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Outbuild vs Planera

Two newer collaborative scheduling platforms that both connect field plans to the master schedule and describe AI. Vendor-published facts only.

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Outbuild vs Planera: vendor-published facts side by side
Sheet rowOutbuildPlanera
CategoryCollaborative scheduling & lookaheadAI-native CPM scheduling
AI role (our label)AI-firstAI-first
What it doesVendor describes itself as an AI-powered, collaborative scheduling and field coordination platform: build master schedules (or import from MS Project or P6), create lookaheads from the master schedule with progress pushing back automatically, weekly work plans with trade commitments, and reporting such as Percent Planned Complete, Percent Roadblocks Removed, Reason for Variance, and S-curves. Procore integration is described by customers; the pricing FAQ (checked Oct 15, 2026) lists two-way Procore integration, Autodesk Construction Cloud integration, and export to PDF, XML, or XER. Vendor cites 450+ customers and $50B+ in active projects (vendor claims).Visual, collaborative CPM scheduling platform described as AI-native: critical path and float management, DCMA-14 schedule quality checks, resource loading and trade stacking, field schedules connected to the master, a whiteboard for pull planning, and AI that turns plain-English requests into schedules and updates, explores what-if scenarios, flags missing logic and shrinking float, and drafts owner updates and delay narratives. Vendor cites 100+ builders (vendor claim).
Who it's forGeneral contractors, owners, trade partners, and architects; superintendents and schedulers.Builders' project managers, superintendents, schedulers, and field crews.
Pricing (as publicly stated)Starts at $999/month, billed annually, scaled by the company's annual construction volume rather than by user or project; every plan includes unlimited users and projects. Outbuild Pro (portfolio dashboards, risk and variance analysis) is custom-priced. Free trial offered. (Pricing checked Oct 15, 2026.)Not publicly listed. Pricing page describes customized pricing from a single project to company-wide use, with unlimited users at no extra cost; a custom quote comes through a demo. (Pricing page checked Oct 15, 2026.)
Test statusNot tested. No scores.Not tested. No scores.
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