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ControlBoard vs Assignar
Facts checked October 31, 2026 from public sources listed below.
Choose Assignar if
Contractors who do their own civil, earthworks, crane, traffic management, rail and plant-hire work and want fatigue rules, overtime, penalty and allowance calculations on timesheets, and invoices and supplier bills sent from field data to Xero, MYOB or a construction ERP.
Choose ControlBoard® if
Construction companies that want labor, equipment and rentals on one board, labor forecasting months ahead, live job cost from the schedule, and a published per-person price with support that answers the phone.
Side by side
| ControlBoard® | Assignar | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Construction companies that do their own work: heavy civil, paving, utilities, electrical, mechanical, specialty | Contractors who do their own civil and earthworks, crane, traffic, utilities, rail, asphalt, plant hire |
| On the board | Labor, crews, equipment, rentals, subcontractors and material | Crews, operators, plant and vehicles, including dry hire |
| Qualifications before booking | Yes: jobs at risk flagged (Equipment and compliance module) | Yes: qualified, ticketed and inducted checks |
| Fatigue rules | Not offered | Yes, set by the contractor |
| Timesheets | Punch with location rules, typed hours, foreman crew sheet, weekly approval, payroll file | Overtime, penalties and allowances calculated as timesheets land |
| Invoicing from field data | Not offered; invoices stay in your accounting system | Yes: invoices, supplier bills and payroll summaries |
| Labor forecast months ahead | Yes: per job by trade, crew or cost code; company labor plan | Not described on its scheduling page |
| Bid to schedule | HCSS HeavyBid or an Excel bid becomes the budget and needs | Bid-to-invoice tour shown on its site |
| Accounting system | Stays the system of record: Acumatica, ComputerEase, Deltek, Maestro, QuickBooks, Sage Intacct, Sage 100 and 300, Procore, ADP, Paychex and more | Stays the system of record: Xero, MYOB, construction ERPs |
| Published prices | Yes, per person, from $4 a month | No; custom quote after a demo |
| In business | Congistics Inc. since 2004; ControlBoard since 2015 | 800+ contractors since 2014 |
| Capterra rating shown | 4.8 from 52 reviews | 4.7 |
From people who switched
“Outstanding App”
Very easy to adapt to without a learning curve. Acts like a phone app with very little to learn to use in its basic functions.
Capterra review, 10/28/2025
“My ControlBoard Experience”
Ease of use, thoughtful features, great value. You can tell a lot of effort is put in to make the product great.
Capterra review, 10/28/2025
“Scheduling made simple”
You'll be amazed with the amount of features this software has. We got it for simple scheduling and continue to be surprised with what else it can do. If you need any support they always answer the phone and solve it immediately. Ease of use and customer support. Priced right for any size business. Drag and drop assets onto your schedule. Create tasks/jobs easily.
Dan L, Director of ServicesAUI PowerCapterra review, 10/28/2025
Common questions
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Sources
- Assignar scheduling, seen 2026-10-31
- Assignar pricing, seen 2026-10-31
- Assignar home page, seen 2026-10-31