Programa alternatives
Programa alternatives for NZ and Australian businesses
Programa: A$63 a month for the first seat, plus A$31 per extra seat on annual billing.
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What people compare Programa with
Programa charges A$63 a month for the first seat and A$31 per extra seat on annual billing, excluding GST. If the bill grows with your team or you want a system shaped around your studio, an owned alternative may fit better.
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Interior Design for Claude Code
The open-source interior design studio system that is just a database and Claude Code. Built around your business, with your Programa data brought across.
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How to choose a Programa alternative
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Check what your bill follows
Programa’s Australian annual rate is A$63 a month for the first seat and A$31 per extra seat, excluding GST. Check how the bill changes as your team grows. An owned version has no per-seat plans, with one setup fee and then a monthly retainer.
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Keep your records yours
Ask where product selections, approvals, purchasing and studio records live, and what you can take with you. An owned version keeps your records in a database you own. Programa supports spreadsheet export, so check which records and history you need before deciding what to move.
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Fit your studio’s way of working
Check whether a system can reflect your fields, approval steps and review questions. An owned version can be shaped around how your studio works, including the questions you need to ask as your process changes. Consider whether the standard features cover the work you need to record.
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Plan the move before switching
Programa lets you export a schedule as a spreadsheet. Check the file and column mapping, then agree which selection fields will transfer. Attachments, approval history, invoices and payments need separate work, so decide what you need to retain before you switch.
The option that fits
A system shaped around your studio
An owned interior design system gives you a version shaped around how your studio works, rather than asking you to fit a standard process. Enterprise DNA brings your Programa data across, builds around your records and rules, and runs the system for you. There are no per-seat plans: you pay one setup fee, then a monthly retainer. If you prefer to manage it yourself, the free version is available.
- check Your records in a database you own
- check Built around your studio’s rules and fields
- check One setup fee, then a monthly retainer
Make it yours
Design your own Programa replacement
Everything starts from the open-source base. Then it gets your name, the parts you run, your rules and your data from Programa. Try it here, and we build the real one.
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Questions
Programa alternatives, answered
How is an owned alternative priced? expand_more
Programa charges A$63 a month for the first seat and A$31 per extra seat on annual billing, excluding GST. Enterprise DNA’s option has one setup fee, then a monthly retainer, with no per-seat plans. The scope and fee are agreed before the work starts.
Can you move our Programa records across? expand_more
Programa lets you export a schedule as a spreadsheet. The free version can bring across supported selection fields after the file and column mapping are checked. Attachments, approval history, invoices and payments need separate work, so agree what you need to retain before the switch.
Can we run the alternative ourselves? expand_more
The free version handles specification records, approvals, purchasing and studio reviews, and an owner can run it themselves. A version built by Enterprise DNA is shaped around how your studio works, with Enterprise DNA bringing data across and running it. Choose based on whether you want to manage it yourself or have it run for you.
Will an alternative replace every part of our setup? expand_more
Do not assume it replaces every part of your current setup. The free version handles specification records, approvals, purchasing and studio reviews. Visual presentations, mobile capture and a client portal are scoped around your way of working, so agree what is included before you switch.
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