AI is changing the way we use business software.
Until recently, most software worked in a fairly predictable way. You logged in, found the right screen, entered some information, clicked some buttons and ran a report.
AI gives us some completely new possibilities.
What if you could simply ask questions about your Alpha Tracker data?
What if you could build a small app for your business, working alongside Alpha Tracker and connected to your Alpha Tracker data, without employing a development team?
What if an AI agent could take care of some of those repetitive Alpha Tracker admin jobs?
What if AI could check your data and reports before they reached your clients?
These aren't just theoretical ideas. They're things we're already experimenting with and - more importantly - so are you, our wonderful Alpha Tracker users. You've shared so many of your ideas, prototypes and plans with us - and we're as excited as you!
We've added a new Using AI with Alpha Tracker section to our Integrations page, looking at six ways Alpha Tracker users can start taking advantage of AI.
1. Build your own apps
Tools such as Lovable, Bolt.new and Replit are making it surprisingly easy to build web applications using AI.
This is sometimes called "vibe coding".
Because Alpha Tracker has an API, there's an interesting opportunity here. You can build your own specialist dashboard, internal tool, client application or workflow and connect it securely to the data held in Alpha Tracker.
Alpha Tracker remains your core business system, but you aren't restricted to the screens and tools that we build.
That's a big change.
2. Talk to your data
Alpha Tracker contains an enormous amount of information about your business.
Projects. Quotes. Clients. Sites. Surveyors. Appointments. Turnaround times. Invoices. Results. Reports.
Traditionally, getting answers from that data has involved reports, Excel, Power BI or perhaps a database query.
AI adds another possibility.
Imagine asking:
"Which clients have placed fewer orders with us this year?"
or:
"Which projects have been open for more than 30 days?"
or even:
"Summarise our performance this month and tell me anything unusual."
We believe that the data in Alpha Tracker is your data, and we're looking at ways of making it easier to use safely with modern AI analysis tools.
3. Use our AI tools
We've spent much of 2026 experimenting with AI ourselves.
Some will remain experiments.
Some ideas won't work as well as we hoped.
And some will become genuinely useful features within Alpha Tracker.
That's exactly how we think AI development should work: experiment quickly, find the things that provide real value and then turn the best ideas into useful tools.
You can see some of our latest experiments on our AI Tools page.
4. Give some work to an AI agent
This is where things get particularly interesting.
An AI agent doesn't just answer questions. With the right permissions, it can actually do things.
For example, an agent connected to Alpha Tracker might be able to:
add a purchase order number to a quotation
turn a won quotation into a project
find outstanding work
update project information
find an available surveyor
book an appointment
close completed jobs
Instead of learning which screen to use and which buttons to press, you might simply tell your AI agent what you want done.
Naturally, security and control are essential. Agents should only be able to access the information and functions they have been authorised to use, with human approval where appropriate.
Our prototype Tracker Agent product can do all of this and more - and it's ready to demonstrate.
5. Let AI help with QC
Quality control is hugely important to Alpha Tracker users.
Your reputation depends on the quality of the information you collect and the reports you issue.
AI can provide another pair of eyes.
It can potentially look for missing information, inconsistencies, unusual values, contradictory answers and other things that might deserve a closer look.
We see AI-powered QC as a first-pass check, supporting your technical team rather than replacing professional judgement.
If AI can spot an issue before a report reaches your client, that's a very practical use of the technology.
6. What haven't we thought of yet?
This might be the most important one.
We know Alpha Tracker extremely well.
You know your business extremely well.
There will almost certainly be opportunities to use AI that neither of us has considered yet.
Think about the repetitive jobs in your business.
The spreadsheets people keep updating.
The emails somebody has to read.
The information somebody has to copy from one place to another.
The reports somebody has to check.
The questions managers repeatedly ask.
Could AI help?
We're very happy to explore ideas with Alpha Tracker users.
Take a look
We've added all six areas to our Using AI with Alpha Tracker section on the Alpha Tracker Integrations page.
If something sparks an idea, get in touch.
You might already have the next Alpha Tracker AI feature sitting in your business, waiting to be discovered.
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