Fieldwire
A mobile jobsite app that turns drawings into assignable tasks, punch lists, and inspections.
Quick Answer
Fieldwire is a mobile-first jobsite management app, now owned by Hilti, that gives field crews and the office a shared view of tasks, plans, and punch lists. Users mark up drawings, assign tasks tied to plan locations, and track completion in real time. It's built for speed and simplicity during construction, on phones and tablets as much as desktop.
The Full Picture
Fieldwire exists because the tools construction crews carry into the field — paper plans, radios, spreadsheets — don't update in real time and don't connect back to the office. A superintendent needs to know today which tasks are done, which are blocked, and what's changed on the drawings since yesterday, without waiting for an end-of-day report.
Mechanically, Fieldwire centers on the current plan set. Teams upload drawings, which Fieldwire keeps versioned so everyone opens the latest sheet. Tasks, punch items, and forms are pinned to a location on that plan and assigned to a person or crew, with photos and status updates syncing across devices as work happens. Its interface is deliberately lighter than full construction management suites, which is a large part of its appeal.
In AEC workflows Fieldwire is used almost entirely during construction, by general contractors and their subs, for daily task coordination, punch lists, and inspections. Some GCs also use it for site logistics and safety walks. It's less common as a preconstruction or bidding tool — its strength is on-site execution once drawings are approved and work is underway.
Fieldwire sits downstream of preconstruction: it consumes the drawing set that precon already finalized and turns it into field-level work. It doesn't produce estimates, review specs, or level bids — those decisions are made before a project reaches the phase where Fieldwire is used.
Real Examples
Common Misconceptions
People assume: Fieldwire is a full construction management platform like Procore.
Actually: Fieldwire is deliberately narrower — task management, plan viewing, and punch lists. It doesn't handle financials, RFIs at Procore's depth, or submittal logs, which is why many GCs run Fieldwire alongside, not instead of, a broader platform.
People assume: Fieldwire is mainly a preconstruction tool.
Actually: It's built for the construction phase. Its value is coordinating field crews against a finalized drawing set — the estimating, bidding, and scope decisions that produce that drawing set happen earlier, in tools built for precon.
Does MeltPlan Solve This?
Partially — adjacentMeltPlan is a preconstruction AI platform, not a field task management app, so it doesn't replace Fieldwire. They sit at different phases: the drawings and specs a field team opens in Fieldwire are the same documents MeltPlan's AI reviews earlier in precon to flag missing requirements, coordination issues, and revision changes before the set is issued for construction.
Review the drawings before they reach the field →Frequently Asked Questions
Who makes Fieldwire?
Fieldwire was founded in San Francisco in 2013 and acquired by Hilti, the construction tool and technology company, in 2021. It continues to operate as a standalone product under Hilti's construction software portfolio.
What is Fieldwire used for?
It's used to assign and track field tasks, manage punch lists, run inspection forms, and view current construction drawings from a phone or tablet, connecting the field crew and the office in real time.
Is Fieldwire free?
Fieldwire offers a limited free tier for small teams and paid per-user plans with more projects, storage, and features for larger construction firms.
What's the difference between Fieldwire and PlanGrid?
Both manage plans and field tasks, but PlanGrid is part of Autodesk Construction Cloud and integrates more deeply with Autodesk's design ecosystem, while Fieldwire is an independent, Hilti-owned app known for a simpler interface focused on task and punch list workflows.
Does Fieldwire handle RFIs and submittals?
Fieldwire has basic RFI functionality, but it's not built out to the depth of dedicated document-control platforms. Teams managing high volumes of RFIs and submittals often pair Fieldwire's field coordination with a separate document management system.