The BI Toolkit Vs Sypro
A side-by-side look at two leading platforms for managing NEC and other contract types.
Both Sypro and the BI Toolkit are used by organisations to streamline contract workflows, manage key events, and stay compliant with NEC processes. This page outlines the core differences in approach, functionality, and flexibility to help you assess the best fit for your needs.This side-by-side comparison will help you evaluate the features that matter most to your project teams, stakeholders, and governance frameworks.
The BI Toolkit VS Sypro
Contract Management Tool Comparison
The BI Toolkit
Built Intelligence provides a scalable contract management platform tailored for complex project delivery and enterprise governance. FastDraft™, the core of the BI Toolkit, supports a wider range of contract types including NEC4, full JCT and FIDIC variants. It offers advanced configurability with self-service admin, custom workflows, and granular permission controls. Teams benefit from embedded Power BI, proactive reminders, full search functionality, and integration capabilities such as APIs, webhooks, PowerAutomate and Zapier connectors. Backed by structured onboarding and a dedicated customer success team, the BI Toolkit is ideal for organisations needing depth, flexibility and oversight across large contract portfolios.
Sypro
Sypro is a user-friendly contract management solution designed for straightforward NEC3 project workflows, often adopted in education, local government, and framework-led environments. It offers core functionality for managing compensation events, notifications, and contract dashboards, with a lightweight setup that appeals to smaller teams. Sypro is valued for its intuitive interface and speed of deployment but is more limited in areas such as support for the full NEC4, JCT and FIDIC contract suites, workflow configurability and limited reporting, and integration options. It is best suited to organisations with defined processes, simpler contract portfolios, and minimal customisation needs.
Functionality
The BI Toolkit
NEC3, NEC4, JCT (all forms), FIDIC (Red, Yellow, Silver) IchemE (Red, Blue and Silver)
Sypro
NEC3, NEC4 (incomplete), JCT (D&B only), FIDIC (Red Book only)
User level Contract Configuration
The BI Toolkit
Self-service admin panel with granular role and permission control
Sypro
Admin functions managed by Sypro
Workflow Customisation
The BI Toolkit
Fully configurable workflows, aligned to contract and user needs
Sypro
Limited; workflows are fixed with minor toggling
Search Capability
The BI Toolkit
Searchable across projects, contracts, and registers
Sypro
No global, contract or register-level search
Reporting & Analytics
The BI Toolkit
- Embedded Power BI, multi-contract and portfolio-level reporting
- Support for reporting across multiple software systems i.e. Finance, Schedule and Contract management.
- Support for custom PowerBI reporting
Sypro
- Standard reports with no native reporting across multiple contracts
- Power BI reports built upon request and chargeable.
Notifications & Reminders
The BI Toolkit
Proactive reminders, coaching prompts, and team-specific actions with scheduled reminder for programme, cost and project reports
Sypro
Actions linked to notices; no in-app coaching
Document Management
The BI Toolkit
Structured document control with metadata and access control
Sypro
Document upload only
Forecasting
The BI Toolkit
Carbon, cost, and risk forecasting modules
Sypro
Limited coverage, no cost or carbon forecasting modules
Integrations
The BI Toolkit
- REST APIs,
- Webhooks,
- PowerAutomate, Zapier, and more
- Prebuilt integration for Autodesk Construction Cloud, Asite, etc.,
Sypro
- Partial API available (Viewpoint pull only)
- No web hooks limiting automation capabilities
- No connectors for PowerAutomate and Zapier
Support & Onboarding
The BI Toolkit
Dedicated onboarding, customer success team, and online Academy
Sypro
Ticket-based support
Bulk Imports
The BI Toolkit
Bulk import function for historic records via user interface or API
Sypro
Not available
In App Coaching
The BI Toolkit
FastDraft’s in-app coaching gives project teams proactive action reminders, so nothing important is missed or forgotten.
Sypro
Not available
Migration Tool
The BI Toolkit
Migration tool for exporting records from CEMAR, Sypro, Spreadsheets and other legacy CMS systems
Sypro
Not available
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Conclusion
Sypro is well-suited to organisations with focused NEC workflows and straightforward governance structures. FastDraft is often selected by teams managing a broader portfolio of contract types, requiring flexible workflows, deeper analytics, or integration with enterprise systems.
