What Obra Prima does

Obra Prima is a Brazilian cloud-based construction management SaaS company, founded in 2015 and headquartered in Curitiba, Paraná, that targets small and medium-sized construction companies, architecture firms, public works contractors, and self-employed construction professionals. Its platform centralizes the full construction project lifecycle across six functional areas — planning (budgeting, ABC cost curve analysis, scheduling), construction management (digital daily logs, RDO for public works, measurement, task management), financial management (general finances, planned-vs-actual cost tracking), supply management (inventory, procurement with online quoting, SEFAZ tax integration), client experience (client portal, mobile app), and reporting (BI dashboards) — with a companion 'Obra Play' training sub-brand. A technically distinguishing capability is the native SEFAZ integration, which automatically receives electronic fiscal invoices (NF-e) from the Brazilian tax authority within two hours, addressing a pain point that generic construction ERPs typically do not solve out of the box.

The platform serves more than 2,000 construction company clients managing over 22,000 active projects, with R$1.8 billion+ in purchases tracked and 80,000+ online supplier quotes processed. Obra Prima monetizes through tiered subscription plans ('Planos') sold via a product-led growth motion — free trial ('Experimente gratuitamente') on the website and blog — supplemented by WhatsApp-assisted sales and demo requests; the mobile app extends the product to on-site use. Distribution is exclusively domestic to Brazil and is concentrated in the SMB and freelancer segment, with public works and architecture firms as secondary segments. Headcount is in the 11–50 range, no funding rounds or institutional investors are disclosed, and the company appears to operate as an independent, bootstrapped software business. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, and revenue, ARR, and ownership details are not available in the source material.

Name

Obra Prima

Legal name

Obra Prima

Website

https://obraprimaweb.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Obra Prima is a Brazilian cloud-based SaaS platform founded in 2015 and headquartered in Curitiba that provides integrated construction project management — including budgeting, scheduling, daily logs, SEFAZ fiscal integration, procurement, and a client portal — to more than 2,000 SMB construction companies and public works contractors across Brazil.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Management Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Core ERP Suites (Financials, Procurement, Projects) (HDAEAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

E-Procurement & Spend Analytics (BPAIAEAI)

Keywords

• Construction management software
• Construction budgeting tools
• Construction project scheduling
• Construction ERP software
• Construction SaaS platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Curitiba

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Software Subscription (Planos): Subscription-based SaaS model with tiered plans. The company offers multiple plan options (Planos) for construction companies of varying sizes. No specific pricing disclosed on website.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Obra Prima provides a cloud-based construction management software platform with a companion mobile application for Brazilian construction companies. The platform centralizes budgeting, scheduling, daily construction logs (Diário de Obra), financial control, inventory, procurement with online quoting, and client communication through a web portal. It includes a native SEFAZ integration that automatically receives Brazilian electronic fiscal invoices (NF-e) within two hours, and offers a client portal for real-time project visibility. The product is sold via tiered subscription plans to small and mid-sized construction firms, contractors, and public works projects.

Product overview

Obra Prima is a unified, cloud-based construction management platform with integrated mobile application, designed for Brazilian construction companies. The platform consists of a central web application supplemented by dedicated modules organized into six functional areas: (1) Planning modules covering budgeting (Orçamento), ABC cost curve analysis, and scheduling (Cronograma); (2) Construction management modules including digital daily logs (Diário de Obra), daily reports (RDO), progress measurement, and task management; (3) Financial management with budget tracking (Previsto x Realizado) and general finances; (4) Supply management with inventory, procurement, and SEFAZ tax integration; (5) Client experience via portal and mobile app; and (6) Business Intelligence reporting. The platform also includes Obra Play, a training and content sub-brand. With over 2,000 active clients managing more than 22,000 construction projects, the system emphasizes automation, real-time monitoring, and integration with Brazilian fiscal systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Obra Play: Video-based training and educational content platform for construction management.

Products and services

• Obra Prima (Plataforma Web) Unified, cloud-based construction management software platform that centralizes budgeting, scheduling, daily construction logs, financial control, inventory, procurement, client communication, and business intelligence reporting for Brazilian construction companies. Accessible via web browser, with a companion mobile app for on-site access.
• Obra Play Video-based training and educational content sub-brand for Obra Prima users, providing tutorials and learning materials that support onboarding of new collaborators and continuous education in construction management practices.

Quantifiable outcome

• Create construction budgets 10x faster
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature10 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SEFAZ (Secretaria da Fazenda)coreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration partnership with SEFAZ (Brazilian Federal Revenue Service tax authority) for automatic receipt of fiscal invoices (Nota Fiscal/NF). Fiscal notes are received automatically in the system within 2 hours, eliminating manual invoice processing and paper storage. This is a critical integration for Brazilian tax compliance in construction material purchases.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sienge: Sienge is a Brazilian cloud ERP platform built specifically for construction companies, covering budgeting, procurement, financial management, and project tracking — directly competing with Obra Prima in the same SMB construction segment in Brazil.
• Construmarket: Construmarket is a Brazilian SaaS platform targeting construction companies with procurement, supplier quotes, and project cost management tools — a direct functional peer to Obra Prima's Compras and Cotação Online modules.
• Orçafascio: Orçafascio is a Brazilian construction budgeting and quotation platform focused on SMB builders — directly comparable to Obra Prima's Orçamento module and overall SMB construction targeting.
• Buildertrend: Buildertrend is a SaaS construction project management platform targeted at residential builders and remodelers — a direct SMB-focused peer to Obra Prima with comparable budgeting, scheduling, client portal, and mobile app functionality.

Broad incumbents

• Procore Technologies: Procore is a leading global construction management SaaS platform covering project management, financial controls, and field productivity. It operates broadly across the construction industry and represents the larger incumbent archetype that Obra Prima competes against in functionality.
• TOTVS Construção: TOTVS is the largest Brazilian enterprise software vendor, with a dedicated construction vertical offering ERP, financials, and project management — a broad incumbent competing against Obra Prima primarily at the upper end of the SMB and lower midmarket.
• Autodesk Construction Cloud: Autodesk Construction Cloud (including PlanGrid and BuildingConnected) provides enterprise construction project management, BIM, and field collaboration software — a broad incumbent competing across Obra Prima's entire module surface.
• SAP S/4HANA Cloud for Construction: SAP offers enterprise ERP and spend analytics solutions tailored to construction firms, covering procurement, project controls, and financials — competing as a broad incumbent at the upper end where Obra Prima's Compras and Financeiro modules position.

Emerging players

• CoConstruct: CoConstruct is a construction project management SaaS for custom home builders and remodelers, covering budgeting, client communication, and scheduling — comparable as a vertical SMB construction peer with partial product overlap.
• Omie: Omie is a Brazilian cloud ERP/platform serving SMBs across verticals including construction-adjacent services, with financial management, purchasing, and integrations — an emerging player with partial functional overlap on Obra Prima's financial and purchasing modules.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/obraprimaweb
• Facebookfacebook.com/obraprimaweb
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/obraprimaweb
• Instagraminstagram.com/obraprimaweb

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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