sizeless vs Clad

• When each is used: Clad Locates covers the request before excavation: you draw the dig area on a map, AI writes a correctly formatted locate narrative, and responses are tracked automatically so you know when it is safe to dig. sizeless works while the trench or house connection is open, documenting the pipe route and house entries so the trench can be backfilled without waiting for a separate survey appointment (vendor statement).
• What it produces: Clad Locates produces submitted, tracked 811 tickets, with bulk submit, scheduled tickets, renewals and expiring-ticket notifications on paid plans. sizeless produces a 3D point cloud, a 2D CAD as-built plan (DWG, DXF, PDF) and BIM/GIS-ready exports (IFC, RVT), and its FAQ lists AI-based use cases including automatic detection of pipes and utilities, material detection and condition assessment.
• Field capture: Clad Locates is used from a map dashboard; the Locates page says it connects with any 811 system for one dashboard across states, with supported states highlighted on a map. sizeless capture is a guided video with an iPhone Pro or iPad Pro in its SiteScan app (Android is on its roadmap), done by the crew already on site; the homepage says it works without GPS in basement areas.
• The wider product: Clad's core product is project management and billing for infrastructure, with production tracking from blueprint markups linked to quantities, milestone schedules, invoices built from production data with retainage tracking and ERP sync, vendor invoice approval, vendor management and materials tracking across warehouses. sizeless is focused on as-built documentation; its FAQ also lists building-side uses such as heat load calculation for heat pump installs.
• Who it is for: Clad describes itself as purpose-built for infrastructure, and Clad Locates as built for excavators. sizeless names network operators, civil engineering and pipeline contractors and utilities that document trenches and house connections for district heating, water, gas and fiber rollouts.
• Data handling: sizeless says data is processed and stored in Germany and Switzerland, customer data is not used to train AI models, and ISO 27001 certification is in progress (vendor statements). The Clad pages we read make no comparable statement.
• AI tags: sizeless stays AI-first. Clad stays AI features added: the AI is in Clad Locates, an add-on to its project management and billing product.
• Pricing (checked Oct 20, 2026): Clad Locates lists Free at $0 a month (20 tickets, one state), Standard at $250 a month (50 tickets, extra tickets $5 each, unlimited states) and Pro at $450 a month (50 tickets, extra tickets $9 each, KMZ-to-ticket tool, API access, SSO as an add-on); Clad's core product has no public prices and the homepage offers a custom demo. sizeless publishes no prices: its FAQ says pricing depends on project scope, data volume and deliverables, and sizeless.co/en/pricing returns a not-found page.
• Not used here: Clad's 10x-faster locate claim and its "trusted by" line, and sizeless's accuracy, delivery-time and capture-size figures (vendor claims). Neither tool has been tested by Means & Methods Lab.

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