Congrid
Helsinki-based quality and safety app for Nordic construction sites, part of the SmartCraft group
Quick Overview
| Company | Congrid Oy (SmartCraft Group) |
|---|---|
| Category | Construction Management Software |
| Headquarters | Helsinki, Finland |
| Founded | 2013 |
| EU Presence | EU (Finland) |
| Open Source | No |
| Pricing | Project licences from €149 to €499/month; user licences from €69 to €129/user/month; training and project set-up priced separately |
| Free Option | Free demo |
| Replaces | PlanRadar, paper inspection checklists, Excel safety logs |
Detailed Review
Congrid is a Helsinki quality-and-safety platform, part of the Swedish-listed SmartCraft group alongside sister products across Sweden, Norway and the UK, and it does the same job as PlanRadar and CAPMO on a Nordic construction site: defect observations and safety checks pinned to a floor plan, photographed, assigned and tracked to close-out, with a digital site diary running alongside.
Pricing is unusually granular for this category, split into project licences (from €149 a month for basic defect observation up to €499 for the full quality-and-safety toolkit) and separate user licences (from €69 a month per person up to €129 for the combined safety-and-quality tier), plus one-off project set-up and training fees — a buyer can price a single site tightly rather than committing to a company-wide seat count.
Against PlanRadar and CAPMO, Congrid's case is Nordic-market fit rather than a different feature set — quality matrices and best-practice data built around Finnish, Swedish and Norwegian construction norms, the way CAPMO is built around German ones. Being part of SmartCraft rather than independently owned gives it a stable parent, but it also means Congrid is one product line inside a group rather than a company solely focused on it.
What Congrid does well
- Defect and safety observations pinned to floor plans
- Granular pricing: separate project and user licences
- Digital site diary alongside inspection checklists
- Built around Nordic construction and safety norms
- Backed by the listed SmartCraft group
Where Congrid falls short
- Part of a group rather than an independent company
- Feature set close to PlanRadar and CAPMO, without their scale
- Pricing structure (project plus user licences) takes effort to model
- Nordic-market focus travels less well outside the region
Standout feature. Pricing broken into project and user licences separately, so a single site can be quoted without a company-wide contract.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Defect and safety observations pinned to floor plans
- Granular pricing: separate project and user licences
- Digital site diary alongside inspection checklists
- Built around Nordic construction and safety norms
- Backed by the listed SmartCraft group
Cons
- Part of a group rather than an independent company
- Feature set close to PlanRadar and CAPMO, without their scale
- Pricing structure (project plus user licences) takes effort to model
- Nordic-market focus travels less well outside the region
Alternatives to Congrid
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Congrid?
Congrid is a Helsinki quality-and-safety platform, part of the Swedish-listed SmartCraft group alongside sister products across Sweden, Norway and the UK, and it does the same job as PlanRadar and CAPMO on a Nordic construction site: defect observations and safety checks pinned to a floor plan, photographed, assigned and tracked to close-out, with a digital site diary running alongside.
Where is Congrid based?
Congrid operates from Helsinki, Finland, which places it under EU (Finland).
What does Congrid cost?
Project licences from €149 to €499/month; user licences from €69 to €129/user/month; training and project set-up priced separately. Free demo.
Who is Congrid best for?
Nordic site quality and safety inspections. Pricing broken into project and user licences separately, so a single site can be quoted without a company-wide contract.
What are the drawbacks of Congrid?
Part of a group rather than an independent company. Feature set close to PlanRadar and CAPMO, without their scale. Pricing structure (project plus user licences) takes effort to model. Nordic-market focus travels less well outside the region.
Is Congrid a good alternative to PlanRadar?
Congrid is built as a European alternative to PlanRadar: Helsinki-based quality and safety app for Nordic construction sites, part of the SmartCraft group. It will not be a like-for-like feature match in every respect, so check the review above for where the two genuinely differ before switching.
How does Congrid compare to other Construction Management Software?
Congrid is one of several European Construction Management Software we cover. It is most often compared with PlanRadar, paper inspection checklists, Excel safety logs.