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Visibuild vs Dalux Field

Two field quality platforms for inspections, punch lists and handover. Visibuild frames itself as QA-powered construction management from inspection test plans through defects and warranty, with no public prices; Dalux Field leads with BIM on site and a free Basic tier. Vendor pages read Oct 23, 2026; desk research, not tested, no winner.

DESK RESEARCH, NOT TESTED. Compiled from vendors' public websites (accessed Oct 23, 2026). Vendor claims are not verified by Means & Methods Lab. No scores or rankings.

In short: Visibuild (Construction QA, ITPs & punch/closeout; no public prices (quote / sales)) vs Dalux Field (BIM field QA, punch lists & inspections; free option; paid prices not listed). Facts last checked Oct 23, 2026. No winner declared; not tested.

Side by side

Visibuild vs Dalux Field: vendor-published facts side by side
Sheet rowVisibuildDalux Field
CategoryConstruction QA, ITPs & punch/closeoutBIM field QA, punch lists & inspections
AI role (our label)Not AI-firstNot AI-first
What it doesConstruction quality-management platform for inspections, ITPs, NCRs, punch lists, handover packs and defect liability workflows. It is built around inspections, ITPs/ITCs with hold and witness points, issues/NCRs, punch lists and snagging, project completion/handover packs, and post-completion defect liability workflows. Homepage and punch-list product pages describe mobile capture with photos and locations (online or offline), multi-reviewer sign-off, lot/zone closeout, revision control that updates linked inspections when drawings change, and a handover pack that builds from signed inspections and certificates as work happens. Vendor customer quotes cite defect-cost cuts and preventing a wrong concrete pour (customer claims, not verified). The pages we read do not describe generative AI, so we tag it Not AI-first. Re-checked Oct 19, 2026: the homepage now frames the platform in four stages: pre-construction (risk registers, ITP and ITC templates mapped to hold and witness points, milestones built once and pushed to every project), construction, project completion and maintenance and warranty. It adds suppliers logging factory checks on precast or switchgear before delivery as a named role, and lists data centres, healthcare, residential, commercial and infrastructure. It still describes no AI, so the tag stays. Re-checked Oct 21, 2026 (homepage read through a fetch service; direct curl and headless Chrome returned an empty 202 response): unchanged in substance (pre-construction, construction, project completion and maintenance and warranty stages; ITP and ITC templates mapped to hold and witness points; revision control; multi-reviewer sign-off; offline field use; a handover pack built as work is signed off). Still no AI described, so the tag stays. Re-checked Oct 23, 2026: still covers pre-construction through construction, completion and maintenance/warranty, with inspection test plans, punch lists, commissioning, off-site supplier checks and post-completion defects linked back to the original inspection; the site now announces a Document Management feature. No AI is described on the pages read.On-site construction management app that connects drawings, BIM models, quality, safety and tasks on mobile. Lists checklist / test-and-inspection workflows with inspection points, responsibilities and acceptance criteria; punch lists and defect tasks pinned to drawings or BIM elements; offline capture with auto sync; safety inspections and observations; and SiteWalk / TwinBIM-style model-to-field checks. Vendor says 2.5 million+ app downloads, 1.7 million users, 23 languages, and unlimited users with local support (vendor claims). Dalux Field Basic is a free punch/defect tier (unlimited tasks, drawings/BIM upload, invite project members); Field Standard/Pro add features such as inspection plans. The Field pages we read do not describe generative AI. Re-checked Oct 19, 2026: (read through a text fetch; a plain request returned 403) the Field and Field Basic pages are unchanged in substance. Field Basic is still described as completely free, with unlimited tasks, user groups, status dashboards and export of tasks and audit trails for handover, and a viewer the vendor says handles anything from 1 to 600 BIM models on any device with on-site measuring; inspection plans still need Field Standard or Field Pro. Still no AI described. Re-checked Oct 20, 2026 (text fetch; a plain request returned 403): the Field and Field Basic pages are unchanged in substance (2.5 million+ downloads, 1.7 million users, 23 languages, unlimited users and local support, vendor claims); still no AI described. Re-checked Oct 22, 2026 (text fetch; a plain request returned 403): the Field, Field Basic and punch list pages are unchanged in substance (BIM viewer for 1 to 600 models, issues, tasks and inspections linked to BIM elements, SiteWalk evaluation in Field, checklists and test-and-inspection plans, weekly safety inspections and observations, offline sync, 23 languages, unlimited users); still no AI described. Download and user counts and customer quotes are vendor material and not used. Re-read Oct 23, 2026 for a compare: Field Basic is still free with unlimited tasks, user groups, dashboards, export and the BIM viewer; inspection plans still need Field Standard or Field Pro. Still no AI described.
Who it's forGeneral contractors, trade partners, consultants, engineers and clients standardising QA across residential, commercial, infrastructure and data-centre projects (vendor framing; Australia-heavy customer examples).Construction and site managers, quality and safety managers, BIM managers and subcontractors on BIM-enabled or drawing-based projects (strong European / infrastructure presence on customer quotes).
Pricing (as publicly stated)Not publicly listed (book-a-demo / sales; no public price list on the pages we reached Oct 16, 2026; unchanged Oct 19, 2026, every call to action is Book a Demo). Re-checked Oct 21, 2026: unchanged, no public prices. Re-checked Oct 23, 2026: still no public prices (Book a demo / Contact sales); no change.Field Basic: free (no hidden fees per product page; unlimited tasks and project invites). Field Standard and Field Pro: upgrade when you need more (e.g. inspection plans); dollar prices not publicly listed on the pages we read. (Checked Oct 16, 2026; unchanged Oct 19, 2026.) Re-checked Oct 20, 2026: Field Basic still completely free with no hidden fees; inspection plans still need Field Standard or Field Pro. Re-checked Oct 22, 2026: unchanged (Field Basic completely free with no hidden fees; inspection plans need Field Standard or Field Pro, which are not priced on the pages we read). Re-read Oct 23, 2026: Field Basic free; Field Standard and Field Pro still unpriced on the site.
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Facts last checked: Oct 23, 2026. Prices change; check the vendor page before relying on them.

Where the vendor descriptions differ

  • Scope: Visibuild covers four stages: pre-construction (risk, project planning, inspection test plans), construction (inspections, progress, documents, off-site supplier tracking, issues), completion (commissioning, defects, snags, punch lists) and maintenance (post-completion defects and tickets). Dalux Field covers tasks, punch lists and defects, checklists, test-and-inspection plans, safety inspections and observations, all tied to drawings and BIM models.
  • Models vs workflow: Dalux Field's centre is the model; its Basic tier includes a BIM viewer the vendor says handles anything from 1 to 600 models on any device. Visibuild's pages focus on the QA record: a handover pack that builds as work happens, revision control, multi-reviewer sign-off and DLP defects linked back to the original inspection.
  • Who takes part: Visibuild names GCs, trade partners, owners, suppliers and consultants, with suppliers logging factory checks before delivery. Dalux Field Basic lets you invite any number of project participants and export data for your records or the client.
  • Offline and reporting: both say they work offline in the field; Visibuild lists live dashboards across one job or many, and Dalux Field Basic includes dashboards and export.
  • AI tags: neither vendor describes AI on the pages read; both are tagged Not AI-first.
  • Pricing (checked Oct 23, 2026): Visibuild lists no prices (Book a demo / Contact sales). Dalux Field Basic is free; inspection plans need Field Standard or Field Pro, which have no public prices.
  • Not used here: customer stories, project values and usage figures (vendor material). Neither tool has been tested by Means & Methods Lab.

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

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