VIDEO: Fieldwire Review: Top Features, Pros And Cons, And Similar Products

fieldwire is a construction software platform designed with mobile devices top of mind if you're in the market for a construction software system you'll want to consider fieldwire but if you're in a rush we can help use our product selection tool at technologyadvice.com to get a free list of construction software recommendations click the link in the description below to get started fieldwire is a place to store blueprints and files collaborate with colleagues and create and assign tasks the software lets you keep track of blueprint versions with mockup tools for sharing ideas making annotations and uploading files and you can dispatch and schedule crew members for jobs fieldwire is a software as a service or sas tool that works for companies of all sizes and it can be used in a web browser or through the mobile application for ios and android devices the system comes in three paid plans priced per user per month including a free plan for up to five users you can request a free demo on the fieldwire website fieldwire comes with a number of features to help with construction projects the core feature of fieldwire is plan viewing you can view project blueprints keep track of different versions and compare versions the system also lets you make comments take photos and upload to comments use the drawing tool to make annotations and share with colleagues in this way fieldwire is kind of like google docs for construction blueprints and it's designed specifically for mobile devices fieldwire comes with a task management feature that lets you create tasks assigned to co-workers and set deadlines you can also prioritize tasks giving them a location enter any associated costs and required manpower set dependencies and group by team using categories once you've created some tasks you can see them in either a priority view or a calendar view priority view slightly resembles a kanban board and it orders tasks by importance and completion and verification status priority view slightly resembles a kanban board and it orders tasks by importance completion and verification status working in the calendar view you can drag and drop tasks without deadlines onto the calendar and then extend them out to set a task duration you can view all of your tasks at once or you can filter them down by category or tag to only see tasks assigned to a certain team or process the punch list feature in fieldwire lets you create standardized processes for inspections and walkthroughs in the plan viewing feature you can click on any room on your blueprint to create a punch list punch lists are saved as tasks that you can add checklists to and otherwise manage like you would regular tasks you can create a new checklist for each punch list or you can create checklist templates to easily select for certain rooms if you're doing multiple rooms you can duplicate punch lists after you've made them and drag and drop them onto the appropriate rooms fieldwire is a top rated tool but it still comes with its pros and cons one of the most convenient aspects of fieldwire is the ability to upload and annotate photos and videos you can add these as comments on blueprints but you can also attach them to tasks the system also excels at facilitating collaboration between team members and it's easy to use for new users however some users have noted issues with the drawing and handwritten notes features and others have expressed a desire for other ways to export plans besides emailing colleagues a shareable link before buying something as large as a construction software platform it's a good idea to get several quotes if you're interested in fieldwire you might also want to consider co-construct builder trend procore and monday.com still not sure if fieldwire is right for you use our product selection tool at technologyadvice.com to get a free list of construction software recommendations click the button on the left to get started

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