RIB 4.0 is an integrated enterprise platform that digitizes and enhances projects and business processes across the construction, industrial, and real estate sectors. It connects people, workflows, and data to improve collaboration and boost quality through informed decision-making. Its modular design, composed of various solutions for estimating, business intelligence, bidding, scheduling, procurement, and more, empowers teams to optimize operations and drive sustainable digital transformation across the project lifecycle.
Boost efficiency and improve project outcomes with a unified platform for managing contracts, construction projects, and other processes effectively.
Maximize your return on investment by managing your master plan—from investment planning to commissioning—on a single platform.
Whether you’re a developer, property owner, or plant manager, you can plan with full transparency throughout the entire construction project lifecycle — from initial construction right through to operations.
The RIB 4.0 Construction Configuration includes the core features of the RIB 4.0 platform, tailored specifically to meet the needs of midsize construction firms. It offers a fast and practical entry point into digitalizing their processes.
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RIB 4.0 supports your teams across all core processes in construction and real estate management. Its strength lies in the way individual functions are intelligently connected. Here are some of the most powerful features:
RIB 4.0 includes a centralized system for managing users, roles, and permissions. Repetitive business and project processes can be modeled transparently using custom rules and configurations.
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This module offers a new digital collaboration model. It gives you a clear view of all business partners, subcontractors, clients, and contracts across projects, serving as a solid foundation for sales, costing, project status evaluation, risk assessment, and document management (e.g., certificates).
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A modern digital assistant for bid preparation, contract management, and post-calculation. Costing values can be seamlessly integrated into procurement, resource planning, and scheduling. The flexible “line-item” structure allows estimates to follow traditional methods or use BIM models, work packages, or time-based breakdowns. You can even combine heterogeneous methods—e.g., 5D/model-based and 2D/alphanumeric—in a single offer.
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The BI tool provides flexible analysis, reporting, and forecasting with real-time alerts and smart predictions. A robust library of pre-defined dashboards is available and easily customizable to meet specific needs, whether you’re tracking site activity, equipment status, or other key metrics. An intuitive drag-and-drop interface and a range of interactive filters allow teams to generate graphs and charts easily and navigate the data to extract valuable performance insights.
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This module ensures tools and machines are available where and when needed, improving productivity and reducing downtime. It uses IoT technology to manage equipment usage, assign resources, plan maintenance, ensure traceability, and improve asset data through operational feedback.
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RIB 4.0 includes a mobile time tracking system that meets legal requirements and provides real-time visibility into employee’s working time. Recorded hours are automatically processed into preliminary actual costs and fed into project control, scheduling, and HR workflows, streamlining management and boosting productivity.
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Seamlessly switch between project-specific and company-wide views on a centralized data foundation. Use insights from past projects to guide future decisions and track data in real-time to find improvement opportunities on the go. Powerful features like interactive filters and reports support cross-project scheduling, procurement, and resource management.
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RIB 4.0 supports end-to-end resource optimization through BIM 5D technology, integrating time and cost data for accurate decisions. Procurement needs can be generated directly from the model or project specifications and integrated with delivery and construction timelines, ensuring materials arrive at the right time and place.
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Design custom workflows visually and intuitively. Automate standard processes like contract and invoice approval, delivery documentation, and site reports. This encourages consistent practices, improves compliance, reduces errors, and enhances transparency and traceability.
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The Standard, Premium, and Ultimate packages offer robust modules to support all project phases, from bidding and contracting to construction management and project control. You choose which processes RIB 4.0 should support. The optional add-ons for model-based workflows and prefabrication offer additional value to the software’s offerings.
RIB 4.0 Base provides the technological foundation for accessing the RIB 4.0 platform from any internet-enabled device. It is the core system for user, role, and permission management, and it is required for all users working with licensed RIB 4.0 modules, especially for “passive” users who don’t need to run full processes or manage complex workflows.
RIB 4.0 Work is the process basis of the entire RIB 4.0 platform and is the foundation of all further processes and modules. It manages all master and catalog data and the relationships between projects, partners, and internal systems. It also includes document management and the integrated workflow designer to automate tasks throughout the organization. Most of the functionalities from Work are available in the 4.0 mobile app.
RIB 4.0 CE supports all phases of cost estimating from detailed budgeting to risk-based evaluation of construction projects. Flexible, resource-based cost structures provide a foundation for procurement, scheduling, and execution. The possibility to freely choose from various leading structures (e.g., BoQ, schedule, models…) is the basis for future-oriented estimating. The module supports direct and indirect costs, custom markups, extensive sorting and filtering, and powerful cross-project search and copy functions, among many other features. It also includes a CO2 calculator to estimate carbon emissions for different material choices.
RIB 4.0 CC supports all tasks related to bidding, billing, and managing contract-related information. It covers the complete bidding process, including acquisition, tenders and submissions, bid creation, contract award, and contract execution. It also covers change orders, progress tracking, and different construction-specific billing schemes, among other features.
RIB 4.0 SPM supports all crucial project tasks and transfers internal knowledge to other stakeholders. Features include change order management, RFIs, punch lists, project-specific checklists, progress reporting, performance tracking, and mobile access via the native RIB 4.0 app.
RIB 4.0 IM enables centralized management of incoming invoices related to the procurement of materials, subcontractors, and sundry services (RIB 4.0 SCM). The module helps to integrate the entire procurement process from request to invoice approval and posting. It also supports various e-invoicing formats and automated approval workflows.
RIB 4.0 Base provides the technological foundation for accessing the RIB 4.0 platform from any internet-enabled device. It is the core system for user, role, and permission management, and it is required for all users working with licensed RIB 4.0 modules, especially for “passive” users who don’t need to run full processes or manage complex workflows.
RIB 4.0 Work is the process basis of the entire RIB 4.0 platform and is the foundation of all further processes and modules. It manages all master and catalog data and the relationships between projects, partners, and internal systems. It also includes document management and the integrated workflow designer to automate tasks throughout the organization. Most of the functionalities from Work are available in the 4.0 mobile app.
RIB 4.0 CE supports all phases of cost estimating from detailed budgeting to risk-based evaluation of construction projects. Flexible, resource-based cost structures provide a foundation for procurement, scheduling, and execution. The possibility to freely choose from various leading structures (e.g., BoQ, schedule, models…) is the basis for future-oriented estimating. The module supports direct and indirect costs, custom markups, extensive sorting and filtering, and powerful cross-project search and copy functions, among many other features. It also includes a CO2 calculator to estimate carbon emissions for different material choices.
RIB 4.0 CC supports all tasks related to bidding, billing, and managing contract-related information. It covers the complete bidding process, including acquisition, tenders and submissions, bid creation, contract award, and contract execution. It also covers change orders, progress tracking, and different construction-specific billing schemes, among other features.
RIB 4.0 SPM supports all crucial project tasks and transfers internal knowledge to other stakeholders. Features include change order management, RFIs, punch lists, project-specific checklists, progress reporting, performance tracking, and mobile access via the native RIB 4.0 app.
RIB 4.0 IM enables centralized management of incoming invoices related to the procurement of materials, subcontractors, and sundry services (RIB 4.0 SCM). The module helps to integrate the entire procurement process from request to invoice approval and posting. It also supports various e-invoicing formats and automated approval workflows.
RIB 4.0 Supply Chain Management (SCM) consolidates the complete procurement workflow into a single, integrated process, including materials, subcontractors, equipment, and services. It also depicts necessary plant demands and sundry services. Features include a ticket system for materials, Excel import for subcontractor quotes, recording of delivery and performance, and seamless integration with other RIB 4.0 modules.
RIB 4.0 CO supports data-driven decision-making across the project. It includes two central controlling modules: “Project Controls” for construction companies and “General Contractor Controlling” for owners and general contractors. The CO module is a central control dashboard with data from all other 4.0 modules for a complete project overview. It supports cost comparisons, various filters to explore the data, interactive graphs and charts, and read-only access, among others.
RIB 4.0 TS allows for effective control and management of every phase of your construction project. It combines traditional tools like Gantt charts with time-location diagrams and budget simulation tools while also supporting model-oriented 5D BIM, linking time, cost, and design data for effective scheduling. Additional features include cross-project view, visualization of the critical path, activity-based performance recording, and cost and budget simulation, just to name a few.
RIB 4.0 RM combines resource planning and logistics (staff, materials, equipment) in a single module. Based on employee and plan master data, it can generate resource master data for effective planning, material and equipment logistics, and site coordination. Valuable features include dispatching notes, maintenance, and cost tracking, as well as different price lists and work operation types for settlement, among others.
RIB 4.0 TM lets employees log their work hours tied to payroll elements and project tasks. Digital timesheets are auto-filled based on the employee master data, considering planned absences, training, and resource reservations. Employees can fill in their individual times and the ones from their entire crew using clocking workflows. Valuable features from RIB 4.0 TM include data dashboards, overtime calculations, time allocation overview for the project manager, and desktop and mobile access.
RIB 4.0 BI+ is an integrated Business Intelligence tool within the 4.0 platform. It takes complex data from the RIB 4.0 data pool (MS SQL and other sources) and turns it into interactive dashboards that can support decision-making. Intelligent alerts notify of relevant data values in real-time, to stay on top of any issues or new developments. Teams can easily generate graphs and charts using the intuitive drag-and-drop interface. A wide range of interactive filters makes it easy to explore data and extract meaningful performance insights.
The BIM 5D add-on allows for model-based work across all platform modules using a web interface. BIM enables the digital integration of all relevant data across a project’s lifecycle, creating a robust source of information for all project participants. The 5D simulation combines the building model (3D) with time (4D) and cost (5D) to give a clear, reliable picture for all stakeholders.
The RIB 4.0 One Prefab (OP) add-on extends RIB 4.0’s capabilities to support all processes involved in precast production. It allows for comprehensive planning and resource management across engineers, production staff, formworks, tables, vehicles, and cranes, using the digital planning board as a central tool. It also supports all processes related to the transport from the prefabrication plant to the construction site and the installation on site.
Choose between hosting RIB 4.0 in your own local cloud (“on-premises”) or as a full-service solution in the Azure Cloud through our technology partner, Microsoft. The RIB 4.0 + Microsoft Azure Cloud Hosting Package includes:
Our platform maps the whole value chain of construction and infrastructure projects in one system:
In exclusive partnership with Microsoft, we offer the world’s first Azure-based cloud solution tailored for the construction and industrial sectors:
With over 20 years of cloud experience and more than 800 customers in 40 countries across 10 Azure regions, we offer certified expert support for every layer—application, infrastructure, and platform:
Digital change often calls for a rethink in how organizations and teams’ work. That’s where the RIB Lab comes in. In just a short time, we help clients in construction and real estate gain clarity on how to digitize their planning, project, and business processes successfully. Using your own project data, we simulate your future RIB 4.0 environment, so you can see what’s ahead, clearly and confidently.
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