Free Odoo Solution for Contractors: Track Project Costs and Profitability

Ask most contractors how profitable a project actually was, and you’ll get an answer built from a spreadsheet, a folder of purchase invoices, and a bit of memory. The number is usually a guess by the time the project closes — and by then it’s too late to do anything about it.

The Construction & Contracting solution is built to fix that: it keeps costs, purchases, subcontractor payments, and client billing tied to the same project as it happens, not reconstructed afterward.

What it covers

Bill of Quantities (BOQ). Set up a project’s BOQ with line items and quantities, and it becomes the basis for both your client quotation and your cost tracking — not two separate documents that quietly drift apart.

Progress claims. Bill clients based on percentage of work completed against the BOQ, instead of manually recalculating what’s been done every time you need to invoice.

Variation orders. Scope changes are the norm on most sites, not the exception. Variation orders are tracked against the original BOQ so you can see the actual approved change — and its cost impact — without digging through email threads.

Project profitability, live. Purchases, subcontractor expenses, and timesheets all roll up against the project, so you can see your margin while the project is still running, not just after it closes.

What’s free, and what isn’t

The core — BOQs, progress claims, variation orders, and cost tracking against a project — is free to download and run yourself. Subcontractor management, multi-project company-wide reporting, ongoing version updates, and support move into the Professional and Managed tiers. Full comparison is on the Solutions page.

Who it’s not for

This isn’t a full construction ERP with site scheduling, equipment tracking, or safety/compliance management. It’s built for contractors and builders who need to know, at any point, what a project is actually costing and whether it’s still profitable — without building that visibility manually in a spreadsheet.

Getting started

Download it free from the Solutions page and try it against a live or recent project. If you’d rather talk through whether it fits how your business actually runs jobs, book a free discovery call.