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Steelray Delay Analyzer vs SmartPM

Two ways to get delay findings out of schedule updates: Steelray Delay Analyzer is desktop forensic software for P6 that names its method (AACE RP 29R-03 half-step); SmartPM is a cloud project-controls platform that lists windows analysis and delay metrics.

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Steelray Delay Analyzer vs SmartPM: vendor-published facts side by side
Sheet rowSteelray Delay AnalyzerSmartPM
CategoryForensic delay & critical path analysis (Primavera P6)Schedule analytics & project controls
AI role (our label)Not AI-firstNot AI-first
What it doesDesktop delay-analysis software for Primavera P6 schedules. Vendor says it runs a fully automated half-step analysis using the Daily Progress Method, following AACE RP 29R-03 (MIP 3.4), on any number of XER update exports, and identifies and quantifies delays that moved the finish date, including concurrent and but-for delays. Outputs listed: an Overview Report splitting delays and accelerations into progress-related changes and schedule revisions per period, Period Detail Reports naming the activities that drove impact, longest-path change analysis, a contemporaneous critical path for each window, a progress-only schedule export, near-critical thresholds, an Excel export, and a 3D Gantt where you drag the data date. Vendor says it is chosen by delay experts and expert witnesses in claims disputes (vendor claim). Steelray also sells Project Analyzer (MS Project quality), Analyzer for P6 (Steelray and DCMA checks) and Project Viewer. The site does not describe AI.Project controls and schedule analytics platform that connects to existing CPM scheduling software and runs what the vendor calls Automated Project Controls: schedule quality checks, progress against baselines, delay and compression metrics, and windows analysis (a customer quote says this went from weeks to minutes or hours; customer claim, not verified). Company, executive, and project dashboards plus a web-based Gantt. Procore integration is mentioned in a customer quote. The homepage does not describe the product as AI, so we tag it Not AI-first.
Who it's forScheduling professionals, delay analysts and claims consultants working with Primavera P6 updates (vendor wording).General contractors, owners, and developers in commercial construction (vendor wording).
Pricing (as publicly stated)Per user, unlimited projects, tech support and updates included: annual subscription $3,990 per user per year, or monthly subscription $390 per user per month. (Pricing checked Oct 15, 2026.)Annual plans with unlimited users. Essentials $12K per year for up to 50 projects (automated schedule health checks, revision compare, core analytics). Controls $25K per year with 5 Controls slots (adds full project analytics, interactive Gantt, what-if scenarios and time impact analysis, portfolio insights). Pricing page offers a 60-day risk-free trial. (Pricing checked Oct 15, 2026.)
Test statusNot tested. No scores.Not tested. No scores.
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