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Opusense vs FYLD

Two AI-first field capture apps that turn what crews and inspectors record on site into structured records, built for different field work. Opusense drafts written inspection and site reports from voice notes, photos and typed notes. FYLD turns crew video, photo, audio and text into video risk and work assessments for utility and infrastructure field teams, with a cloud view that alerts managers. Vendor pages read Nov 1, 2026; desk research from vendor sites, no winner.

DESK RESEARCH FROM VENDOR SITES. Compiled from vendors' public websites (accessed Nov 1, 2026). Vendor claims are not verified by Means & Methods Lab. No scores or rankings.

In short: Opusense (AI field inspection and site report writing; vendor publishes prices) vs FYLD (AI field-work capture for utility & infrastructure crews; no public prices (quote / sales)). Facts last checked Nov 1, 2026. No winner declared; desk research from vendor sites.

Side by side

Opusense vs FYLD: vendor-published facts side by side
Sheet rowOpusenseFYLD
CategoryAI field inspection and site report writingAI field-work capture for utility & infrastructure crews
AI role (our label)AI-firstAI-first
What it doesAI report writing for field inspectors and site teams: walk the site, speak observations, take photos, and the AI drafts an organized report. The site calls it an AI-native field operations platform with a workspace per organization, shaped for constructors and GCs (progress capture, tasks, owner progress reports), field review teams such as engineers and architects (reports in the firm's branding with an audit trail) and owners and facility managers (a portfolio view). The iOS and Android app captures time-stamped, GPS-tagged photos with annotations, voice notes converted to text and typed notes with templates, and works offline. Plan features include AI-enabled phrasing, automated photo caption referencing, a reviewer workflow, a dashboard assistant for querying reports and, on Teams, a field assistant for document questions. The site states SOC 2 Type II certification (vendor statement), and the footer says it is backed by Y Combinator and built in Toronto. Its time-savings claim is a vendor claim and is not used. Y Combinator batch: Spring 2025 (YC company profile).AI platform for high-risk infrastructure field work (utilities, heavy civils, energy, highways, water); not a timesheet app. The homepage leads with a frontline intelligence message. The product page says the FYLD app converts crew video, photo, audio and text into video work or risk assessments, records progress through the day, flags issues to managers and hands over incomplete jobs, while FYLD Cloud (described as AI-powered) alerts managers only to events that need action and supports setting job-duration targets, comparing team performance and scheduling. The FAQ says crews film and describe the task, hazards and controls, FYLD analyses site activity in real time with natural-language processing and computer vision and flags conditions the worker might have missed, and managers can add controls remotely; it lists offline mode with original timestamps on sync, Android, iOS and browser access, open APIs and data services for ERP/EAM/GIS, English and Spanish, and ISO 27001 / SOC 2 Type II / GDPR (vendor statements). Outcome and ROI figures, customer quotes and funding news are vendor material and are not used.
Who it's forField inspectors and field review teams (engineering, building science, envelope, roofing and restoration consultants), general contractors and facility managers.Utility, energy, highways and water contractors and asset owners managing large field crews and subcontractors; DOT-scale field programs.
Pricing (as publicly stated)Published on opusense.com/pricing, per user per month: Base $49 (up to 100 report pages generated), Pro $79 (up to 1,000 pages, reviewer workflow, dashboard assistant, French, English and Spanish), Teams $149 (unlimited reports, field assistant for document questions, insights page, custom pre-filters and weekly summary emails); Enterprise is custom (dedicated account manager and private Slack, priority support, custom branded report templates, advanced role-based permissions, region-specific data hosting, quarterly business reviews and dedicated onboarding). Monthly or annual billing (the toggle says annual saves about 15%; the FAQ says 10-20% depending on plan), in USD or CAD, with a 14-day free trial and no credit card. The FAQ says plan changes prorate through a Stripe portal and a page generated is one rendered page of a final report. Confirm current terms with the vendor.Not publicly listed. The FAQ says subscription tiers are tailored by use case and scale; fyld.ai/pricing returns 404 and the call to action is a demo request. Confirm pricing with the vendor.
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Facts last checked: Nov 1, 2026. Prices change; check the vendor page before relying on them.

Where the vendor descriptions differ

  • What each produces: Opusense's output is a written report in the firm's branding, drafted by AI from site notes, with photo caption references, an audit trail and a reviewer workflow on Pro and above. FYLD's app converts video, photo, audio and text into video work assessments and risk assessments, and FYLD Cloud flags events for managers and supports job-duration targets, team performance comparison and scheduling.
  • AI described: Opusense lists AI-enabled phrasing, a dashboard assistant for questions over reports and, on Teams, a field assistant for document questions. FYLD's FAQ says it analyses site activity in real time with natural-language processing and computer vision, flags hazards or controls a worker might have missed, and lets managers add hazards or controls remotely.
  • Who it is for: Opusense names constructors and GCs, field review teams such as engineers, architects and building envelope, roofing and restoration consultants, and owners and facility managers. FYLD's menus list utilities, heavy civils, energy and contractors, and it is aimed at high-risk infrastructure field work.
  • Mobile and offline: both run on iOS and Android and both say they work offline. Opusense says photos are time-stamped and GPS-tagged and sync when you are back online. FYLD says data syncs to the cloud with the original timestamps once connectivity returns.
  • Security and data: Opusense states SOC 2 Type II certification. FYLD states ISO 27001 certification, SOC 2 Type II and GDPR compliance, and lists analytics tools, cloud data services and open APIs for connecting to ERP, EAM and GIS systems (vendor statements).
  • Pricing (checked Nov 1, 2026): Opusense publishes per-user prices: Base $49, Pro $79 and Teams $149 per user per month (up to 100, up to 1,000 and unlimited report pages), Enterprise custom, with a 14-day free trial. FYLD publishes no prices; its FAQ says subscription tiers are tailored to use case and scale, through a demo request.
  • Not used here: Opusense's report-writing time claim and FYLD's injury, paperwork and ROI figures, customer quotes and funding announcement (vendor material). Facts for both tools come from vendor websites (desk research).

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

What users say

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Questions to ask in your review

  • Whether FYLD produces written inspection reports in a firm's own format
  • Whether Opusense supports video capture or risk assessments for crews
  • What FYLD costs for a contractor crew rather than a utility programme
  • How each exports records to your document or ERP system
  • What did you use it for, on what kind of work and project size?
  • How long did setup and training take, and who on your team did it?

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