CREW25 vs Fieldwire:
The drawings or the whole job

Fieldwire, part of Hilti, is jobsite management built around the drawings: plans, markups, tasks and punch lists. CREW25 runs the whole job for builders and trades, from takeoff and quote to the crew, hours, costs and invoices, with an AI office manager. One manages the site; the other runs the business behind it.

Last updated: October 2026

CREW25 and Fieldwire, in a sentence each.

CREW25

Job management with plan takeoff and an AI office manager: quotes, the crew schedule, forms and diaries, hours, costs and invoices.

Choose CREW25 when you want the site and the money in one system.

  • Takeoff to invoice
  • Xero two-way
  • One plan

Fieldwire

Jobsite management for site teams: plans and markups offline, tasks, punch lists, inspections and forms, with RFIs and submittals on the top plan.

Choose Fieldwire when your team works from drawings all day.

  • Plans and markups
  • Free plan
  • Per user, US$

Already using Fieldwire?

  • Fieldwire is free for up to 5 users and 3 projects, then US$39 to US$89 per user a month, billed yearly, as of October 2026.
  • It runs the site, but quotes, invoices and job costs live in another system.
  • CREW25 covers takeoff, quotes, the crew, hours, costs and invoices in one plan, with Xero two-way.
Side by side

CREW25 vs Fieldwire, feature by feature.

Last updated: October 2026, from Fieldwire’s own pages. Parts of CREW25 that are not built yet say so.

FeatureCREW25Fieldwire
What it isJob management with plan takeoff and an AI office manager.Jobsite management built around the drawings.
PricingOne plan with the whole platform, given in a demo. Only people who sign in are billed; crew without a login are free. 14-day free trial.Basic free (5 users, 3 projects); Pro US$39, Business US$64 and Business Plus US$89 per user a month, billed yearly.
Plans on siteTakeoff on PDF plans in the office; viewing plans on phones is planned.Plans, versions and markups on web and mobile, offline.
Tasks and punch listsJob stages, checklists and forms.Tasks, punch lists and inspections.
Quoting and invoicingPrice book quotes, online acceptance, invoices with GST and card payments.Not covered.
Crews and hoursCrew timeline, and timesheets costed at each person’s rate.Scheduling; timesheets as a form.
Job costingMargin after overheads and on-costs on every job.A budget module on Business Plus.
AccountingXero two-way.App integrations on Business and above.

From the plans to the price.

Measuring plans only pays when the measurements turn into a price.

In CREW25 a takeoff is priced from your price book and becomes a draft quote, on the same job that later carries the crew and the costs.

YouWhat did we quote the Lee renovation, and has it been accepted?

CREW25 AILee renovation, main scope: A$48,600 ex GST, sent on Monday and accepted yesterday. The variation for the ensuite is still a draft.

Illustrative example

The crew and their hours.

A field app tracks the work. Someone still has to plan the crew, approve their hours and cost them to the job.

CREW25 does all three, and its AI tells you who is free before you book them.

YouPut Jake and Sam on the Lee renovation from Monday.

CREW25 AIJake is free from Monday. Sam is on Harbour St until Tuesday. Put them both on Lee from Monday anyway?

Illustrative example
Honest trade-offs

Where Fieldwire is stronger.

01

Plans in the field

Fieldwire puts plans, versions and markups on every phone, offline. CREW25 does takeoff in the office only.

02

Free for small teams

Its Basic plan is free for up to five users and three projects.

03

RFIs and submittals

Business Plus adds RFIs, submittals and change orders. CREW25 has no RFIs or submittals.

Choosing

When to choose CREW25 vs Fieldwire.

Choose CREW25 if

  • You want quotes, invoices and job costs with the site
  • You run your own crews and need their hours costed
  • You want takeoff priced from your own rates
  • You use Xero

Choose Fieldwire if

  • Your team works from drawings and markups all day
  • You need RFIs, submittals and punch lists
  • A free plan for a small site team suits you
Moving across

Moving from Fieldwire to CREW25.

01

Drop in what you have

Staff lists, rate cards and customer spreadsheets. CREW25 AI reads them into your team, customers and price book, and you check everything before it is created.

02

Or import a CSV

Customers and price lists import from a CSV, with columns matched from Tradify, ServiceM8 and Xero exports. Importing the same file twice changes nothing.

03

Start with one crew

Run one crew or one job alongside your current system, then move the rest. Job and quote history is not imported.

Sources: Fieldwire pricing, Fieldwire features. Prices and features change; check them before you decide.

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