Linarc vs. Autodesk Build

A SCHEDULE YOU CAN
ACTUALLY EDIT.

Autodesk Build imports your schedule and locks it. Linarc runs it: crews update it from the field and the budget moves with it.

One shared schedule across every trade
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Editable schedule, tied to cost
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One product, one price
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Live in 3 to 4 weeks
[01]// The Frame

CONTRACTOR SOFTWARE, NOT A DESIGN SUITE

Three differences a GC will feel on the first job.

The schedule is yours

Autodesk's own scheduler is for high-level sequencing. The real schedule is imported from MS Project and cannot be edited or synced back. Linarc's schedule is native, editable, and connected to cost.

Field data, no bolt-on

Autodesk sends time cards through a third-party integration still being built. Linarc's crew app captures hours, progress, and issues, and the budget sees them.

One product, one implementation

Build, Cost Management, and partner training hours are separate lines. Linarc is one platform with onboarding included.

Autodesk renamed Construction Cloud to Forma in 2026. The products underneath (Build, Docs, Cost Management) are unchanged, so everything here applies to both names.
[02]// Feature Comparison

WHERE THE DIFFERENCE SHOWS UP

The workflows a GC runs every day.

Workflow
Autodesk Build
Linarc
Scheduling
◐High-level sequencing; real schedule imported
✔Native, editable, cost-linked
Schedule Sync
◐One-way import, no sync back
✔Import P6, MS Project, Smartsheet and keep editing
Task Creation in the Field
✘Web only
✔Mobile
Crew Time Cards
◐Via third-party integration
✔Native crew app, offline
Cost and Forecasting
◐Separate Cost Management module
✔Tied to the schedule
Field Issues and RFIs
✔Strong, AI issue capture in beta
✔Pinned to drawings, cost impact flows
Plans and Models
✔Autodesk leads on BIM
◐Plans, revision compare
Onboarding
◐Partner-delivered hours per module
✔Included, 3 to 4 weeks
Pricing Model
◐Annual construction volume
✔Platform, users, capabilities
Best Fit
✔Model-driven, design-led work
✔Growing commercial contractors
✔ Full ◐ Partial ✘ Not offered
[03]// Ask This in Their Demo

FIVE QUESTIONS WORTH ASKING

Ask these on the Autodesk call. The answers decide whether the field can actually run on it.

01
Can we edit the imported schedule inside Build, and does it sync back?

Linarc:Linarc imports and keeps editing. There is nothing to sync back to.

02
Can a super create a task from the mobile app?

Linarc:Yes. Tasks, look-aheads, and daily reports from the field.

03
How do crew hours get into cost?

Linarc:The Linarc crew time card app posts hours to cost codes directly.

04
Which modules are in the quote, and which are extra?

Linarc:One platform. Schedule, field, cost, documents, and Lia included.

05
Who does the implementation, and is it in the price?

Linarc:Linarc does it. Included.

[04]// How the Quote Is Built

VOLUME-PRICED, WITH THE TRAINING EXTRA

How each quote is put together.

Autodesk Build
Linarc
THE BASE
Priced on your declared annual construction volume.
Priced on the platform, users, and capabilities you need.
THE MODULES
Cost Management is a separate product on the quote.
Onboarding included. Live on your first project in 3 to 4 weeks.
THE EXTRAS
Implementation and training delivered by a partner, billed per module.
Lia, the Linarc assistant, is part of the platform, not a separate line.
WHEN YOU GROW
A multi-year term is offered to hold the price as your volume grows.
Your revenue never sets the price.
Plan set extraction, plan revision compare, spec book to submittal register, and prime contract extraction, with you approving every action.
[05]// At a Glance

DESIGN ECOSYSTEM, OR CONTRACTOR PLATFORM

Autodesk wins the model. Linarc wins the jobsite.

Autodesk Build
2/6 CONSTRUCTION WORKFLOWS SCHEDULING CREW TIME CARDS COST AND FORECASTING FIELD ISSUES AND RFIs PLANS AND MODELS FIELD TASK CREATION STRONG ON THE MODEL, THIN ON THE FIELD

The deepest design-to-build continuity there is. If your projects live and die by the model, it is hard to beat. Scheduling and cost sit in separate products around it.

Linarc
5/6 CONSTRUCTION WORKFLOWS SCHEDULING CREW TIME CARDS COST AND FORECASTING FIELD ISSUES AND RFIs PLANS AND MODELS FIELD TASK CREATION THE JOBSITE, COVERED DAY ONE

One platform for schedule, field, and cost. Built for contractors running jobs, not coordinating models. Editable schedule, crew data straight to the budget.

[06]// Who It's For

BUILT FOR CONTRACTORS RUNNING JOBS

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Owner / COO
One product, one price, one implementation.
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PM / Super
A schedule you can edit from the jobsite.
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Field and Subs
Time cards and tasks in one app they will use.
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[07]// Make the Call

RUN IT ON A PLATFORM BUILT FOR THE FIELD

See what an editable schedule connected to cost does for your visibility and your margin.