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Kahua
Cloud platform for construction and capital projects
As of 30 August 2026, Kahua starts at $400/month. Kahua is a cloud-based project management and collaboration platform designed for construction and capital project delivery. Softwr lists it under Construction. Kahua is made by Kahua Inc, launched in 2007, available on Web, iOS, Android.
Overview
What Kahua does
Kahua is a cloud-based project management and collaboration platform designed for construction and capital project delivery. It provides integrated solutions for project controls, document management, and team collaboration across large-scale projects.
What people use it for
- Acting as the system of record for a capital construction program across the asset lifecycle
- Public agencies and program managers tracking portfolios of projects
- General contractors standardising project delivery and cost control across active projects
- Specialty contractors managing crews, work orders and project financials
The honest half
Where it falls short
Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about Kahua.
- No standard pricing tiers published; all pricing is custom and quote-based
- Pricing varies by organization type, program or construction scale, selected package, and deployment environment
- Implementation costs for data migration, integrations, training, and configuration scoped separately and included in quote
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Pricing
What Kahua costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Professional
$400 /mo
- Project management
- Document control
- Collaboration
- Issue tracking
Enterprise
Free
- Advanced analytics
- Custom workflows
- API access
- Dedicated support
Capabilities
Features
Project management
Document control
Collaboration
Issue tracking
Reporting
Microsoft 365
Integration with Microsoft 365
Slack
Integration with Slack
Box
Integration with Box
Procore
Integration with Procore
SOC 2 compliance
SOC 2 compliance security feature
Data encryption
Data encryption security feature
Role-based access
Role-based access security feature
Answered, with sources
Questions people ask
Each answer names the page it came from, so you can check it rather than take our word for it.
How much does Kahua cost?
Kahua does not publish standard pricing. Costs vary by organization type (Owners/Program Managers, General Contractors, Specialty Contractors), program scale, selected package, deployment environment, and implementation requirements. Customers must request pricing quotes.
SourceWhat package options does Kahua offer?
Kahua offers three main package categories: Owners and Program Managers, General Contractors, and Specialty Contractors. Additional specialty apps and suites including capital planning, analytics, asset management, and safety can extend the base solution.
SourceAre implementation and integration costs included in Kahua pricing?
Implementation details including data migration, integrations, training, and configuration are scoped based on requirements and clearly identified in the custom quote provided.
SourceBehind it
Who makes Kahua
- Company
- Kahua Inc
- Based in
- Honolulu, HI
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Compare Kahua with
- Procore
- SketchUp
- ArchiCAD
- Autodesk Revit
- Egnyte
- e-Builder
- Smartsheet Construction
- Oracle Aconex
- Bluebeam Revu
- Microsoft Project
- Houzz Pro
- Clearstory
- CMiC
- CoConstruct
- Contractor Foreman
- Document Crunch
- GCPay
- Autodesk Construction Cloud
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