Pricing
Raken does not publish a full price list; as of mid-2026, third-party sources report roughly $12, $30, and $37 per user per month depending on tier, billed per user. A 10-person field team on a mid tier is around $300/mo — primarily for daily reporting and time.
BuildPunch Professional is a flat $149/mo for 10 users and covers daily reports plus punch lists, drawings with markup, photo documentation, RFIs, submittals, inspections, safety, and GPS time tracking. Subcontractors report in free on every plan.
10 users on Raken (mid tier)
Per-user, per third-party reported pricing
10 users on BuildPunch
Flat — the whole platform, not just dailies
Subcontractor reporting
Subs never count as paid BuildPunch seats
Raken pricing is quote-based; per-user figures above are third-party reported as of mid-2026 and may differ from your quote.
Feature comparison
| BuildPunch | Raken | |
|---|---|---|
| Daily reports (weather, crew, delays, photos) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Branded PDF dailies emailed to owners/architects | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI voice-to-daily-summary | On the roadmap | ✓ |
| AI photo-ID clock-in | — | ✓ |
| Time tracking & timesheets | ✓ | ✓ |
| Punch lists with verification workflow | ✓ | — |
| Drawings / plan markup & versioning | ✓ | — |
| RFIs & submittals | ✓ | ✓ (first RFI module, 2025) |
| Inspections, safety incidents, toolbox talks | ✓ | ✓ |
| Photo feed with in-app camera | ✓ | Photos attached to dailies |
| Scheduling / Gantt dependencies | ✓ | — |
| Pricing model | Flat per company | Per user (quote-based) |
Competitor pricing as of mid-2026, per their published pricing pages. Check their sites for current rates. Raken’s AI daily summaries and photo-ID clock-in are genuine advantages it holds today.
The honest verdict
Stay on Raken if daily reporting is the only workflow you care about and AI voice summaries are a must-have today.
Move to BuildPunch if dailies are one of five things your PMs juggle. You get comparable daily reports — automatic weather, crew roster, delays, photos, a clean branded PDF you can email straight to the owner — and the rest of the job lives in the same app instead of three others.
Switching from Raken is easy
- Export historical daily report PDFs from Raken for your records.
- Create your projects in BuildPunch; daily reports pick up weather automatically and reuse your crew roster.
- Set up scheduled report emails so owners and architects keep getting their PDF every day — external recipients are supported, no account needed.
- Invite foremen and subs; subs are free and file their part from a bilingual EN/ES portal.
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 Raken alternative?
Yes, for teams that want daily reports inside a full project management platform. BuildPunch dailies capture weather, crew, delays, equipment, and photos and export as branded PDFs emailed to any recipient — plus you get punch lists, drawings, RFIs, and photo documentation Raken does not offer.
How do BuildPunch daily reports compare to Raken’s?
Both produce professional PDF dailies with weather, crew, and photos. Raken adds AI voice-to-text summaries as of 2025; BuildPunch has that on the roadmap. BuildPunch adds configurable PDF filenames, external email recipients, scheduled report automation, and public share links.
Does BuildPunch track time like Raken?
Yes. GPS-stamped clock-in/out, break tracking, timesheets, and an approval workflow are built in. Raken offers AI photo-ID clock-in, which BuildPunch does not have today.
What does BuildPunch cost compared to Raken?
As of mid-2026, third-party sources report Raken at roughly $12-$37 per user per month. BuildPunch is flat: $59/mo for 3 users, $149/mo for 10, $299/mo for 25 — covering the whole platform, with free subcontractor access.
Can my subs submit their daily logs without paid seats?
Yes. Invited subcontractors use BuildPunch free on every plan and can report from a bilingual English/Spanish portal. They never count against your user limit.