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Autodesk Forma Build

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Spec score 8.5 #4 of 20 in Architecture Design software

What it is

Autodesk Forma Build is paid construction project software connecting office, trailer, and jobsite teams. It manages documents, costs, quality, safety, collaboration, and workflows including RFIs, submittals, meetings, issues, forms, and schedules. Web, iOS, and Android access are listed, and the Autodesk Forma mobile app can provide project data offline. Forma Build Essentials includes punch lists, issue management, daily reports, forms, current sheets and files, and mobile field access. Autodesk describes Build features including Autodesk Assistant, Construction IQ, photo autotags, automatic sheet extraction, and AI-assisted specification and submittal workflows. Integrations include Forma Design Collaboration, Forma Data Management, TradeTapp, accounting connections, and Forma Construction Connect, which supports custom connections to more than 200 systems. Autodesk also lists an AECO partner ecosystem with more than 400 integrations. A free trial lasts 30 days; users who do not subscribe afterward lose project access. Plans include Forma Build Essentials at $100 per user monthly and Forma Build - per user at $175 per user monthly.

Spec sheet

Purpose
Forma Build connects office, trailer, and jobsite teams to manage construction projects, documents, costs, quality, safety, and collaboration.Read 12 Oct 2026 · autodesk.com
Trial
Autodesk's Forma Build FAQ says a free trial is available, and its trial setup guidance specifies a 30-day trial.Read 12 Oct 2026 · construction.autodesk.com
Integrations
Forma Build lists Forma Design Collaboration, Forma Data Management, TradeTapp, accounting integration, and Forma Construction Connect, which supports custom connections to more than 200 systems.Read 12 Oct 2026 · autodesk.com
Security
Autodesk says its security practices include a secure software development lifecycle, continuous vulnerability assessment, and risk mitigation.Read 12 Oct 2026 · autodesk.com
Support
The Forma Build purchase page advertises 24x7 online support options and resources.Read 12 Oct 2026 · autodesk.com
Headquarters
San Francisco, CaliforniaRead 4 Oct 2026 · autodesk.com
Founded
1982Read 4 Oct 2026 · autodesk.com
AI features
Autodesk describes Autodesk Assistant, Construction IQ, photo autotags, automatic sheet extraction, and AI-assisted specification and submittal workflows in Build.Read 12 Oct 2026 · autodesk.com
Data locations
Autodesk's Forma FAQ says project data can currently be hosted in U.S. or European data centers.Read 12 Oct 2026 · construction.autodesk.com
Essentials field tools
Forma Build Essentials includes punch lists and issue management, daily reports and forms, current sheets and files, and mobile field access.Read 12 Oct 2026 · autodesk.com
Mobile access
Forma Build is available on mobile through the Autodesk Forma mobile app, and Autodesk says the app supports access to project data even offline.Read 12 Oct 2026 · autodesk.com
Native integrations
400Read 22 Sep 2026 · help.autodesk.com
Partner ecosystem
Autodesk says its AECO technology partner ecosystem offers more than 400 integrations for project workflows.Read 12 Oct 2026 · autodesk.com
Project workflows
It supports RFIs, submittals, meetings, issues, forms, and schedule tracking as a project evolves.Read 12 Oct 2026 · help.autodesk.com
Sheet limits
For plans with sheet-count tiers, all sheets available in a user's Sheets area across projects count toward the limit, including revisions; files in the Files area do not count.Read 12 Oct 2026 · construction.autodesk.com
Trial access
Trial users can invite users to projects, but users who do not subscribe when the trial ends lose access to their projects.Read 12 Oct 2026 · construction.autodesk.com

Plans and prices

Forma Build Essentials $100 a month Per user monthly Single user subscription · Core field, data management, and collaboration capabilities Read 12 Oct 2026 · autodesk.com
Forma Build - per user $175 a month Per user monthly Single user subscription · Unlimited sheets · Project management, cost management, and field execution · Includes Forma Data Management Read 12 Oct 2026 · autodesk.com
Forma Build Essentials $800 a year Per user annually Single user subscription · Core field, data management, and collaboration capabilities Read 12 Oct 2026 · autodesk.com
Forma Build - per user $1,400 a year Per user annually Single user subscription · Unlimited sheets · Project management, cost management, and field execution · Includes Forma Data Management Read 12 Oct 2026 · autodesk.com
Forma Build Priced on request Contact sales Unlimited users or projects · Includes Forma Data Management Read 12 Oct 2026 · autodesk.com

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Web, iOS, and Android access
  • Offline mobile project-data access
  • Field tools for punch lists and daily reports
  • More than 400 listed integrations
  • 30-day free trial

Limits

  • No free plan
  • Trial users lose project access without subscription
  • Essentials is limited to a single user
  • Sheet-count tiers count revisions toward limits

Who it suits

Forma Build suits construction teams coordinating office and field work across project documents, costs, quality, safety, and collaboration. Its mobile, offline, integration, and workflow features support distributed project participants.

Verdict

Forma Build combines construction workflows, field access, integrations, and project information management. Compare the per-user plans, sheet-limit rules, and post-trial access conditions with project scale before subscribing.

Where Specifiction places it

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