Comparison · Project management for architects
Buildhive vs Pluriell
Pluriell is project management software for architecture and engineering firms, now part of Milient Software. It is strong in time tracking and invoicing for your internal team. Buildhive focuses on collaboration: with your clients, contractors and subcontractors in the same project.
At a glance
| Buildhive | Pluriell | |
|---|---|---|
| Collaboration with clients, contractors and subcontractors | Yes | No |
| External partners without an account or password | Yes | No |
| Site reports | Yes | Limited |
| Site reports in your own house style | Yes | Limited |
| 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 | No |
| Schedule changes sent automatically to external partners | Yes | No |
| Work with your own AI via MCP | Yes | No |
| Mailbox connected (Gmail, Outlook, …) | Yes | Limited |
| Time tracking | Yes | Yes |
| Prepare invoicesGet all your invoicing data ready and export it straight to the invoicing package of your choice. | Yes | Yes |
| Invoicing | No | Yes |
Where Buildhive makes the difference
External partners truly collaborate
Clients, contractors and subcontractors open documents, action items and planning via a link, without an account or password.
Price requests in your project
Request prices from subcontractors and suppliers and follow them up in Buildhive, instead of through separate emails and Excel lists.
Tasks and site reports in one list
Action items from your site reports go automatically into your task list. You track nothing twice.
Planning that communicates
When your planning changes, the partners involved automatically get an update, without extra emails.
Where Pluriell is strong
Invoicing linked to hours
Pluriell creates invoices based on your recorded hours. Buildhive does not offer invoicing yet.
Extensive time tracking
Time tracking, capacity planning and follow-up of hours per project are well developed.
Switching from Pluriell
Switching from Pluriell? We help you transfer your projects and contacts, and your team can start right away via an invitation.
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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
Pluriell is a solid choice for your firm's internal administration, especially for invoicing. If you want your whole project to come together, with clients, contractors, site reports and price requests in one place, Buildhive is built for exactly that collaboration.