Construction · head to head
Adaptive vs Dalux
Adaptive
Construction
AI-assisted project accounting, job costing and payments for construction contractors
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
Dalux
Construction
BIM viewing, snagging and field quality control for construction and facilities teams
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Dalux has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Adaptive revenue-band pricing means a company with high turnover and thin margins, such as a materials-heavy trade, pays as if it were far more profitable than it is, and there is no seat-count lever to bring the cost down.; Dalux no pricing is published for any paid module, so comparing Dalux against Procore or Autodesk Construction Cloud on cost requires entering a sales process and waiting for a quote you cannot benchmark.
- They diverge on capability: Adaptive covers AI invoice capture, Dalux covers Mobile BIM viewer.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Adaptive and Dalux actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (quote), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Construction).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Adaptive
- AI invoice capture
- Job costing
- Approval routing
- Lien waiver collection
- Outbound payments
- Owner billing
- WIP reporting
- Accounting sync
Only in Dalux
- Mobile BIM viewer
- Field snagging
- Dalux Box
- InfraField
- Dalux FM
- Handover
- Checklists and forms
- Free viewer tier
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Adaptive
- A specialty contractor drowning in vendor invoices that need coding to cost codes, where the bookkeeper is the bottleneck on closing the monthnot Dalux
- A general contractor with dozens of project managers who all need to approve costs, and for whom per-seat construction ERP pricing is the reason field approval never got rolled outnot Dalux
- A company that has outgrown QuickBooks for job costing but is not ready to spend a year implementing Sage 300 or Viewpointnot Dalux
- A contractor whose lender or bonding agent wants a monthly WIP schedule that reconciles to the ledger without a two-day spreadsheet exercisenot Dalux
Dalux
- A Nordic main contractor wants every subcontractor raising and closing snags in one system without paying a seat fee for each trade, so the free Field Basic tier carries the supply chain.not Adaptive
- An engineering consultancy needs site staff to interrogate a federated model on a phone in a basement with no signal, where a browser-based viewer would be useless.not Adaptive
- A public asset owner wants the as-built model and asset register to survive handover into an FM system rather than arriving as a pallet of ring binders.not Adaptive
- A rail or highways contractor needs quality records located by chainage along a route rather than by level and grid on a building floor plan, which is what InfraField exists for.not Adaptive
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Adaptive
- Revenue-band pricing means a company with high turnover and thin margins, such as a materials-heavy trade, pays as if it were far more profitable than it is, and there is no seat-count lever to bring the cost down.
- Back charge handling is a recurring complaint; contractors that routinely back charge subcontractors find the workflow does not model it cleanly and end up tracking it outside the system.
- Budget structures are rigid relative to a full construction ERP, so companies that need to restructure cost codes mid-project or run multiple budget versions hit walls.
- The QuickBooks sync has documented gaps, and because Adaptive sits alongside rather than replaces the ledger, any sync failure produces two sets of numbers that someone has to reconcile by hand.
- It is a young company on a month-to-month contract with a Series A behind it, which cuts both ways: easy to leave, but the buyer carries the risk that a core accounting dependency changes ownership or direction.
Dalux
- No pricing is published for any paid module, so comparing Dalux against Procore or Autodesk Construction Cloud on cost requires entering a sales process and waiting for a quote you cannot benchmark.
- There is no cost management, estimating, budgeting or payment application functionality, so commercial teams keep a separate system and someone reconciles the two by hand.
- The integration catalogue is thin next to the American incumbents, and ERP or finance connections generally mean custom work through the API rather than a listed connector.
- Support, documentation and product terminology are strongest in Danish and Northern European construction conventions, and teams working to AIA or other North American contract norms will find the workflows do not map cleanly.
- The free tier is deliberately limited: Field Basic has no checklists, no document control and no reporting, so the free users your subcontractors get are consumers of information rather than participants in a controlled process, and upgrading them is a paid conversation.
Pricing, plan by plan
Adaptive
On request- Adaptive$undefined/month
- Priced by annual revenue band and workflow scope
- Unlimited users included
- Month-to-month billing
Dalux
Free- BIM Viewer and Field Basic$undefined/year
- Federated model viewing on desktop and mobile
- Basic snagging against drawings and BIM
- Unlimited invited project members at no cost
- Dalux Field, Box, InfraField, Handover, FM$undefined/year
- Full quality, safety and document control workflows
- Handover and tender modules
- Facilities management on the as-built model
Which should you pick?
Choose Adaptive if
- You need ai invoice capture.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want job costing.
Choose Dalux if
- You need mobile bim viewer.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android, Windows.
- You also want field snagging.
Questions people ask
- Is Adaptive or Dalux better?
- Neither clearly leads. Adaptive starts at On request and Dalux at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Adaptive or Dalux?
- Dalux has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Adaptive and Free for Dalux.
- Does Adaptive or Dalux run on more platforms?
- Adaptive runs on Web, iOS, Android. Dalux runs on Web, iOS, Android, Windows.
- Can I use Dalux for free?
- Yes. Dalux has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Adaptive starts at On request.
- What is Adaptive best used for?
- Adaptive is most often used for a specialty contractor drowning in vendor invoices that need coding to cost codes, where the bookkeeper is the bottleneck on closing the month, a general contractor with dozens of project managers who all need to approve costs, and for whom per-seat construction erp pricing is the reason field approval never got rolled out, a company that has outgrown quickbooks for job costing but is not ready to spend a year implementing sage 300 or viewpoint, a contractor whose lender or bonding agent wants a monthly wip schedule that reconciles to the ledger without a two-day spreadsheet exercise. Of those, a specialty contractor drowning in vendor invoices that need coding to cost codes, where the bookkeeper is the bottleneck on closing the month and a general contractor with dozens of project managers who all need to approve costs, and for whom per-seat construction erp pricing is the reason field approval never got rolled out are not what Dalux is typically brought in for.
- What can Adaptive do that Dalux cannot?
- Adaptive covers AI invoice capture, Job costing, Approval routing, Lien waiver collection. Dalux covers Mobile BIM viewer, Field snagging, Dalux Box, InfraField.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Adaptive: How is Adaptive priced?
By annual revenue band and the scope of workflows automated, billed monthly, with unlimited users. Adaptive does not publish a rate card; third-party listings have quoted entry points in the several hundred to one thousand dollars a month range, but the figure is negotiated.
Dalux: Is Dalux really free?
BIM Viewer and Field Basic are genuinely free with unlimited invited users. Dalux Box, the full Field product, InfraField, Handover, Tender and FM are paid and quoted privately.
Adaptive: Does it replace QuickBooks or Sage?
No. It sits on top of your general ledger and syncs to it. You keep the accounting system you have.
Dalux: Does Dalux work offline on site?
Yes. Models, drawings and snags sync to the device and the mobile apps are built to work in basements and lift shafts, syncing when signal returns.
Adaptive: Is it a full construction ERP?
No. There is no payroll, equipment costing or inventory. It targets accounts payable, job costing, billing and payments.
Dalux: Can Dalux replace Procore?
Not on the commercial side. It covers field quality, safety, documents and handover, but has no cost control, budgets or payment applications.
Adaptive: Who is it aimed at?
Construction companies roughly between $5m and $1bn in annual revenue, both general and specialty contractors.
Dalux: Is it available outside Europe?
It is sold globally and the apps are multilingual, but the customer base, partner network and support hours are centred on Northern Europe.
Adaptive: What happens to our data if we leave?
Adaptive syncs to your ledger, so the accounting record persists there. Extract documents and approval history before cancelling; month-to-month terms mean access ends quickly.
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