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 25 July 2026.
Set your team size. See what Specifi and the competitor really cost once the add-ons are in.
// Also included with every Specifi plan
D-Tools Cloud does not offer these at any price.
D-Tools charges QuickBooks / Xero integration and Gold Support as required add-ons at every tier, plus a per-head fee for field techs beyond each plan's included allowance. All three are included in the totals above.
Competitor pricing and features verified against their own published pages on 25 July 2026. Specifi pricing served via region detection. Prices exclude VAT, GST, US sales tax, and other applicable local taxes unless stated otherwise.
A 1.6 million line product library with dealer-specific pricing, the largest in the market. Wire path mapping with per-foot costing and Interconnect Diagrams, both built into Cloud. A dedicated service management module with service plans, scheduling and service payments that is more mature than ours. If detailed engineering documentation is what your business runs on, that depth is real and we will say so on the demo.
Everything that happens before the quote. A professional website, SEO, blogs and Echo social media are included on every plan, and D-Tools does not 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 for project visibility, change order approvals and payments. Bob the AI across the whole stack. And one flat fee: no separate charge for accounting sync, no support tier to buy.
Pick D-Tools if system design depth is the core of the job and you are 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 are ready to switch the old one off. Onboarding and training are included and are not time-capped.
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 strongest D-Tools 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 extends past that into the parts of the business D-Tools does not cover at any price: website building, Echo social media, SEO, a full customer portal, native 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.
Their product library is 1.6 million lines against our 600,000. Their system design tools go deeper: wire path mapping with per-foot costing, and Interconnect Diagrams for mapping device connections by system, phase or room. Their service management module, with service plans and dedicated scheduling, is more mature than ours. For engineering-heavy commercial work, that is a real advantage.
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 full customer portal with project visibility, change order approvals and payments. Bob the AI across the stack. 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 are ready to switch off, and onboarding and training are included.
Yes, auto-generated from the product list: cable schedules, network maps, Rako schematics and wiring schematics.
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