Which Buildots Alternative Fits a Team That Captures Its Own Site?
Most projects start without a complete BIM model, but the monthly valuation still wants proof of what was built, and every pour hides more of it. SpatialSense writes progress evidence from two dated walks your own team captures, with no model needed. Try it on one of your own sites for 30 days, with no card.
Updated 9 November 2026 · Written by Kodifly, the company that makes SpatialSense
Pinning an issue to the spot in a 360° walk, in SpatialSense.
Where Buildots teams get stuck, and how SpatialSense helps
Buildots tracks progress element by element against the BIM model. Customer reviews we could read are scarce, so this section works from what Buildots itself publishes. Three points matter if your project looks more like most projects: a partial model, a small team and a valuation every month.
What Buildots’ own pages say
Tracking depends on a complete, current model
Buildots says its tracking relies on a model that matches what is being installed, and that items modelled as generic objects without unique IDs are invisible to it. Its own product team notes that construction rarely starts with a complete model.
Stated on Buildots’ blog, product page and webinar page
How SpatialSense handles it
SpatialSense writes a station-by-station progress report from two dated walks, tied to the images it was read from, so a project with a partial model, or none, still gets written evidence. If you keep a workplan, the report shows each milestone’s status against it, and a person approves every AI finding. When you do have an IFC model, it sits beside the scan as an overlay.
What Buildots’ own pages say
Weeks of setup before the first data
Buildots says setup depends on the size of the project and usually takes a few weeks before progress data starts to arrive.
Stated on Buildots’ product page
How SpatialSense handles it
With SpatialSense you set up your own site in the 30-day trial: upload the plans and 360° panoramas from your current camera in the browser, and the side-by-side view works from the second dated walk. Trace, the capture app, is set up when you book a demo, and a person at Kodifly is on hand around the clock.
What Buildots’ own pages say
A demo before you see a price
Buildots publishes no prices: its pricing page returns an error, and the way in is to book a demo.
Seen on Buildots’ website
How SpatialSense handles it
SpatialSense prices per site with unlimited users, and the prices are on the pricing page. You can run the full platform on one of your own sites for 30 days with no card, and the Lite Viewer stays free with no account.
What you are after is a valuation where the evidence is already on the table: dated walks your own team captured, a written report and the images behind every line, so you are the one with the record instead of the one waiting for it.
Is SpatialSense the right Buildots alternative for you?
SpatialSense is built for contractors who capture their own sites and need progress evidence whether or not the model is complete. It turns your team’s walks into dated, image-backed evidence, keeps scans and drone flights in the same project, and you can see it on one of your own sites inside 30 days, with no card and no setup project.
SpatialSense fits if
Your own team walks the site. The people already on site capture 360° walks with the Trace app and an Insta360 X4 or X5 on a helmet or a car, and laser scans from any maker and drone flights sit in the same project.
You want progress evidence with or without a BIM model. Any two dates open side by side from one locked viewpoint, a station-by-station progress report is written from two dated walks, and an IFC model, including a Revit model exported to IFC, is overlaid on the scan so you see the as-built next to the design.
Your client and consultants need to see the evidence. Share links open without a login and can be revoked, and every plan has unlimited users, so the people who sign off progress never add to the bill.
You want to see prices and try it before a sales call. SpatialSense has per-site pricing with unlimited users (current prices), the 30-day trial covers the full platform with no credit card, and support is one-to-one with a person at Kodifly, 24 hours a day.
How does SpatialSense compare with Buildots?
The main difference is what the progress evidence depends on. Buildots measures each capture against a BIM model and a schedule, so both have to be kept current. SpatialSense writes its evidence from two dated walks your own team captures, so it comes straight from the site.
SpatialSense
Buildots
Who captures the site
Your site team, with the Trace app and an Insta360 X4 or X5 on a helmet or a car
A helmet-mounted 360° camera, with weekly capture by certified Buildots technicians offered as a managed service; camera models not published
Laser scans and drones
Scans from any maker as E57, LAS, LAZ, PCD or PLY, drone flights, and fixed LiDAR stations that scan a zone every 15 to 30 minutes with nobody on site
“360 cameras, drones and laser scanning” are listed, but the point-cloud formats are not published
BIM model
IFC models, including Revit models exported to IFC, open in the browser beside the point cloud and the 360° walks, with the model overlaid on the scan so you see the as-built next to the design
The basis of its progress measurement, with element-level reporting even for areas that are not modelled; the BIM formats are not published
Progress evidence
Any two dates side by side from one locked viewpoint, and a station-by-station PDF report from two dated walks, tied to the images
Element-level progress against the BIM model and the schedule, with delay forecasts and results in 24 to 36 hours after a setup of a few weeks
Issues
Pinned in the walk or scan with an owner and a due date, answered from the Konnect app, with WhatsApp alerts in the recipient’s language
Installed work that departs from the design and loose ends are flagged and sent to Procore, Forma or Revizto
People outside the paid team
Unlimited users, and revocable share links that open without a login
Guest access and share links are not described
Pricing and trial
Per-site pricing with unlimited users (current prices), and a 30-day trial with no credit card
No published prices: the pricing page returns a 404 error and the route in is a demo
What it looks like in SpatialSense
Any two dates, side by side
Open two walks of the same spot from one locked viewpoint and see what changed between them.
Issues with an owner and a date
Pin a problem to the spot in the walk, assign it, and get the answer back from the Konnect app.
A link your client can open
Send a share link that opens in the browser without a login, and revoke it when the job is done.
Moving from Buildots to SpatialSense
You can test SpatialSense on one site without changing how the rest of your projects run.
Gather the files your team already holds. Buildots publishes no point-cloud or BIM formats, so start from your own plans as PDF, DWG or DXF, the IFC model and any scans as E57, LAS or LAZ.
Start the trial. The 30-day trial unlocks the full platform with every feature and needs no credit card.
Upload one site. Put its plans, scans and model in one project, then walk the floors with Trace and an Insta360 X4 or X5 on a helmet.
Walk it again on a later date. Open the two dates side by side from one locked viewpoint, and SpatialSense writes the station-by-station progress report as a PDF.
Bring in the client. Invite the whole team, since users are unlimited, and send the client a share link that opens without a login and can be revoked when the job ends.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best alternative to Buildots?
SpatialSense. Your own site team captures 360° walks with the Trace app, laser scans from any maker and drone flights sit in the same project, and a station-by-station progress report is written from two dated walks without needing a BIM model. Your client gets a share link that opens without a login, every plan has unlimited users, and you can try the full platform on your own files for 30 days with no card details.
Who are Buildots’ main competitors?
SpatialSense competes with Buildots for teams that want progress evidence from their own site captures. Your own team walks the site with the Trace app and an Insta360 X4 or X5, SpatialSense writes a station-by-station progress report from two dated walks, and laser scans and drone flights sit in the same project.
Does Buildots need a BIM model?
Largely, yes: Buildots measures progress by comparing each capture with the BIM model and the schedule, although it says it reports at element level even for areas that are not modelled. SpatialSense works with a model and without one. IFC models, including Revit models exported to IFC, open in the browser beside the point cloud and the 360° walks, with the model overlaid on the scan so you see the as-built next to the design. Without a model, any two dates still open side by side from one locked viewpoint, and the progress report is written from two dated walks.
What does Buildots do?
Buildots compares captures from a helmet-mounted 360° camera with the BIM model and the schedule to report progress at element level, flag installed work that departs from the design and forecast delays, and its technicians can capture the site weekly as a managed service. SpatialSense keeps the whole site record in one project, captured by your own team: 360° walks, laser scans, drone flights, floor plans and IFC models, with issues pinned to the spot and a progress report written from dated walks.
How much does Buildots cost?
Buildots does not publish prices. Its pricing page returns an error, and the way in is to book a demo. SpatialSense has per-site pricing with unlimited users (current prices), a Lite Viewer that is free forever, with no account and no time limit, and a 30-day free trial that unlocks the full platform with every feature and needs no card details.
Can our own site team capture the walks?
Yes. Anyone on site can walk it with the SpatialSense Trace app and an Insta360 X4 or X5 on a helmet or a car, and laser scans from any maker and drone flights go into the same project, so you decide when each floor is captured.
What are Buildots’ limitations?
Buildots’ own pages say its tracking relies on a model that matches what is installed, that items without unique IDs in the model are invisible to it, and that setup usually takes a few weeks; its prices come through a demo. SpatialSense writes a progress report from two dated walks your own team captures, with no model needed, and you can set up your own site in a 30-day trial with no card.
See SpatialSense on your project
Every month you wait is another valuation argued from photos and memory. Start the 30-day free trial on one of your own sites today, with no credit card and unlimited users, or book a demo and Kodifly sets it up with Trace for you. Support comes from a person at Kodifly around the clock.
Buildots: product, capture services, progress tracking, site documentation, design checks, demo, about us, Buildots Field; read 4 November 2026
Buildots: product page, blog post on BIM tips, and the webinar page on design gaps in BIM progress tracking; read 9 November 2026
SpatialSense is not affiliated with Buildots. User reports are summarised from public reviews and forum posts; product information accurate as of 9 November 2026. Verify current features and pricing with the vendor.
