Batigest and EBP are the two quote-and-invoicing software packages most compared by construction contractors. Neither is bad. The right one depends on your size, your accountant, and what you still do by hand.
What both software packages do, and what they don't
Both cover the same basics: the quote, the invoice, the follow-up, tracking what's been paid. You enter a job once, it becomes an invoice, you can see where things stand. The difference isn't in the feature list. It's in what each piece of software makes fast, and what it still leaves you doing by hand in the evening.
Neither one drafts the quote for you. Neither one follows up with an unresponsive client on its own. They organize, they don't produce. This point matters, we'll come back to it below.
Batigest, built for the job site
Batigest targets contractors and small construction businesses. Its strength is speed in the field: a quote that comes together fast, job tracking you can read at a glance, simple follow-ups. If you write your quotes at the counter or from the job site, this is where it feels comfortable.
Its limit: on the accounting side, it stays lighter. You connect it to your accountant's tools, it doesn't replace them. That's not a flaw if your accountant already keeps their own files.
EBP, built for accounting and scale
EBP comes from the accounting world. Its strength is consistency: quotes, invoices, and accounting speak the same language. If your accountant already works on EBP, the exchanges become almost automatic. A real gain as the business grows and entries pile up.
Its limit: it can feel heavier to get started with. The learning curve is longer than for a tool built around fast quoting. For a lone contractor writing three quotes a week, that extra weight isn't always worth it.
A quote on a Friday evening, in practice
Picture a scene you know well. Friday, six p.m. A client calls back: they want a price by Monday. You open the software, re-enter the list of supplies noted on the paper purchase order, copy the prices from the supplier's catalog, write up the text. Forty minutes later, the quote goes out. You saved time on formatting, not on data entry.
That's the limit of any software: it formats, it calculates, it saves. It doesn't go find the price, it doesn't dictate the text, it doesn't follow up. Data entry and drafting stay in your hands.
The comparison table
| Criterion | Batigest | EBP |
|---|---|---|
| Fast quoting in the field | Strong point | Decent |
| Accounting integration | Decent | Strong point |
| Job tracking | Strong point | Good |
| Learning curve | Short | Longer |
| Quote and invoice follow-ups | Depends on version | Depends on version |
Features and pricing to confirm with each publisher, depending on the version. Checked on September 21, 2026.
The math: what re-entering data costs you
Run your own real numbers, but here's the rough order of magnitude. Say five hours a week spent re-entering, following up, and copying between your tools. At an hourly cost of around forty euros, that's two hundred euros a week going into data entry instead of into job work. Over a year, the order of magnitude exceeds ten thousand euros for a single person.
Software cuts down some of that re-entry, by avoiding copying a quote into an invoice. It doesn't eliminate the rest: the follow-ups, the filing, the report stay manual. The method for running these numbers against your own is explained on the method page (https://www.benit.fr/methode).
Where neither one is enough
If your problem isn't which software to pick, but that no one has time to enter data and follow up, switching software won't change anything. You'll have a nice tool, and still the same evenings spent catching up on paperwork.
That's where the subject goes beyond software. Some hand this part off to an AI collaborator: it drafts the quote from a voice message, follows up on quotes that got no response, files the documents, all while working with your current tools, without moving everything over. See how it gets set up on the solutions page (https://www.benit.fr/solutions).
How to decide in a week
- You're on your own, three quotes a week: go with the simpler one, software for a few dozen euros a month will do. Batigest will do the job well.
- Your accountant uses EBP and you have employees: EBP will save you re-entering accounting data.
- You lose more than five hours a week even with software: software isn't enough, it's the data entry and follow-up that need to be handed off.
Frequently asked questions
Is Batigest cheaper than EBP?
Pricing depends on options and version, and it changes regularly. We don't publish prices here: ask both publishers for a quote on the same day, for the same scope, and compare. That's the only honest way to know. Our own pricing is available on the pricing page (https://www.benit.fr/tarifs).
Can you switch from Batigest to EBP, or the other way around, without losing everything?
Your past quotes and invoices don't transfer on their own. Plan for a data migration, and keep the old software accessible while you make the switch. Check with both publishers exactly what they can carry over.
Which one handles quote follow-ups best?
Both offer follow-ups, but in both cases it's you who triggers them. Neither one follows up with an unresponsive client on your behalf. If that's the point costing you the most, software won't fix it.
Do you really need software when you work alone?
Not always. If you're writing a few quotes a month, a well-kept spreadsheet can work for a while. Software becomes useful as soon as you're re-entering data, searching for a job file, or your accountant is asking you for documents.
Do Batigest and EBP draft quotes for me?
No. They format, they calculate, they save. The drafting stays with you. That's exactly the part an AI collaborator can take over, based on your own habits.
The three traps of choosing software
Choosing based on the demo. The salesperson shows you a quote coming together in three clicks, on clean data. Your real jobs, on the other hand, arrive in a jumble: a paper purchase order, an email, a photo from the job site. Test the software with your next real quote, not with the demo example.
Choosing for the team you don't have yet. You pick the most complete software, telling yourself you'll grow into it. The result: six months of features never opened, and a slower learning curve. Choose for your situation today, not for the one three years from now.
Believing the software replaces discipline. Software doesn't tidy the papers piling up on your desk, doesn't answer emails, doesn't follow up with clients. It formats what you enter. If no one enters anything, it stays empty. This is the costliest trap: you buy a tool, and you keep the workload.
And what if the real problem isn't the software?
Before deciding between Batigest and EBP, ask yourself: how many hours a week are still spent by hand? The software will cut down the re-entry from quote to invoice. It won't touch the rest: following up on quotes that got no response, writing the text, filing the emails, writing the service report.
If that remainder adds up to five hours or more a week, choosing software won't change your daily life. You'll have gained an hour, not your evenings. That's where an AI collaborator takes over: it does the follow-up, the drafting, the filing, on your own tools, without you changing your habits. The difference is measured in hours recovered, not in features.
To see if this applies to you, the agent-ia-pme page (https://www.benit.fr/agent-ia-pme) details exactly what a collaborator takes over.