| Basic Qualities | ||
| Product / type of topping | Advantages | Disadvantages |
| Flexible topping (Bitumen based) | Flexible, jointless, quickly serviceable | Limited strength, no limited static bearing capacity, dark colour |
| Rigid topping (Concrete) | High strength, light colour, high bearing capacity | Slow-setting, joints, cracks, large layer thickness |
| CIP (Semi flexible concrete asphalt - composite) | High strength compared to asphalt, flexible, jointless, quickly serviceable, light colour | Two working procedures, limited static bearing capacity compared to concrete |
