Kahua
Enterprise construction project management platform for owners and delivery teams managing complex capital programs.
By Kahua · HQ Alpharetta, US · 4.0/5 Value-Position score (estimate)
Positioning guardrails
Best for
- Owners, agencies and capital program leaders governing large multi-project portfolios
- Delivery teams that need cost, contract, change and funding control in one governed system of record
- Public-sector and defense programs needing a FedRAMP-authorised, CMMC-aligned environment
- Organisations that want asset data captured during delivery and handed over ready for operations
- Teams willing to configure workflows and apps on a platform instead of accepting a fixed process
Ideal size: 50–1,000+ people · Mid-market to enterprise with a PMO, program controls or capital planning function
Not for
- Small contractors looking for a low-cost, self-serve field tool
- Buyers who require published list pricing before they will run an evaluation
- Design- and authoring-heavy firms whose primary need is BIM modelling
- Teams wanting a fixed, out-of-the-box process with no configuration effort
Value metrics scorecard
Time-to-Value
~3 months, phased rollout
~90 days to first production value
Total Cost of Ownership
On request
Custom quote; price depends on organisation type, program or construction scale, selected package, deployment environment and implementation requirements. No public list price.
Implementation Friction
4/5
Engineering + admin effort required
Value-Position score
out of 5 · model estimate
Full cost breakdown
Mandatory implementation fee
None
Seat tiers
Packages for Owners/Program Managers, General Contractors and Specialty Contractors; Essentials and Premium tiers mentioned for contractors
Add-on costs
- Specialty apps and suites (capital planning, analytics, cashflow forecasting, asset handover, inspections, bid management, scheduling)
- Noa AI licences (Noa Standard and Noa Premium annual licences)
- Implementation, data migration, integrations, training and specialised configuration, scoped and priced in the quote
Company & support
Who is behind Kahua, and how your team gets help once it is live.
Company
- Founded
- 2009 · 17 yrs in business
- Headquarters
- Alpharetta, US
How you get support
- PhonePlan not stated
- EmailPlan not stated
- Live chatNot listed
- Support portal / ticketsPlan not stated
- Community forumNot listed
- Help centre / docsPlan not stated
- Dedicated account managerNot listed
- In person / on-siteNot listed
- Hours
- Not recorded
- Response time
- 1–2 business days (contact form)
Contact page lists a support line (+1 470 524 8250), [email protected] and a support portal; the portal hosts a knowledge base, ticket submission, ticket history and Kahua University videos. The Kahua AI page also lists '24/7 Support with AI Chat' among Noa licence features.
“Not listed” means the vendor’s public pages don’t mention that channel, not that it is unavailable. Ask about it during evaluation.
Market position
Where Kahua sits against its closest alternatives. Pick any two of cost, speed, friction and buyer score, and up to 9 companies to compare.
Quadrant view
Typical annual cost × Time-to-value
The lines cross at the median of the solutions shown, so about half sit on each side of each line.
Companies on the chart 6 / 10
- Kahua
- Envisio
- Unanet
- Firstup
- Celonis
- SYSPRO
Add or change companies
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Stack fit signal
Compatibility with standard B2B ecosystems.
No supported MCP path today, so it cannot be driven from an AI client.
AI & MCP readiness
What Kahua ships in AI, and what it asks of your ecosystem.
AI features shipped
Noa, powered by Kahua AI, is the in-platform assistant. Noa Assists finds project information, creates records and automates repetitive tasks (file and spec search, drawing title block extraction, asset nameplate scanning); Noa Creates turns plain language into apps and workflows in kBuilder Canvas. AI is sold as Noa Standard and Noa Premium annual licences and follows existing permissions.
Your data & models
- Trains on your data
- Not recorded — ask the vendor
- Runs on
- Not recorded
- AI pricing
- Paid add-on
In your ecosystem
- AI connection
- Not supported
- Model key
- Not recorded
- AI usage audit
- Not recorded
Compliance attestations
* IAPP AIGP certifies individuals, not products. It means named staff hold the credential — not that the platform does.
Bottom line
Kahua is an enterprise construction project management platform for owners, agencies and delivery teams running complex capital programs. Founded in 2009, it provides a configurable system of record across capital planning and funding, cost and contract control, scheduling, bid management, risk and compliance, analytics, and asset-centric handover, plus construction-ready AI through Noa. It is FedRAMP Class C certified, ISO 27001 certified and SOC 2 Type 2 compliant; pricing is by custom quote.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Kahua cost?
Kahua does not publish list prices. Its pricing page states that price is based on organisation type, program or construction scale, selected package, deployment environment and implementation requirements, and is delivered as a custom quote. Packages exist for owners and program managers, general contractors and specialty contractors, with Essentials or Premium tiers for contractors. Specialty apps, Noa AI licences and implementation services are scoped separately and identified in the quote.
How long does Kahua take to implement?
Kahua says implementation time depends on scope, integrations and how much workflow configuration is needed, and that timelines are driven by the size of the rollout rather than a fixed window. Many customers choose a phased implementation to get value on critical processes quickly. Professional Services and a network of 500+ certified partners handle implementation, configuration, integration, data migration and training, all scoped and priced in the quote.
Is Kahua secure enough for federal and defense work?
For the Kahua Government Network, Kahua states FedRAMP Class C certification and DoD IL-2 authorisation since 2022, GovRAMP Moderate and TX-RAMP authorisation, ISO 27001 certification, SOC 2 Type 2 documentation, and CMMC-aligned workflows for protecting CUI. It also cites GDPR, CCPA and EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework alignment, AES-256 encryption, TLS 1.2+ and role-based access. Note that 'CMMC aligned' describes support for customers' DoD work, not a vendor CMMC certification.
How is Kahua different from Procore, Autodesk or Trimble?
Kahua positions itself for large, complex construction programs, especially where multiple organisations, formal approvals and evolving governance are involved, and highlights configurable architecture rather than re-platforming. Its own comparison calls Procore a field-first tool, Autodesk strong in design and preconstruction, and Trimble Unity Construct (previously e-Builder) long-standing but less flexible. Buyers with simpler field-first needs may find Kahua heavier than required.
What AI does Kahua include, and where does it run?
Noa, powered by Kahua AI, is the in-platform assistant. Noa Assists searches records and files, extracts drawing title blocks and specifications, scans asset nameplates and automates record creation; Noa Creates turns plain-language descriptions into apps and workflows in kBuilder Canvas. Kahua says Noa follows existing role, project, workflow and document permissions and can operate inside its FedRAMP-certified boundary, and it sells AI as Noa Standard and Noa Premium annual licences.