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Construction Management Software · Rank #2 of 10

PlanGrid / Autodesk Build review and pricing

Autodesk-anchored design-to-construction platform (NASDAQ:ADSK).

By Autodesk, Inc. · Founded 2011 · San Rafael, CA · public

PlanGrid was founded 2011 as a drawing-first construction management platform, acquired by Autodesk in 2018 for $875M, and has been progressively rebranded as Autodesk Build (the unified successor to PlanGrid, BIM 360 Field, and BIM 360 Build) through 2022-2026. The platform covers drawing management, RFIs, submittals, issues, field reports, and BIM-integrated workflows, anchored in the Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC). Strengths: deepest BIM integration in category (native Revit and Civil 3D workflow), design-team UX that surveyors and design coordinators prefer, Autodesk parent stability (NASDAQ:ADSK), and unified design-to-construction workflow. Best fit for firms running Revit or BIM 360 wanting unified design + build workflow. Trade-offs: the PlanGrid sunset and rebrand through 2024-2026 has unsettled some legacy customers (PlanGrid as a standalone product end-of-sale in 2025, full migration to Autodesk Build required), the Autodesk Construction Cloud bundling has driven up pricing for legacy PlanGrid customers, and the project-management depth (RFIs, change orders, financials) sits below Procore for commercial GCs.

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Best for

Design-led firms, architects, engineers, and contractors running Revit or BIM 360 wanting unified design + build workflow on Autodesk Construction Cloud.

Worst for

Commercial GCs wanting deepest project-management depth (Procore better), legacy PlanGrid customers resistant to ACC migration (consider alternatives), or SMB residential builders (Buildertrend better).

Vendor Trust Score

Is PlanGrid / Autodesk Build a trustworthy vendor?

7.3/10
Mixed
Pricing transparency
Published rates; no hidden fees
6.5
Contract fairness
Reasonable terms; no auto-renew traps
7.0
Incident response
How they handle outages and breaches
8.0
Post-acquisition behavior
Customer treatment after M&A or PE
6.5
Executive stability
Leadership churn over 24 months
8.5
Roadmap honesty
Public commitments held
7.0
Trust signal log
  • 2018-12-19
    Autodesk acquired PlanGrid for $875M
  • 2022-04-12
    PlanGrid rebranded into Autodesk Build under Autodesk Construction Cloud
  • 2025-01-15
    PlanGrid standalone product end-of-sale; full migration to Autodesk Build required by 2026
Vendor Trust is scored independently of product quality. A great product from an unfair vendor still earns a low trust score.
Review Intelligence

What 1,820 reviews actually say

Synthesized from G2, Capterra, Reddit, Trustpilot. Patterns >15% prevalence shown.

Last synthesized
2026-04-29

Praise patterns

  • Deepest BIM integration
    87% →
  • Design-team UX preferred
    71% →
  • Autodesk parent stability
    64% →

Complaint patterns

  • PlanGrid sunset and rebrand unsettled customers
    51% ↑
  • ACC bundling drove up pricing
    47% ↑
  • Project-management depth below Procore
    38% →
Sentiment trend (6 months)
77/100 +1 pts
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Patterns are extracted from review corpus and human-verified. We surface trends, not anecdotes.
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What buyers actually pay

287 anonymized deal disclosures · last updated 2026-05-01

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Company size Median annual
Design-build firm 25-100 users $52,200
Design-build firm 100-500 users $174,000
Enterprise 500+ users $580,000
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Editorial: Strengths

  • Deepest BIM integration (native Revit and Civil 3D)
  • Design-team UX preferred by surveyors and coordinators
  • Autodesk parent stability (NASDAQ:ADSK)
  • Unified design-to-construction workflow via ACC
  • Strong field mobile UX (PlanGrid heritage)
  • Autodesk Construction IQ AI features

Editorial: Weaknesses

  • PlanGrid sunset and rebrand unsettled legacy customers
  • Autodesk Construction Cloud bundling drove up legacy PlanGrid pricing
  • Project-management depth below Procore for commercial GCs
  • Some customers concerned about transition (2024-2026)
  • Implementation complexity for multi-product migration

Key features & integrations

  • +Drawing management (PlanGrid heritage)
  • +RFIs and submittals
  • +Field reports and issues
  • +BIM-integrated workflow (Revit, Navisworks)
  • +Autodesk Construction IQ (AI risk analysis)
  • +Mobile field app
  • +ACC unified data layer
200+ integrations
RevitNavisworksCivil 3DBIM 360Microsoft ProjectSage 300 ConstructionProcore (via API)
Geography supported
Global; strongest in US, Canada, UK, EU
Best fit
50–25,000 employees · Design-led firms and design-build contractors
Editorial deep-dive

Read our full ranking of Construction Management Software

PlanGrid / Autodesk Build ranks #2 in our editorial review of 10 construction management software platforms. The deep-dive covers methodology, comparison tables, decision matrix, migration scoring, and FAQs.

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Closest alternatives in Construction Management Software

#1
Procore
Commercial construction management category leader (NYSE:PCOR).
★ 4.6 opaque
#3
Buildertrend
Residential construction management category leader.
★ 4.5 partial
#4
CoConstruct
Residential builder management, now part of Buildertrend.
★ 4.5 partial
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