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POD vs Fieldwire
FieldwireVSPlan of Day

$89/User/Month.
For a Plan Viewer.

You're paying $89 per user per month. For a plan viewer and task manager. No AI. No safety. No KPIs. No daily reports.

$0
Per User/Month (FW)
$0
20 Users/Year (FW)
0
AI Features (FW)
0
Safety KPIs (FW)

The Per-User Cost Escalation

Fieldwire Business Plus at $89/user/month — for task management only

Fieldwire @ $89/user/mo10 users20 users50 users100 users
10
users
$10,680
per year
20
users
$21,360
per year
50
users
$53,400
per year
100
users
$106,800
per year

What POD Includes at Every Tier

Unlimited Users per Project

Project-based pricing means every foreman, PM, sub, and executive accesses POD at no additional per-user cost. No seat counting.

Voice-First Daily Reports Included

Fieldwire charges per user but still has no daily reporting. POD includes voice reporting, AI structuring, and dashboard generation at every tier.

Full Safety Suite Included

OSHA compliance, incident tracking, near-miss analysis, EMR/TRIR auto-calculation — all included. Fieldwire has zero safety features at any price.

Hundreds of KPIs Included

Every POD plan includes access to hundreds of auto-generated KPIs. Fieldwire shows task checkboxes — at $89/user/month.

100s+
KPIs Included
89%
Time Saved on Reports
60s
Voice Report Time

Everything Fieldwire Charges Extra For (or Can't Do)

Voice-First Reporting

60-second reports that replace 45 minutes of manual data entry. Included in every plan.

Complete Safety Suite

OSHA compliance, incidents, near-misses, EMR/TRIR — Fieldwire has none of this at any price.

Executive Dashboards

Hundreds of KPIs auto-generated. Fieldwire has zero KPI dashboards.

AI-Powered Intelligence

Specialized AI agents analyze your data 24/7. Fieldwire has zero AI capabilities.

“We were paying $18,000 a year for Fieldwire across our team. For what? Plan viewing. POD gives us AI dashboards, safety tracking, and voice reporting for better value.”

— Controller, Mid-Size GC

Financial Intelligence Fieldwire Can't Provide

These KPIs auto-populate from daily reports — included in every POD plan.

Spend Pulse

POD
91% Committed
$0
spent
/
$2.4M
budget
Budget0% of budget
MEP Materials$0
Structural Steel$0
Concrete/Masonry$0
Finishes$0
Equipment Rental$0
$2.4M
Budget
$0
Committed
$0
Spent

Buying Speed

POD
Target: 5d
035810150.0dAVG CYCLE
Requisition1.2d(14)
Approval3.1d(8)
Vendor Selection2.4d(5)
PO Issued1.5d(3)
0.0d
Avg Cycle
30
Open Reqs
12
Done/Week
Data-Driven Impact

The Real Cost of Fieldwire

6 metrics that prove POD delivers better outcomes — using KPIs that Fieldwire can't even show you

1
Time Reclaimed

Your Crew Gets Their First Hour Back

The Problem

Your foreman spends 45 minutes every day on paperwork after a 10-hour shift. That's 188 hours per year per person — nearly 5 full work weeks — lost to forms, typing, and data entry. With Fieldwire, reporting is still a chore.

The POD Fix

POD replaces all of it with a 60-second voice report in 10 languages. No forms, no typing, no laptop. AI structures everything automatically. Crews start producing from minute one.

POD-Exclusive KPI: First Hour Productivity(Category A — Hidden Productivity)
POD Exclusive
0%
First Hour Productivity
With POD0%
Industry Average0%
+0%more productive in hour one
💡

Ask Fieldwire to show you your crew's first-hour productivity. They can't — they don't even track it.

Deep dive: See how First Hour Productivity works
2
Nothing Gets Missed

Every Near-Miss Gets Captured

The Problem

90% of near-misses go unreported because reporting is too hard. The ones that escalate to recordable incidents cost an average of $42,000 each — and they were preventable. Fieldwire can't tell you what it doesn't capture.

The POD Fix

Voice-first reporting captures incidents in real-time. AI categorizes severity, identifies patterns, and alerts supervisors before near-misses become accidents. The more you capture, the safer your site.

POD-Exclusive KPI: Near-Miss Velocity(Category F — Safety Intelligence)
POD Exclusive
0
Near-Misses Captured This Month
↑ Trending Up = Safer Site
💡

How many near-misses went unreported on your site last month? Fieldwire doesn't know. POD does.

Deep dive: See how Near-Miss Velocity works
3
Real-Time Data

Your Data Is Never Stale

The Problem

By the time your executive team reads a report from Fieldwire, the data is already 24-48 hours old. Decisions based on stale data cost projects an average of 7% in overruns. You're always looking in the rearview mirror.

The POD Fix

Data flows in continuously via voice, photos, and file uploads. The dashboard updates in real-time. Every KPI reflects what's happening right now — not yesterday, not last week.

POD-Exclusive KPI: Information Currency(Category G — Communication Intelligence)
POD Exclusive
0%DATA FRESH
POD: 0%
Industry: 0%
💡

Your last report from Fieldwire was already outdated by the time you opened it. POD never sleeps.

Deep dive: See how Information Currency works
4
Your Team Stays

Detect Turnover Before It Happens

The Problem

Construction turnover averages 68% annually. Frustrated crews leave when their concerns aren't heard, their work isn't recognized, and their tools waste their time. Every departing crew member costs $15,000+ to replace. Fieldwire shows you output — not morale.

The POD Fix

60-second reporting removes frustration. AI highlights team achievements. Momentum tracking shows managers which crews are thriving and which need support — before resignations happen.

POD-Exclusive KPI: Crew Momentum(Category B — People Intelligence)
POD Exclusive
Crew Momentum
Accelerating ↑
Week 1Week 12
Crew A
Crew B
Crew C
Crew D
Crew E
💡

Does Fieldwire tell you which crews are accelerating and which are about to quit? POD sees it weeks ahead.

Deep dive: See how Crew Momentum works
5
Faster Decisions

From Data to Decision in 12 Minutes

The Problem

Project managers spend 4.5 hours per day gathering data, compiling reports, and waiting for field information before making a single decision. That's more than half of an 8-hour day spent on administrative overhead. Fieldwire gives you data to export — not answers.

The POD Fix

Voice reports auto-structure into hundreds of KPIs. 9 AI agents analyze continuously. Decisions that took hours now take minutes — with better data supporting them.

POD-Exclusive KPI: Decision Latency(Category A — Hidden Productivity)
POD Exclusive
0 min
WITH POD
0.0 hrs
INDUSTRY AVG
0xfaster decisions with POD
💡

Fieldwire gives you data to export and analyze yourself. POD gives you answers in 12 minutes.

Deep dive: See how Decision Latency works
6
The Full Picture

Five Dimensions. One Score. Zero Guessing.

The Problem

Most construction software tracks metrics in silos. Safety doesn't talk to budget. Schedule doesn't connect to labor. You're making decisions with fragments of the picture. That's how projects go 20% over budget. Fieldwire can't connect the dots.

The POD Fix

POD's Momentum Score combines schedule adherence, budget health, safety record, quality score, and labor efficiency into one number. You see the full picture — instantly.

POD-Exclusive KPI: Momentum Score(Category P — Compound Intelligence)
POD Exclusive
0/100
Momentum Score
ScheduleBudgetSafetyQualityLabor
0
Schedule
0
Budget
0
Safety
0
Quality
0
Labor
💡

Show us where Fieldwire connects schedule to budget to safety to quality to labor in one view. We'll wait.

Deep dive: See how Momentum Score works
Your Numbers

Calculate Your Impact

See what Fieldwire's overhead is costing you

25
5500
1.5h
0.5h4h
Hours Saved Annually
8,344
Annual Cost Savings
$375,480
Work Days Recovered
1,043

Frequently Asked Questions

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Last updated: March 2026