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CorePlan vs Envirosuite

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CorePlan

Mining

Drilling programme management for mineral exploration teams and drilling contractors

From
$1350/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Envirosuite logo

Envirosuite

Mining

Environmental monitoring and management platform

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: CorePlan pricing is usage based on plods or shifts and billed annually with overage calculated monthly, so an intense drilling quarter generates an unbudgeted overage invoice, and finance teams that need a fixed annual number will struggle to get one.; Envirosuite envirosuite publishes no price; the site shows no rate, no per site fee and no minimum, and routes buyers to sales or a demo
  • They diverge on capability: CorePlan covers Digital plods, Envirosuite covers Real-time monitoring.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which CorePlan and Envirosuite actually diverge.

Attributes where CorePlan and Envirosuite differ
AttributeCorePlanEnvirosuite
Starting price$1350/monthOn request
Pricing modelPer month by shift or plod volumesubscription
FoundedUnknown2014

Identical on both: free tier (No), platforms (Web, iOS, Android), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Mining).

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 CorePlan

  • Digital plods
  • Rig scheduling
  • Contractor reconciliation
  • Sample and core tracking
  • Field Operations module
  • Advanced Analytics
  • Forms subscription
  • Interoperability service

Only in Envirosuite

  • Real-time monitoring
  • Air quality tracking
  • Dust monitoring
  • Noise management
  • Predictive modeling
  • SCADA systems
  • Weather stations
  • IoT sensors

What people use each for

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

CorePlan

  • A junior explorer running a two rig programme that wants cost per metre visible weekly instead of when the contractor invoice arrivesnot Envirosuite
  • A drilling contractor with crews across several client sites submitting plods digitally to cut invoice disputesnot Envirosuite
  • An exploration manager reconciling contractor billing against recorded shift hours before approving paymentnot Envirosuite
  • A multi project mid tier miner consolidating hole planning and sample dispatch across sites that currently each run their own spreadsheetnot Envirosuite

Envirosuite

  • Real time monitoring of air quality, dust, odour, noise and vibration around industrial sitesnot CorePlan
  • Predicting and mitigating environmental impacts on nearby communitiesnot CorePlan
  • Evidencing environmental compliance to regulators and handling community complaintsnot CorePlan

Where each one falls short

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

CorePlan

  • Pricing is usage based on plods or shifts and billed annually with overage calculated monthly, so an intense drilling quarter generates an unbudgeted overage invoice, and finance teams that need a fixed annual number will struggle to get one.
  • Only the Starter tier price is published; Professional, Enterprise and Corporate are all quote only, so comparing CorePlan against a competitor requires entering a sales process before you know the number.
  • Core modules are unbundled: field operations, advanced analytics and custom forms are separately priced add-ons that each start in the hundreds of dollars per month, so the realistic monthly cost is well above the advertised entry price.
  • It is a drilling operations system, not a geological database or modelling package, so it must sit alongside acQuire, Datashed or equivalent and the integration between them is a project rather than a switch.
  • The customer base and support depth are concentrated in Australia and the company is small and venture funded, which means teams in the Americas or Africa get thinner local implementation support and carry the usual supplier concentration risk on a system that sits in the middle of drilling spend.

Envirosuite

  • Envirosuite publishes no price; the site shows no rate, no per site fee and no minimum, and routes buyers to sales or a demo
  • The offering combines software with physical monitoring hardware, so a deployment requires buying or installing sensor equipment for air, dust, odour, noise, vibration or water
  • Coverage is per monitored parameter, so adding noise or water monitoring to an air quality deployment is a further purchase

Pricing, plan by plan

CorePlan

$1350/month
  • Starter$1350/month
    • One project
    • Up to two rigs
    • Digital plods and rig scheduling
  • Professional$undefined/month
    • Multi-project management for mid-tier explorers
    • Higher rig and shift allowances
    • Priced on quotation
  • Enterprise$undefined/month
    • Large-scale operations
    • Complex data integration
    • Priced on quotation
  • Field Operations add-on$800/month
    • Pre-starts and inspections
    • Field compliance forms
    • From this price

Envirosuite

On request
  • EVS Core$25000/year
    • Real-time monitoring
    • Data visualization
    • Alert management
  • EVS Enterprise$60000/year
    • Predictive analytics
    • Dispersion modeling
    • Compliance automation

Which should you pick?

Choose CorePlan if

  • You need digital plods.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want rig scheduling.
CorePlan review

Choose Envirosuite if

  • You need real-time monitoring.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want air quality tracking.
Envirosuite review

Questions people ask

Is CorePlan or Envirosuite better?
Neither clearly leads. CorePlan starts at $1350/month and Envirosuite at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, CorePlan or Envirosuite?
CorePlan starts at $1350/month and Envirosuite at On request.
Does CorePlan or Envirosuite run on more platforms?
CorePlan runs on Web, iOS, Android. Envirosuite runs on Web, Ios, Android.
What is CorePlan best used for?
CorePlan is most often used for a junior explorer running a two rig programme that wants cost per metre visible weekly instead of when the contractor invoice arrives, a drilling contractor with crews across several client sites submitting plods digitally to cut invoice disputes, an exploration manager reconciling contractor billing against recorded shift hours before approving payment, a multi project mid tier miner consolidating hole planning and sample dispatch across sites that currently each run their own spreadsheet. Of those, a junior explorer running a two rig programme that wants cost per metre visible weekly instead of when the contractor invoice arrives and a drilling contractor with crews across several client sites submitting plods digitally to cut invoice disputes are not what Envirosuite is typically brought in for.
What can CorePlan do that Envirosuite cannot?
CorePlan covers Digital plods, Rig scheduling, Contractor reconciliation, Sample and core tracking. Envirosuite covers Real-time monitoring, Air quality tracking, Dust monitoring, Noise management.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

CorePlan: Is CorePlan a geological database?

No. It manages drilling operations, plods, scheduling and sample dispatch. Geological data still lives in acQuire, Datashed or similar.

Envirosuite: Does Envirosuite publish its pricing publicly?

No. Envirosuite does not disclose pricing information on its website. Interested customers must contact the sales team via Schedule a Demo or Contact Sales links to obtain pricing details.

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CorePlan: Can drilling contractors use it too?

Yes, and that is the point. Contractors submit plods on the same platform their client uses, which removes the invoice reconciliation argument.

Envirosuite: What is Envirosuite's pricing model?

Envirosuite uses a custom quote pricing model based on individual customer needs and environmental monitoring requirements. No standard tier pricing is published.

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CorePlan: What does it actually cost?

Starter is 1,350 US dollars a month for one project and two rigs, billed annually. Everything above that is quoted, and the analytics and field modules add several hundred dollars a month each.

CorePlan: Does it work without mobile signal?

Yes, field capture works offline and syncs when the rig comes back into coverage.

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