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Fieldwire

Construction project management software

57 of 150 valid answers, 38.0% (Wilson 95% interval 30.6% to 46.0%)

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ChatGPT
9 of 30

Claude
15 of 30

Perplexity
12 of 30

Google AI Overviews
8 of 30

Google AI Mode
13 of 30

By buyer question

Other vendors below have a higher observed count on that question. The full checked set remains on the record.

Buyer question	Named	Other vendors named
best construction management software for a small residential builder	0 of 15	Buildertrend (15 of 15); Contractor Foreman (15 of 15); JobTread (13 of 15); see full record
best construction project management software for a mid sized general contractor	7 of 15	Procore (15 of 15); Autodesk Construction Cloud (11 of 15); Contractor Foreman (8 of 15)
best construction management software for subcontractors	15 of 15	None with a higher observed count
what are the best alternatives to Procore	15 of 15	None with a higher observed count
what are the best alternatives to Buildertrend	7 of 15	Buildertrend (15 of 15); Contractor Foreman (15 of 15); Procore (15 of 15); see full record
what are the best alternatives to Autodesk Construction Cloud	13 of 15	Autodesk Construction Cloud (15 of 15); Procore (15 of 15)
Procore vs Buildertrend, which is better for a small GC	0 of 15	Buildertrend (14 of 15); Procore (14 of 15); Contractor Foreman (1 of 15); see full record
Kahua vs e-Builder for an owner running capital projects	0 of 15	Kahua (15 of 15); Foundation Software (1 of 15)
what should I look for when choosing construction project management software	0 of 15	Procore (4 of 15); Buildertrend (1 of 15)
best construction software for a small GC that needs estimating and scheduling without Procore complexity	0 of 15	Contractor Foreman (15 of 15); JobTread (14 of 15); Procore (14 of 15); see full record

Vendor domain citations

37 of 150 valid answers, 24.7% (Wilson 95% interval 18.5% to 32.1%). fieldwire.com, staging.fieldwire.com

Release 2026-09, version 2026-09.1. DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22907695. Answer capture: 2026-09-22. Published 2026-09-23.

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