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A simpler WinCan alternative for plumbing & drainage contractors.
WinCan is the established tool for standards-coded sewer inspection — municipal networks, asset databases, GIS. If that's your work, you probably don't need an alternative. If your work is a homeowner's drain, a phone in the van and a report the customer can read and approve, Tüvron is built for that job.
Takes about a minute — your email and your logo. No card.
Built by a drainage contractor · No card required · Works with your existing footage
The short version
Different jobs, not a better or worse tool.
WinCan describes WinCan VX as "a powerful desktop platform designed for professional sewer inspections" for "engineers, contractors, and municipalities managing underground infrastructure", with 100+ supported coding standards and plug-ins for ESRI and QGIS. That is a serious platform for network condition assessment, and Tüvron doesn't try to be one.
Tüvron is CCTV drain inspection report software for plumbers and drain contractors. It turns drain camera footage into a branded, plain-English inspection report — every finding placed at its metre along the pipe with the CCTV frame beside it, a 1–5 condition grade, the contractor's own recommendation and an optional itemised quote — that is sent to the customer as a secure link before the contractor leaves site.
- WinCan
- Coded condition surveys for networks and asset owners: desktop software, standards catalogues, GIS, asset management.
- Tüvron
- Customer-facing residential and small-commercial reports: browser on a phone, plain English, your quote under the evidence, sent before you leave site.
- Overlap
- Both start from CCTV footage and end with a report. That's about where it ends.
- Not
- Tüvron doesn't import WinCan projects, code to PACP, MSCC or WSA, or manage a network's assets.
Side by side
WinCan vs Tüvron, on fit.
Not a feature race — a description of the job each one is built for, so you can tell in a minute which is yours.
| Aspect | WinCan | Tüvron |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | "Engineers, contractors, and municipalities managing underground infrastructure" — network and asset owners. | Plumbers and drain contractors reporting to a homeowner, landlord or small business. |
| The output | Standards-coded condition survey data, reports, and data published to the cloud or a GIS. | A branded, plain-English report: findings by the metre with the frame beside each, a 1–5 inspector grade, your recommendation, an itemised quote. |
| Coding standards | "100+ Standards Supported"; the WinCan VX page names catalogues such as Isybau, DWA and VSA. | None. The 1–5 is the inspector's own grade and the report says so. Not WSA 05, PACP or MSCC. |
| Where it runs | A desktop platform (WinCan VX), with cloud publishing (WinCan Web) and a mobile app. | In the browser on the phone, tablet or laptop already in the van. Nothing to install. |
| Hardware | "Compatible with the latest camera and video systems on the market." | Any drain camera that records video — the file off the SD card, a screen recording, or a phone clip. |
| GIS and assets | Plug-ins for ESRI and QGIS; municipal asset management. | None. One job, one report, one customer. |
| Getting it to the customer | Reports and data for the asset owner or engineer, published via WinCan Web. | One secure link the customer opens on their phone — no app, no login — with a booking request from the same page. |
| Pricing | Not published on wincan.com; sold by package and through resellers. | Free while it's in beta, no card. Founder pricing when paid plans launch. |
Choose WinCan if…
Your client needs a coded survey — a council, a water utility, an engineer, or anyone who asks for PACP, MSCC or WSA data, GIS layers or an asset database. Tüvron can't do that work and won't pretend to.
Choose Tüvron if…
The customer is a homeowner, a landlord, a strata manager or a small business; the deliverable is a report they can read on their phone; and the win is the repair getting approved. You want it done in the van with the camera you already own.
WinCan is a trademark of its owner. Tüvron is not affiliated with, endorsed by or a reseller of WinCan. Statements about WinCan are taken from wincan.com and were last checked on 8 September 2026; if something has changed, tell us and we'll correct it.
What the plumber's report looks like
Evidence the customer understands, your price underneath it.
This is the whole point of the alternative: not a coded survey for an engineer, but a report a homeowner reads on their phone and says yes to.
- Every finding placed by the metre. The report walks the run metre by metre — each observation at its exact distance, with the CCTV frame beside it.
- Plain English, honestly graded. What's wrong, how serious it is on a clear 1–5, and why it matters — labelled as your assessment, not a standard's score.
- The quote under the evidence. Line items and total, right under the recommendation. They can request a booking from the same page.
How it works
Footage in. Report out.
No desktop licence, no catalogue to learn. If you can run a drain camera and send a text, you can finish a report.
Upload
Send up the file from the camera you already own — SD card, phone clip or screen recording. A full run is a big file, so give it a few minutes on 4G.
Mark
Watch the run back and mark each defect as you go. The chainage, the grade and the frame are captured with it.
Send
Send a branded report — with your itemised quote attached — as a secure link the customer opens on their phone.
Why Tüvron exists
“I ran the camera all day, then rebuilt every inspection at the kitchen table that night. Tüvron is the tool I wanted in the van — mark it once, send it before you leave, and get your evening back.”
Straight answers
Questions contractors ask first.
Does Tüvron replace WinCan?
No — they do different jobs. WinCan is built for standards-coded sewer inspection for engineers, contractors and municipalities managing infrastructure. Tüvron is built for the plumber's customer-facing report on a residential or small commercial drain. If you need coded survey data, GIS or an asset database, you need a tool like WinCan, not Tüvron.
Can I import WinCan projects into Tüvron?
No. Tüvron starts from the video file — off the camera's SD card, a screen recording or a phone clip — not from a WinCan project or a coded dataset.
Do I need WinCan-compatible hardware?
No. Tüvron works with any drain camera that records video. There's no proprietary hardware and nothing to install in the van.
Which should I choose?
Ask who reads the report. If it's an engineer, a council or a water utility that wants PACP, MSCC or WSA data, choose WinCan. If it's a homeowner, landlord or small business that wants to understand the problem and approve the repair, choose Tüvron. Plenty of contractors do both kinds of work — with two tools.
Does it work with my drain camera?
Yes — if your camera records video, Tüvron works with it. Use the file straight off the SD card, a screen recording, or footage captured on your phone. No special hardware, nothing to install in the van.
Is the report a WSA 05, PACP or MSCC condition survey?
No. Tüvron produces a plain-English inspection report for the customer, not a coded condition survey. The 1–5 grade on each finding is the inspector's own assessment and is labelled as exactly that. It isn't a WSA, PACP or MSCC score and isn't presented as one.
What does it cost?
Tüvron is free while it's in beta — no card required, and nothing to apply for. We're refining the reporting workflow with real plumbers before paid plans are introduced. Early testers will get founder pricing when plans launch, and you keep access to every report you've already made.
Keep reading
If the customer is a homeowner, try the simpler one.
Evidence they understand, your price underneath it, sent while the job is still fresh. Free during beta — your logo on the first report in minutes.
Free during beta · No card required · Founder pricing for early testers