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AI project management, field, progress & safety tools

Construction-phase tools: reality capture and progress tracking against plan, AI inside construction-management platforms, BIM coordination, and safety risk prediction. Listed for context; they are outside the preconstruction benchmark scope.

DESK RESEARCH, NOT TESTED. Compiled from vendors' public websites (accessed Oct 13, 2026–Oct 15, 2026). Vendor claims are not verified by Means & Methods Lab. No scores or rankings.

Tools in this category (24, alphabetical, not ranked)

9 of 24 vendors publish a price. "Not publicly listed" means we could not find one on the vendor's site.

AI project management, field, progress & safety tools: tool, AI role, who it is for, pricing as publicly stated
Tool	AI role	Who it's for	Pricing (as publicly stated)	Status
Autodesk Assistant (Autodesk Forma) Construction management AI	AI features added to established product	Autodesk Forma (formerly Autodesk Construction Cloud) project teams; Autodesk says access depends on license type and user permissions.	Not publicly listed. Autodesk's pricing page lists bundles (Model Management, Preconstruction, Construction Operations) and says it supports user, project, and account-based pricing; no prices appeared in the page text we fetched. (Checked Oct 15, 2026.)	NOT TESTED
BidLight BIM coordination & cost	Not AI-first	Owners, contractors, and specialty trades doing model coordination.	Per-licence subscription: Basics $30, Core $39, Complete $51 per licence per month (annual discounts listed); Estimation Package by contact.	NOT TESTED
Buildots Progress tracking	AI-first	Executives, owners, project teams, and CM services (construction phase rather than precon).	Not publicly listed	NOT TESTED
Cintoo Reality capture data platform	AI features added to established product	Reality capture, VDC, and geospatial teams at contractors, engineers, and owners (Arup quoted).	Not publicly listed. Vendor describes an unlimited model (unlimited users and web access).	NOT TESTED
CompanyCam Jobsite photo documentation	AI features added to established product	Contractors across 50+ trades, from small teams to enterprise and franchise networks (roofing, restoration, general contracting, solar, landscaping named).	Tiered subscription: Core, Crew (3 users included; additional users $29 each, billed annually), Scale, and Enterprise. The plan comparison table showed Core $63/month, Crew $129/month, Scale $199/month (we could not confirm the billing basis from the page text; check the page). Vendor FAQ says AI features are included in Crew, Scale, and Enterprise. Free trial offered. (Checked Oct 14, 2026.)	NOT TESTED
Doxel Progress tracking	AI-first	Executives, superintendents, and project teams on active jobs.	Not publicly listed. Pricing FAQ says cost depends on the capabilities needed and the amount of construction (or jobsite size), and that Doxel generally charges by the square foot; quotes on request. (Checked Oct 15, 2026.)	NOT TESTED
DroneDeploy Reality capture (aerial & ground)	AI features added to established product	General contractors, civil and infrastructure teams, owners, and engineering/specialty firms.	Team plans are custom quotes. Individual Flight & Analysis plan $4,188 billed annually (single admin user). 14-day free trial. (Checked Oct 14, 2026.)	NOT TESTED
Fieldwire (Hilti) Jobsite field management	Not AI-first	General and specialty contractors, owners, and architects; foremen through project managers.	Per-user subscription. Basic $0 (up to 5 users, 3 projects, 100 sheets); Pro $39/user/month billed annually; Business $64/user/month billed annually; Business Plus (adds RFIs, submittals, change orders, budget) price not listed; custom contracts for unlimited users, API, and SSO. (Checked Oct 14, 2026.)	NOT TESTED
Hexagon Multivista Building Progress Reporting Progress reporting service	AI features added to established product	General contractors and owners; Hexagon also names project executives, quality teams, and schedulers.	Not publicly listed (service page routes to an expert; no prices shown). (Checked Oct 15, 2026.)	NOT TESTED
Intenseye Safety (vision AI)	AI-first	Enterprise EHS teams at industrial facilities (manufacturing, building products). Construction use is not the vendor's focus.	Not publicly listed. Pricing page describes one annual subscription per connected camera (Prevent, with every safety use case included and no per-incident or per-use-case fees), optional Connect and EHS Suite modules at an annual flat fee, and custom quotes for hardware; no dollar amounts shown. Site also offers an ROI calculator. (Checked Oct 15, 2026.)	NOT TESTED
Knowify Trade contractor job management	AI features added to established product	Commercial and residential trade contractors (electrical, plumbing, HVAC, painting, concrete, excavating, and more).	Tiered: Core, Advanced, Enterprise. Homepage says plans start at $99/month; the pricing page showed Core at $99 or $149/month and Advanced at $329 or $399/month depending on yearly vs monthly billing. 14-day free trial. (Checked Oct 15, 2026.)	NOT TESTED
Matterport 3D capture & digital twins	AI features added to established product	Design and construction teams, facility managers, corporate real estate, and property marketers.	Plans page lists Professional plans by number of active spaces, paid monthly: 10 spaces $90/month, 20 $125, 30 $165, 50 $245, 75 $345, 100 $430, 150 $585; 200+ spaces through sales. The 10-space plan shows $90/month on an annual plan billed $1,080/year ($108 month-to-month); yearly billing is advertised as saving 16%. Professional includes 10 users; some file exports (floor plan, CAD, BIM, E57 and others) carry additional charges. A Pro3 Plus package (Pro3 LiDAR camera with a Professional 50 plan) is listed at $1,995, marked down from $4,495, or $245/month for 24 months. Enterprise is custom through sales. The homepage also mentions a free start option. (Checked Oct 15, 2026.)	NOT TESTED
OpenSpace Reality capture & progress	AI-first	Owners, general contractors, and trades.	Quote-based. Vendor says pricing is based on annual construction volume (ACV) and subscription tier (Core or Enterprise), not per user or per project; Enterprise adds SSO and API access; OpenSpace Track is an add-on to either tier, sold at the project or portfolio level and priced on project type and scope tracked (Track FAQ). Annual subscriptions can cover a single project, and a Core pilot can be requested. No prices listed. (Pricing page checked Oct 14, Track FAQ Oct 15, 2026.)	NOT TESTED
Oracle Construction & Engineering Advisor for Safety Safety	AI features added to established product	Owners and contractors managing safety across worksites.	Not publicly listed	NOT TESTED
PlanRadar Site documentation, defects & inspections	AI features added to established product	Contractors, real estate owners, inspectors, and facility managers (CBRE, Arup, British Land named as customers).	Basic listed at $32/month for 1 user; higher plans (Starter, Pro, Enterprise) are quoted through sales. 30-day free trial. Vendor FAQ notes a 4% innovation fee from the second billing period. (Checked Oct 14, 2026.)	NOT TESTED
Procore AI Construction management AI	AI features added to established product	Procore customers (GCs, owners, specialty contractors).	Not publicly listed. Not charged per seat. Digital Coworker Starter Pack: 6-month term, flat-rate pricing, up to 3 projects, 5 agents. Digital Coworker Pro (20 agents, video analysis, scheduled automations) and Enterprise (20+ agents, Agent Studio for custom agents, deployment specialist support, BI connection): 12-month terms with credit usage-based pricing; Procore says credits are consumed at data ingest and when agents perform tasks. No prices shown. (Re-checked Oct 15, 2026.)	NOT TESTED
Raken Daily reporting & field management	Not AI-first	Contractors' field crews, superintendents, and safety managers.	Per-user subscription, billed annually, minimum 3 users. Basic $23/user/month; Performance $59/user/month (adds time tracking, production tracking, safety & quality, RFIs/forms/document storage, insights dashboards, dedicated onboarding). Bulk discounts through sales. (Checked Oct 14, 2026.)	NOT TESTED
Reconstruct Reality mapping & remote progress monitoring	Not AI-first	Owners, owner's representatives, and general contractors.	Not publicly listed (pricing page shows no prices or tiers; it offers personalized pricing and a Contact Us form). (Checked Oct 15, 2026.)	NOT TESTED
Riskcast Field time, production & forecasting	Not AI-first	Self-perform heavy civil and specialty (e.g. union electrical) contractors and their foremen.	Not publicly listed (demo request).	NOT TESTED
Skydio Autonomous drones (inspection & mapping)	AI-first	Public safety agencies, utilities, infrastructure owners, construction and engineering firms, and national security customers.	Not publicly listed (sales and resellers).	NOT TESTED
TraceAir Site intelligence for homebuilders & land developers	AI features added to established product	Homebuilders and land developers, from acquisitions to construction and leadership.	Not publicly listed. Pricing page says pricing varies by acreage, service frequency and site conditions, scoped by request. (Checked Oct 15, 2026.)	NOT TESTED
Track3D Progress tracking	AI-first	Owners, general contractors, and trade partners.	Not publicly listed. Homepage announces a new commercial model with visual documentation at no additional cost.	NOT TESTED
viAct Safety (vision AI)	AI-first	Construction contractors and site safety leaders (also other industrial sites).	Not publicly listed	NOT TESTED
Voxel Safety (vision AI)	AI-first	Safety and operations leaders at industrial enterprises. Construction use is not the vendor's stated focus.	Not publicly listed (contact sales).	NOT TESTED

Side-by-side comparisons

OpenSpace vs Buildots · Two AI-first construction-phase tools that turn site data into progress and risk information. Listed for context: field and progress tools are outside the preconstruction benchmark scope. Compared using only vendor-published facts.
Doxel vs Buildots · Two AI-first construction-phase progress tools that compare what is built on site to the plan. Listed for context: field and progress tools are outside the preconstruction benchmark scope. Compared using only vendor-published facts.
viAct vs Intenseye · Two AI-first vision safety platforms that run on site cameras. viAct markets heavily to construction; Intenseye's examples are mostly industrial facilities. Vendor-published facts only.
Raken vs CompanyCam · Two field documentation apps: Raken is built around daily reports, time, and production; CompanyCam is built around job photos. Vendor-published facts only.
Fieldwire vs PlanRadar · Two plan-based field management platforms for tasks, punch/defects, and inspections. Fieldwire is part of Hilti; PlanRadar also targets real estate and facilities. Vendor-published facts only.
Voxel vs Intenseye · Two computer-vision safety platforms that run on existing cameras. Both are aimed at industrial facilities rather than construction sites. Vendor-published facts only.
Track3D vs Buildots · Two AI-first progress tracking platforms that measure installed work from site capture. Vendor-published facts only.
Cintoo vs DroneDeploy · Two reality capture platforms with different starting points: Cintoo manages laser-scan point clouds; DroneDeploy captures drone, 360, and phone imagery. Vendor-published facts only.
viAct vs Voxel · Two vision-AI safety products that analyze site or facility camera feeds. viAct describes construction-site use cases; Voxel's examples are industrial operations. Vendor-published facts only.
WakeCap vs viAct · Two site-safety technologies that start from different data: WakeCap from connected hard hats and equipment tracking, viAct from vision AI on site cameras. Vendor-published facts only.
OpenSpace vs DroneDeploy · Two reality capture platforms that both sell AI progress tracking as an add-on: OpenSpace Track and DroneDeploy Progress AI. OpenSpace starts from ground-level visual capture; DroneDeploy from drones plus ground capture. Vendor-published facts only.
Reconstruct vs OpenSpace · Two multi-device reality capture platforms that both compare the site to design and track progress. OpenSpace describes itself as AI-powered visual intelligence; Reconstruct describes reality mapping and does not describe AI on the pages we read. Vendor-published facts only.
Procore AI vs Autodesk Assistant · The AI built into the two largest construction management platforms in our directory, compared on RFIs, submittals, guardrails, and pricing. Each works on records inside its own platform. Vendor-published facts only.
Riskcast vs Raken · Two field apps for capturing time, production, and dailies from foremen. Both exhibited at STA Tech Expo 2026. Vendor-published facts only.
Skydio vs DroneDeploy · A drone maker and a drone software platform. Skydio builds autonomous aircraft and docks; DroneDeploy is capture-agnostic reality capture software. Vendor-published facts only.
Matterport vs Cintoo · Two 3D reality capture platforms with different inputs: Matterport builds digital twins from its capture workflow; Cintoo manages laser-scan point clouds from any scanner. Vendor-published facts only.
Reconstruct vs Track3D · Two capture-based progress and quality platforms that accept reality data from many devices. Vendor-published facts only.

Questions to ask before a demo

What capture hardware or workflow does it require on site?
Is pricing per project, per user, or by construction volume?
Who on the project team actually uses the output?

These are Means & Methods Lab's suggested questions, not findings about any tool.

Longer checklist: Questions to ask before trialing a field reporting or jobsite app

Longer checklist: Planning a reality capture or AI progress-tracking pilot

Benchmark status

Outside the benchmark scope (the benchmark covers takeoff, drawing review, and contract & spec review). See leaderboards and methodology.

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