Is Velora a replacement for Fieldwire?

No. Fieldwire is a field-first app for plan markup, tasks pinned to drawings, punch lists, checklists, and daily reports. Velora doesn't do plan-based work. Velora turns the WhatsApp updates your team already sends into live project visibility, client-ready reports, and tracked follow-ups. Many teams run both — Fieldwire for plans and punch, Velora for the WhatsApp field signal.

Does Fieldwire integrate with WhatsApp?

No. Fieldwire has no native WhatsApp integration; its integrations (Google Drive, SharePoint, Egnyte, Microsoft Teams, Power BI, Hilti ON!Track) run through Workato on the Business and Business Plus tiers. Fieldwire's own messaging is attached to tasks and drawing locations, not an open group chat. Velora reads your existing WhatsApp group directly.

Fieldwire is already easy for crews to adopt — why would I need Velora?

Fieldwire does have good field adoption for a construction app. The difference is that Fieldwire is still an app the foreman opens and fills in, whereas Velora asks the crew to do nothing new — it reads the WhatsApp group they're already in. If your trades and crews coordinate in WhatsApp, Velora captures that without making it a second place to update.

What does Fieldwire cost compared to Velora?

Fieldwire has transparent pricing: a free tier (5 users, 3 projects, 100 sheets) and paid plans at $39, $64, and $89 per user per month billed annually. Velora is quoted per engagement; the single-site DPR Generator is free.

How do daily reports work in each one?

In Fieldwire, the foreman opens the app and fills a daily-report form — conditions, equipment, work done, photos, labor, weather — then signs and submits it; PDF delivery can be scheduled. In Velora, the daily report is drafted automatically from the messages, photos, and voice notes already in the crew's WhatsApp group, with no one filling a form.

Velora vs Fieldwire

Of the construction tools Velora gets compared to, Fieldwire is the closest in spirit. Its whole reason for existing is to meet the field where they are — it's been mobile-first since 2013, it's built around the plan on a tablet, it's cheap (with a genuinely free tier), and crews actually adopt it.

The difference is narrower, and worth being precise about. Fieldwire is a field app — plans, tasks pinned to drawings, punch lists, checklists, daily reports — that the foreman still opens and fills in. Velora is a field-signal layer: it reads the WhatsApp group your crew already uses and turns it into project visibility, client-ready reports, and commitments and blockers tracked to closure — with nothing new for anyone to open.

This page lays out what each one does, where each is stronger, and how teams run them together.

At a glance

Capability	Velora	Fieldwire
What each one is
Category	Turns your site WhatsApp groups into project visibility, tracked follow-ups, and client reports — no new app for the field	Field-first app — plans, tasks pinned to drawings, punch lists, checklists, daily reports
Track record	Early-stage, purpose-built for WhatsApp-first field teams	Founded 2013; acquired by Hilti in 2021 (~$300M); 2M+ registered users, 1M+ projects
Where it runs	On top of the WhatsApp groups your crews already use	Web + mobile app (tablet-first) that the field opens on site
Plans, tasks, and qualityFieldwire's core. Velora does not do plan-based work.
Plan viewing and markup	—Not offered	✓Yes — core strength
Tasks pinned to drawing locations	—Not offered	✓Yes — core strength
Punch lists and checklists / inspections	~Captures inspection and non-conformance items raised in the group	✓Yes — structured punch and checklist workflows
Custom forms	—Not offered	✓Yes (Business tier and up)
RFIs, submittals, change orders	—Not offered	✓Yes (Business Plus tier)
Works offline	~Processes on the server; the crew's WhatsApp works offline as it always does	✓Yes — full offline mode
How the field's day gets inBoth aim to fit the field — but one is still an app to open.
How field updates get in	✓Read automatically from the crew's existing WhatsApp group	~The foreman opens the app, finds the task or plan, and fills the form
App / login for the field	✓None	~Required — Fieldwire app (light and fast, but still a second tool to open)
How the crew already talks to each other	✓Velora works inside the WhatsApp group they already use	~Messaging is attached to tasks and drawing pins; no open team chat (needs a companion tool)
Voice notes from the crew	✓Transcribed and structured automatically	—Not a capture path
WhatsApp	✓Native — the WhatsApp group is the data source	—No native integration
Multilingual crews	✓Reads the crew's language in the WhatsApp group they already use; reports out in English; follow-ups go back in the same language	~UI available in 13 languages, incl. Spanish — but the foreman still works inside Fieldwire
Visibility, tracking, and client reportingVelora's three cores — all built from the field signal.
Live project visibility	✓Live view of progress, open blockers, and work fronts, assembled from the group as it happens	~Task and plan status — as current as what the crew has entered
Blockers and commitments tracked to closure	✓Captured with who, what, and by when; open items chased automatically on WhatsApp until they close	~Tasks you assign, with due dates and status; reminders
Automated follow-ups on missing or overdue items	✓AI messages the right person on WhatsApp, in their language, and files the reply	~Task notifications and reminders
Daily and labor reports	✓Drafted automatically from the group messages; review and confirm	~Foreman fills a daily-report form; auto PDF delivery can be scheduled
Client-ready progress reports	✓Client-ready progress report generated from the group; review and send	~Scheduled PDF reports from entered data
Portfolio / multi-site view	✓One cross-site view across every connected group, automatically	~Per-project; roll-up from entered data
Commercials and fit
Pricing	Custom quote; free single-site DPR Generator	Transparent, published: free tier (5 users, 3 projects, 100 sheets); paid $39 / $64 / $89 per user / month billed annually
Best fit	Teams whose field coordination already happens on WhatsApp and who want it turned into records without re-keying	Teams doing plan-driven work — drawing markup, tasks on locations, punch lists, QA checklists — who want a light app the field will open

Where Fieldwire is stronger

Fieldwire is a genuinely good field tool, and it's honest about its scope.

If your work is plan-driven — marking up drawings, pinning tasks to exact locations, running structured punch lists and QA checklists, keeping as-builts current — Fieldwire is built for that, and Velora doesn't do it at all. It's fast, it works fully offline, its learning curve is low, and crews adopt it. It's backed by Hilti, it's been refined since 2013 across two million users, and it's one of the few tools in this category with transparent pricing and a real free tier. For a team that wants a lightweight app the field will actually open, Fieldwire is a strong choice.

Fieldwire is also clear about what it isn't: no estimating, proposals, invoicing, payments, or job costing. It handles the field, not what happens before or after it.

Where Velora is stronger

Fieldwire is lighter than Procore or Buildertrend — but it's still an app the field opens and enters data into. Velora isn't.

"Field-first" still means opening a second tool

Fieldwire's design goal is that the app is light enough that the foreman actually pulls up the tablet, finds the right task or plan, and fills the form. That works for a lot of teams. But if your crews — the trade subs especially, and Spanish-speaking crews — already run their day in a WhatsApp group, sending photos and voice notes and "material didn't show, we're blocked," then Fieldwire is a second place they now have to also update. Its messaging is tied to tasks and drawing pins; it isn't the open group chat the crew is already in.

Velora works in that group chat. There is nothing new to open, learn, or adopt, because nothing changes for the crew. You get a system; your team doesn't have to adopt one.

What that looks like

Velora reads the WhatsApp group your job already runs on and turns it into the three things site teams need:

Project visibility — a live picture of every job: what's progressing, what's blocked, which work fronts are moving.
Tracking to closure — blockers and commitments captured with who, what, and by when. When one has no follow-up, Velora messages the right person on WhatsApp — in their language — and files the reply.
Client reporting — daily, labor, and progress reports drafted from the group. You review and send.

Fieldwire's UI runs in Spanish, but the foreman still works inside Fieldwire. Velora reads the Spanish (or Hindi, or Arabic) WhatsApp group directly and reports out in English.

Using them together

These two fit together cleanly, because they cover different halves of the field.

Use Fieldwire for the plan-based work — drawing markup, tasks on locations, punch, QA checklists, as-builts. Use Velora for the signal that lands in WhatsApp — progress, blockers, commitments, attendance, client updates — captured without asking the crew to open a second app. If your crews already run their day in a group chat, Velora turns that into records; if they're heavy on drawings and punch, Fieldwire is the better fit for that part.

This holds up as you add jobs: the more sites and subs you're running, the more of the daily signal is in WhatsApp — and Velora turns it into one live picture without a per-user rollout.

Which should you choose?

Your work is plan-driven — markup, tasks on drawings, punch lists, QA checklists → Fieldwire. Velora doesn't do plan-based work.
Your crews already coordinate in a WhatsApp group and you want that turned into visibility and reports → Velora, with nothing new for the field to open.
You want field updates without adding a second tool for the crew or the subs → Velora, because it reads the channel they already use.
Your crews work in a language other than English → Velora reads the WhatsApp thread in that language and reports out in English.
You want both plan coordination and a hands-off field signal → run Fieldwire and Velora together.