Construction · head to head
Billd vs Dalux
Billd
Construction
Material financing and pay application advances for commercial subcontractors
- 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: Billd the contractor carries the fee rather than the supplier, so unless the cost is bid into the job or offset by a negotiated supplier cash discount, financed material is simply more expensive material.; 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: Billd covers Material financing, Dalux covers Mobile BIM viewer.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Billd 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 Billd
- Material financing
- Pay App Advance
- Same-day supplier funding
- Supplier network terms
- Credit line for materials
- Online account portal
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.
Billd
- An electrical subcontractor that has won a job larger than its cash position can carry through the first three material buysnot Dalux
- A concrete contractor whose general contractor pays at 75 days while the supplier expects 30not Dalux
- A growing mechanical firm that wants to negotiate a supplier cash discount by paying immediately, funded by Billdnot Dalux
- A subcontractor with a signed pay application sitting unpaid that needs payroll covered before the cheque landsnot 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 Billd
- 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 Billd
- 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 Billd
- 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 Billd
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Billd
- The contractor carries the fee rather than the supplier, so unless the cost is bid into the job or offset by a negotiated supplier cash discount, financed material is simply more expensive material.
- No rate card is published, so the effective annualised cost is only visible after underwriting and cannot be compared against a bank line or a card facility before you apply.
- A 120 day term assumes the general contractor pays roughly on time; if the GC drags past that, the subcontractor owes Billd on schedule regardless of whether it has been paid.
- This is credit, not construction software, so it adds a debt obligation and a covenant relationship to a business that a surety and a bonding agent will look at when setting bonding capacity.
- Coverage is US commercial construction, so contractors outside that market or working residential get little from it, and eligibility depends on project type and the creditworthiness of the paying party.
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
Billd
On request- Material Financing$undefined/year
- Supplier paid upfront
- Repayment up to 120 days
- Fee set per draw after underwriting
- Pay App Advance$undefined/year
- Advance against billed and uncollected work
- Purchase fee deducted from the advance
- Terms set per contractor
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 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 Billd or Dalux better?
- Neither clearly leads. Billd 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, Billd or Dalux?
- Dalux has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Billd and Free for Dalux.
- Does Billd or Dalux run on more platforms?
- Billd runs on Web. 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. Billd starts at On request.
- What is Billd best used for?
- Billd is most often used for an electrical subcontractor that has won a job larger than its cash position can carry through the first three material buys, a concrete contractor whose general contractor pays at 75 days while the supplier expects 30, a growing mechanical firm that wants to negotiate a supplier cash discount by paying immediately, funded by billd, a subcontractor with a signed pay application sitting unpaid that needs payroll covered before the cheque lands. Of those, an electrical subcontractor that has won a job larger than its cash position can carry through the first three material buys and a concrete contractor whose general contractor pays at 75 days while the supplier expects 30 are not what Dalux is typically brought in for.
- What can Billd do that Dalux cannot?
- Billd covers Material financing, Pay App Advance, Same-day supplier funding, Supplier network terms. Dalux covers Mobile BIM viewer, Field snagging, Dalux Box, InfraField.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Billd: Who pays Billd's fee, the contractor or the supplier?
The contractor. The supplier is paid upfront in full and carries no credit risk.
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.
Billd: Does Billd publish rates?
No. Cost depends on term, product and underwriting outcome and is disclosed in the offer.
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.
Billd: What happens if my general contractor pays late?
You still owe Billd on the agreed schedule. The 120 day term is designed to cover a normal pay cycle, not a dispute.
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.
Billd: Does using Billd affect bonding capacity?
It is a debt facility, so a surety will consider it. Discuss it with your bonding agent before drawing heavily.
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.
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