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Dalux Field vs RDrive

Two field quality apps that pin snags, defects and inspections to drawings or models. Dalux Field leads with BIM on site and has a free Basic tier; RDrive (which evolved from SnagR) leads with structured snagging, NCRs and a permanent project archive. Desk research from vendor pages read Oct 19, 2026; not tested, no winner.

DESK RESEARCH, NOT TESTED. Compiled from vendors' public websites (accessed Oct 19, 2026). Vendor claims are not verified by Means & Methods Lab. No scores or rankings.

In short: Dalux Field (BIM field QA, punch lists & inspections; free option; paid prices not listed) vs RDrive (by SnagR) (Snagging, NCRs & field quality; no public prices (quote / sales)). Facts last checked Oct 19, 2026. No winner declared; not tested.

Side by side

Dalux Field vs RDrive: vendor-published facts side by side
Sheet rowDalux FieldRDrive (by SnagR)
CategoryBIM field QA, punch lists & inspectionsSnagging, NCRs & field quality
AI role (our label)Not AI-firstNot AI-first
What it doesOn-site construction management app that connects drawings, BIM models, quality, safety and tasks on mobile. Lists checklist / test-and-inspection workflows with inspection points, responsibilities and acceptance criteria; punch lists and defect tasks pinned to drawings or BIM elements; offline capture with auto sync; safety inspections and observations; and SiteWalk / TwinBIM-style model-to-field checks. Vendor says 2.5 million+ app downloads, 1.7 million users, 23 languages, and unlimited users with local support (vendor claims). Dalux Field Basic is a free punch/defect tier (unlimited tasks, drawings/BIM upload, invite project members); Field Standard/Pro add features such as inspection plans. The Field pages we read do not describe generative AI. Re-checked Oct 19, 2026: (read through a text fetch; a plain request returned 403) the Field and Field Basic pages are unchanged in substance. Field Basic is still described as completely free, with unlimited tasks, user groups, status dashboards and export of tasks and audit trails for handover, and a viewer the vendor says handles anything from 1 to 600 BIM models on any device with on-site measuring; inspection plans still need Field Standard or Field Pro. Still no AI described.Field digitalisation platform for forms, issues, progress monitoring, BIM and project archiving, from the SnagR lineage. The vendor says SnagR evolved into RDrive (18 years, 95,000+ projects, 3,000+ organisations, 60+ countries — vendor claims). Product suite covers RDrive Field (forms, issues, offline capture), Progress Monitoring, Insight dashboards, BIM (2D/3D/4D field-to-model), RKive permanent project archive without ongoing licence fees, Proof Of Work blockchain-backed audit trails, Data Bridge integrations, and Academy training. Quality solutions highlight snagging and de-snagging, non-conformance reports (NCRs) with drawing markups, inspection requests, permits, issue analysis / root-cause dashboards, and site diaries. The pages we read do not describe generative AI, so we tag it Not AI-first. Re-checked Oct 19, 2026: the homepage now frames the suite as the RDrive Golden Thread (one connected record of progress, quality, BIM, safety and handover from design to handover), lists 10 languages next to the client, country and project counts (vendor claims), and names construction, infrastructure, shipbuilding, rail and facilities management. It still describes no AI, so the tag stays.
Who it's forConstruction and site managers, quality and safety managers, BIM managers and subcontractors on BIM-enabled or drawing-based projects (strong European / infrastructure presence on customer quotes).Contractors and owners on construction, infrastructure, rail, shipbuilding and facilities projects needing structured snag/NCR records through handover.
Pricing (as publicly stated)Field Basic: free (no hidden fees per product page; unlimited tasks and project invites). Field Standard and Field Pro: upgrade when you need more (e.g. inspection plans); dollar prices not publicly listed on the pages we read. (Checked Oct 16, 2026; unchanged Oct 19, 2026.)Not publicly listed (vendor describes transparent modular SaaS / scalable pricing; no dollar list on the homepage we read). (Checked Oct 16, 2026; unchanged Oct 19, 2026, rdrive.io/en/pricing returned 404.)
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Facts last checked: Oct 19, 2026. Prices change; check the vendor page before relying on them.

Where the vendor descriptions differ

  • Model and record: Dalux Field links issues, tasks and inspections to BIM elements and drawings, with SiteWalk checks of model-to-field accuracy and a viewer the vendor says handles anything from 1 to 600 BIM models on any device. RDrive's suite covers RDrive Field (forms, issues, offline capture), progress monitoring, Insight dashboards and a BIM module (2D/3D/4D field-to-model), which it frames as one connected Golden Thread record from design to handover.
  • Quality workflows: Dalux lists checklists and test-and-inspection plans with inspection points, responsibilities and acceptance criteria, punch lists and defect tasks with photos, and weekly safety inspections and observations. RDrive highlights snagging and de-snagging, non-conformance reports with drawing markups, inspection requests, permits, root-cause issue analysis and site diaries.
  • After handover: RDrive lists RKive, a permanent searchable project archive with no ongoing licence fees, and Proof Of Work blockchain-backed audit trails. Dalux Field Basic lets you see every task's status and audit trail on the web, dashboard the data and export it for your records or for the client.
  • Scale (vendor claims): Dalux cites 2.5 million+ app downloads, 1.7 million users, 23 languages and unlimited users with local support. RDrive cites 3,000+ clients, 60+ countries, 10 languages, 18 years and 95,000+ projects, and names construction, infrastructure, shipbuilding, rail and facilities management.
  • AI: neither describes AI on the pages we read; both are tagged Not AI-first.
  • Pricing (checked Oct 19, 2026): Dalux Field Basic is free (unlimited tasks and project invites); Field Standard and Field Pro add features such as inspection plans, with no public dollar prices. RDrive describes transparent, scalable modular pricing but lists no figures (rdrive.io/en/pricing returned 404). Neither tool has been tested by Means & Methods Lab.

Paraphrased from the sources listed above. Vendor claims are reported as claims.

What users say

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