Side by side
Loop vs Planning Ops
Both stand on concrete contractor software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
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Concrete businesses seeking a broad plant operations platform should consider Loop, especially for dispatch coordination and customer delivery visibility. Teams should look elsewhere if they need a stated price before engaging with sales or cannot activate the Quality Control module in their plan.
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Planning Ops combines pour coordination, crew planning, and field reporting for concrete subcontractors. Check the seat allowance and platform needs: the listed plan includes three working seats, and the mobile app is for iOS.
Visit Planning OpsThe facts
| Loop | Planning Ops | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not published | A free trial |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | Android, API, iPhone, Web | iPhone, Web |
| Lowest paid plan | Free or on request | Planning Ops Platform: $149 a month |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | loop4.io | planningops.com |
| On concrete contractor software | #14 of 30 | #10 of 30 |
Loop: what it does well
- Covers orders, planning, dispatch, invoicing, fuel management and audits.
- CRM stages can be customized and analyzed from a computer or phone.
- Control panel shows truck progress and unauthorized stops in map or schematic views.
- Branded customer app supports live delivery tracking and delivery history.
- Quality Control tracks samples and produces statistical analyses and customer certificates.
What to know first
- Pricing is available on request.
- Quality Control requires an active module and relevant user permission.
Planning Ops: what it does well
- Drag-and-drop pour scheduling with weather and alerts
- 52-week crew board and time tracking
- Signed field reports include safety, delays, and photos
- Payroll exports include named systems and CSV
- Unlimited free read-only viewers
What to know first
- No Android app
- No free plan
- Starts at $149/mo
- Only three working seats included
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