#1 most frequent
United States of America
69.1%219 installations of 317
What is Fieldwire?
Fieldwire is a mobile-first (iPad / iPhone, Android) collaboration platform designed for construction foremen, superintendents and engineers. The application allows field workers to access up-to-date information like blueprints, files and tasks directly on their mobile device. Fieldwire focuses on the effective collaboration of field workers around three core use cases: Plan viewing & versioning; Issue tracking; Task management & scheduling. The collaboration platform is structured around plans and trades allowing users to create tasks attached to specific locations on plans as well as add comments, photos and annotations in each of them. Tasks are automatically uploaded to a centralized server (for automatic archiving and reporting) and dispatched to the other members on the project through wifi and cellular network. Fieldwire works both offline and online allowing users to continue working in conditions where little or no network connectivity is available.
Categories & Use Cases
Videos
Who Buys & Uses Fieldwire
#2 most frequent
Canada
12.9%41 installations of 317
#3 most frequent
Australia
3.2%10 installations of 317
My experience using Fieldwire
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use Fieldwire as a tool to take field measurements and take photos. The biggest problem it is solving on our industry is being able to document the field measurements with relevant photos of the existing condition under same task.
Pros
- Categorizing the Tasks
- Dropping as many pins as needed to take measurements and attach photos and videos
- Easily upload the relevant plans and it creates hyperlink for the relevant sections and details
Cons
- Editing on Scribble with phone is very difficult and if I don't save it at least once, my work is lost, and I have to redo it.
- When I forget to put the name of the task, it itself puts the comment I inserted as the title. I would like it to notify me somehow
- Fieldwire acts weird with ipad sometimes. If the plan is rotated while uploading and I use that plan to take photo in the site, I need to keep on rotating my tablet (a total of 3 times) to take photo. Still, the uploaded photo turns out to be upside down on computer.
Return on Investment
- It has made office work very easy
- It is good ROI
Usability
The Benefits of Fieldwire
Pros
- View the most up to date plans
- Mark up plans
Cons
- The ability to mark up photos after uploaded
Return on Investment
- It has allowed us to catch issues before they compound on site.
- It allows supers to look at their plans from anywhere on-site through the ease of an iPad.
Alternatives Considered
PlanGrid
Other Software Used
Vista by Viewpoint
Area Man Ecstatic About Fieldwire
Pros
- Communicating RFI and RFC requests from crew to management.
- Easy to use mobile format for crew.
Cons
- I wish more trades used it.
- If it was cheaper, I would have more users.
Return on Investment
- We have grown in size.
- We spend fewer man hours traveling from site to site to monitor progress.
Other Software Used
Bluebeam Revu, AutoCAD, Revit
A must-have for construction and design professionals
Pros
- Organizes data for individual tasks in one location.
- Provides access to all team members, allowing fluid teamwork.
Cons
- The software is geared toward general contractors. We are actively providing feedback to gear it toward engineers, architects, and design professionals.
- I would like to see more options for mark-ups.
Return on Investment
- We have been able to save our team so much time during the data organization and download phase, allowing more time for technical analysis.
- We have saved our clients a lot of money by efficiently documenting deficiencies and seamlessly moving from one phase to the next without doubling work or losing data.
Alternatives Considered
PlanGrid, Bluebeam Revu, Procore and Raken
Other Software Used
Bluebeam Revu, Microsoft 365 Business, Dropbox Business
Easy job management software that helps productivity
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We used Fieldwire to manage long-term projects. We found the need to find project management software to help us better organize and deploy our projects and share project information and timelines with our field techs and engineering teams. This software was deployed in place to close gaps and improve productivity.
Pros
- Excellent documentation and sharing of data.
- Easily used by field techs and provides two-way communication.
- Easily able to revise drawings in the field.
Cons
- The software can freeze sometimes.
- The mobile app does not work well when you have low cell service.
- No option to export old versions of prints.
Most Important Features
- Price
- Gantt Charts
- Mobile usage
Return on Investment
- Helps productivity
- Decreased return trips
- Saves time and hours
Alternatives Considered
Smartsheet
Other Software Used
Smartsheet
