How we compare
The office system a subcontractor’s field will actually use.
Procore is the GC’s office system. ProjectSight is the owner-rep’s drawing system. Plinta is the subcontractor’s field system — AI-native, so the foreman just works and the office gets everything it needs without chasing him.
24 capabilities compared · 13 we do our own way · on par or better on the rest.
The system advantage
Why the connected system beats a bag of features.
One record, field to certified pay app
The same entry a foreman taps in with gloves on becomes the daily report, the earned-value number, and the line on the payment application — no re-keying, no chasing.
AI-native, not AI-bolted-on
The intelligence runs where the work happens: it reads site conditions from a photo, drafts the RFI from a field note, checks the submittal before it’s sent, and translates between field and office both ways.
Built for the subcontractor’s money
Cost control to projected final margin, T&M with signatures, change orders that feed the forecast, and a getting-paid engine — the tools that protect a sub’s margin, not a GC’s dashboard.
Adopted because it’s usable
The field surface needs no training or certification. Tools your crew won’t use produce no record — so the whole system is designed to be used, outdoors, one-handed.
Capability by capability
| Capability | Procore | Trimble ProjectSight | Plinta |
|---|---|---|---|
| Field capture | |||
| Daily / field log | ● | ● | ★Auto date-time-weather stamp, AI reads site conditions from photo & video, works offline |
| Time & progress by cost code | ● | ● | ●Crew hours + percent-complete, offline, exactly-once sync |
| Photos / media | ● | ◐ | ●AI reads conditions from photos and video frames |
| Field-language → office brief | — | — | ★AI rewrites a foreman’s plain words into a structured note the office can act on |
| Documents & compliance | |||
| RFIs | ● | ● | ★Tracked register + AI draft from a field note with spec/drawing-ref inference |
| Submittals | ● | ● | ★AI spec-compliance on the sub’s outbound product data before it’s sent |
| Drawings & revisions | ● | ● | ★AI drawing-revision diff, flagged by trade to the PM and the affected foreman |
| Ask the documents a question | ◐ | ◐ | ★Cited answers from the project’s contracts, specs, and drawings |
| Project controls | |||
| Schedule (CPM / critical path) | ● | ◐ | ●Critical path + total float + FS/SS/FF/SF logic + baselines + P6-style Gantt PDF |
| 1–6 week look-ahead | ◐ | ◐ | ●Built from the same plan, readable on a phone |
| Manage by exception | ◐ | — | ★Exception dashboard surfaces only what’s off-track — green projects don’t need a meeting |
| Financials | |||
| Cost control / EAC | ● | ● | ●Owner-grade: budget→committed→cost-to-date→EAC→gain/fade→projected final margin per scope |
| Earned value from field hours | ● | ◐ | ●CPI / EAC in hours and dollars, from the hours crews already log |
| Payment apps (AIA G702/G703) | ● | ● | ●Plus AR to the GC and AP to subs |
| T&M tickets with signature | ● | ● | ●Foreman creates, PM edits & relays to the client, signature captured |
| History-based estimating & takeoff | ◐ | — | ★Estimates learn from your own production history; AI takeoff and cost-book pricing |
| Field operations | |||
| Quality / inspections | ● | ● | ★Preloaded per-trade test library + AI-generated test plans + custom forms |
| Safety / toolbox / incidents | ● | ◐ | ●Toolbox talks w/ signature, SDS library, high-hazard JHA/PTP engine |
| Material management | ● | — | ★AI reads the ship-ticket photo → delivered list auto-categorized to cost codes vs budget |
| Fleet / equipment | ◐ | — | ★Service reminders, foreman truck reminders, site equipment visibility |
| Weather delay-risk forecast | — | — | ★14-day AI delay-risk forecast against trade-specific scopes (concrete, roofing, coatings…) |
| Access & the platform | |||
| Client & subcontractor portals | ● | ● | ●PM controls permissions down to the document |
| Desktop app (Windows & macOS) | ◐ | ◐ | ●Same live app in its own window + a native CAD (DXF) viewer |
| Runs without training | — | — | ★Field UI is big tap tiles — no manual, no certification, gloves-on |
Competitor capabilities reflect published product information and 2025–2026 announcements; features marked partial are add-ons, higher tiers, or in preview on their platforms. Comparison is framed for the subcontractor buyer.
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