Unibuild compared
with Fieldwire.
Fieldwire puts the drawings and the task list in the field. Unibuild runs the contracting business behind them. Fieldwire, from Hilti, is priced per user. Unibuild is bespoke construction management software, charged per firm.
Fieldwire facts read from its pricing page and its app store listings on
What each one charges for, and whose name is on the app.
Fieldwire publishes its plans and rates on its own site. The table states the model in its terms, next to Unibuild's.
| Fieldwire | Unibuild | |
|---|---|---|
| The meter | Per user, per month, on every published plan. Custom contracts offer unlimited user options | The firm. Never per person or per seat |
| Published rate | Yes, in several currencies including sterling, with a free Basic plan for small teams. Custom contracts are quoted | One figure per firm, quoted in writing, usually the same working day. It covers everything |
| Plans | Basic, Pro, Business and Business Plus, billed monthly or annually | One platform, configured per firm. Monthly rolling or annual, no minimum term |
| Built around | Drawings and field tasks: plan viewing, task management, checklists and reports, with BIM viewing, RFIs, submittals and budget on higher tiers | The contract and the site: labour, subcontract orders, CIS and the application for payment |
| Implementation | Tailored training and dedicated success teams offered on custom contracts | No setup fee. Configuration, training and data migration included |
| The app your staff install | Fieldwire, published by Hilti Fieldwire, Inc. on the App Store and Google Play | Published on the App Store and Google Play under your company's own name and icon |
| Changes to fit your process | Custom task statuses on Pro, custom forms and task fields on Business, and API access on custom contracts | Built around your process. Changes requested after go-live are inside the monthly fee |
Sources, read 23 September 2026: Fieldwire pricing, Fieldwire home page, App Store listing and Google Play listing. Fieldwire's current rates are on its own pricing page, which is where they should be read.
The drawing on the tablet, or the money behind the job.
Fieldwire's centre of gravity is the sheet. Drawings open on the phone, tasks are placed on them, and the foreman and the project manager work from the same set. The higher tiers add BIM viewing, RFIs, submittals and a budget.
Unibuild's centre of gravity is the contracting business. Hours arrive from a code scanned at the gate, already costed to the job at the right rate. Subcontract orders, invoices and retention sit in one ledger. Applications for payment and CIS run from the same record.
Commercially, Fieldwire's published plans count users, and its custom contracts offer unlimited user options. Unibuild carries unlimited users on every plan, and the fee is fixed for three years.
Where Fieldwire fits.
| If this is you | Why |
|---|---|
| Your week turns on drawings: the current sheet, what changed on it, and who is working to it | Plan viewing, sheet compare and tasks pinned to drawings are the core of Fieldwire |
| You want a small team running today, free | Fieldwire's Basic plan is free for small teams and needs no conversation with anyone |
| RFIs and submittals are a daily part of your work | Fieldwire publishes both on its Business Plus plan |
| You work outside the UK | Fieldwire sells in many currencies and languages |
Your process, and your app.
Unibuild is bespoke construction management software for UK contractors: a platform in daily production since 2016, shaped to the way each firm already works. Anything a firm needs, Unibuild builds for it. Changes asked for after go-live are included in the monthly fee rather than charged at a day rate. The build starts from a working platform rather than an empty screen. A firm gets the fit of a bespoke system without the cost, the timescale or the risk of commissioning one from scratch. That is how bespoke construction software works at Unibuild.
The app on your operatives' phones is yours. Your staff app is published on the App Store and Google Play under your company's own name and icon. Your operatives download your app, not ours. Each person is granted the modules they need, from clock-in to RAMS. See the staff app under your own name.
Fieldwire and Unibuild, asked plainly.
What is a UK alternative to Fieldwire for a subcontractor?
Does Fieldwire charge per user?
What is the difference between Unibuild and Fieldwire?
Is there construction software where the site app carries our company name?
Can we keep Fieldwire for drawings and use Unibuild for the rest?
Compared with the rest.
Same axis, same standard of evidence, one page each.
| System | What the bill scales with | Who it suits |
|---|---|---|
| Joblogic | Named users, field engineers included | Field service and maintenance firms billing by job |
| Procore | Annual construction volume | Large main contractors running many projects at scale |
| BigChange | Licences | Mobile workforces where vehicle tracking is the point |
| Eque2 | Not published | Firms whose centre of gravity is Sage and the ledger |
| Causeway | Not published | Large contractors, highways, infrastructure and local authorities |
| COINS | Per user licence | Contractors and homebuilders wanting one ERP with the ledger inside |
| Autodesk Construction Cloud | User, project or account, by product | Model-led projects needing a common data environment |
| Commusoft | A licence per office user, manager and engineer | Heating, plumbing and electrical service firms |
| PlanRadar | Named users, with subcontractors and watchers free | Firms whose work is defects, inspections and handover records |
| Every system, side by side | The hub table | Anyone still drawing up a shortlist |