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Oracle Textura Payment Management vs Topcon MAGNET

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Oracle Textura Payment Management

Construction

Construction payment, lien waiver and compliance workflow where the subcontractor pays the fee

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On request
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Topcon MAGNET logo

Topcon MAGNET

Construction

Field, office and cloud software for surveying and civil construction, built around Topcon instruments

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The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Oracle Textura Payment Management the subcontractors pay 0.22 per cent of their contract value to invoice a customer that chose the platform for them, which makes rollout a negotiation with every trade on the job and produces genuine refusals from small specialty contractors; Topcon MAGNET mAGNET is built around Topcon and Sokkia hardware, so a firm running mixed instrument brands will not get the field workflows it expects and is better served by manufacturer-independent field software.
  • They diverge on capability: Oracle Textura Payment Management covers Pay application workflow, Topcon MAGNET covers MAGNET Field.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Oracle Textura Payment Management and Topcon MAGNET actually diverge.

Attributes where Oracle Textura Payment Management and Topcon MAGNET differ
AttributeOracle Textura Payment ManagementTopcon MAGNET
Pricing modelPercentage of subcontract value, plus a quoted contractor subscriptionquote
PlatformsWebWindows, Android, Web

Identical on both: starting price (On request), free tier (No), 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 Oracle Textura Payment Management

  • Pay application workflow
  • Lien waiver automation
  • Compliance document tracking
  • Sub-tier visibility
  • Funds disbursement
  • Owner and lender draws
  • Integration to ERP

Only in Topcon MAGNET

  • MAGNET Field
  • MAGNET Office
  • MAGNET Enterprise
  • Machine control model preparation
  • Mass haul and earthwork
  • Point layout and stakeout
  • Live field to office link
  • Standard format exchange

What people use each for

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

Oracle Textura Payment Management

  • A general contractor on a 200 million dollar hospital wants every lien waiver in the correct state form before funds leave the account, with an audit trail the title company will acceptnot Topcon MAGNET
  • A developer requires sub-tier visibility down two levels because a supplier lien on a previous project cost it a payment it had already madenot Topcon MAGNET
  • An owner-lender arrangement needs the upstream draw package to be assembled automatically from the approved downstream billings each monthnot Topcon MAGNET
  • A contractor operating across several US states wants the statutory waiver language selected by jurisdiction rather than by a coordinator with a template foldernot Topcon MAGNET

Topcon MAGNET

  • A civil contractor running Topcon grade control that needs design models prepared and pushed to machines from one environmentnot Oracle Textura Payment Management
  • A survey crew doing construction layout with Topcon total stations and wanting field data to reach the office without a memory cardnot Oracle Textura Payment Management
  • An earthworks estimator producing takeoff quantities and mass haul plans from engineering drawingsnot Oracle Textura Payment Management
  • A firm standardising on one manufacturer end to end to reduce the number of software packages its crews have to learnnot Oracle Textura Payment Management

Where each one falls short

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

Oracle Textura Payment Management

  • The subcontractors pay 0.22 per cent of their contract value to invoice a customer that chose the platform for them, which makes rollout a negotiation with every trade on the job and produces genuine refusals from small specialty contractors
  • The fee is charged per project, so a subcontractor working ten projects a year for Textura-using general contractors pays ten times, and there is no annual cap across projects
  • Subcontractor-side usability is poor enough that trades routinely need coaching for their first pay application, and the general contractor absorbs that support burden even though Oracle collects the fee
  • It is an Oracle enterprise product, which means procurement, contract negotiation and an implementation partner, so the time from signature to first live project is measured in months and not weeks
  • Data export on project closeout is limited to reports and standard extracts rather than a full structured handover, so a contractor leaving the platform keeps the PDFs but loses much of the queryable payment history

Topcon MAGNET

  • MAGNET is built around Topcon and Sokkia hardware, so a firm running mixed instrument brands will not get the field workflows it expects and is better served by manufacturer-independent field software.
  • Topcon does not publish a rate card and sells through dealers, so two customers can pay materially different prices for the same licences depending on region and negotiation.
  • Cloud connectivity through MAGNET Enterprise is commonly bundled for the first year and then charged, which surprises firms that budgeted only for the licence.
  • Office capability is spread across modules and disciplines rather than sold as one product, so getting from data collection to machine control model preparation can require more than one purchase.
  • The office desktop software is Windows only and the wider line has been reorganised more than once, so buyers should confirm which specific product name their dealer is quoting and how long it will be supported.

Pricing, plan by plan

Oracle Textura Payment Management

On request
  • Subcontractor usage fee$undefined/project
    • 0.22 per cent of subcontract value on projects created after 19 January 2023
    • No minimum fee
    • Capped at 5,000 USD, reached around 2.3 million USD of contract value
  • General contractor subscription$undefined/year
    • Quoted by Oracle against project volume and modules
    • Not published
    • Usually sold with Primavera or Aconex

Topcon MAGNET

On request
  • MAGNET Field$undefined/year
    • Data collector licence
    • Sold through Topcon dealers
    • Annual service plan renewals available
  • MAGNET Office$undefined/year
    • Desktop licence with modules by discipline
    • Includes cloud connectivity for a first year
    • Renewal quoted separately
  • MAGNET Enterprise$undefined/year
    • Cloud project storage and field to office exchange
    • Subscription renewed annually
    • Bundled initially with Office licences

Which should you pick?

Choose Oracle Textura Payment Management if

  • You need pay application workflow.
  • You also want lien waiver automation.
Oracle Textura Payment Management review

Choose Topcon MAGNET if

  • You need magnet field.
  • You work on Windows, Android, Web.
  • You also want magnet office.
Topcon MAGNET review

Questions people ask

Is Oracle Textura Payment Management or Topcon MAGNET better?
Neither clearly leads. Oracle Textura Payment Management starts at On request and Topcon MAGNET at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Oracle Textura Payment Management or Topcon MAGNET?
Oracle Textura Payment Management starts at On request and Topcon MAGNET at On request.
Does Oracle Textura Payment Management or Topcon MAGNET run on more platforms?
Oracle Textura Payment Management runs on Web. Topcon MAGNET runs on Windows, Android, Web.
What is Oracle Textura Payment Management best used for?
Oracle Textura Payment Management is most often used for a general contractor on a 200 million dollar hospital wants every lien waiver in the correct state form before funds leave the account, with an audit trail the title company will accept, a developer requires sub-tier visibility down two levels because a supplier lien on a previous project cost it a payment it had already made, an owner-lender arrangement needs the upstream draw package to be assembled automatically from the approved downstream billings each month, a contractor operating across several us states wants the statutory waiver language selected by jurisdiction rather than by a coordinator with a template folder. Of those, a general contractor on a 200 million dollar hospital wants every lien waiver in the correct state form before funds leave the account, with an audit trail the title company will accept and a developer requires sub-tier visibility down two levels because a supplier lien on a previous project cost it a payment it had already made are not what Topcon MAGNET is typically brought in for.
What can Oracle Textura Payment Management do that Topcon MAGNET cannot?
Oracle Textura Payment Management covers Pay application workflow, Lien waiver automation, Compliance document tracking, Sub-tier visibility. Topcon MAGNET covers MAGNET Field, MAGNET Office, MAGNET Enterprise, Machine control model preparation.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Oracle Textura Payment Management: Who actually pays for Textura, the general contractor or the subcontractor?

Both. The general contractor pays Oracle a subscription that is not published. Each subcontractor is separately billed 0.22 per cent of its contract value per project, capped at 5,000 US dollars, with a flat 100 dollars for sub-tier contracts.

Topcon MAGNET: Does MAGNET work with Trimble or Leica instruments?

Not as a practical daily workflow. It exchanges standard file formats but the field software is designed for Topcon and Sokkia hardware.

Oracle Textura Payment Management: Can a subcontractor refuse to use it?

In practice no, if the prime contract mandates it, because pay applications are only accepted through the platform. Some subcontractors price the fee into their bid instead.

Topcon MAGNET: Is pricing published?

No. MAGNET is sold through Topcon dealers with quotes varying by region and configuration.

Oracle Textura Payment Management: Is Textura the same thing as Textura Payment Management?

Yes. Oracle sells one product under the name Oracle Textura Payment Management. There is no separate Textura product line to buy.

Topcon MAGNET: Is the cloud service included?

Typically for a first year with a licence, then renewable as a paid subscription.

Oracle Textura Payment Management: Does it handle lien waivers outside the United States?

It has European and Australian variants with local payment and compliance handling, but the statutory lien waiver machinery is a United States feature and is the main reason to buy it.

Topcon MAGNET: Can I get my data out at project closeout?

Yes, through LandXML, DXF and standard survey exchange formats, though field-specific configuration does not transfer to a competitor.

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