Unibuild compared
with PlanRadar.
PlanRadar records the building. Unibuild runs the contracting business. PlanRadar pins defects, inspections and site diaries to drawings, priced per user. Unibuild is bespoke construction management software, charged per firm, built around labour, subcontract and the valuation.
PlanRadar facts read from its pricing page and its app store listings on
What each one charges for, and whose name is on the app.
PlanRadar publishes its model and its rates. Unibuild quotes one figure per firm, in writing, and it covers everything. The table sets the two side by side.
| PlanRadar | Unibuild | |
|---|---|---|
| The meter | Per user, per month. Subcontractors and watchers are included free, without limit | The firm. Never per person or per seat |
| Published rate | Yes, on the Basic, Starter and Pro plans. Enterprise is quoted | One figure per firm, quoted in writing, usually the same working day. It covers everything |
| Billing and term | Monthly or annual billing. Enterprise terms are set in an individual agreement | Monthly rolling or annual. No minimum term, no exit fee, cancel by email |
| Built around | Site documentation pinned to plans and BIM models: defects, snagging, inspections, site diaries and handovers | The contract and the site: labour, subcontract orders, CIS and the application for payment |
| Where it sells | Over 200,000 users across 75+ countries, by its own account | Built for UK firms, with data held in AWS London |
| The app your staff install | PlanRadar Construction Manager, published by PlanRadar GmbH 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 | Its store listing says it "adapts to the way you work". A customisable Template Builder on Pro and Enterprise, and an Open API | Built around your process. Changes requested after go-live are inside the monthly fee |
Sources, read 23 September 2026: PlanRadar pricing, PlanRadar home page, App Store listing and Google Play listing. PlanRadar's current rates are on its own pricing page, which is where they should be read.
The record of the building, or the running of the job.
PlanRadar's centre of gravity is the drawing. A defect, a task or an inspection becomes a ticket placed on the plan or the model, with photographs and notes, and the report comes out of those tickets. Subcontractors and watchers join free, which suits a firm that needs its supply chain closing out snags.
Unibuild's centre of gravity is the contracting business. Who was on site, what they cost, what was ordered, what the subcontractor is owed, what has been certified and what is retained. Hours arrive from a code scanned at the gate, already costed to the job. Applications for payment, retention and CIS run from the same record.
Commercially, the meters differ in one place. PlanRadar counts the users inside your firm. Unibuild counts nothing, carries unlimited users on every plan, and fixes the fee for three years.
Where PlanRadar fits.
| If this is you | Why |
|---|---|
| Your core problem is defects, snagging and handover records against drawings | PlanRadar is built around tickets placed on plans and BIM models, and its reports come from them |
| You are a consultancy, architect, developer or property owner inspecting across a portfolio | PlanRadar lists each of those as a customer group, and covers building operations as well as the build phase |
| You work in more than one country | PlanRadar sells across 75+ countries by its own account |
| You want to buy online today at a published per-user rate | PlanRadar sells self-service plans with a 30-day free trial |
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. QR clock-in posters are printed in your branding, and documents generate on your own letterhead. See the staff app under your own name.
PlanRadar and Unibuild, asked plainly.
What is a UK alternative to PlanRadar for a building contractor?
Does PlanRadar charge per user?
What is the difference between Unibuild and PlanRadar?
Which construction app can we publish under our own company name?
Can we use PlanRadar and Unibuild together?
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 |
| Fieldwire | Named users, with unlimited-user options on custom contracts | Teams coordinating field tasks against drawings |
| Every system, side by side | The hub table | Anyone still drawing up a shortlist |