval volumes, extra users and add-ons grow the bill, or when they want their records in a database they own.
Often compared
BCS Office
BCS Office publishes no plan prices, only $68.75 to $132 per extra certifier a month.
Yours to own
Building Certification for Claude Code
The open-source building certification desk that is just a database and Claude Code. Built around your business, with your Visual Approvals data brought across.
See how it worksHow to choose
How to choose a Visual Approvals alternative
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What drives the bill
Check whether you pay by month, user or approval, and whether add-ons and storage cost extra. Visual Approvals lists monthly plans, charges for approvals over the allowance and fees for additional users, signatures, messages and storage. Compare the full bill against your team size and approval volume.
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Who owns your records
Ask where your job history lives and what you can take with you if you leave. Visual Approvals lists reports but does not publish an export format. An owned option keeps your records in a database you own, rather than tying them to a subscription.
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Rules that fit your practice
Check whether the system can reflect your state’s deadlines, inspection stages and the way your practice records decisions. Enterprise DNA builds each business its own version around how it runs, including its rules and records. The free version carries some state-specific checks, which your certifier should confirm before relying on them.
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What switching involves
Find out what records can move and how they will be checked. The free version can bring in an applications report saved as a spreadsheet, with a test run first. For a customised version, Enterprise DNA can handle getting records out, including inspection history, payments and documents on open jobs.
The option that fits
A certification desk built for your business
Building Certification is the option when you want the system shaped around your practice, not a standard plan. Enterprise DNA builds your version around how you work, brings your Visual Approvals data across and runs it for you. Your records sit in a database you own, and you work with it in plain language. There are no per-seat plans. Enterprise DNA charges one setup fee, then a monthly retainer. There is also a free version you can run yourself.
- check Your records in a database you own
- check Built around your rules and records
- check One setup fee, then a monthly retainer
Make it yours
Design your own Visual Approvals replacement
Everything starts from the open-source base. Then it gets your name, the parts you run, your rules and your data from Visual Approvals. Try it here, and we build the real one.
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3. Make it fit
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Answered from your own database
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We build it from the open-source base, bring your Visual Approvals data across and run it for you.
Questions
Visual Approvals alternatives, answered
How much does Visual Approvals cost? expand_more
Visual Approvals lists Foundation at $300 a month plus GST and Accelerate at $725 a month plus GST. Approvals over the monthly allowance cost $27.50 each under 100 a month. Extra users, e-sign, SMS and storage can add to the bill. Enterprise DNA charges one setup fee, then a monthly retainer for your customised version.
Can the system match our state’s inspection rules? expand_more
The free version includes Queensland and Victorian lodgement times and inspection stages from legislation, and New South Wales information from official guidance. Your certifier should confirm the rules before relying on them. Enterprise DNA sets your exact rules when building your customised version.
Can we bring our existing jobs and documents across? expand_more
A report of your applications saved as a spreadsheet can be used for a test import. For the customised version, Enterprise DNA can help get records out, including inspection history, payments and documents on open jobs. The free version keeps each original row and prevents the same file being brought in twice.
Will changing systems affect council lodgement? expand_more
The free version records the date you lodged and tells you when a deadline is close or missed. It does not submit anything to council. The information provided does not describe a change to how you lodge, so check your own process before switching.
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30 minutes with Sam. Bring what Visual Approvals costs you a year and how you run. We show you what your own version looks like, and if it is a fit, we build it and bring your data across.
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