Payapps has won three categories at the 2026 SaaS Awards, earning international recognition for its purpose built construction software and the role it plays in improving payment claim, financial and workflow processes.
Payapps was named winner of:
- Best SaaS Product for Construction or Property Management
- Best SaaS Solution for Finance and FinTech
- Best SaaS Product for Workflow Automation
The three wins follow Payapps reaching the finalist stage in all six categories in which it was shortlisted and recognise the platform across the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.
Together, the awards provide independent recognition of three closely connected aspects of Payapps: its construction specific approach to payment claims, the commercial and financial workflows surrounding those claims, and its ability to automate complex processes across the construction supply chain.
International recognition at the 2026 SaaS Awards
Operated by global cloud computing awards body The Cloud Awards, The SaaS Awards marks 10 years in 2026 recognising innovation and excellence across the software-as-a-service industry.
James Williams, CEO of The Cloud Awards, said this year’s winners had demonstrated “what true excellence looks like in a hyper-competitive market” with technology buyers increasingly expecting reliability, proven return on investment and effective execution.
For Payapps, the recognition is particularly significant because the three winning categories reflect different dimensions of the same construction challenge: making payment claims more consistent, transparent and efficient.
Best construction software recognition for payment claims
Payapps’ win for Best SaaS Product for Construction or Property Management recognises its role as purpose built construction software for managing payment claims.
Payment claims sit at the centre of cash flow across construction projects, but submission, assessment and approval processes have traditionally relied heavily on spreadsheets, email and fragmented manual workflows.
Payapps provides main contractors and subcontractors with shared, cloud based payment claim software for managing claim submission, assessment and approval, together with valuations, variations, retentions, supporting documentation and compliance requirements.
By standardising these workflows, Payapps gives project, commercial and finance teams greater consistency, transparency and control. Payapps manages the processes surrounding payment claims and payment obligations; it does not itself process or transfer construction payments.
Annabelle Whittall, COO of The Cloud Awards, said:
“The SaaS Awards recognise products that solve genuine industry challenges while delivering measurable value for their users, and Payapps stands out as an exceptional example. By transforming one of construction’s most complex and business critical processes, payment applications / claims and stage payments, Payapps has created a platform that improves transparency, streamlines collaboration, and helps keep projects moving. Its impressive scale, widespread industry adoption, and demonstrable impact on efficiency and cash flow make Payapps a thoroughly deserving winner of this award.”
The award provides third party validation of Payapps as a leading, purpose built construction software solution, while specifically recognising the commercial workflows the platform is designed to manage.
Recognition across finance, fintech and workflow automation
Payapps also won Best SaaS Solution for Finance and FinTech, recognising the financial importance of better managed payment claim workflows across the construction supply chain.
Payapps helps connect the information and processes involved in claim submission, assessment and approval, supporting documentation and compliance, helping commercial and finance teams manage these workflows more consistently.
Lead Judge and FinTech Expert Stephen Backhouse highlighted Payapps’ ability to address the cashflow bottlenecks that construction stage payment processes can create, alongside its acceptance across the industry “from the smallest subcontractor to the largest building contractors.”
The Best SaaS Product for Workflow Automation award further recognised Payapps for reducing operational friction across a complex construction process.
Lead Judge Christopher Southall recognised the platform for automating an exceptionally complex workflow while improving visibility and collaboration between contractors and subcontractors, together with its scale and substantial time savings.
Together, these awards recognise that Payapps does more than digitise an claim form. The platform helps connect commercial, compliance and financial workflows that have traditionally been fragmented across spreadsheets, email and disconnected systems.
Purpose built payment claim software for construction
Payapps is designed specifically around the way construction claims are managed.
Contractors can standardise how claims are submitted, assessed and approved across projects, while subcontractors work within the same structured workflow and contract data.
The platform supports:
- Claim submission, assessment and approval
- Valuations, variations and retentions
- Supporting documentation and compliance
- Workflow visibility and auditability
- Integration with construction ERP, accounting and project management systems
Payapps also integrates with Access Coins, helping connect payment claim workflows with wider project and financial information, and reducing reliance on duplicate data entry and manual system handovers.
This construction specific approach helps create a more consistent flow of information between project, commercial and finance teams while giving businesses greater visibility across claims, assessments and approvals.
International scale and measurable customer impact
The winning submission was supported by measurable customer outcomes across the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.
In the UK, OCU Group has processed approximately £270 million through Payapps since going live in November 2024. Claim rejection rates reduced from 60–70% to under 5%, while certifications more than doubled from approximately 800 to 2,000 over 12 months without additional finance headcount.
The platform has also given OCU greater audit visibility to support its approach to compliance with the UK Fair Payment Code and the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act.
In Ireland, Designer Group has used Payapps to save its quantity surveyors several hours each month while supporting compliance with the Construction Contracts Act’s statutory assessment timeframe.
These outcomes demonstrate how purpose built payment claim software can help construction businesses reduce administration, improve commercial visibility, and manage increasing claim volumes with greater consistency and control.
Continuing to improve construction commercial workflows
Payapps continues to develop as part of Autodesk, including expanded integration with popular ERP, accounting and project management systems construction businesses already use.
The three 2026 SaaS Awards wins provide independent recognition of that development while reinforcing Payapps’ core purpose: making payment claim workflows simpler, more transparent and easier to manage.
For construction businesses looking to improve how payment claims are submitted, assessed and approved, the awards provide another independent proof point of Payapps’ construction specialisation, industry adoption, and measurable customer impact.
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