Fieldwire connects site drawings with tasks, photographs and inspection records. Its project context can help construction teams locate a defect and coordinate follow-up. Plan selection matters: custom forms sit above the entry paid tier, and an invitation can affect the account owner's bill.
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Construction teams that need inspections and follow-up tied to drawings and project locations. Custom forms require Business or Business Plus, while reports and exports begin lower in the tier structure; quote the exact roles, projects, invited contractors, templates, API, SSO, storage sync and support scope. Account or project template edits do not automatically update every checklist already in use. OCR-assisted plan naming and versioning require administrator review. Mobile offline work requires prior authentication and project download and differs by platform. A status, checked item or signature does not by itself prove inspection quality, signer identity or approval. 'Sign as someone else' and external PDF signing need explicit governance. Fieldwire supports construction coordination, not a complete preconfigured EHS control system.
Worth evaluating when inspection findings must be coordinated against drawings. Compare the Business cost with a dedicated inspection app using the same crew size and contractor-access assumptions.
Limited 14-day Business beta trial for eligible new US/Canada accounts; availability not guaranteed. Sources checked .
Vendor visuals—not a QHSEtech hands-on test.
Fieldwire by Hilti is construction field-management software. This profile evaluates plan-linked tasks and inspection forms, not a complete enterprise EHS, ESG or quality-management suite. Fieldwire by Hilti construction field-management capabilities for drawings, version-linked tasks, checklists, reports and Business-tier custom forms. Forms, APIs, SSO, cloud-storage sync, account templates and security or data-region commitments depend on plan and contract scope.
| Capability | Evidence | Scope and source |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing-linked tasks | Documented by vendor | Tasks and photographs provide construction-plan context for follow-up. Business workflow scopePlan upload, OCR naming and version-conflict workflow : checked 29 September 2026 |
| Custom safety forms | Depends on scope | Business supports custom templates, including safety audits; Pro should not be quoted as the custom-form package. Business workflow scope |
| Reports and exports | Depends on scope | Pro adds reporting and exports. Verify the exact output needed by the client. Current plan comparison |
| Offline mobile work | Depends on scope | Previously downloaded projects can be used on iOS/Android; authenticate first and keep the app open when reconnecting. Mobile offline requirements |
| API and SSO | Depends on scope | Commercial terms are discussed separately rather than assumed in a standard self-service licence. Current plan comparison |
| Account-wide templates | Documented by vendor | Premium setup guidance describes reusable form templates across projects. Premium feature configuration |
| Custom construction forms with statuses and links | Depends on scope | Business and Business Plus include the Forms module and Custom Form Builder for default or new templates such as Safety Audits, JHAs and QA or QC inspections, with statuses, attachments, calculations, signatures, task links and plan links. Confirm plan entitlement, account-versus-project template ownership, required fields, status transitions, version behavior, deleted-form recovery, export content and whether the configured form actually implements the buyer's approval and retention procedure. Custom forms, statuses, attachments, links and signature configuration : checked 29 September 2026Business workflow scope |
| Task checklists with timestamped line-item history | Depends on scope | Fieldwire supports task checklists, reusable project and account templates, mobile completion, up to 500 checklist items per task, and reports containing who checked each item and when. Editing a template does not update checklists already placed in tasks, and account-template changes are not automatically propagated to imported project copies. Confirm template governance, obsolete-version warnings, reopening, evidence and independent verification. Task checklists, timestamped completion and account templates : checked 29 September 2026Checklist template management and update behaviour |
| Role- and form-specific permissions | Depends on scope | Form templates can restrict who may create, view and edit forms by project role, while deleting and reopening follow default role rules and status settings, allowing different treatment for safety violations, JHAs or inspections. Mobile users need supported app versions for newer permission behavior. Test Admin, Member and Follower access, form assignees, sensitive-form visibility, offline cached access, deleted and reopened records, stale clients and permission changes during a project. Form permissions by project role, form type and mobile-version dependency : checked 29 September 2026 |
| Form signatures and external-signer workaround | Depends on scope | Custom forms support signature sections and configurable minimum and maximum counts. An onsite Fieldwire user can select 'Sign as someone else' and type the person's name; an offsite non-user is handled through an exported PDF and third-party PDF editor. These routes do not by themselves establish identity assurance, electronic-signature compliance or reintegration into the authoritative Fieldwire record. Define allowed signers, witnessing, attribution, tamper evidence, external-PDF import and retention. Custom forms, statuses, attachments, links and signature configuration : checked 29 September 2026Third-party form signature limitations and PDF workaround : checked 29 September 2026 |
| Plan OCR, versioning and conflict resolution | Depends on scope | Project Admins can upload plans; Fieldwire uses OCR to scan, name, version and hyperlink sheets and provides a workflow to resolve version conflicts. Premium cloud-storage syncing is separately scoped. Confirm supported file quality and fonts, admin review, revision identifiers, superseded-sheet access, carried markups and tasks, conflict handling, notification of field users and the authoritative drawing register; OCR output is not guaranteed correct. Plan upload, OCR naming and version-conflict workflow : checked 29 September 2026 |
| Documented security and data-location controls | Depends on scope | Fieldwire's security article describes AWS hosting, access controls, data regionalization topics and multiple export routes. Treat these as vendor documentation, not proof that every standard, region or control applies to the proposed account. Request current reports, contractual region, subprocessors, encryption and key scope, support-access controls, retention, backups, incident terms and tested export and deletion behavior. Fieldwire data-security, access and regionalization documentation : checked 29 September 2026 |
Also watch for: Custom forms are not included in Basic or Pro. Invited users can create extra charges. Offline behavior differs by device platform.
Free tier and per-user subscription
First listed price: $39 per user, per month (Pro).
Pricing sources checked : Checked against the vendor's published pricing.
The Fieldwire by Hilti pricing page has 6 published prices (unit, term, minimum and source) and annual against monthly billing.
Supported iOS and Android apps allow previously downloaded project content to be viewed offline and new content to be added, which is synchronized after reconnection while the app is open. Preparation, available storage, Smart Sync settings and platform versions affect content availability and upload. Demonstrate the exact project, drawings, forms, checklists, attachments and users before disconnection; then test app restart, stale plan revisions, simultaneous edits, permission changes, partial photo or file upload, conflict handling, retry, duplicate prevention and final server state. Do not use an unsynchronized task, form status or signature as current work authorization.
Its iOS and Android apps support downloaded project content and new offline records. Login and project preparation need connectivity. Demonstrate synchronization on your device mix before a remote-site rollout.
No. The reviewed guide describes a 14-day Business beta for eligible new accounts in the US or Canada, with availability not guaranteed. Basic is separately free for up to five users, three projects and 100 sheets.
No. Official documentation says editing a populated checklist template does not update the checklist already in the task, and account-template updates are not automatically propagated to imported project copies. Define versioning, replacement and reinspection rules.
Fieldwire provides OCR-assisted naming, automatic versioning and conflict resolution, but Project Admins still need to review uploads and resolve ambiguity. Test superseded-sheet visibility, linked tasks and notifications with representative drawings.
Onsite, a Fieldwire user can use 'Sign as someone else' and enter the person's name. Offsite, the documented workaround exports a PDF for signing in another editor. Neither route alone establishes identity or reinserts a controlled signature into the authoritative record; set explicit acceptance rules.
The permission guide specifies minimum Android and iOS app versions for newer form-permission behavior. Enforce supported versions and test cached sensitive forms, access changes and offline devices before relying on the controls.
The reviewed evidence supports construction plans, tasks, checklists, reports and configurable forms such as safety audits and JHAs. It does not establish a complete enterprise incident, occupational health, compliance-obligation or ESG suite. Map missing processes and integrations explicitly.
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