Pricing: per user vs per company
As of mid-2026, per its published pricing, CompanyCam runs $63/mo (Core, 1 user), $129/mo (Crew, 3 users), or $199/mo (Scale, 3 users) on annual billing — plus $29 per additional user per month. That per-user meter is what gets you: a 10-person team lands around $332/mo, and 25 users on Scale is roughly $837/mo, about $10,000 a year — for photos.
BuildPunch is priced per company, not per head: Starter $59/mo (3 users), Professional $149/mo (10 users), Business $299/mo (25 users). Extra users are $5/mo. And invited subcontractors are free on every plan — they never count against your seats.
10 users, photos only
CompanyCam Crew + 7 extra seats
10 users, full platform
BuildPunch Professional — photos, punch lists, drawings, daily reports, RFIs, time tracking
25 users
CompanyCam Scale (~$10k/yr) vs BuildPunch Business ($3,588/yr)
Competitor pricing as of mid-2026, per their published pricing pages. Check their sites for current rates.
Feature comparison
| BuildPunch | CompanyCam | |
|---|---|---|
| Photo capture & project feed | ✓ | ✓ |
| In-app camera that never saves to the phone | ✓ | — |
| Live site cameras | ✓ (RTSP; screenshots to project Photos) | — |
| Video capture | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI voice notes | ✓ (dictate → AI punch note) | ✓ ("Walkthrough Notes") |
| Punch lists with assignment & verification | ✓ | — |
| Drawings / plan markup | ✓ | — |
| Daily reports (weather, crew, delays, PDF) | ✓ | — |
| RFIs & submittals | ✓ | — |
| GPS time tracking | ✓ | — |
| Subcontractor access | Free, all tiers, EN/ES portal | Access controls gated to Scale tier |
| Full project export (ZIP, no lock-in) | ✓ | Photo export |
| Pricing model | Flat per company | Per user ($29/extra user/mo) |
Competitor pricing as of mid-2026, per their published pricing pages. Check their sites for current rates. We list what CompanyCam does better, too — video capture and AI walkthrough notes are real advantages they hold today.
The honest verdict
Stay on CompanyCam if photos and video are genuinely all you need and AI walkthrough narration matters to you today.
Move to BuildPunch if you are also paying for (or doing by hand) punch lists, daily reports, or timesheets. One login, one bill, and the photo workflow is built in — including a jobsite camera that uploads straight to the project and never touches the crew's camera rolls.
Switching from CompanyCam is easy
- Export your photos from CompanyCam (their export tools produce standard image files).
- Create your projects in BuildPunch and drag-and-drop the photos in — bulk upload is supported and photos are organized into a date-grouped feed automatically.
- Invite your crew and subs. Subs cost nothing and get a bilingual English/Spanish portal.
- Point the crew at the in-app camera. Photos go straight to the right project — nothing to sync, nothing left on personal phones.
There is no annual contract on either end of the move: BuildPunch is month-to-month, and the free plan lets you run one real project end-to-end before you pay anything.
Frequently asked questions
Is BuildPunch a CompanyCam alternative?
Yes. BuildPunch includes project photo documentation with an in-app camera, a date-grouped photo feed, tagging, search, and comments — the core of what CompanyCam does — plus punch lists, drawings, daily reports, RFIs, and time tracking that CompanyCam does not have. Photos are included on every BuildPunch plan, including the free tier.
How much cheaper is BuildPunch than CompanyCam?
As of mid-2026, per published pricing, a 25-user team on CompanyCam Scale pays roughly $837/mo (about $10,000/yr). BuildPunch Business covers 25 users at a flat $299/mo ($3,588/yr) — roughly a third of the cost, and it includes far more than photos.
What does CompanyCam have that BuildPunch does not?
As of mid-2026, CompanyCam offers video capture and AI voice-to-report walkthrough notes; BuildPunch capture is photo-only and voice-to-report is on our roadmap. If video is a hard requirement today, CompanyCam holds that edge.
Do jobsite photos save to my crew’s personal phones?
No. The BuildPunch in-app camera uploads directly to secure project storage and never saves to the device’s camera roll. Project photos stay with the project, not on someone’s personal phone when they leave.
Can subcontractors upload photos without a paid seat?
Yes. Invited subcontractors use BuildPunch free on every plan, with a bilingual English/Spanish portal. They can view assigned work and upload photos without counting toward your user limit.