Penta
Penta · Brookfield, Wisconsin, United States · founded 1969
What it is
Penta is a construction ERP for specialty contractors that brings financial management, payroll, job costing, and field service into one system. Its financial module provides real-time insights, job and service costing, role-based workbench panels, multi-level reporting, and automated intercompany entries. Payroll tools cover timecards, job-cost integration, prevailing wages, multi-union payroll, tax reporting, and an employee portal. Job costing combines information from payables, receivables, purchasing, payroll, estimating, and forecasting. Field service covers customer setup, work orders, dispatch, mobile access to job details, invoicing, and financial reporting. The product supports progress billing, retainage and commitment tracking, and advanced project reporting. Penta lists integrations including Procore, SAP Concur, Avalara, and XOi Vision, among others. PentaConnect APIs support project management, accounts-payable routing and payments, service management, and timecards. Penta Cloud Hosting runs on AWS and is stated to be SOC 2 Type II certified. The product is available on Android, iOS, and the web, with API access. Pricing is available on request.
For and against
For
- Combines financial management, payroll, job costing, and field service.
- Supports progress billing, retainage, and commitment tracking.
- Advanced project reporting is listed.
- PentaConnect APIs cover several project and service workflows.
- Cloud hosting includes MFA and multi-region backups.
Against
- Pricing is available only on request.
- The product targets complex specialty-contractor operations.
The verdict
Penta brings core financial and field operations together for specialty contractors, with detailed payroll, job-costing, and project-reporting capabilities. Buyers should request pricing and assess whether its focus on complex multi-trade operations fits their needs.
Who it suits
Penta is positioned for specialty contractors, particularly large operations with complex, multi-trade work. It may suit teams seeking financial, payroll, job-costing, and field-service functions in one construction system.
Plans and prices
Penta Construction ERP
Specialty-contractor ERP · financial management · payroll · job costing
Read 9 Oct 2026 · penta.com
On the record
- APIs
- PentaConnect APIs support project management, accounts payable, payments, service management, facilities management, and payroll timecard integrations.penta.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- API security
- PentaConnect APIs run on Microsoft Azure and Azure API Management, with stated performance, security, and scalability protections to help prevent unauthorized access to ERP data.penta.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Cloud security
- Penta says its cloud hosting runs on AWS and is SOC 2 Type II certified, with audited controls and features including MFA, web application firewalls, and multi-region backups.penta.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Field service
- Field service tools cover customer and work management, dispatching, mobile access to job details, invoicing, payroll integration, and financial reporting.penta.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Financial management
- Its financial module provides real-time financial insights, integrated job and service costing, role-based workbench panels, multi-level reporting, and automated intercompany entries.penta.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Hosting and security
- Penta Cloud Hosting runs on AWS, and Penta states that the hosted environment is SOC 2 Type II certified.penta.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Hosting protections
- The cloud hosting page lists VPN tunnel support, SSL certificate management, DNS administration, regular OS maintenance, MFA, web application firewalls, and multi-region backups.penta.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Listed integrations include OnBase, REQUORDIT, DTI, Rhumbix, Procore, SAP Concur, Avalara AvaTax, and XOi Vision.penta.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Intended customers
- Penta says its construction ERP is built for complex, multi-trade specialty contractor operations.penta.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Job costing
- Job costing draws on accounts payable, accounts receivable, purchasing, payroll, estimating, and forecasting data for real-time insights and reporting.penta.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Payroll
- Construction payroll supports automated payroll calculations, timecard collection, prevailing-wage rules, multi-union payroll, tax reporting, and an employee portal for pay stubs and W-2s.penta.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Pricing
- The site directs prospective buyers to schedule a demo or talk to an expert and does not display plan prices on the pages reviewed.penta.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Product
- Penta is construction ERP software built for specialty contractors and combines financial management, payroll, job costing, and field service.penta.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- Penta describes dedicated support, consulting, implementation, and cloud hosting services, and says hosted customers receive prioritized support for hosting issues.penta.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Target customers
- The product is positioned for specialty contractors, including large specialty contractors with complex, multi-trade operations.penta.com · read 9 Oct 2026
