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innDex vs HammerTech

Two site management and safety platforms covering worker orientations, site access, permits, inspections and incidents. innDex is UK-based with a US version of its site and offers its own facial recognition access hardware alongside the software; HammerTech prices without per-user fees, is free for subcontractors, and builds AI drafting (HammerTech Intelligence) into safety workflows. Desk research from vendor pages read Oct 24, 2026; not tested, no winner.

DESK RESEARCH, NOT TESTED. Compiled from vendors' public websites (accessed Oct 24, 2026). Vendor claims are not verified by Means & Methods Lab. No scores or rankings.

In short: innDex (Site management platform; no public prices (quote / sales)) vs HammerTech (Site safety & workforce compliance; free option; paid prices not listed). Facts last checked Oct 24, 2026. No winner declared; not tested.

Side by side

innDex vs HammerTech: vendor-published facts side by side
Sheet rowinnDexHammerTech
CategorySite management platformSite safety & workforce compliance
AI role (our label)Not AI-firstAI features added to established product
What it doesUK-based construction site management platform covering workforce, health and safety, logistics, site management, quality and emissions tracking. Its workforce tools cover digital inductions, CSCS and CPCS competency tracking with expiry alerts, Right to Work records, fatigue and time management, timesheets and briefings; access runs through facial recognition turnstiles, portable facial recognition units or a geofenced app, and its FAQ says it can retrofit units onto existing turnstiles. Health and safety covers incidents, observations, inspections, permits, toolbox talks and RAMS; logistics covers delivery notes, plant and temporary works; a US site version uses US terms (orientations, JHAs, punch lists). It names integrations with Asite, Procore and SustainIQ plus public APIs, and says it is Cyber Essentials and ISO 27001 certified. The homepage does not describe AI; news posts describe AI Delivery Notes in pilot (Aug 2026) and a Navatech partnership for AI safety reporting. Re-checked Oct 19, 2026: unchanged in substance; the product menu also lists point-of-work risk assessments, transport management, equipment, progress photos, site messaging, daily diaries and allocation sheets, and the US homepage features a Turner Construction case study on site access at the United Nations headquarters (vendor-published). The FAQ still says to contact sales for pricing. Re-checked Oct 20, 2026: unchanged in substance; the US homepage adds an Oct 16, 2026 case study on CAUKIN Studio community projects, the access control page offers biometric turnstiles, portable facial recognition units and tablets, or a geofenced app, and the FAQ still says it can retrofit its facial recognition units onto existing turnstiles and offers software-only time and attendance on client-owned devices. Re-checked Oct 21, 2026: unchanged in substance; the US homepage still leads with the Oct 16, 2026 CAUKIN Studio case study, and the FAQ still names Asite, Procore and SustainIQ integrations and public APIs, retrofitting onto existing turnstiles, software-only time and attendance on client-owned devices and Cyber Essentials and ISO 27001 certification. Homepage counters are vendor figures not used here. Re-read Oct 22, 2026 for a compare: unchanged in substance (US homepage still leads with the Oct 16, 2026 CAUKIN Studio case study; access control by biometric turnstiles, portable facial recognition units and tablets, or a geofenced app; FAQ names Asite, Procore and SustainIQ integrations and public APIs, retrofit onto existing turnstiles, software-only time and attendance on client-owned devices, Cyber Essentials and ISO 27001).Construction safety platform for subcontractor management, worker orientations, safety plans, permits, inspections, incidents and site access. Modules listed cover subcontractor management, worker orientations, JHAs, SDS, safety plans, pre-task plans, permits, safety meetings, logistics, equipment compliance, inspections, observations, incidents, daily reports, and site access. Lists HammerTech Intelligence and promotes AI for safety. Vendor says it was built by former safety professionals; PCL is featured as a customer. Re-read Oct 18, 2026: the HammerTech Intelligence page says AI is embedded in SDS autofill, pre-task plan meeting capture, observation photo recognition and site diary summaries, drafts summaries and reports inside the workflow, and keeps every output transparent and editable, with people making the safety decisions. Its integrations page lists HammerTech Sync for Procore (projects, subcontractors and locations in; labor hours and worker counts out to the Procore Daily Log), Autodesk project and subcontractor sync, CMiC and Sage Intacct, facial recognition turnstiles, Eyrus, Kwant, Acumatica, LUMA1 and an open API. Re-read Oct 19, 2026: the Intelligence page lists the same four workflows and says the AI is trained on safety process context such as permits, hazards and inductions (vendor claim); the pricing page says HammerTech is built for commercial and infrastructure contractors managing multiple job sites. Re-checked Oct 21, 2026: homepage unchanged in substance (one safety platform for inductions, pre-starts, incidents and reporting; no per-seat fees; HammerTech Intelligence surfaces risks and automates safety reporting). Customer counts and quotes are vendor content and not used.
Who it's forClient organizations, general contractors, subcontractors and site workers (vendor's segments).General contractors, EPC contractors, owners, and subcontractors; safety and site leaders.
Pricing (as publicly stated)No public prices found (re-checked Oct 17 and Oct 19, 2026): the vendor site has no pricing or plans link, inndex.co.uk/pricing returns a not-found page, and its FAQ says to contact the sales team for pricing. The site's calls to action are "See a demo" and "Contact us". Confirm current pricing with the vendor. Re-checked Oct 20, 2026: unchanged (the FAQ still says to contact the sales team for pricing). Re-checked Oct 21, 2026: unchanged (the FAQ still says to contact the sales team for pricing). Re-checked Oct 22, 2026: unchanged (the FAQ still says to contact the sales team for pricing). Re-checked Oct 24, 2026: unchanged (the FAQ still says to contact the sales team for pricing).No paid prices listed (checked Oct 16, 2026; re-checked Oct 18 and Oct 19, 2026). The pricing page says HammerTech does not use per-user pricing (unlimited users); pricing is based on the scale and complexity of your operations, including annual construction volume and the number of active job sites, company size and the level of onboarding and support required, and all core workflows are included rather than sold as modules (implementation, onboarding, training, support, integrations and security included). Its FAQ says HammerTech is free for subcontractors, with access provided by the general contractor managing the project. The page says it is not the right fit for very small teams, single projects or basic checklists. GC pricing is tailored ("Get Pricing Details"). Confirm current pricing with the vendor. Re-checked Oct 21, 2026: still no prices. The pricing page now lists three factors: annual construction volume, company size and operational complexity, and level of onboarding and support required; the number of active job sites is no longer named. Unlimited users, all-in-one pricing (not modules) and the not-the-right-fit list are unchanged; the FAQ answers did not expand in our read. Re-checked Oct 22, 2026: unchanged (no dollar prices; priced on three factors with unlimited users; the FAQ names annual construction volume and the number of active job sites; free for subcontractors). Re-checked Oct 23, 2026: still no prices (no per-user pricing; priced on annual construction volume, active job sites, company size and operational complexity and the level of onboarding and support; all core workflows included; free for subcontractors with access provided by the GC). Re-checked Oct 24, 2026: unchanged (no per-user pricing; priced on annual construction volume, company size and operational complexity, and onboarding and support level; free for subcontractors; no modules sold separately).
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Facts last checked: Oct 24, 2026. Prices change; check the vendor page before relying on them.

Where the vendor descriptions differ

  • Scope (vendor pages): innDex's product menu covers workforce (orientations, competency management, fatigue management, time management, timesheets, access control, briefings), health and safety (incidents, observations, inspections and audits, permits, toolbox talks, JHAs, daily risk assessments), assets and logistics (delivery tickets, equipment, temporary works), site management (progress photos, site messaging, daily logs, allocation sheets), quality (checklists, punch lists) and emissions tracking. HammerTech describes one safety platform for orientations, pre-task plans, JHAs, SDS, permits, inspections, observations, incidents, subcontractor prequalification, equipment compliance and site diaries.
  • Site access: innDex offers facial recognition turnstiles, portable facial recognition units, tablets or a geofenced app; its FAQ says it can retrofit its facial recognition units onto existing turnstiles and offers software-only time and attendance on client-owned devices. The HammerTech pages we read describe site access through integrations (its integrations page lists facial recognition turnstiles, Eyrus and Kwant) and do not describe access hardware of its own.
  • AI (vendor descriptions): HammerTech's Intelligence page says AI is built into SDS autofill, pre-task plan meeting capture, observation photo recognition and site diary summaries, and that outputs are drafts people can edit before anything is decided. innDex's homepage does not describe AI features; see our innDex entry for its AI delivery notes pilot and other news.
  • Subcontractors: HammerTech says it is free for subcontractors, with access provided by the general contractor. innDex's FAQ, answering whether a firm whose main contractor uses innDex needs its own, says having its own innDex projects lets it keep confidential records such as inspections, site diaries and punch lists.
  • Integrations and security: innDex names Asite, Procore and SustainIQ integrations plus public APIs, and Cyber Essentials and ISO 27001. HammerTech's homepage FAQ says it integrates with Procore, and its pricing page says integrations and security are included in the subscription.
  • Pricing (checked Oct 24, 2026): neither publishes dollar figures. innDex's FAQ says to contact its sales team. HammerTech says it has no per-user pricing; price depends on annual construction volume, company size and operational complexity, and the level of onboarding and support (its FAQ also names the number of active job sites), with implementation, training and support included and no modules sold separately. HammerTech's pricing page says it is not the right fit for very small teams, single projects or basic checklists.
  • Not used here: both vendors' worker and project counters, customer quotes and case-study figures. Neither tool has been tested by Means & Methods Lab.

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  • How long a new worker takes to get through orientation and site access on each, on your own jobsite
  • How each works with turnstiles or gate hardware you already own
  • Annual cost for your project volume on each, including any access hardware
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  • How long did setup and training take, and who on your team did it?

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