Their models are the record.POD reads what they mean.
Autodesk Construction Cloud is BIM-centric construction management: Autodesk Build, BIM Collaborate, Takeoff, and Docs. Model coordination, clash detection, a common data environment from design to field, quantities taken off the model. It is the system of record for your models and documents, and it is genuinely good at that. POD’s job is different: it reads the files. Upload the pay apps, budgets, schedules, and photos the project produces and POD computes earned value, reconciles pay apps, flags risk early, and tells you what the files mean. No sales call to see the price.
Autodesk Construction Cloud is the system of record for your models and documents: BIM coordination, clash detection, a common data environment, takeoff, priced by quote. POD is the intelligence layer that reads your files and tells you what they mean. It takes the pay apps, budgets, schedules, and photos the project produces and computes earned value, reconciles pay applications, sizes schedule risk, and flags safety findings. Keep the models where they live. Add the read. No sales call. No enterprise rollout.
Transparent vs. Hidden Pricing
Drag the slider to see POD’s cost for your team size. No sales call needed.
They hold the record. POD reads it.
The models and documents stay exactly where they are. POD lands on top, reads what the project produces, and the intelligence lights up.
POD is the lit layer: earned value, reconciliation, budget vs committed, critical path, safety, timeline. All of it computed from files the system of record already holds.
Which one earns its price with you?
No spin. If the left describes you, Autodesk Construction Cloud is built for your project. If the right does, you need the read, not another record.
Autodesk Construction Cloud fits when…
A BIM-centric system of record earns its price here
- Your project lives in the model: clash detection and coordination are daily work
- You need one common data environment from design through handover
- You quantify from the model and want takeoff tied to it
- You have admins to run accounts, templates, and permissions across an enterprise
POD fits when…
You need the project read, not just recorded
- You need earned value, CPI/SPI, and pay-app reconciliation computed, not entered
- You want the files you already produce turned into dashboards with no data entry
- Your field crews will speak a report but will not fill out a form
- You want to see the price and start today, without a sales call
An Illustrative POD Read — Early Warnings and Drawing Currency
Illustrative data, rendered the way POD renders it. Thirty-one of thirty-eight early warnings landed. Two hundred twelve of two hundred thirty sheets are current in the field; the three worst of the eighteen behind are named, and the steel shop drawings are sixteen days behind.
What each has. You decide.
On everything you both do, POD does more or better. Where Autodesk Construction Cloud is the system of record for models and coordination, this table says so. The one Autodesk figure on this page links to its third-party source.
| Capability | Autodesk Construction CloudBIM-centric construction management | Plan of DayConstruction project-controls platform |
|---|---|---|
Everything you both do — POD does it better | ||
| Documents & drawings | Docs: sheets, models & files in one common data environment | ▲ BETTER Stores them AND reads every file — pay apps, budgets, schedules, photos — mapping the data to KPIs |
| Field reporting & daily logs | Build: typed daily logs, issues & forms | ▲ BETTER 60-second voice reports, offline, AI-structured — the office sees them instantly |
| Cost management | Build Cost: budgets, contracts, change orders & pay apps | ▲ MORE Reads the pay app itself — CPI/SPI, BAC & EV/AC computed; every change-order disposition applied to the budget |
| Scheduling | Schedule tool: import, view & link schedules to the field | ▲ BETTER Reads P6 (XER) and MS Project (XML) schedules — float and critical path read from the file, not re-keyed |
| RFIs, submittals & issues | Full workflows with routing & approvals | ▲ MORE Aging cascades, a decision pipeline & impact-today KPIs — computed from what you upload, not configured |
| Dashboards & reporting | Insight: configurable dashboards & reports | ▲ BETTER Hundreds auto-generated + AI insight & a morning brief — no dashboard builder |
| Ask POD & Tell POD | — | ▲ BETTER Ask POD any question about your project; Tell POD an update by voice |
| BIM & model coordination | BIM Collaborate: 3D model coordination, clash detection, design-to-field Autodesk’s signature strength | BY DESIGN Not a model authoring or clash tool — keep the models where they live. POD reads what the project produces around them. |
Where POD Goes Further Autodesk Construction Cloud is the system of record for your models and documents. POD is the layer that reads what lives there and tells you what it means. None of this means leaving Autodesk. Upload the pay apps, budgets, schedules, and photos it holds, and POD reads them. | ||
| Earned value from the files you upload | Cost tracked from values entered into it | ▲ MORE POD reads the pay app like an analyst — CPI, SPI, BAC & EV/AC computed; nothing re-keyed |
| Voice-first field reporting | Typed forms & daily logs | ▲ BETTER Speak or photograph an update; a structured daily report in minutes, offline, ten languages |
| Safety intelligence from photos | — | ▲ BETTER Photo safety findings & leading indicators — before the incident |
| Drawing currency in the field | Version control in Docs | ▲ MORE A KPI that says how many sheets the field is behind, which ones, and by how many days |
| Timeline | — | ▲ BETTER Replays the confirmed-metrics history; share the moment it turned |
| Time to first dashboard | Account, project, template & permission setup | ▲ BETTER Minutes — upload a file, self-serve |
The facts | ||
| Pricing model | Quote only — user, project or account-based | $299/mo Starter · $999/mo Team · $2,499/mo Executive Public, self-serve. Free trial, no sales call. |
| Built for | Design-to-field BIM coordination & document control | Project controls & intelligence from the files you already produce |
| Speed to value | Enterprise setup: accounts, templates, permissions, training | Minutes — you just upload POD files & organizes every document, then reads each one — pay apps, budgets, schedules, photos — to build your budget, schedule, EVM, reports, QA/QC and safety automatically. Then Ask POD anything, or Tell POD an update by voice. No configuration, no data entry. |
| Deployment | SaaS, web & mobile, enterprise-administered | SaaS, self-serve |
| User rating | 4.3 / 5 Capterra, 2,212 reviews(source) | — |
Autodesk Construction Cloud does not publish list pricing; every deal is quoted, and this page states no Autodesk dollar figures. The user rating links to its third-party source (Capterra) and is not a vendor claim. Product scope is described from Autodesk’s own public product pages. Comparison based on publicly available information. Autodesk Construction Cloud is a trademark of its respective owner; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by Autodesk Construction Cloud or Autodesk.
What POD Adds On Top
The intelligence layer that reads what your system of record holds — without replacing it
Minutes, Not an Enterprise Rollout
Upload a file and see a dashboard today. No account hierarchy to design, no templates or permissions to configure, no admin to hire, no sales call.
Reads the Files You Already Produce
Pay apps, budgets, P6 (XER) and MS Project (XML) schedules, daily reports, photos. POD reads them like an analyst and maps the data to KPIs automatically.
Hundreds of KPIs, Auto-Generated
Earned value, cost, float and critical path, drawing currency, safety, and financial health as animated dashboards. No dashboard builder to configure.
Keep Your System of Record
POD does not replace your models, clash detection, or document control. It reads what the project produces and sits on top. Nothing to migrate.
Voice-First Field Reporting
Speak or photograph an update and it becomes a structured daily report in minutes, offline, in ten languages. No form to train the field on.
Public, Self-Serve Pricing
Every price is published. Start with a free trial, upgrade when you are ready, cancel anytime. No quote to request, no demo to sit through first.
The Honest Take
If your project lives in the model and clash detection is daily work, Autodesk Construction Cloud earns its place. Nothing on this page reads a BIM model, and POD does not pretend to. This page is for teams whose projects also have to be analyzed: earned value computed from the pay app, risk sized before it reaches the finish date, a price you can see today. POD reads the files. Keep the models where they live.
Is POD your best match?
A short, honest self-check that scores your fit — and tells you straight if a different kind of tool would serve you better. No sales pitch, no names, just an honest answer.
Frequently Asked Questions
Alongside. Autodesk Construction Cloud stays the system of record for your models and documents: BIM coordination, clash detection, the common data environment, takeoff. POD does none of that and does not try to. It is the intelligence layer on top: upload the pay apps, budgets, schedules, daily logs, and photos the project produces, and POD reads them, computes earned value, and flags risk. Nothing to migrate.
Build tracks cost from the values entered into it. POD reads the pay application itself, the way an analyst would, and computes CPI, SPI, and budget at completion from it, then applies every change-order disposition to the budget. It also reads the schedule for float and critical path, reads photos for safety findings, and reports how many sheets the field is behind. That is the read, not the record, and it is the part a cost module does not do.
You upload the files as they are. POD reads a pay app and computes CPI, SPI, and budget at completion from it. It reads a P6 (XER) or MS Project (XML) export schedule and surfaces the float and critical path from it, so a slip is sized before it reaches the finish date. It reads photos for safety findings. Then you can Ask POD any question about the project, or Tell POD an update by voice.
Yes. Every POD tier is published, starts with a free trial, and needs no sales call. This page states none of Autodesk’s prices; Autodesk Construction Cloud is quoted per user, project, or account, and you request that quote from Autodesk. The comparison here is about what each does with your project, not what each costs.
Keep the models. Add the read.
If Autodesk Construction Cloud holds your models and documents well, keep it. Start a free trial and let POD read what the project produces.
Why Teams Switch to POD
What You Get With POD
Feature and cost comparisons are based on publicly available information and each vendor’s own published materials, and may change over time. Product names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. POD pricing is published at planofday.com/pricing.