What AI tool should I use for site photos and progress reports?
Capture the job on your phone and turn photos, 360° walks and notes into reports for clients and builders.
Residential construction management: schedules, client portal, daily logs and photos.
Verdict: Strong client-portal features for home builders, but AU builders should compare it with Buildxact and local options first.
Price: See site. Custom quote based on annual construction volume.
Job site photo app with AI reports, checklists, captions and summaries.
Verdict: The best dedicated site-photo app around. The AI reports save real time for client updates, but USD pricing adds up for bigger crews.
Price: Core US$79/month (1–2 users), Crew US$149/month (3 users), Scale US$299/month (3 users). Cheaper annually. Extra users cost more.
360° reality capture that maps your site walk to the plans automatically.
Verdict: Brilliant for builders running bigger or multi-storey jobs. Overkill for small trades.
Price: See site. Quote-based on annual construction volume.
Construction management platform with AI agents, priced by construction volume.
Verdict: The heavyweight for commercial builders. If you're a subbie, you'll probably use it because your builder does, not because you'd buy it.
Price: See site. Annual fee based on products and annual construction volume, with unlimited users. AI plans priced separately.
The industry-standard PDF markup and measurement tool for construction drawings.
Verdict: Not really an AI tool, but if your builders send Bluebeam sessions you'll need it. Pair it with an AI takeoff tool for the smart stuff.
Price: Basics US$260, Core US$330, Complete US$440 per user/year (list price).
Flexible construction forms for SWMS, ITPs, prestarts and site diaries.
Verdict: Great if you want your own SWMS and paperwork digitised exactly as you do them now. More setup than a ready-made SWMS generator.
Price: Per contributor user. Example published rates (11–30 users): Standard A$28, Pro A$50, Premium A$72, Platinum A$94/user/month monthly, or less on a 1-year term. See site for your band.
Inspections, checklists and safety reporting with an AI template builder and AI issue creation.
Verdict: The free plan is a no-brainer for digital site inspections and prestarts. Not a dedicated SWMS builder, but you can build SWMS-style templates.
Price: Free for small teams (up to 10). Premium $24/seat/month billed annually or $29 monthly (ex tax). Enterprise custom.
3D scanning app: capture rooms and sites with your phone's LiDAR or photos.
Verdict: A cheap way to capture existing conditions before a reno. Check measurements before ordering materials off a scan.
Price: Free tier. Basic $30/month or $150/year. Business $400/user/year. Check currency on site.
Prices are as published by each vendor when we last checked. Some are in USD, some AUD; some include GST and some don't. Always confirm on the vendor's site before you buy. Pricing last checked 2026-10-19.