Comparison
Rebaar vs Powerplay
Two Indian construction platforms, side by side. Honest take from the Rebaar team — no fake quotes, no cherry-picked benchmarks.
Powerplay is the most-funded construction-tech startup in India, with a mobile-first product and a strong Bangalore/Hyderabad sales motion. Rebaar is a single-codebase ERP built for Indian SMBs that want more breadth (payroll, accounts payable, multi-currency, public REST API) at a lower per-month price. Below is what each does best — and which one suits your situation.
Pick the one that fits
Pick Rebaar if
- You want billing + project management + payroll + accounts payable in one workspace, not three integrations
- You prefer per-workspace pricing (from ₹5,500/month) over per-user (which adds up fast at 20+ users)
- You want to use your own GST IRP / e-Way Bill credentials (no per-document fees)
- You're comfortable with PWA on mobile (no native app yet)
- You want a public REST API on every plan
Pick Powerplay if
- You absolutely need a native Android app for site workers in Hindi/regional languages
- You want an established brand with case studies you can show your CFO
- You're funded / have ₹50k+ /month software budget and want hosted GSP credentials managed for you
- You want a vendor with on-site sales reps for hand-holding
Feature comparison
| Feature | Rebaar | Powerplay |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | from ₹5,500/workspace/month | ~₹4,000/user/month |
| Pricing model | Per workspace | Per user |
| GST e-Invoice (IRN) | Bring your own GSP, no per-doc fees | Pooled GSP, per-document fees |
| e-Way Bill | Bring your own creds | Hosted |
| Accounts payable (3-way match) | ✓ Yes | Limited / add-on |
| Statutory payroll (EPF/ESI/PT/TDS) | ✓ Yes | Greythr integration |
| Material indents → inventory | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Daily progress + RFI + NCR + punch | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Multi-role per user | ✓ Yes | — No |
| Public REST API (all plans) | ✓ Yes | Enterprise only |
| Native mobile app | PWA | ✓ Yes |
| On-site sales team | — No | ✓ Yes |
| Established brand / case studies | — No | ✓ Yes |
Based on publicly available information at time of writing. Competitor pricing and features evolve; verify before signing.
Pricing — what you actually pay
Rebaar
₹5,500/workspace/month on Starter, ₹12,500 on Growth (adds AP + payroll + indents). Per workspace, not per user. 14-day free trial.
Full pricing →Powerplay
Public pricing not listed; sales-led. Estimates from public sources: starts around ₹4,000-10,000 per user per month depending on modules. Site-engineer licences typically lower priced than office-user licences. e-Invoice has per-document overage fees once the included quota is exhausted.
Frequently asked questions
Is Rebaar a Powerplay alternative?
For Indian construction SMBs in the ₹2 Cr – ₹100 Cr revenue range, yes. Rebaar covers the same operational ground (projects, BOQ, billing, site management, vendor management) plus statutory payroll and full accounts payable, at a lower per-month price. For enterprise builders with on-site labour in regional languages who need a polished native app, Powerplay's mobile experience is still ahead.
Why is Rebaar so much cheaper?
Three reasons. One: per-workspace pricing instead of per-user — a 30-person team pays the same as a 5-person team. Two: bring-your-own-credentials model for GST APIs means we don't pass GSP per-document fees to you. Three: solo-founder operation — no inside sales team, no Bangalore office, no marketing spend baked into the price.
Does Rebaar have a mobile app?
Rebaar is a Progressive Web App — installs to home screen on Android/iPhone, works like an app, supports push notifications. Powerplay has a true native app. For office/PM users this rarely matters; for site engineers in patchy network conditions, native still wins. We're evaluating native for a future release.
Can I migrate from Powerplay to Rebaar?
CSV export from Powerplay → CSV import into Rebaar covers clients, projects, BOQ, vendors, employees. For ongoing invoices/bills mid-year, we recommend cutting over at the start of a financial year (1 April) so opening balances are clean.
Does Rebaar have an Android app for site workers?
PWA on Android works in Chrome (offline reads cached, photo uploads queued). A native Android APK is on the roadmap; current customers ship with PWA. If native is a hard requirement for your site workforce, this is the one area Powerplay is unambiguously ahead today.
How are GST e-Invoices priced?
In Rebaar there's no per-document fee — you connect your own NIC sandbox / GSP credentials and we use those. Powerplay's pooled-GSP model includes a quota in the plan with overage charges past the quota. For high-volume firms (1000+ invoices/month) the per-document charges compound fast.
What about support and onboarding?
Powerplay has on-site sales reps and onboarding consultants in major cities. Rebaar today is solo-founder-supported via email / video call — fast and direct, but not the same as someone showing up at your office. If hand-holding is a deal-breaker, Powerplay's service motion is more mature.
Is Rebaar a real company or a side project?
Single-founder bootstrap, India-based, pre-launch as of FY 2026-27. Production-grade codebase (178 routes, 50+ Drizzle tables, 320 passing unit tests, security-audited). Smaller team than Powerplay — which means faster iteration but a real bus factor. We disclose this upfront.
Run the trial. Decide for yourself.
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