Fieldwire vs Projul 2026: Which Construction Software Wins?

If you have been running a construction company for more than a few years, you know the pain of juggling multiple software tools. One app for plans, another for estimates, a third for invoices, and maybe a spreadsheet holding it all together with duct tape and hope.

That is the reality a lot of contractors face when they start with a field-focused tool like Fieldwire and then realize they still need half a dozen other subscriptions to actually run their business.

In this comparison, we are putting Fieldwire and Projul side by side. Both are built for construction. Both have mobile apps. But they solve very different problems, and the right choice depends on what you actually need day to day.

What Is Fieldwire?

Fieldwire started as a field management platform back in 2013. The idea was simple: give crews a way to view plans, manage tasks, and track progress from the job site. It did that well, and in 2021, Hilti acquired the company.

Today, Fieldwire offers plan viewing, task management, photo documentation, checklists, sheet comparison, and (on higher tiers) RFIs, submittals, change orders, and a basic budget tool.

What Fieldwire does not do is handle the office side of your business. There is no estimating. No invoicing. No CRM for tracking leads. No QuickBooks integration built into the platform.

If your business is large enough to have a dedicated office team running separate software for all of that, Fieldwire can fill the field management gap. But for contractors who want one system that handles everything, it leaves a lot of holes.

What Is Projul?

Projul was built from the ground up as an all-in-one construction management platform. The goal was to give contractors a single place to manage leads, create estimates, schedule jobs, track projects in the field, send invoices, and sync with QuickBooks.

Instead of being great at one slice of the business and ignoring the rest, Projul covers the full workflow from the first phone call to the final payment.

That matters because every time you switch between tools, you lose time. Data gets entered twice. Things fall through the cracks. One platform means one source of truth.

Feature Comparison: Where Each Tool Shines

Let’s break this down by the things that actually matter when you are running jobs.

Plan Viewing and Drawings

Fieldwire has always been strong here. Their plan viewer is solid, with markup tools, sheet versioning, and the ability to compare old and new sheets side by side. If your crews live in blueprints all day, Fieldwire does this well.

Projul includes plan and document management as part of the project workspace. You can upload plans, share them with the team, and access them from the mobile app. It may not have the same depth of sheet comparison tools, but for most residential and commercial contractors, it covers what you need without a separate subscription.

Task Management

Both platforms let you create tasks, assign them to team members, set priorities, and track completion. Fieldwire organizes tasks by location on the plan, which is useful for large commercial projects where you need to pinpoint exactly where work needs to happen.

Projul handles task management through its scheduling features, tying tasks directly to the project timeline. This means your schedule and your task list stay in sync automatically, and nothing gets orphaned in a separate system.

Estimating

This is where the gap gets wide. Fieldwire has no estimating functionality. None. If you want to build an estimate, you need a separate tool.

Projul has full estimating built in. You can create detailed estimates with line items, markups, and material costs. You can turn accepted estimates into active projects with one click. Your estimate data flows into scheduling, purchasing, and invoicing without re-entering anything.

For contractors who spend hours every week building bids, this alone is worth the switch.

Invoicing and Payments

Again, Fieldwire does not offer invoicing. If you need to bill a customer, you are pulling that data out of Fieldwire and putting it into QuickBooks, FreshBooks, or whatever you use for accounting.

Projul has invoicing built right into the platform. You can generate invoices from completed work, send them to customers, and track payment status. Paired with QuickBooks integration, your books stay current without double entry.

CRM and Lead Tracking

Fieldwire is a project tool. It assumes someone else already sold the job. There is no CRM, no lead pipeline, no way to track where your next job is coming from.

Projul includes a built-in CRM that lets you capture leads, track follow-ups, and move prospects through your sales pipeline. When a lead turns into a job, all the information carries forward into the project. No copy-pasting between systems.

Scheduling

Fieldwire has basic scheduling through its task system, but it is not a true scheduling tool. You will not find Gantt charts or resource allocation here.

Projul’s scheduling module gives you drag-and-drop scheduling with a visual timeline. You can see crew availability, move jobs around, and keep everyone on the same page. Changes update instantly on the mobile app so your field team always has the latest plan.

Integrations

Fieldwire integrates with Procore, BIM 360, and a handful of other tools, but only on their Business tier and above. The free and Pro tiers do not include integrations.

Projul connects with QuickBooks for accounting, and the platform is designed so you do not need a pile of integrations in the first place. When estimating, invoicing, scheduling, and CRM are all in one system, the need for third-party connections drops dramatically.

Pricing Breakdown

This is where things get interesting. Fieldwire and Projul use completely different pricing models.

Fieldwire Pricing

Fieldwire charges per user, per month:

• Basic (Free): Up to 5 users, 3 projects, 100 sheets. Good for kicking tires, not for running a business.
• Pro: $39/user/month (billed annually). Adds reports, sheet compare, templates, and custom task statuses.
• Business: $64/user/month (billed annually). Adds custom forms, integrations, BIM viewer, and their AI features.
• Business Plus: $89/user/month (billed annually). Adds RFIs, submittals, change orders, and a budget tool.

For a team of 10 people on the Business plan, you are looking at $640/month, or $7,680/year. And remember, that covers field management only. You still need to pay for estimating, invoicing, and accounting software separately.

Projul Pricing

Projul uses flat-rate pricing with no per-user fees:

• Core: $399/month ($4,788/year)
• Core+: $599/month ($7,188/year)
• Pro: $1,199/month ($14,388/year)

Every plan includes estimating, scheduling, invoicing, CRM, and QuickBooks integration. Add as many users as you need without watching the bill climb.

For that same 10-person team, Projul Core costs $399/month and gives you the full platform. Fieldwire Business costs $640/month and only covers field management. The math speaks for itself.

Check out the full details on the Projul pricing page.

Who Should Use Fieldwire?

Fieldwire makes sense in a few specific situations:

• Large commercial GCs that already have Procore or another platform handling the office side, and need a field-specific tool for subcontractor coordination and plan viewing.
• Companies owned by Hilti customers that want to keep their tool stack within the Hilti ecosystem.
• Teams that only need field task management and genuinely do not care about estimating, invoicing, or CRM in the same platform.

If that describes your business, Fieldwire is a capable field tool.

Who Should Use Projul?

Projul is built for contractors who want to stop juggling multiple subscriptions and run their business from one platform:

• Residential contractors (remodelers, roofers, painters, HVAC, electrical, plumbing) who need estimates, schedules, invoices, and field tools in one place.
• Small to mid-size commercial contractors who are tired of paying for five different tools that do not talk to each other.
• Growing companies that need a CRM to track leads and a system that scales without per-user costs eating into margins.
• Anyone sick of double data entry between their field app, their estimating tool, and their accounting software.

The Real Cost of Separate Tools

Here is something contractors often overlook when comparing software. Fieldwire might look affordable at first glance. The free plan is genuinely free, and the Pro plan seems reasonable at $39/user/month.

But Fieldwire only solves part of the problem. To actually run your business, you still need:

• Estimating software: $50 to $200+/month
• Invoicing or accounting software: $30 to $80/month
• CRM: $25 to $150/month per user
• Scheduling tool: $20 to $100/month

Add those up with Fieldwire, and a 10-person team could easily be spending $900 to $1,200/month across four or five different platforms. Plus the time lost switching between them, re-entering data, and fixing sync issues.

Projul Core at $399/month replaces all of it. One login, one bill, one place for your data.

Switching From Fieldwire to Projul

If you are currently on Fieldwire and thinking about making the move, the transition is straightforward. Projul’s team helps with onboarding, data migration, and training so your crew is not left fumbling with a new tool on Monday morning.

The best way to see if Projul fits your business is to schedule a demo. You will get a walkthrough of the platform tailored to your trade and your team size, and you can ask every question on your list.

The Bottom Line

Fieldwire is a solid field management tool. If all you need is plan viewing and task tracking for your crews, it does the job. But the moment you need estimating, invoicing, CRM, or a scheduling tool that ties everything together, you are back to shopping for more software.

Projul gives you the complete picture. From the first lead to the final invoice, everything lives in one platform with flat-rate pricing that does not punish you for growing your team.

For most contractors, the question is not which tool is better at one thing. The question is whether you want to keep stitching together five different apps or run your business from one place that was built for exactly that.

Ready to see the difference? Schedule a demo with Projul and find out what running your business from one platform actually feels like. Or check out our pricing page to compare plans and find the right fit for your team.