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Opusense vs Sitemate (Dashpivot + Storm)

Two field-capture tools that turn voice notes and photos into reports, both with published per-user prices. Opusense is an AI-first report writer for inspectors, field review teams, contractors and owners, priced by report pages generated. Sitemate's Dashpivot is a forms and workflow platform with Storm, an AI layer included on every plan that drafts forms such as daily reports, permits, JSAs and ITPs for human sign-off. 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: Opusense (AI field inspection and site report writing; vendor publishes prices) vs Sitemate (Dashpivot + Storm) (Field forms, daily reports & voice-to-record AI; vendor publishes prices). Facts last checked Oct 26, 2026. No winner declared; not tested.

Side by side

Opusense vs Sitemate (Dashpivot + Storm): vendor-published facts side by side
Sheet rowOpusenseSitemate (Dashpivot + Storm)
CategoryAI field inspection and site report writingField forms, daily reports & voice-to-record AI
AI role (our label)AI-firstAI features added to established product
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 (read Oct 18, 2026) 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). Its YC profile says report writing time is cut by 5x (vendor claim, not verified). Y Combinator batch: Spring 2025 (YC company profile). Re-read Oct 19, 2026: unchanged in substance (SOC 2 Type II, builders, engineers and owners views). Re-checked Oct 22, 2026: homepage and pricing page unchanged in substance (constructors, field review teams and owners/facility managers; offline mobile app with photo, voice and typed notes; SOC 2 Type II stated). The footer says it is backed by Y Combinator and built in Toronto. Re-checked Oct 26, 2026: homepage and pricing page (rendered in a headless browser) unchanged in substance (AI-native field operations platform for constructors, field review teams and owners/facility managers; capture by photo, voice or typed notes; SOC 2 Type II stated).Field data platform for construction teams: Dashpivot forms plus Storm, an AI layer that drafts reports for human review. Built for construction, infrastructure and other built-world teams, it lists Dashpivot (forms, templates and workflows for safety, quality, field reporting, time & materials), the login-free Sitemate App for front-line workers, Flowsite (no-code integrations), Gearbelt (fleet, tools & equipment), an Open API and a Sitemate MCP server with read access to Dashpivot data. Storm is the AI layer built into Dashpivot: the vendor says it drafts daily reports, permits, JSAs, ITPs and timesheets from voice notes, photos, typed notes, weather and location, builds templates from a description or converts uploaded PDF/Word/Excel/photo-of-paper forms, works in multiple languages and offline (queued until reconnect), flags low-confidence fields, and never commits a record on its own: every output is a draft for human review, signature and sign-off fields always need manual action, and admins choose which workspaces, templates and fields Storm can write to. The Storm page also lists LLM selection per workflow. The homepage calls Sitemate the "#1 Front Line AI Company for the Built World" and cites customer-story figures (e.g. 1+ hour saved per crew per day); the Storm FAQ says users cut 20-30 minutes of paperwork per day for one form. These are vendor claims. We tag it AI features added because Storm sits inside the established Dashpivot product. Re-checked Oct 19, 2026: the default pricing view (11-30 users, 1-year term, USD) still lists Standard $25.20, Pro $45.00, Premium $64.80 and Platinum $84.60 per user per month and paid Sitemate App users $10.80 / $13.50 / $16.20. The Storm page now describes Storm as purpose-trained on built-world documents, with an Updraft intake layer that maps voice, photo and location inputs to your forms, a log of every input, draft, edit and approval with a named owner, and MCP connectors that expose Storm data to AI tools such as Claude, ChatGPT and Copilot. Storm is still included on all Dashpivot plans at no extra cost. Re-checked Oct 21, 2026: pricing (rendered in a headless browser), Storm and homepage unchanged in substance; Storm is still included on all Dashpivot plans, including free trials, at no additional cost, with the Updraft intake layer and MCP connectors for Claude, ChatGPT and Copilot. Re-checked Oct 23, 2026: the Storm page still describes Storm as a front-line AI agent built into Dashpivot that turns voice notes, photos and observations into draft records, never commits a record on its own (every output is a draft for human review), lets admins lock safety-critical fields to human-only entry, logs every input, draft, edit and approval, and offers MCP connectors to tools such as Claude, ChatGPT and Copilot. Re-checked Oct 26, 2026: the Storm page is unchanged in substance (drafts only, never commits a record on its own; admins choose which workspaces, templates and fields Storm can write to and can lock safety-critical fields to human-only entry; the Updraft intake layer; MCP connectors for Claude, ChatGPT and Copilot; included on all Dashpivot plans, including free trials, at no additional cost).
Who it's forField inspectors and field review teams (engineering, building science, envelope, roofing and restoration consultants), general contractors and facility managers.Infrastructure, civil and building contractors, trades, and supervisors/foremen, engineers, safety and quality teams who want field records drafted from voice and photos.
Pricing (as publicly stated)Published on opusense.com/pricing (read Oct 18, 2026), 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. 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. Re-checked Oct 19, 2026: plan prices and limits unchanged; the Enterprise card lists a 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, and the FAQ says plan changes prorate through a Stripe portal and a page generated is one rendered page of a final report. Re-checked Oct 20, 2026: Base, Pro and Teams prices and report-page limits unchanged; 14-day free trial, USD or CAD. Re-checked Oct 22, 2026 (pricing page rendered in a headless browser): unchanged (Base $49, Pro $79 and Teams $149 per user per month with 100, 1,000 and unlimited report pages; Enterprise custom; monthly or annual billing in USD or CAD; 14-day free trial with no credit card; plan changes prorate through Stripe). Re-checked Oct 24, 2026: unchanged (Base $49, Pro $79 and Teams $149 per user per month; Enterprise custom; monthly or annual billing in USD or CAD). Re-checked Oct 26, 2026 (rendered): unchanged (Base $49, Pro $79 and Teams $149 per user per month with 100, 1,000 and unlimited report pages; Enterprise custom; monthly or annual billing in USD or CAD; 14-day free trial, no credit card).Per-user (Dashpivot Contributor licenses) for companies up to about 150 employees, Enterprise unlimited beyond; Sitemate App users have free and paid licenses; Dashpivot Visitors free and unlimited on Pro and above. Vendor-listed USD prices (pricing page rendered in a headless browser, Oct 16, 2026; Contributor licenses, 11-30 users band, page default 1-year term): Standard $25.20, Pro $45.00, Premium $64.80, Platinum $84.60 per user per month; paid Sitemate App users $10.80 / $13.50 / $16.20 per user per month on Pro / Premium / Platinum. Monthly term lists Standard $28.00, Pro $50.00, Premium $72.00, Platinum $94.00; 2-, 3- and 5-year terms list lower rates (5-year: $18.37 / $32.80 / $47.24 / $61.67). Prices vary by user band, term and currency. Minimum license counts depend on company size (none under 10 employees; 10 Contributor licenses at 10-99; 20 at 100-999; 30 at 1,000+). Storm FAQ: included on all Dashpivot plans, including free trials, at no additional cost. Enterprise Unlimited has no user limit, but the page says additional fees may apply depending on the number of workspaces. Confirm current terms with the vendor. (Checked Oct 16, 2026; 1-year-term rates re-confirmed Oct 19, 2026; other terms as recorded Oct 16.) Re-checked Oct 21, 2026: default view (11-30 users, 1-year term, USD) unchanged: Standard $25.20, Pro $45.00, Premium $64.80, Platinum $84.60 per user per month; paid Sitemate App users $10.80 / $13.50 / $16.20. Re-checked Oct 23, 2026: default view (11-30 users, 1-year term, USD) unchanged: Standard $25.20, Pro $45.00, Premium $64.80, Platinum $84.60 per user per month; Storm still included with Dashpivot at no separate purchase. Re-checked Oct 24, 2026 (rendered pricing page): unchanged (Standard $25.20, Pro $45.00, Premium $64.80, Platinum $84.60 per user/month for 11-30 users on a 1-year term; paid Sitemate App users $10.80, $13.50 or $16.20). Re-checked Oct 26, 2026 (rendered pricing page): unchanged (Standard $25.20, Pro $45.00, Premium $64.80, Platinum $84.60 per user/month for 11-30 users on a 1-year term; paid Sitemate App users $10.80, $13.50 or $16.20; Visitors free and unlimited; Enterprise Unlimited by quote).
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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

  • What each sells (vendor wording): Opusense calls itself the AI-native field operations platform, with a workspace per organization and views for constructors and GCs, field review teams (engineers and architects) and owners or facility managers. Sitemate calls Storm the front line AI agent for the built world: voice briefings, site photos and observations go in, structured auditable records come out, inside Dashpivot forms.
  • Output: Opusense drafts client-ready reports in a firm's branding, with AI-enabled phrasing and automated photo caption referencing, and a reviewer workflow on Pro. Storm generates templates from a description or converts uploaded PDF, Word, Excel, CSV or photo-of-paper forms, then fills open Dashpivot forms from voice notes, photos, typed notes, weather and location.
  • Human review: Sitemate says every Storm output is a draft; signatures, sign-off fields and system-generated numbers always need manual action, low-confidence fields are flagged, and admins choose which workspaces, templates and fields Storm can write to. Opusense lists reviewer workflows and customizable reviewer and writer pre-filters on higher plans.
  • Field conditions: both describe offline capture. Sitemate says inputs queue on the mobile apps and process once connectivity returns, and that workers can contribute in Spanish, Portuguese, French, German and other languages. Opusense lists full offline functionality and French, English and Spanish on Pro.
  • Beyond reports: Dashpivot covers broader forms, lists, approvals and dashboards, with Flowsite integrations, an Open API, a Sitemate MCP server with read access to Dashpivot data, and per-workflow LLM selection. Opusense adds a dashboard assistant for querying reports and, on Teams, a field assistant for document questions and an insights page. Opusense states SOC 2 Type II; Sitemate lists SOC-2 certification access on its plan table (vendor statements).
  • AI: Opusense is AI-first. Storm sits inside the established Dashpivot product, so Sitemate is tagged AI features added to established product.
  • Pricing (checked Oct 26, 2026): Opusense lists Base $49, Pro $79 and Teams $149 per user per month (up to 100, 1,000 and unlimited report pages), Enterprise custom, monthly or annual in USD or CAD, 14-day free trial. Sitemate's default view (11-30 Contributor users, 1-year term, USD) lists Standard $25.20, Pro $45.00, Premium $64.80 and Platinum $84.60 per user per month, paid Sitemate App users $10.80 / $13.50 / $16.20, free visitors on Pro and above, with Storm included at no additional cost; rates vary by user band, term and currency.
  • Not used here: Sitemate's paperwork-minutes-saved and ratings lines and both vendors' customer logos and quotes (vendor content).

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What users say

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  • Whether your team mainly writes narrative inspection reports (Opusense's focus) or fills many structured forms (Dashpivot's focus)
  • How accurate each vendor's drafts are from your crews' voice notes and photos, and how much editing they need
  • What your real cost is under Opusense's page limits versus Sitemate's user bands, term lengths and minimum license counts
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