# Industry software for trades compared

> When industry software fits better than the WorkOrderAgent: GAEB, construction payroll, detailed quantity calculation. And when you pay for depth you never use.

Source: https://1x1it.de/en/vergleich/branchen-software/

Industry suites for the trades cover site measurement, master data catalogues and trade-specific hourly rates in great depth. If you need that, we will recommend it ourselves. If you do not, you pay every month for functions you never use.

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Industry software Category 4

- **Strength:** Site measurement, catalogues, trade-specific hourly rates
- **Entry:** often a high price, onboarding over several weeks
- **Target group:** mainly medium-sized businesses
- **Commitment:** 12–36 months
- **As of:** June 2026

## Where industry software is more deeply integrated

We build the WorkOrderAgent for breadth, not for specialist detail. In these cases an industry suite is therefore often the better solution.

- Steel construction: You need complex quantity calculation.
- Construction with GAEB: You need GAEB 90, GAEB 2000 or GAEB XML interfaces (the German standard for exchanging construction tender data) or GAEB site measurement.
- Construction payroll: You run construction industry payroll (Baulohn) and want to do it in the same system.
- Site measurement with photo documentation: Your site measurements are regularly documented with photos.
- Wholesale: You work with pricing condition systems of more than 50 price levels.

## Where industry software and the WorkOrderAgent differ

Many self-employed people, small businesses and medium-sized trades businesses do not need the specialist functions. For them, the WorkOrderAgent is designed for the common cases, at a fraction of the price of an industry suite and without four-figure setup costs.

Features of industry software for trades compared with the 1x1-WorkOrderAgent

| Feature | Industry software for trades | 1x1-WorkOrderAgent |
| Order management | yes | yes |
| E-invoicing with XRechnung and ZUGFeRD | yes | yes |
| Timesheets with multiple timers | yes | yes |
| Cloud hosting in Germany | partly | yes |
| All modules from a single provider | partly | yes |
| DMS with text recognition and full-text search | partly | yes |
| Customer portal with digital signature | partly | yes |
| Tax-compliant vehicle logbook | partly | yes |
| Online shop | usually not | yes |
| Multi-client capable | usually not | yes |

The information describes typical products in this category, as of June 2026. Individual suppliers differ. Please check the current price lists before signing a contract.

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