Construction app for site task management and plan viewing
4.5/5 (26 reviews)Fieldwire is a web and mobile construction software solution for efficient task management, plan viewing and versioning, issue tracking, and team collaboration from the job site to the office. Access Free, Pro, Business, or Enterprise tier accounts within your web browser, while connecting to your project data via smartphones and tablets on our iOS and Android mobile apps. Share optimized, version-controlled floor plans and blueprints in real time, enabling contractor teams in the field to view and add annotations, markups and hyperlinks all while offline. When they reconnect to the internet, all that new data will sync to all devices and users connected to the project.
Take progress photos, add checklists and hyperlinks, export your as-built drawings, and leverage useful reporting features to conduct status updates, inspections, and punch lists. Issue tracking tools organize problems by trades and location, making them easy to submit via walkthroughs and assign them to the proper subcontractor. Aid crucial inspections with pre-loaded categories and checklist templates, and leave precise markups, including measurements, directly on your floor plans. And when you upload new versions of your drawing sets, our software will overlap those current sheets over the older ones so you can easily reference each version.
In addition, Fieldwire provides integrated task management capabilities, speeding up on-site productivity and monitoring cost and man-hours. Creating and assigning tasks to your team is as easy as a few clicks, and utilizing the built-in hashtag and “@” symbol features makes it even easier. Schedule work by setting due dates for each tasks, and use our calendar view to manage your 3 week lookahead. You can also import tasks from Excel and send automated PDF and spreadsheet reports that are fully customizable. Subcontractors can manage valuable labor, keep all their work updates in one easy-to-find location, and your projects will run smoother than they ever have before. Spend less time organizing and more time working!
Pros
More Intuitive than other software we tried. We were able to get value right away and recently had a training session to use some of the more advanced features.
The ability to access the plans or other documents anywhere via the cloud is a time saver. Great for managers that are involved in multiple projects.
Cons
It would be good if we could have a library of electrical symbols to add extra work and changes to our as builts. Or be able to build the images on a clipboard that we could paste from.
Almost zero.
Pros
The customer service has been great ( we need to use them frequently ). They are quick to resolve the many issues we have.
Cons
1. You can't make real templates for repetitive project types.
2. You can't organize projects on the home screen. We tend to have dozens of projects in different stages going on and there is not a way to organize how they sorted. They cannot be flagged or colored coded either.
3. In certain situations you need to follow strict naming conventions of imported files....it's not something I want to spend my time worrying about.
4. The task viewer is weak. The text doesn't wrap so most of the task is cut off. You cannot control the width of the columns, their names, or colors ( great for the color blind )
5. Features are buried and are inconsistent between desktop and mobile.
6. The app KILLS battery life.
7. There is not a way to leave general notes or comments.
8. Reports are weak.
9. If my boss ( who doesn't actually use it, but likes the idea of the app) didn't make me, I would have ditched this a while ago.
I am able to coordinate with trades and consultants quickly and effectively. I can usually access drawings faster than they can when speaking over the phone. All of the files are very accessible and the program is user friendly
Pros
-Having access to all of the drawings at your fingertips while on site
-Very easy to search for information through drawings as the hyperlinks copy automatically
-easy to compare new drawings to older versions
-easily access all rfi's and linked files
Cons
-Program slows down when adding mass amounts of drawings
-Would be helpful to have folders within the Photos section similar to that of the Files section
amazing customer support
Pros
web based, realtime, Mark ups are easily completed. picture adding, personal task lists, task list !
Cons
too many upgrades. Pdf export should be included in base rate. some additional mark up tools would be nice as well
I will preface my review by stating that I primarily use Fieldwire via the desktop browswer interface. My coworkers use the tablet app in the field and I coordinate with them on my desktop PC at my office.
The browser interface leaves much to be desired. Navigating the plan sheets can be clunky and making markups is tedious. The markup features are rather limited (compared to software such as Bluebeam).
The ability to organize files in each project is welcomed but the automatic revisioning feature is not the greatest, though it is functional.
That being said, my coworkers rely on the software while on the jobsite. We use the "Tasks" feature to organize and assign the work. We even have a project for our internal shop tasks such as cleaning and maintenance.
Overall, this is a vital piece of software for our business. It is not perfect and there are many things that it cannot do. But we have yet to find a better alternative.
Free Tier: $0
Pro Tier: $29.00 per user/per month (annually); $39.00 monthly
Business Tier: $39.00 per user/per month (annually); $49.00 monthly
Enterprise Tier: On request
Below are some frequently asked questions for Fieldwire.
Fieldwire offers the following pricing plans:
Starting from: $29
Pricing model: Freemium, Subscription
Free Trial: Available
Free Tier: $0
Pro Tier: $29.00 per user/per month (annually); $39.00 monthly
Business Tier: $39.00 per user/per month (annually); $49.00 monthly
Enterprise Tier: On request
Fieldwire offers the following features:
Fieldwire has the following typical customers:
Large Enterprises, Mid Size Business, Small Business
Fieldwire supports the following languages:
Chinese (Traditional), English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
Fieldwire has the following pricing plans:
Freemium, Subscription
Fieldwire supports the following devices:
Android, iPhone, iPad
Fieldwire integrates with the following applications:
Box, Dropbox, Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft Excel
Fieldwire offers the following support options:
FAQs, Knowledge Base, Online Support, Phone Support, Video Tutorials
Increased the speed of delivery of drawings and files. Ability to collaborate in real time between field and office. Portable access to all job files and drawings.