CableFi vs Procore
Procore is an enterprise construction management suite aimed at general contractors and owners. CableFi is a purpose-built platform for structured cabling, low-voltage, and ICT trades, with offline-first field tools and AI estimating built for cable work.
TL;DR verdict
Choose CableFi if…
Cable and low-voltage contractors who want trade-specific estimating, AutoCable takeoffs, and offline field tools without paying enterprise GC pricing.
Choose Procore if…
General contractors and owners managing multiple trades, RFIs, and submittals on large commercial or industrial projects.
Bottom line
Pick CableFi if you are a low-voltage subcontractor. Pick Procore if you are the GC coordinating everyone else.
At a glance
| Founded | 2022 | 2002 |
|---|---|---|
| Headquarters | Wilmington, NC | Carpinteria, CA |
| Pricing model | Per-organization, unlimited users | Annual contract, volume-based (ACV) |
| Best for | Structured cabling & low-voltage contractors | General contractors, owners, large commercial |
| Pricing | One-time lifetime license | Demo only |
| Offline (PWA) | Full (48h) | Partial |
| Mobile / PWA | Full PWA | Full |
| Integrations | Growing | 500+ marketplace apps |
What is CableFi?
What is Procore?
Procore is a comprehensive construction management platform used mainly by general contractors and owners. It excels at RFIs, submittals, drawings, financial controls, and multi-stakeholder coordination on large projects.
Learn more at Procore.
Feature comparison
CableFi capability data is verified against the codebase.
| Feature | CableFi | Procore |
|---|---|---|
| Sales & CRM | ||
Bid Board / opportunity pipeline | Full | |
CRM contacts & companies | Full | |
| Estimating | ||
Manual estimating & materials catalog | Full | |
AI-generated estimates (Auto-Bid) | Full | Not offered |
Floor plan markup & takeoffs | Full | Full |
AI cable takeoff from floor plans | Full | Not offered |
| Project Management | ||
Projects, tasks, scheduling | Full | Full |
Change orders with customer approval | Full | Full |
Punch list tracking | Full | Full |
Resource / labor planning (drag-drop) | Full | |
| Field | ||
Offline-first PWA (48h auth, IndexedDB sync) | Full | |
GPS time clock | Full | |
| Operations | ||
Custom forms builder | Full | Full |
Unified file room / document control | Full | Full |
Inventory / warehouse management | Full | Not offered |
| HR | ||
Payroll (payslips + Stripe direct deposit) Pay stubs + direct deposit through Stripe, paid by ACH from your linked bank account. Not a full tax-filing payroll processor like Gusto/ADP. | Not offered | |
| Customer | ||
Customer portal (project access grants) | Full | |
| AI | ||
In-app AI assistant (Atticus) | Full | |
Strengths & weaknesses
CableFi strengths
- Purpose-built for low-voltage & structured cabling
- AutoCable takeoffs from floor plans
- Unlimited users on every plan
- 48h offline runtime with automatic sync
- In-app Atticus AI assistant
Procore strengths
- Deep RFI, submittal, and drawings management
- Massive integration marketplace
- Mature financials and prime-contract tooling
- Established owner-facing reporting
CableFi weaknesses
- No general-ledger accounting
- Not designed for GC-side RFI / submittal workflows on mega-projects
- Smaller integration marketplace than Procore
Procore weaknesses
- Priced for GCs and enterprise, not trade subs
- No trade-specific estimating for cabling
- Setup and training overhead
- Volume-based pricing scales with revenue
Pricing
CableFi
One-time lifetime license per organization with unlimited users. No subscription.
See full pricingProcore
Custom quote based on annual construction volume; typically starts in the tens of thousands per year. No public list price.
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Switching to CableFi
Most cabling contractors leaving Procore cite unused GC features and cost per user. CableFi can import CSV project and contact lists during onboarding.