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Assignar vs Eyrus

Two tools that both track who is working where, built for different jobs. Assignar is a field-operations and margin-control platform for civil and specialty contractors: it schedules crews and equipment, captures timesheets, forms and plant checks, and applies pay and hire rates for payroll and invoicing, with an assistant called Milo for contract and agreement questions. Eyrus is a worksite intelligence platform for registering workers, tracking time, controlling site access with badges and turnstiles, and reporting headcount and hours, with an AI assistant called Lens in private beta. Desk research from vendor pages read Oct 26, 2026; not tested, no winner.

DESK RESEARCH, NOT TESTED. Compiled from vendors' public websites (accessed Oct 26, 2026). Vendor claims are not verified by Means & Methods Lab. No scores or rankings.

In short: Assignar (Crew, equipment & compliance scheduling; no public prices (quote / sales)) vs Eyrus (Worksite access control & workforce intelligence; no public prices (quote / sales)). Facts last checked Oct 26, 2026. No winner declared; not tested.

Side by side

Assignar vs Eyrus: vendor-published facts side by side
Sheet rowAssignarEyrus
CategoryCrew, equipment & compliance schedulingWorksite access control & workforce intelligence
AI role (our label)AI features added to established productNot AI-first
What it doesField-operations platform for civil and specialty contractors covering people and equipment scheduling, timesheets, forms and compliance. It offers drag-and-drop scheduling of people and equipment on the same job, timesheets and dockets from the field, digital forms, plant prestarts and defects, compliance tracking (tickets, licenses, orientations, expiry alerts), geo-location on timesheet/form submission, reporting, and ERP/accounting integrations. Homepage targets asphalt, concrete, drilling, piling, excavation, earthworks, rail, scaffolding, crane, demolition, traffic management and more, and cites 800+ customers. Workforce-management pages describe matching skills to tasks, predicting limited resources, and managing subcontractor licenses. Pricing page says pricing is tailored / custom quote with a test drive via demo; the pages we read on Oct 16, 2026 did not describe generative AI. Re-checked Oct 19, 2026: the navigation now includes an AI Construction Expert page introducing Milo, an assistant in Assignar Pay that answers plain-English questions from your uploaded contracts, enterprise bargaining agreements (EBAs), tickets and dockets and shows the source clause (the page's examples: when a shift triggers overtime, or which clause supports a variation). Because Milo sits inside the established Assignar platform, we now tag it AI features added. The 800+ customers figure is unchanged (vendor claim). Re-checked Oct 20, 2026: the homepage calls Assignar a construction operations margin control platform and describes live job margin against the bid budget, award, bargaining agreement and plant hire rates (wet, dry, standby and travel) applied automatically with payroll and invoicing from the same record, and unbilled work and open variations surfaced while the job runs; the menu lists Assignar Pay, Assignar Operations, Milo, CraneOps, InfraOps and TrafficOps. The Milo page is unchanged in substance. Re-checked Oct 22, 2026: homepage and Milo page unchanged in substance (margin control platform for civil contractors; live job margin against the bid budget; award, bargaining agreement and plant hire rates applied automatically, with payroll and invoicing from the same record; Milo answering from uploaded contracts, EBAs, tickets and dockets with the source shown). The homepage lists trades including asphalt, concrete, drilling, piling, excavation, earthworks, non-destructive digging, rail, scaffolding, crane, demolition and traffic management. The 800+ contractors line and customer quotes are vendor material and not used. Re-checked Oct 24, 2026: unchanged in substance (margin-control positioning, Milo answering from uploaded contracts and agreements in Assignar Pay, CraneOps, InfraOps and TrafficOps). The crew scheduling page says over 600 contractors schedule with Assignar while the homepage says 800+; neither figure is used here. Re-checked Oct 26, 2026: unchanged in substance (margin control platform for civil contractors; people and equipment scheduled on the same job; award, bargaining agreement and plant hire rates applied automatically; Milo in Assignar Pay answering from uploaded contracts and EBAs with the source shown). The homepage now carries a margin-leak graphic whose percentages it labels illustrative; those, the efficiency and hours-saved figures and the 800+ customer count are vendor material and not used.Construction worksite intelligence platform for worker onboarding, time tracking, jobsite access control, payroll timesheets, messaging and reporting. Modules cover worker registration and onboarding (trade, company, certifications, multilingual videos/docs, signatures, background checks), time tracking (worker app check-in, foreman tap, BLE badges/readers, kiosks, hand scanners), access-control software and hardware (badges, turnstiles, vehicle gates, zone permissions, subcontractor sub-access), automated timesheets for payroll systems, SMS group messaging, and reporting (headcounts, workhours, certifications, fatigue, local wage & regulations, portfolio dashboards). Can also staff registration, badging, visitor management and related on-site roles. Pricing page describes consultative proposal: base software monthly plus hardware purchase or lease; no dollar amounts listed. The pages we read do not lead with AI, so we tag it Not AI-first. Re-checked Oct 19, 2026: the site navigation also lists video surveillance, conditions monitoring, worksite productivity analytics, evacuation and mustering, and an A.I. construction site assistant. Re-checked Oct 20, 2026: the homepage now leads with Lens, which Eyrus calls a field-ready A.I. worksite assistant that answers questions and sends recurring reports and alerts by text message, email or chat, and promotes Eyrus Security as a site-specific mix of technology, personnel and logistics; the workforce page describes BLE beacons and badges read at entry/exit points and work zones, and zones that can track different wage rates. The AI tag stays Not AI-first because registration, time tracking and access control remain the core of the product. Re-checked Oct 22, 2026: homepage, workforce and access control pages unchanged in substance. The Lens page (read Oct 22, 2026) describes Lens as a team of AI agents working on top of Eyrus data, reached by text message, email or in-app chat, that answers headcount and labor-hour questions, schedules recurring reports and alerts and points out trends; each project has its own email address and phone number and an allow list of users recorded in Eyrus, which Eyrus says the agents cannot bypass. Lens is in private beta. The AI tag stays Not AI-first. Re-checked Oct 24, 2026: unchanged (Lens still in private beta; the Lens page is at eyrus.com/lens-construction-site-ai and says each project has its own email address and phone number with an allow list of users recorded in Eyrus). Re-checked Oct 26, 2026: unchanged (homepage leads with Lens; Lens still in private beta, answering by text, email or in-app chat with a per-project allow list the agents cannot bypass; Eyrus Security still promoted). Customer quotes are vendor material and not used.
Who it's forCivil and specialty contractors' schedulers, field supervisors, operations and payroll teams (US, Canada, Australia per sales numbers on site).General contractors and owners needing who-is-on-site accuracy, gate control, and payroll-ready presence data on active construction sites.
Pricing (as publicly stated)Not publicly listed. Pricing page FAQ (re-checked Oct 16, Oct 19 and Oct 20, 2026) says pricing is tailored to your team's needs with a custom quote through a demo, and that a test drive is offered. (The dollar figure on the page is a customer savings claim, not a price.) Earlier note (Oct 15, 2026): Not publicly listed (pricing page: tailored quote via demo; test drive offered). Re-checked Oct 22, 2026: unchanged (pricing tailored to the team's needs with a test drive offered; the FAQ also says Assignar integrates with CRM, accounting and ERP systems; the payroll savings line on the page is a customer story, not a price). Re-checked Oct 24, 2026: unchanged (tailored pricing with a custom quote through a demo; test drive offered). Re-checked Oct 26, 2026: unchanged (pricing tailored to the team's needs with a custom quote through a demo; test drive offered; FAQ says it integrates with CRM, accounting and ERP systems).No public prices on the pricing page (checked Oct 16 and Oct 19, 2026): eyrus.com/pricing describes a consult-and-proposal process (learn the project and worksite, recommend solutions, proposal usually the same day); pricing components are base software and data connections (monthly price) and on-site hardware, physical barriers, readers and IoT (purchase or lease). No figures. Multi-project and enterprise agreements on request. Confirm current pricing with the vendor. Re-checked Oct 20, 2026: unchanged (same consult-and-proposal process, monthly base software and data connections plus hardware on purchase or lease, no figures). Re-checked Oct 22, 2026: unchanged (consult-and-proposal process; monthly base software and data connections plus hardware on purchase or lease; no figures). The Lens page says Lens is free to customers in the private beta and will carry a subscription cost after the beta, with pricing not yet announced. Re-checked Oct 24, 2026: unchanged (consult and proposal, usually the same day; monthly base software and data connections plus hardware on purchase or lease; Lens free during the beta, then a subscription, pricing not announced). Re-checked Oct 26, 2026: unchanged (consult and proposal, usually the same day; monthly base software and data connections plus hardware on purchase or lease; multi-project and enterprise agreements on request; Lens free during the beta, then a subscription, pricing not announced).
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Facts last checked: Oct 26, 2026. Prices change; check the vendor page before relying on them.

Where the vendor descriptions differ

  • Who buys it: Assignar's homepage targets civil contractors (asphalt, concrete, earthworks, rail, crane and similar trades) who self-perform work with their own crews and plant. Eyrus is aimed at contractors running staffed sites who need to know who is on site, from which company, with which certifications, and for how long.
  • What each one covers: Assignar schedules people and equipment on the same job, collects timesheets and dockets from the field, runs digital forms, plant prestarts and defect reports, and tracks tickets and licences. It then applies award, bargaining-agreement and wet/dry/standby hire rates so payroll and invoicing come from the same record. Eyrus covers worker registration and onboarding, time tracking (app check-in, BLE badges and readers, kiosks), access-control hardware such as turnstiles and vehicle gates, zone permissions, SMS messaging, evacuation and mustering, and headcount and work-hour reporting.
  • Where the AI sits: Assignar says Milo, inside Assignar Pay, answers plain-English questions from your uploaded contracts, enterprise bargaining agreements and company documents and shows where the answer came from. Eyrus says Lens is a team of AI agents you reach by text, email or in-app chat that answers headcount and labour-hour questions, sends recurring reports and alerts and spots trends; each project gets its own number and email with an allow list the agents cannot bypass, and Lens is in private beta (vendor statements).
  • Pricing (checked Oct 26, 2026): neither publishes prices. Assignar says pricing is tailored to the team's needs, with a custom quote and test drive through a demo. Eyrus offers a consultation and a proposal, usually the same day, priced as monthly base software and data connections plus on-site hardware bought or leased; Lens is free to beta customers and will then be a subscription, price not announced.
  • Not like-for-like: Assignar plans the work ahead (who and what goes to which job) and turns field records into pay and invoices; Eyrus records who actually came through the gate and for how long, and needs hardware on site to do that. A self-performing civil contractor could use Assignar for scheduling and payroll and still need site access and headcount data of the kind Eyrus collects on large GC-run projects.
  • Not used here: Assignar's 800+ customer count, its illustrative margin-leak percentages and customer payroll-savings stories, and Eyrus's customer quotes (vendor content).

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  • What either platform costs for a given crew size or project count, and what Eyrus hardware adds on top; neither lists prices
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