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Assignar vs Buildots

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Assignar

Construction

Crew, equipment and compliance dispatch for self-perform and speciality contractors

From
On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
Buildots logo

Buildots

Construction

Hard hat mounted 360 cameras and computer vision that score build progress against the BIM model

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Assignar it is built for contractors who own crews and plant, so a general contractor coordinating subcontractors gets little from it beyond its own self-perform scopes.; Buildots tracking depends on a BIM model maintained at construction level of detail; on a job where the model is stale or was never built for coordination, the comparison degrades and much of the value disappears.
  • They diverge on capability: Assignar covers Crew and equipment scheduling, Buildots covers Hard hat 360 capture.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Assignar and Buildots actually diverge.

Attributes where Assignar and Buildots differ
AttributeAssignarBuildots

Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (quote), free tier (No), platforms (Web, iOS, Android), 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 Assignar

  • Crew and equipment scheduling
  • Digital dockets and timesheets
  • Compliance and competency tracking
  • Forms and inspections
  • Offline mobile capture
  • Production and cost reporting

Only in Buildots

  • Hard hat 360 capture
  • Model to as-built comparison
  • Per activity progress scoring
  • Programme deviation alerts
  • Delay forecasting
  • Visual evidence trail
  • Subcontractor performance reporting

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Assignar

  • A civil contractor scheduling crews and plant across multiple sites from one dispatch boardnot Buildots
  • A concrete or earthworks subcontractor replacing paper dockets that arrive three days latenot Buildots
  • A contractor that must prove operator competency and induction status on regulated sitesnot Buildots
  • A self-perform contractor comparing actual crew hours against estimated production ratesnot Buildots

Buildots

  • A residential tower where the same fit-out sequence repeats on forty floors and the contractor wants an objective read on cycle timenot Assignar
  • A hospital or data centre fit-out where MEP first fix progress is disputed between the main contractor and trades every monthnot Assignar
  • A developer that wants independent progress evidence before certifying an interim payment applicationnot Assignar
  • A contractor building a production rate history across projects so future programmes are based on measured output rather than assumptionnot Assignar

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Assignar

  • It is built for contractors who own crews and plant, so a general contractor coordinating subcontractors gets little from it beyond its own self-perform scopes.
  • It is not an accounting or payroll system, so the value depends on a clean integration to your finance system and on someone owning the reconciliation when hours disagree.
  • Australian origins show in terminology and compliance defaults, and North American users spend setup time translating concepts such as tickets and inductions into local equivalents.
  • Offline capture works, but photo-heavy forms on poor connections remain the weak point and should be tested on your worst site before a full rollout.
  • Supervisors have to maintain the schedule for the reporting to mean anything, and dispatchers used to a whiteboard resist that for months unless the change is enforced.

Buildots

  • Tracking depends on a BIM model maintained at construction level of detail; on a job where the model is stale or was never built for coordination, the comparison degrades and much of the value disappears.
  • The data only arrives if someone walks the site every week with the camera, so coverage decays quietly when the site team is under pressure, exactly when the reporting is most needed.
  • Pricing is per project rather than per seat and includes hardware, so a contractor cannot roll it out cheaply across a portfolio of small jobs and it is uneconomic below a certain project value.
  • It reads interior fit-out and repetitive vertical work far better than structure, groundworks or external envelope, so a large fraction of a project's programme is outside what it can score.
  • Making progress objective creates commercial friction with subcontractors whose valuations have historically been negotiated, and contractors who deploy it without addressing that in the subcontract get pushback rather than adoption.

Pricing, plan by plan

Assignar

On request
  • Assignar$undefined/year
    • Crew and equipment scheduling
    • Digital dockets and timesheets
    • Compliance tracking

Buildots

On request
  • Buildots$undefined/year
    • Priced per project by size and duration
    • Camera hardware included in the engagement
    • Model onboarding and setup quoted separately

Which should you pick?

Choose Assignar if

  • You need crew and equipment scheduling.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want digital dockets and timesheets.
Assignar review

Choose Buildots if

  • You need hard hat 360 capture.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want model to as-built comparison.
Buildots review

Questions people ask

Is Assignar or Buildots better?
Neither clearly leads. Assignar starts at On request and Buildots at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Assignar or Buildots?
Assignar starts at On request and Buildots at On request.
Does Assignar or Buildots run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, iOS, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What is Assignar best used for?
Assignar is most often used for a civil contractor scheduling crews and plant across multiple sites from one dispatch board, a concrete or earthworks subcontractor replacing paper dockets that arrive three days late, a contractor that must prove operator competency and induction status on regulated sites, a self-perform contractor comparing actual crew hours against estimated production rates. Of those, a civil contractor scheduling crews and plant across multiple sites from one dispatch board and a concrete or earthworks subcontractor replacing paper dockets that arrive three days late are not what Buildots is typically brought in for.
What can Assignar do that Buildots cannot?
Assignar covers Crew and equipment scheduling, Digital dockets and timesheets, Compliance and competency tracking, Forms and inspections. Buildots covers Hard hat 360 capture, Model to as-built comparison, Per activity progress scoring, Programme deviation alerts.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Assignar: Is this for general contractors or subcontractors?

Speciality and self-perform contractors. The unit of work is a crew and a machine on a shift, which is not how a general contractor coordinates trades.

Buildots: What does Buildots cost?

It is quoted per project based on size, duration and scope, with camera hardware included. Nothing is published.

Assignar: Does the mobile app work without signal?

Yes, entries are captured offline and synchronised later. Test it with photos attached on your worst site, because that is where sync problems appear.

Buildots: Do I need a BIM model?

Yes. The system scores progress by comparing captured conditions against model objects, so the model quality sets the ceiling on accuracy.

Assignar: Does it handle payroll?

No. It captures hours and quantities and passes them to your payroll or enterprise resource planning system.

Buildots: What kind of projects suit it?

Repetitive vertical work with heavy interior fit-out. Civil, groundworks and external envelope are poorly covered.

Buildots: Who does the site walks?

Your own site team, typically once or twice a week. There is no Buildots operator on site.

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