Bleno is currently a German-language software: the app, documents and support are in German. This English site helps you evaluate Bleno – English versions are in preparation.

Job costing

Job costing: know what each job really earned

Compare the actual labour and material costs of your projects with what you quoted. See deviations early and calculate better next time.

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Job costing in Bleno (German interface)

Planned vs. actual

Quote against real costs, per project.

  • Quote compared with actual labour and material costs
  • Real labour costs with an internal hourly rate per employee
  • Planned vs. actual even before the first invoice
  • Missing data is marked openly instead of estimated

Contribution margin per project

Spot loss-making projects early.

  • Revenue, materials and labour per project
  • Contribution margin in euros and per cent
  • Actual materials from incoming invoices and stock withdrawals
  • Labour and material share stored per quote line

Your benefits

  • Learn from every job for the next quote
  • Less under-calculation
  • Margins visible without a spreadsheet

All features

Frequently asked questions

Where do the actual costs come from?

From recorded working time, booked incoming invoices and material withdrawals from stock – all assigned to the project.

Do I need to enter internal hourly rates?

For real labour costs, yes: you store an internal hourly rate per employee. Missing values are shown as missing.

Try Bleno for 14 days

Full feature set, no payment details. The software is in German – our team is happy to answer your questions in English.