RolloutIQ™ vs Kahua
The Retail-Native Alternative to Kahua's Owner PMIS
Kahua is a powerful owner-side capital program platform, and it markets a Retail & QSR solution used by retailers like Floor & Decor. Retail teams on Kahua typically build their retail model through configuration and partner-led implementation. RolloutIQ™ ships a store model as its data model, with a read-only MCP server for your own AI assistant.
The Challenge
Where Kahua Asks More of a Retail Team
Kahua serves owners across government, education, healthcare, energy, and commercial work, with FedRAMP and SOC 2 Type 2 behind it. For a retail team, the tradeoff is configuration effort.
Implementation Scoped Separately
Kahua quotes implementation and integrations separately from software. Floor & Decor's 2026 rollout ran with an implementation partner and custom apps, including one for its real estate pipeline.
A Retail Model by Configuration
In Kahua, a store pipeline is something your team builds. RolloutIQ™ starts with locations, spaces, and projects, with brand, region, and market on every store.
The Back Office at the Center
Kahua has a mobile app, and its center of gravity is the owner's back office. RolloutIQ™ keeps field and office teams on the same project record.
Noa Works Only Inside Kahua
Kahua's AI, Noa, works inside Kahua, and Kahua does not publish a public developer portal. There is no documented MCP server for connecting your own agents.
Comparison
Feature Comparison: RolloutIQ™ vs Kahua
Compare the workflows that determine whether your retail rollouts hit their dates.
Retail data model out of the box
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Kahua
Store lifecycle status on every location
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Kahua
Brand as a portfolio field with brand-scoped approvals
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Kahua
MCP server for your own AI assistant
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Kahua
FedRAMP authorization
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Tenant-isolated database architecture
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What this page says about Kahua was last checked against its public materials in September 2026. Products change, so check with Kahua for its current capabilities.
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- Kahua, Home (2026)
- Kahua, Retail industry (2026)
- Kahua, Floor & Decor case study (2026)
- Kahua, Pricing (2026)
- Kahua, Security (2026)
See It in Action
What RolloutIQ™ Brings to the Table
Real screens from RolloutIQ™, not a feature list. The capabilities that set it apart from Kahua for multi-site retail rollouts.
See Every Store in One Place
Every location and its projects on one portfolio view instead of 30 browser tabs: which stores are still in planning and which are slipping against a Q3 open.
- Portfolio map and list across every location
- Schedule health rolled up by brand, region, and market
- Drill from the portfolio into any single store
A Schedule That Recalculates When Reality Changes
A real critical-path schedule with dependency math. Move one deliverable and RolloutIQ™ ripples the change through the timeline, so the new opening date shows up the moment you save.
- Critical-path dependencies with lag
- Ripple recalculation, with a preview of critical dates that move
- Phase and deliverable milestones per project
Compare Every Bid Side by Side
Send one pricing form to every bidder, then line their numbers up in a leveling matrix against the same cost categories. Award with a governed decision that flows straight into the budget.
- Sealed competitive bidding
- Side-by-side leveling matrix
- Awards feed the project budget
Portfolio Reporting Built for Leadership
Four tabs of portfolio reports show which projects are on track, which need attention, and which are at risk, with a CSV of any section or a board-ready PDF of any tab.
- Portfolio reports with CSV and PDF export
- On track, needs attention, and at risk at a glance
- Daily trend capture across every store
Use Cases
What a Store Model Changes
Retail Rollout, Native
Stores, spaces, and projects are first-class records, with design, permitting, construction, and closeout as schedule phases. Permit and inspection milestones sit in each project's schedule as deliverables.
One Project Record
Construction managers and field crews work against the same project record leadership uses, so cost decisions and the work stay in one system.
Bring Your Own Agent
Connect Claude, Cursor, or your own agents to RolloutIQ™ through a read-only MCP server, and build the AI workflows your team needs on its own LLM stack.
FAQ
RolloutIQ™ vs Kahua: common questions
Kahua holds FedRAMP, GovRAMP, SOC 2 Type 2, and ISO 27001, which is a genuine strength, especially for public-sector owners. RolloutIQ runs each customer on its own isolated database with a read-only audit log and single sign-on.
Yes. Kahua markets a Retail & QSR solution covering openings, remodels, relocations, and rollout programs, with Floor & Decor and Albertsons among its named customers. Retail teams typically configure the model with Kahua or a partner.
Kahua describes an open API for integrations. We do the first load for you during onboarding. There is no self-serve bulk importer.
See a Store Model Out of the Box
RolloutIQ™ handles the retail rollout workflows that decide whether stores open on time.