Dalux
Danish BIM and field software built for the site, not the office - European alternative based in Denmark
Quick Overview
| Company | Dalux |
|---|---|
| Category | Construction Management Software |
| Headquarters | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| EU/European | Yes - Denmark |
| GDPR Compliant | Yes |
| Main Features | BIM on a phone, on site, Free field app tier, Handover into facility management |
| Pricing | Per project or per company licence |
| Best For | Contractors who want the model usable by the people on site |
| Replaces | Procore, Autodesk Construction Cloud, Bluebeam |
Detailed Review
Dalux is a Danish construction platform built by two brothers around one idea: that the building model should be usable by the person standing in the building, on a phone, without training — not only by the coordinator at a workstation.
What Makes Dalux Stand Out
The mobile BIM viewer is genuinely the reason people choose Dalux. It renders large federated models on ordinary phones and ties a defect, a photo or a checklist to the exact spot in the model — which is what turns a model from a design artefact into something a site foreman actually opens.
What the Platform Covers
BIM viewing and coordination, defect and snag management with photo evidence, quality and safety checklists, document control and drawing revisions, plus a facility management module that inherits the model at handover.
European Practice and Jurisdiction
Dalux is headquartered on Lyngbyvej in Copenhagen, founded in 2005 and still owned and led by its founders. Drawings, models and site photographs are a building's complete security description, which makes EU jurisdiction more than a compliance line item.
Construction software holds evidence. Site diaries, defect records and progress data are what a liability dispute or a payment claim is argued from years later, and the format a European client or court expects is not the format an American product produces by default.
Pricing
The Dalux Field app is free for an unlimited number of users on a project; the paid modules cover BIM coordination, document control and facility management. Subcontractors join at no cost, which is what gets them on it.
Dalux vs Procore and the US Platforms
Against Procore, Autodesk Construction Cloud, Bluebeam, the European case is fit rather than scale. Documentation obligations, tender practice and handover expectations differ by country, and a platform built inside those conventions produces output that is accepted rather than output that then has to be rewritten.
Who Should Use Dalux
Dalux suits contractors, clients and consultants on projects where the model has to reach the site rather than staying in the design office.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Large BIM models usable on an ordinary phone
- Field app free for unlimited users, so subcontractors join
- Defects and checklists anchored in the model
- Facility management inherits the model at handover
- Danish company, founder-owned, EU jurisdiction
Cons
- Commercial and cost management is not its strength
- Paid modules needed beyond the free field app
- Best value when the project genuinely runs on BIM
- Fewer finance integrations than the cost-led platforms
Alternatives to Dalux
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Frequently Asked Questions
Dalux is based in Denmark and operates under European data-protection rules including the GDPR. Site records name individual workers and subcontractors, so that jurisdiction covers personal data as well as commercial documentation.
Dalux is based in Denmark. We list European construction platforms because the documentation they hold is evidence in disputes governed by European law.
BIM viewing and coordination, defect and snag management with photo evidence, quality and safety checklists, document control and drawing revisions, plus a facility management module that inherits the model at handover.
The Dalux Field app is free for an unlimited number of users on a project; the paid modules cover BIM coordination, document control and facility management. Subcontractors join at no cost, which is what gets them on it.
Dalux is a European alternative to Procore, Autodesk Construction Cloud, Bluebeam, built around European documentation and tender practice rather than adapted to it.
Offline capability is the first thing to test in this category, because half a building has no signal in it. PlanRadar and BulldozAIR are both built for capture without a connection and sync afterwards. Whatever you shortlist, trial it in a basement rather than in the office.
Dalux is built as a European alternative to Procore: Danish BIM and field software built for the site, not the office. 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.
Dalux is one of several European Construction Management Software covered on this site. See the full Construction Management Software category page for how it ranks against its closest European competitors.