ArkonOne vs Baseplan
Baseplan is an equipment rental ERP with a scaffolding page and demo-only pricing. ArkonOne adds scaffold estimating and 3D design, with prices you can read.
Checked 2026-11-14
At a glance
Baseplan is for
Equipment rental and dealer businesses, including scaffolding, aerial, construction, forklift and pump hire. Named customers include Kennards Hire, Allcott Hire and Coates.
What Baseplan does well
- A dedicated scaffolding page: component tracking by quantity and location, kits and bundles, yard-to-site movements, billing for actual time on site
- Scheduling of installation and dismantling alongside equipment allocation, with job costing linked to labor and materials
- Integrated financials with invoice OCR, plus service and repair, parts and fleet and transport in one ERP
Where Baseplan stops
- No scaffold design or CAD tool found on the pages read
- No drawing-based takeoff found; quoting and job costing are described
- AI features not published
- Pricing, implementation costs and the integration list are not published; buyers are directed to book a demo
ArkonOne is for
Scaffold, shoring and access contractors who want estimating, 3D design, crews, hire stock and books in one system, starting at a published monthly price.
Feature by feature
| Feature | ArkonOne | Baseplan |
|---|---|---|
| Design and estimating | Yes Estimating, bids, quotes and price lists | Partial Quoting and job costing; no drawing takeoff foundQuoting and job costing are described on the vendor pages. No scaffold design or drawing-based takeoff was found. |
| 3D scaffold design | Yes 3D scaffold designer (Complete plan) | Not offered No scaffold design tool foundNot found on the vendor pages read. Check with the vendor. |
| AI estimating | Yes Type, say or sketch a job (Complete plan) | Not published Not publishedNo AI features were found in the research. |
| Field operations and jobs | Yes Jobs, crews, work orders, inspections, daily reports | Yes Install and dismantle scheduling, mobile app, transportAlso component movements, service and compliance references (OSHA 1926 Subpart L), per the vendor scaffolding page. |
| Scheduling and dispatch | Yes Crew calendar, dispatch board, trucks and driver app | Yes Install and dismantle scheduling with equipment allocationPer the vendor scaffolding page. Fleet and transport management is a listed module. |
| Inventory and rental | Yes Stock, shipments, rental agreements, lost and damaged items | Yes Component tracking, kits, yard-to-site movementsBilling for actual time on site, including extensions, per the vendor scaffolding page. |
| Accounting | Yes Built-in books on Complete; QuickBooks and Xero sync optional | Yes Financials module with invoicing and invoice OCRBuilt into the ERP. Depth of the general ledger is not detailed on the pages read. |
| Financial reports | Yes Profit and loss, balance sheet, cash flow, job profitability | Partial Job costing and project tracking describedReport depth is not detailed on the pages read. |
| Multiple locations | Yes Multiple locations and legal entities (Complete plan) | Yes Live views across active sites and branchesFrom the Kennards Hire case study. Details are limited. |
| AI features | Yes AI estimating, AI phone receptionist, Help assistant | Not published Not publishedNo AI features were found in the research. |
| Platform | Yes Web browser and mobile app | Not published Enterprise ERP with a mobile app; hosting not confirmedA 2015 vendor-sponsored article says on-site or cloud. It is dated, so current options are not confirmed. |
| Pricing | $99, $399 or $999 per month, unlimited users | Not published; demo or quoteNo list prices as of 2026-11-14. Buyers are directed to book a demo. |
| Setup fee | None shown on the ArkonOne price list | Not publishedImplementation costs are not published as of 2026-11-14. |
| Per-user fees | None: every plan has unlimited users | Not publishedNo user pricing found as of 2026-11-14. |
What you may still need next to Baseplan
Baseplan is a broad ERP, so a scaffold customer may need little beyond it for rental and financials. The gap in the research is design and estimating.
| Scaffold design or CAD tool | No scaffold design tool was found on the Baseplan pages read. | not published |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing-based takeoff or estimating tool | Quoting and job costing are described, but no drawing-based takeoff was found. | not published |
What it costs: a 10-person business
10 users, list prices checked on 2026-11-14. Baseplan publishes no prices, so no total can be built.
| Item | Per year | How it was worked out |
|---|---|---|
| Baseplan | Not published | Not published; demo or quote. Shown as 0 and not counted. |
| Scaffold design tool | Not published | Not published for this stack. |
| Total | not fully published; book a demo to get a quote | |
| ArkonOne | ArkonOne Complete: $11,988 per year ($999 x 12), unlimited users. Starter: $4,788 per year. | |
Where ArkonOne goes further
Scaffold estimating and 3D design
ArkonOne Complete lets you type, say or sketch a job and attach photos, sketches or PDFs. It returns a material list with the working shown, install and dismantle labor hours, price and margin, and a stock check. A 3D scaffold designer is included in Complete.
A price list before a demo
ArkonOne shows Light at $99, Starter at $399 and Complete at $999 per month, with unlimited users. The price list shows no setup fee. There is a 7-day free trial with no credit card.
Built for a trade business of any size
Baseplan names large rental groups as customers. ArkonOne is sold by the month, so a small crew can start on Light and move up. Owned is available for $29,900 one time if you want to run it on your own server.
Books and reports in the same system
ArkonOne Complete includes chart of accounts, profit and loss, balance sheet, cash flow, AR and AP, bank reconciliation and accountant export. It also has job profitability, certified payroll and 1099 data.
Switching from Baseplan
You can test ArkonOne without ending your current contract. The steps below are a typical path.
- Sign up for the 7-day free trial. No credit card is needed.
- Import your customers and items with the importer.
- Run both systems in parallel on a few live jobs.
- Switch over when your team is comfortable.
The trial lasts 7 days with everything included, and the importer brings in customers and items. ArkonOne Owned includes free migration of your existing data.
Questions people ask
Is ArkonOne an alternative to Baseplan?
For scaffold and access contractors, yes. Baseplan is a rental ERP for equipment businesses of many kinds, with a scaffolding page. ArkonOne is focused on scaffold estimating, design, crews and accounting. Large multi-brand rental groups may prefer Baseplan.
How much does Baseplan cost?
Not published. Buyers are directed to book a demo, and no list prices were found as of 2026-11-14. ArkonOne costs $99, $399 or $999 per month with unlimited users.
What does Baseplan do well?
Its scaffolding page covers component tracking by quantity and location, kits, yard-to-site movements and billing for actual time on site. It also links job costing to labor and materials, and it names large rental groups as customers.
Does Baseplan include scaffold design?
No scaffold design or CAD tool was found on the pages read. Check with the vendor. ArkonOne Complete includes a 3D scaffold designer and AI estimating.
How hard is it to switch to ArkonOne?
Start a 7-day free trial without a credit card, import customers and items, and run both systems in parallel. ArkonOne plans are monthly, and you cancel from your subscription screen.
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