Comparison · Site follow-up for large projects
Buildhive vs Aproplan
Aproplan is a Belgian platform for site follow-up, aimed at large contractors and large architecture firms with complex projects. Buildhive is built for small and medium-sized firms and construction companies, and goes beyond site follow-up alone.
Clear pricing. We don't chase you with costs.
Aproplan does not publish its prices online, and for SMEs it often turns out very expensive, especially given the limited set of features you get for it.
With Buildhive you know the price per user right away. We make sure the bill stays limited and the return on investment stays high.
At a glance
| Buildhive | Aproplan | |
|---|---|---|
| Collaboration with clients, contractors and subcontractors | Yes | Yes |
| External partners without an account or password | Yes | Limited |
| Site reports | Yes | Yes |
| Site reports in your own house style | Yes | No |
| AI site reports, you approve | Yes | No |
| Price requests to subcontractors and suppliers | Yes | No |
| Document sharing with version control and read receipts | Yes | Limited |
| Tasks linked to site reports | Yes | Yes |
| Schedule changes sent automatically to external partners | Yes | Limited |
| Work with your own AI via MCP | Yes | No |
| Mailbox connected (Gmail, Outlook, …) | Yes | No |
| Time tracking | Yes | No |
| Prepare invoicesGet all your invoicing data ready and export it straight to the invoicing package of your choice. | Yes | No |
| Invoicing | No | No |
Where Buildhive makes the difference
Reports in your own house style
Adjust the layout, formatting and structure of your site reports so they look like your firm's.
More than site follow-up
Document sharing, planning, tasks, price requests and time tracking are in the same platform.
Price requests
Request prices from subcontractors and suppliers and follow them up in your project.
Get started right away
No heavy implementation. Your team starts via an invitation and external partners via a link.
Where Aproplan is strong
Multi-tier collaboration
A main contractor can forward items from a report to subcontractors, who respond in the same system. Strong for large projects with many parties.
Mobile app and markups on plans
Mark comments at exactly the right spot on a plan, with a mobile app made for it.
A different audience
Aproplan and Buildhive target a different audience. If you work on very large projects with long chains of subcontractors, Aproplan is strong there. For most architecture firms and construction companies, Buildhive is the accessible choice: everything to follow up your project, in one platform.
Frequently asked questions
Buildhive + AI
AI done right, with the tools you already use
Buildhive uses AI to take the preparatory work off your hands, not to write in your name. And it works with your own AI assistant and your mailbox.
AI site reports
Dictate on the building site and the AI turns your notes into a first draft in your own template, with suggested follow-up tasks. You review, adjust and send. Nothing goes out in your name without your approval.
Discover AI on siteWork with your own AI
Buildhive offers an MCP connection. The AI you already use works directly with your Buildhive projects: ask about your tasks, documents or planning without copying and pasting.
Your mailbox connected
Connect your Gmail or Outlook account and send messages, price requests and documents straight from your own email address.
Conclusion
Aproplan is built for the largest projects and organisations. Buildhive brings the same collaboration within reach of small and medium-sized firms, with more than site follow-up alone and reports that look like yours.