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D-Tools has the deeper design tools and the bigger catalogue. Specifi covers the whole business for one flat fee. Here is where each one wins.
Prices exclude VAT, GST, US sales tax, and other applicable local taxes unless stated otherwise.
D-Tools features and pricing verified against their own published pages on 3 November 2026.
Specifi features current to 2 November 2026, from the release notes.
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// Also included with every Specifi plan
D-Tools Cloud doesn't offer a website or social tools at any price.
These totals add QuickBooks / Xero integration and Gold Support, paid extras at D-Tools, plus a per-head fee for field techs beyond each plan's included allowance.
Competitor pricing and features verified against their own published pages on 3 November 2026. Specifi pricing served via region detection. Prices exclude VAT, GST, US sales tax, and other applicable local taxes unless stated otherwise.
System design. Wire path mapping with per-foot costing and Interconnect Diagrams are both built into Cloud, and the product library runs to 1.6 million lines with dealer-specific pricing. If detailed engineering documentation is what your business runs on, D-Tools is built for it.
Everything that happens before the quote. A professional website, SEO, blogs and Echo social media are included on every plan, and D-Tools doesn't offer any of it at any price, so that spend sits outside their platform. Then native Gmail and Outlook sync, so an email becomes a customer, project, work order or invoice without retyping it. A branded client portal with project visibility and service booking. Bob the AI across the whole stack. And one flat fee: no separate charge for accounting sync, no support tier to buy. Since July: Bob writes whole proposals with section-by-section analytics, a Dispatch board plans your crews, Auto Labour prices the labour from the product list, change orders are a full editor with digital sign-off, and the field app works offline.
Pick D-Tools if system design depth is the core of the job and you're content to keep paying for your website, social and marketing tools separately. Pick Specifi if you want the front of the business and the back of the business on one platform and one bill.
Product libraries, proposal templates, client records and project history all migrate. Custom fields and attachments are handled as part of the migration rather than left to you.
Both platforms run side by side until you're ready to switch the old one off. Team training is part of onboarding, a one-time fee set by your plan, in Year 1 only. Bringing your D-Tools data across is an optional one-time import fee on top, live within 14 days of us getting your backup.
We chose Specifi for its modern interface, streamlined project timelines, and advanced time management and proposal software. Specifi has streamlined our process from start to finish, and provides a more professional appearance to our clients. Their support is superb, often fixing issues within minutes of them being reported. They're innovating at a much faster pace than others in the space.
Specifi is an amazing software that literally runs our business operations. From initial proposals, sales and CRM to team and project management, invoicing & generating purchase orders. I would definitely recommend Specifi to anyone running a small to medium size audio visual or electrical company that wants a simple to use software that gets the business organised and looking super professional.
Specifi has significantly improved the efficiency of our day-to-day business operations. The software is incredibly easy to use and has helped us create an organised and streamlined setup. Their aftersales service is outstanding; they're always available to assist and consistently roll out updates with valuable new features. This commitment to ongoing improvement sets them apart. I highly recommend it.
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Specifi is the closest alternative for integrators who want proposals, CRM, project management, invoicing and marketing on one platform at one flat fee. D-Tools Cloud is strong on system design and procurement. Specifi adds website building, Echo social media and SEO, which D-Tools doesn't offer at any price, plus project visibility in the customer portal, two-way Gmail and Outlook sync, and Bob the AI.
It depends on your team size, and the calculator above works it out. The thing to watch is that D-Tools' $99 sticker is for one office user and one field user, and QuickBooks or Xero sync is $50 a month on top at every tier. Gold Support adds $10 to $100+ a month depending on tier. Specifi's fee already includes accounting sync, priority support and ongoing training. Both platforms take 10% off for annual billing.
A product library of 1.6 million lines with dealer-specific pricing. Wire path mapping with per-foot costing, and Interconnect Diagrams for mapping device connections by system, phase or location. Those suit engineering-heavy commercial work.
Website building, Echo social media, SEO and blogs, and managed marketing services, none of which D-Tools offers at any price. Native Gmail, Outlook and calendar integration, so you can create records straight from your inbox. A customer portal that adds project visibility and service booking to approvals and payments. SureBright extended warranty options. And accounting sync and support included rather than charged separately.
Yes. Product libraries, proposal templates, client records and project history all carry across, including custom fields and attachments. Both platforms run in parallel until you're ready to switch off. The import is an optional one-time fee on top of onboarding, set by your plan, and goes live within 14 days of us getting your backup.
Yes, auto-generated from the product list: cable schedules, network maps, Rako schematics and wiring schematics.
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