Fieldwire vs Procore
Fieldwire is a site tool and Procore is an office system. Fieldwire puts current drawings and tasks on every phone, starts free and needs no training, but has no commercial layer. Procore adds cost, RFIs, submittals and quality with unlimited users, at a quoted price tied to construction volume. Site teams start with Fieldwire; main contractors wanting one platform choose Procore.
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Choose Fieldwire ifyour problem is getting the current drawing and a task list to people on site quickly, you want to pilot without procurement, and costs are handled in another system.
Choose Procore ifyou are a main contractor who wants drawings, RFIs, submittals, cost and quality together, with subcontractors included, and you can commit to an annual contract and an implementation project.
Fieldwire and Procore side by side
| Fieldwire | Procore | |
|---|---|---|
| Our construction management rank | #1 of 12 | #12 of 12 |
| Established in | United States | United States |
| Pricing | Free tier; paid per user per month, published | Quoted annually on construction volume; unlimited users |
| Free tier | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Self-hostable | — | — |
| Built for | Site teams that need current drawings and tasks on every phone | Main contractors running many trades who want everyone in one system |
| Not for | Head offices wanting budgets, contracts and cost reporting | Small builders and anyone with fluctuating annual volume |
Both are reviewed in full in our construction management ranking: Fieldwire and Procore.
Where they differ
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Adoption by people on site
Fieldwire wins on adoption: a foreman installs it, drawings sync for offline use, tasks are pinned to a location on the sheet, and nobody needs a training day. Procore's implementation and data migration are a project in themselves, and office systems need budgets, codes and approval routes defined first. For speed from download to daily use, Fieldwire leads.
Edge: Fieldwire
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Budgets, contracts and cost reporting
Fieldwire stops at the field by design: no cost management, no contracts, no procurement, so budget holders get nothing from it and it must sit beside a finance system. Procore covers cost and quality alongside RFIs and submittals, with the widest module range here. If the head office needs to see whether the job makes money, only Procore answers.
Edge: Procore
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Licences for subcontractors
Fieldwire charges per user per month above its free tier, so somebody has to decide which trades get a seat, and the trade left out sends photos by message. Procore's price includes unlimited users, which lets every subcontractor, architect and client in at no extra licence cost. On a site with many short-stay trades, that matters.
Edge: Procore
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Cost of starting and of a good year
Fieldwire has a free tier and a published per-user price, so a pilot costs nothing. Procore is quote-only with an annual commitment, and because the bill follows construction volume, the software gets more expensive precisely when you win more work. For a firm with fluctuating volume or a limited budget, Fieldwire is far easier to take on.
Edge: Fieldwire
When neither fits
A home builder or remodeller whose hardest conversations are with the homeowner is served by neither a pure site tool nor a contractor platform. Buildertrend is made for that case, with selections, change orders and a client portal for photos, approvals and messages.
Fieldwire or Procore: questions
3 answersDoes Fieldwire do cost management like Procore?
No. Fieldwire has no cost management, contracts or procurement, and that ceiling is deliberate. Procore includes cost alongside drawings, RFIs, submittals and quality. Firms using Fieldwire that want the commercial side run it next to a finance system or another platform.
Is Fieldwire cheaper than Procore?
To start, clearly: Fieldwire has a free tier and a published per-user monthly price, while Procore is quoted annually on construction volume.
On a large site the comparison shifts, because Fieldwire charges for each user and Procore includes unlimited users. Count everyone who must close a task.
Should a contractor buy Fieldwire or Procore first?
Our category guide advises getting site adoption first, because office cost reports are only as honest as the site data behind them. Fieldwire fits that order for a quick pilot. A main contractor ready for an implementation project can get both layers from Procore.