Is Buildots or Prospect better?

Neither clearly leads. Buildots starts at On request and Prospect at $225/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Buildots or Prospect?

Buildots starts at On request and Prospect at $225/month.

Does Buildots or Prospect run on more platforms?

Buildots runs on Web, iOS, Android. Prospect runs on VR Headsets (Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Meta Quest).

What is Buildots best used for?

Buildots is most often used for a residential tower where the same fit-out sequence repeats on forty floors and the contractor wants an objective read on cycle time, a hospital or data centre fit-out where mep first fix progress is disputed between the main contractor and trades every month, a developer that wants independent progress evidence before certifying an interim payment application, a contractor building a production rate history across projects so future programmes are based on measured output rather than assumption. Of those, a residential tower where the same fit-out sequence repeats on forty floors and the contractor wants an objective read on cycle time and a hospital or data centre fit-out where mep first fix progress is disputed between the main contractor and trades every month are not what Prospect is typically brought in for.

What can Buildots do that Prospect cannot?

Buildots covers Hard hat 360 capture, Model to as-built comparison, Per activity progress scoring, Programme deviation alerts. Prospect covers BIM visualization, Real-scale viewing, Collaboration, Annotations.

Construction · head to head

Buildots vs Prospect

Buildots

Construction

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

From: On request
Rated: -

Full review Website

Prospect

Proposals

VR for architectural visualization

From: $225/month
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Each has a real cost: 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.; Prospect no longer available as a standalone product; has been discontinued and replaced by other solutions
They diverge on capability: Buildots covers Hard hat 360 capture, Prospect covers BIM visualization.
Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Buildots and Prospect actually diverge.

Attributes where Buildots and Prospect differ
Attribute	Buildots	Prospect
Starting price	On request	$225/month
Pricing model	quote	Unknown
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	VR Headsets (Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Meta Quest)
Category	Construction	Proposals
Founded	Unknown	2014

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

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 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

Only in Prospect

BIM visualization
Real-scale viewing
Collaboration
Annotations
Revit
SketchUp
Rhino
Navisworks

What people use each for

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

Buildots

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

Prospect

VR Gamingnot Buildots
AR Marketingnot Buildots
Virtual Trainingnot Buildots
3D Visualizationnot Buildots
Immersive Experiencesnot Buildots

Where each one falls short

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

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.

Prospect

No longer available as a standalone product; has been discontinued and replaced by other solutions
Acquisition by The Wild in 2021 resulted in product discontinuation and transition to Workshop XR
No ongoing development, bug fixes, or feature updates since acquisition

Pricing, plan by plan

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

Prospect

$225/month

Team$350/month
- Multiuser VR collaboration
- Design review tools
- Voice communication

Which should you pick?

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

Choose Prospect if

You need bim visualization.
You work on VR Headsets (Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Meta Quest).
You also want real-scale viewing.

Prospect review

Questions people ask

Is Buildots or Prospect better?: Neither clearly leads. Buildots starts at On request and Prospect at $225/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Buildots or Prospect?: Buildots starts at On request and Prospect at $225/month.
Does Buildots or Prospect run on more platforms?: Buildots runs on Web, iOS, Android. Prospect runs on VR Headsets (Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Meta Quest).
What is Buildots best used for?: Buildots is most often used for a residential tower where the same fit-out sequence repeats on forty floors and the contractor wants an objective read on cycle time, a hospital or data centre fit-out where mep first fix progress is disputed between the main contractor and trades every month, a developer that wants independent progress evidence before certifying an interim payment application, a contractor building a production rate history across projects so future programmes are based on measured output rather than assumption. Of those, a residential tower where the same fit-out sequence repeats on forty floors and the contractor wants an objective read on cycle time and a hospital or data centre fit-out where mep first fix progress is disputed between the main contractor and trades every month are not what Prospect is typically brought in for.
What can Buildots do that Prospect cannot?: Buildots covers Hard hat 360 capture, Model to as-built comparison, Per activity progress scoring, Programme deviation alerts. Prospect covers BIM visualization, Real-scale viewing, Collaboration, Annotations.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Buildots: What does Buildots cost?

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

Prospect: What is Prospect by IrisVR?

Prospect was an immersive VR application that converted 3D design files from Revit, Rhino, SketchUp, and Navisworks into virtual reality walkthroughs with one click. It enabled AEC teams to conduct design reviews, collaborate in VR, and present projects to clients immersively.

Source

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.

Prospect: Is Prospect still available?

No. Prospect by IrisVR was acquired by The Wild in February 2021 and has been discontinued. Autodesk Workshop XR is now the recommended successor for AEC teams migrating from Prospect.

Source

Buildots: What kind of projects suit it?

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

Prospect: How was Prospect priced?

Prospect's Team plan cost approximately $350 per workstation per month when billed annually. Earlier pricing information from 2020 showed starting prices around $225. Custom enterprise pricing was available.

Source

Buildots: Who does the site walks?

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

Prospect: What VR headsets did Prospect support?

Prospect was compatible with major VR headsets including Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and later Meta Quest. Support depended on the runtime and connection method available.

Source

Prospect: What was Prospect's biggest advantage?

Prospect's one-click conversion from native design files (Revit, Rhino, SketchUp) into immersive VR experiences was its primary value proposition, enabling non-VR specialists to easily create compelling design reviews and client presentations.

Source

Buildots vs Prospect

Buildots

Prospect

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Buildots

Only in Prospect

What people use each for

Buildots

Prospect

Where each one falls short

Buildots

Prospect

Pricing, plan by plan

Buildots

Prospect

Which should you pick?

Choose Buildots if

Choose Prospect if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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