FastBuild vs Fieldwire

Fieldwire and FastBuild both put construction records in a phone, but they organise them differently: Fieldwire is built around drawings and field tasks, FastBuild is built around crew time and sites.

Fieldwire. Fieldwire by Hilti is a field management platform whose published pricing page lists four tiers per user, per month, billed annually: Basic at $0 for small teams, Pro at $39, Business at $64, and Business Plus at $89. The free Basic tier is capped at 5 users, 3 projects and 100 sheets, and covers plan viewing, task management, specifications, files and photos, and checklists. Paid tiers add reports and exports, custom forms, integrations, a BIM viewer, and eventually RFIs, submittals, change orders and budget. Fieldwire publishes native iPhone, iPad and Android applications and lists app-store reviews on its own site.

FastBuild. FastBuild is a browser-based workforce and operations tool for small crews: attendance with clock-in and clock-out, tasks per job site, daily reports, employee records, roles and permissions, and notifications. It is free to use today on the free-plan limits (attendance up to 5, tasks up to 10, reports 1); GPS attendance, file attachments, offline mode and payroll processing are paid features and paid plans are not currently purchasable. FastBuild has no native app; it runs in the browser as a web app.

Where they overlap. Both offer a free tier for a small team, both record tasks against work, and both are used by field crews on their own phones.

Where they diverge. Fieldwire's centre of gravity is the drawing sheet: plan viewing, markups, sheet compare, punch lists, inspections and, on the higher tiers, RFIs, submittals and budget. FastBuild's centre of gravity is the shift: who clocked in at which site, how many hours were worked, and what the daily record says. Fieldwire has native apps; FastBuild is web-only. FastBuild's free tier is not capped by project count, while Fieldwire's free Basic tier is capped at 3 projects.

How to choose. If your crews carry drawings and you need markups, punch lists and inspections on top of a plan set, Fieldwire is the closer fit, and its free tier is a low-risk trial. If the problem is hours: who was on site, how many hours each person has this period, and a daily report that reflects the site, FastBuild targets that problem and is free to use.

Fieldwire details on this page were verified on 2026-09-25 from fieldwire.com/pricing. Pricing, tiers and limits change; confirm current details with the vendor. This comparison is published by FastBuild.