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Autodesk Build
Formerly PlanGrid

Overview

What is Autodesk Build?

Autodesk Build, based on the former PlanGrid, is construction productivity software. It includes tools to collaborate, collect, and manage project information throughout the project’s construction and operations lifespan. It enables document centralization and tracking.

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Autodesk Build Review

Rating: 7 out of 10
October 16, 2024
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
Autodesk Build is the home of all our files and BIM sheets. Constant site monitoring reports are used on the build page such as forms, meetings, reports, sheets, schedule, fil...
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Verified user
Employee
Autodesk Build1 year of experience

Nothing for Something

Rating: 1 out of 10
November 1, 2021
Vetted ReviewVerified User
While PlanGrid seems to be a good program it really did not fit into our company [and] our employees found it difficult to navigate and use. We quickly discontinued use and ju...
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Craig Price
Professional - Corporate
Owner
Craig Price Inc
Autodesk Build1 year of experience

Choose Plangrid and your users will love you.

Rating: 6 out of 10
February 29, 2020
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We are currently in the process of integrating Plangrid in all of our departments except accounting. We initially used it just for doing punch-lists but now require all projec...
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Jeffrey Rudacille
Manager - Information Technology
IT Manager
Edwards Construction Services Inc.
Autodesk Build2 years of experience

PlanGrid is great

Rating: 8 out of 10
February 24, 2020
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We use PlanGrid to communicate information to the field. It allows us to share information with the field staff immediately. Our estimators also use it when attending pre-bid ...
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Kyle Montague
Employee - Sales
Senior Estimator
Spacecon Specialty Contractors, LLC.
Autodesk Build5 years of experience

Expanding Use of PlanGrid Features

Rating: 10 out of 10
January 8, 2019
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We love using PlanGrid for it ability to put all the documents, questions and images in one place for a project team. It's extremely useful to us during the program verificati...
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Nicholas Bittner
Professional - Professional Services
Principal, CFO, Architect
BDT Architects & Interior Designers
Autodesk Build3 years of experience
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Pricing

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Nailgun

$39

Cloud
user per month

Dozer

$59

Cloud
user per month

Crane

$139

Cloud
user per month

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee
For the latest information on pricing, visithttps://app.plangrid.com/pricing

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Product Demos

Runding's PlanGrid to Kahua File Manager Sync Demo

YouTube

3 BIM construction cloud product demo plangrid build mobile

YouTube

PlanGrid Demo

YouTube

PlanGrid - Report Collaboration and Approval

YouTube

Software Demo Video for Plan Grid

YouTube

ACC Connect Demo: Google Drive Files To PlanGrid

YouTube
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Features

Construction Project & Field Management

Features related to collaboration between construction management and project execution (e.g. the office and the job site, general contractors and subcontractors)

6.5
Avg 7.6
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Product Details

What is Autodesk Build?

Autodesk Build (based on the former PlanGrid) is construction productivity software used on more than 500,000 projects around the world. The company provides contractors and owners in all construction verticals the tools to collaborate effectively and collect and manage project information throughout the project’s construction and operations lifespan.

Autodesk Build aims to increase team productivity by: streamlining document management and control, providing collaborators with easy access to all project information from any device, and enabling seamless collaboration. This leads to building the most comprehensive record set for the entire construction and operations lifecycle and consistently delivering on time and on budget.

Autodesk Build Features

Construction Project & Field Management Features

  • Supported: Plan distribution & viewing
  • Supported: Plan markups & sharing
  • Supported: Document sharing
  • Supported: Issue tracking & punchlists
  • Supported: Photo documentation
  • Supported: Jobsite reports
  • Supported: RFI tools
  • Supported: Collaboration & approvals
  • Supported: As-built drawings
  • Supported: Mobile app

Autodesk Build Screenshots

Screenshot of No confusing folders - all your plans at your fingertips.Screenshot of Easy overlay to visually detect changes or clashes.Screenshot of Track issues directly on the plan, including descriptions, photos, cost, and schedule impacts.Screenshot of Mark up plans for instant communication between field and office.Screenshot of Attach any kind of construction documents to your plans, including 360 photos.Screenshot of Track, review, and submit all your field reports on a mobile device.

Autodesk Build Integrations

Autodesk Build Competitors

Autodesk Build Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationApple iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Mobile Web
Supported LanguagesEnglish, Spanish, French, Finnish, Hungarian, Italian, Chinese, Korean, Polish, Swedish

Frequently Asked Questions

Autodesk Build, based on the former PlanGrid, is construction productivity software. It includes tools to collaborate, collect, and manage project information throughout the project’s construction and operations lifespan. It enables document centralization and tracking.

Procore, Autodesk BIM Collaborate Pro, and Fieldwire are common alternatives for Autodesk Build.

Reviewers rate Photo documentation and Jobsite reports highest, with a score of 9.

The most common users of Autodesk Build are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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Reviews From Top Reviewers

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Autodesk Build Review

Rating: 7 out of 10
Incentivized
October 16, 2024
Verified User
Employee in Product Management
Construction Company, 11-50 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
Autodesk Build
1 year of experience
Pros
  • File management
  • Collaboration
  • Time saving
Cons
  • Files, making the files system easier to navigate and find files.
  • More ability to alter meeting templates to be used in multiple ways.
  • The sheets tool - has a hard time loading large sheet packages, and scrolling between sheets or files is not possible making review online harder then downloading a pdf.

Nothing for Something

Rating: 1 out of 10
November 01, 2021
CP
Craig Price
Owner
Craig Price Inc (Construction, 1-10 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Autodesk Build
1 year of experience
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Pros
  • [In my opinion] sell their product.
  • [In my experience] invoice for a product you don't use
Cons
  • Make product more user friendly.
  • Get rid of shady billing practices.

Choose Plangrid and your users will love you.

Rating: 6 out of 10
Incentivized
February 29, 2020
JR
Jeffrey Rudacille
IT Manager
Edwards Construction Services Inc. (Construction, 51-200 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Autodesk Build
2 years of experience
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Pros
  • Plangrid is the best SaaS I have seen for ease of uploading construction plans and automated organization of those plans.
  • For companies that are not using other products for mobile access, the Plangrid mobile apps are perfect to allow people on and off site to share and collaborate in many phases of construction project documentation.
  • Plangrid has a very responsive technical support team (although it is pretty much email only).
  • Plangrid's website layout is easy to use and understand and allows new users to jump right in and do basic to moderate tasks without little training.
Cons
  • Plangrid is in the process of adding enhanced construction documentation such as better Submittal, RFI, and Field Reporting modules, but the ones in place right now will not be up to par for some people used to more full-featured applications such as Sage or Procore.
  • Like other SaaS Construction applications, Plangrid is very expensive. Too expensive in my opinion. They should find ways to offer more tiers of cost so smaller companies can use the application is a limited manner and not have to pay the same cost as the larger companies which may get more use out of advanced features.
  • On the same theme of cost, many of Plangrids collaboration features require all collaborators to have a license. Try telling all 30 subs on your project that they have to run out and pay an extra $50-$100/MO per employee to collaborate with you. Does not always go over well.
  • Plangrids Field Report, Submittal and RFI modules are still a bit of a work in progress.

PlanGrid is great

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized
February 24, 2020
KM
Kyle Montague
Senior Estimator
Spacecon Specialty Contractors, LLC. (Construction, 51-200 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Autodesk Build
5 years of experience
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Pros
  • One of the things that we like about Plan Grid is when we receive an updated plan sheet we can upload it and have a record of the changes that have been made along the way.
  • Information can be shared in real time.
  • Our field team has all of the information that they need at their fingertips.
Cons
  • Uploading revised plans is a little cumbersome. It would be nice if you didn't have to add a new version every time you updated a sheet.
  • Sometimes the sheet number and name recognition does not work properly when adding a new job or updating sheets. There is a workaround but it would be nice if it was more consistent.
  • The cost seems a little high. It would be nice if they increased the plan limit for each pricing tier.
  • They got rid of their free version, 50 sheet limit. We used to have our estimators use this option, but now we have to pay for a subscription for a service that is only used once in a while.
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