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Kojo vs Newforma

Kojo logo

Kojo

Construction

Materials procurement and inventory for speciality trade contractors

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Newforma logo

Newforma

Construction

Project information management system for construction

From
$300/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Kojo benefits depend on distributors providing electronic catalogues and pricing, and a contractor whose main supplier will not participate is left keying quotes by hand.; Newforma pricing is by quote only, with no rate, tier or minimum published; the site offers only Book a Demo and Get Started
  • They diverge on capability: Kojo covers Field material requests, Newforma covers Document management.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Kojo and Newforma actually diverge.

Attributes where Kojo and Newforma differ
AttributeKojoNewforma
Starting priceOn request$300/month
Pricing modelquotesubscription
FoundedUnknown2006

Identical on both: free tier (No), platforms (Web, iOS, Android), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Construction).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Kojo

  • Field material requests
  • Multi-supplier quoting
  • Purchase order management
  • Inventory and warehouse
  • Committed cost visibility
  • Enterprise resource planning integration

Only in Newforma

  • Document management
  • Project collaboration
  • Transmittals
  • RFI tracking
  • Issue management
  • Autodesk BIM 360
  • Box
  • Dropbox

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Kojo

  • An electrical or mechanical contractor where materials are close to half of job cost and buying happens dailynot Newforma
  • A trade contractor that cannot see committed material cost against a job until the invoice arrivesnot Newforma
  • A contractor consolidating purchasing across branches to negotiate better distributor pricingnot Newforma
  • A subcontractor tracking warehouse stock and job transfers that currently live in a spreadsheetnot Newforma

Newforma

  • Managing project email, documents and submittals for architecture and engineering firmsnot Kojo
  • Keeping construction project information on-premises for control and security through Project Centernot Kojo
  • Coordinating issues and RFIs across design and construction teams in Konektnot Kojo

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Kojo

  • Benefits depend on distributors providing electronic catalogues and pricing, and a contractor whose main supplier will not participate is left keying quotes by hand.
  • It serves speciality trade contractors; general contractors procure subcontracts rather than materials and get almost nothing from it.
  • Enterprise resource planning integration quality varies by system and version, so confirm the depth for your exact configuration rather than accepting the logo on the website.
  • Field adoption is the whole game, and foremen who lose signal in a plant room or basement revert to phoning the office within days unless offline capture genuinely works.
  • It changes purchasing process as well as software, so contractors whose buying authority is informal have to formalise who can commit money before the system produces clean data.

Newforma

  • Pricing is by quote only, with no rate, tier or minimum published; the site offers only Book a Demo and Get Started
  • The cloud product Konekt and the on-premises product Project Center are separate offerings, so the on-premises option requires a different product rather than a deployment setting

Pricing, plan by plan

Kojo

On request
  • Kojo$undefined/year
    • Materials procurement workflow
    • Supplier quoting and purchase orders
    • Inventory tracking

Newforma

$300/month
  • Standard$300/month
    • Document management
    • Project collaboration
    • Transmittals
  • EnterpriseFree
    • Advanced workflows
    • Custom reporting
    • API access

Which should you pick?

Choose Kojo if

  • You need field material requests.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want multi-supplier quoting.
Kojo review

Choose Newforma if

  • You need document management.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want project collaboration.
Newforma review

Questions people ask

Is Kojo or Newforma better?
Neither clearly leads. Kojo starts at On request and Newforma at $300/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Kojo or Newforma?
Kojo starts at On request and Newforma at $300/month.
Does Kojo or Newforma run on more platforms?
Kojo runs on Web, iOS, Android. Newforma runs on Web, Ios, Android.
What is Kojo best used for?
Kojo is most often used for an electrical or mechanical contractor where materials are close to half of job cost and buying happens daily, a trade contractor that cannot see committed material cost against a job until the invoice arrives, a contractor consolidating purchasing across branches to negotiate better distributor pricing, a subcontractor tracking warehouse stock and job transfers that currently live in a spreadsheet. Of those, an electrical or mechanical contractor where materials are close to half of job cost and buying happens daily and a trade contractor that cannot see committed material cost against a job until the invoice arrives are not what Newforma is typically brought in for.
What can Kojo do that Newforma cannot?
Kojo covers Field material requests, Multi-supplier quoting, Purchase order management, Inventory and warehouse. Newforma covers Document management, Project collaboration, Transmittals, RFI tracking.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Kojo: Is this for general contractors?

No. It is built for speciality trade contractors buying materials. General contractors procure subcontracts and would get little from it.

Newforma: What is Newforma pricing?

Newforma does not publish pricing on its website. The company offers three product offerings: Newforma Konekt, Newforma Project Center, and Newforma ConstructEx. Customers must book a demo or contact the company directly for custom pricing.

Source
Kojo: What if our suppliers will not connect?

You lose most of the quoting benefit and keep only the internal workflow. Check distributor participation before purchase, because it determines the return.

Kojo: Does it work without signal on site?

Field requests are designed for site use, and offline behaviour should be tested with your own crews in your worst locations, because that is where adoption is won or lost.

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