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Shovels vs Dodge One

Two ways to see construction projects early: Shovels's public-record permit and land-use data, and Dodge's researched project database. Both describe plain-language AI search. Vendor-published facts only (checked Oct 15, 2026).

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Shovels vs Dodge One: vendor-published facts side by side
Sheet rowShovelsDodge One (Dodge Construction Network)
CategoryBuilding permit & contractor dataProject leads & market data
AI role (our label)AI features added to established productAI features added to established product
What it doesU.S. building permit, contractor, property, and zoning/land-use decision data gathered from local jurisdictions, with permits AI-classified into structured records. Vendor figures (not verified): 196M+ building permits, 3.89M+ licensed contractors, 2,820+ jurisdictions, 7M+ new permits a month; it says land-use decisions can be public as much as 18 months before a permit is filed. Delivered through the Shovels Online web app, a REST API, and bulk data shares. Charlie, the AI agent inside Shovels Online, answers plain-English questions about permits, contractors, and city decisions, filters false positives, builds charts, and shows the SQL behind each answer.Commercial construction project database for finding planning-stage and bid-stage projects, specs, and the owners, architects, and contractors behind them. Dodge says projects are verified by its research team and that it publishes 7,000+ updates a day (vendor figure). AI Search Assist, which Dodge marks as new, takes a plain-language request (Dodge's example: "HVAC projects over $2M bidding soon near Nashville"), applies the matching filters, and shows them as editable pills; Dodge says it is built into Dodge One at no additional cost. Dodge also lists Bid Board by Downtobid, an inbox-based bid-invite manager for subcontractors, as part of the Dodge family.
Who it's forBuilding materials and equipment companies, construction technology firms, energy and climate, home services, real estate, insurance, telecom, and research teams (Shovels's industry list).Building product manufacturers, distributors, general contractors, subcontractors, and architects and engineers (Dodge's list).
Pricing (as publicly stated)Credit-based (a credit is one record retrieved). Free $0/mo (500 credits, 1 year of history, 1 seat); Basic $599/mo (25,000 credits, full history, 1 seat); Pro $999/mo (50,000 credits, up to 2 seats); Enterprise custom. Bulk Enterprise Data License by quote. (Pricing checked Oct 15, 2026.)Not publicly listed (Dodge's pages route to Request a Demo; AI Search Assist is described as included in Dodge One at no additional cost).
Test statusNot tested. No scores.Not tested. No scores.
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