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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."}),"\n",(0,i.jsx)(t.p,{children:"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."}),"\n",(0,i.jsx)(t.h2,{id:"where-velora-is-stronger",children:"Where Velora is stronger"}),"\n",(0,i.jsx)(t.p,{children:"Fieldwire is lighter than Procore or Buildertrend \u2014 but it's still an app the field opens and enters data into. 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Use Velora for the signal that lands in WhatsApp \u2014 progress, blockers, commitments, attendance, client updates \u2014 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."}),"\n",(0,i.jsx)(t.p,{children:"This holds up as you add jobs: the more sites and subs you're running, the more of the daily signal is in WhatsApp \u2014 and Velora turns it into one live picture without a per-user rollout."}),"\n",(0,i.jsx)(t.h2,{id:"which-should-you-choose",children:"Which should you choose?"}),"\n",(0,i.jsxs)(t.ul,{children:["\n",(0,i.jsxs)(t.li,{children:[(0,i.jsx)(t.strong,{children:"Your work is plan-driven \u2014 markup, tasks on drawings, punch lists, QA checklists"})," \u2192 Fieldwire. 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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 \u2014 Fieldwire for plans and punch, Velora for the WhatsApp field signal."},{question:"Does Fieldwire integrate with WhatsApp?",answer:"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."},{question:"Fieldwire is already easy for crews to adopt \u2014 why would I need Velora?",answer:"Fieldwire does have good field adoption for a construction a

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