What it is
Acquired; owned by parent company The Access Group following an acquisition completed in December 2022.
Source: businesswire.com: What it is1986
Source: pitchbook.com: What it isNot verified from available source evidence: Category Desc, Target User. Unavailable evidence is not a negative product verdict.
Pricing & cost
Vendor implementation fees are custom quote-based. Third-party estimates from ITQlick indicate onboarding, implementation, training, and data migration costs range from $5,000 for smaller contractors to $50,000-$100,000+ for large enterprise implementations.
Source: itqlick.com: Pricing & costNot verified from available source evidence: Pricing Model, Typical Cost, API Or Integration Fees. Unavailable evidence is not a negative product verdict.
API & data access
Reports, search results, and queries can be exported directly to Excel/CSV and PDF formats, and custom data extractions can be generated using the built-in Advanced Report Writer tool.
Source: softwareadvice.com: API & data accessNot verified from available source evidence: Has API, API Type, API Access Gating. Unavailable evidence is not a negative product verdict.
Native AI features
Not verified from available source evidence: AI Features Summary, AI Dispatch, AI Finance, AI Assistant Or MCP. Unavailable evidence is not a negative product verdict.
Integrations & ecosystem
Agave (Agave API) provides unified API support for COINS / COINS Construction Cloud, allowing developers to read and write construction accounting and field data. Merge.dev does not list COINS in its supported integration catalog.
Source: sourceforge.net: Integrations & ecosystemNot verified from available source evidence: Accounting Integrations, Marketplace. Unavailable evidence is not a negative product verdict.
Accounting fit & implementation
Not verified from available source evidence: Certified Payroll, Accounting Method, WIP POC Support, Implementation Time, Requires Implementer. Unavailable evidence is not a negative product verdict.
Adoption & market position
COINS (Construction Industry Solutions) is a specialized enterprise Construction ERP tailored for midsize to large specialty contractors (MEP, HVAC, civil engineering) and enterprise homebuilders/general contractors. Acquired by UK-based software enterprise The Access Group in December 2022 to drive global ERP expansion, COINS competes directly with enterprise systems such as CMiC, offering native job-costing, financial control, complex payroll, WIP tracking, and field service management.
Source: businesswire.com: Adoption & market positionCOINS serves 500+ major contractor organizations globally across the U.S., UK, Ireland, and Australia, supporting over 130,000 active daily construction users (up from 100,000 at acquisition). In the U.S. market, COINS is adopted by 20% of the Top 20 ENR-ranked specialty contractors, including 4 of the top 5 ENR specialty firms.
Source: theaccessgroup.com: Adoption & market positionNot verified from available source evidence: Momentum. Unavailable evidence is not a negative product verdict.
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