RIB Candy vs. Sterling
Find out how Sterling compares to RIB Candy so that you can switch with confidence, without disrupting your process.
Built for precision
Sterling supports fast, flexible cost workflows, and adds carbon data without adding complexity. It's built to help preconstruction teams deliver precision, not admin.
Audit-ready from day one
Sterling is aligned with PAS 2080, ICMS, and procurement frameworks, so your outputs aren’t just compliant, they’re competitive.
All-in-one, not bolted on
Unlike legacy tools, Sterling combines cost, carbon, take-off, bid prep, and reporting in one platform, giving you speed, clarity, and control across the board.
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How Sterling Compares to
RIB Candy
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| Features | RIB Candy | Sterling |
|---|---|---|
| SaaS | ❌ | ✅ |
| Comprehensive ecosystem (integrated solutions) | ❌ | ✅ |
| Automatic updates | ❌ | ✅ |
| Multi-dimensional reporting | ❌ | ✅ |
| Ease of use for data importing | ✅ | ✅ |
| Project unlimited snapshots/version management | ❌ | ✅ |
| Undo (selective in sequence, unlike Excel) | ❌ | ✅ |
| Cost & carbon estimating to PAS 2080 | ❌ | ✅ |
| Cost planning | ✅ | ✅ |
| Estimating, bill preparation, take-off, rapid pricing | ✅ | ✅ |
| Multi-library structure mapping (ICMS, NRM1/2, SMM7, CESMM, HMM, RMM1/2, or custom) | ✅ | ✅ |
| Bid management (online enquiries, notes, etc.) | ❌ | ✅ |
| Planning integration (MS Project, Primavera, or built-in scheduling.) | ✅ | ✅ |
| Lifecycle cost and carbon | ❌ | ✅ |
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