Nialli Visual Planner

Nialli Visual Planner is cloud-based construction planning software for teams coordinating work through the Last Planner System. It is best suited to project teams that plan together across office and field; the main trade-off is a 25-lane limit on each plan.

Overview

Nialli puts milestone, phase pull, lookahead and weekly work planning on a shared canvas. Multiple users can work on a plan simultaneously, with updates appearing across devices and no stated user cap. That makes it a focused choice for collaborative construction scheduling, rather than a tool aimed at a single planner working alone.

Task status changes generate Percent Plan Complete and reasons-for-variance data, connecting weekly commitments with progress and missed work. The software also supports critical path, Gantt charts and resource planning. Teams can import milestones and activities from Oracle Primavera P6, Asta Powerproject or Microsoft Project, then export plan data to Power BI for portfolio reporting and resource planning.

Key features

Shared planning: Real-time, simultaneous editing suits teams that need to coordinate changes across a project without passing a schedule between users.

Field access: Mobile and tablet browsers open a field view for upcoming work, progress tracking and photo capture, so field staff do not need to download an app. Chrome is recommended; Windows Chrome and the dedicated field view on iOS and Android tablets are fully supported.

Interactive displays: Up to three connected displays can be used at once, a useful fit for teams planning together around shared screens.

Integrations and reporting: Imports from three established scheduling tools can reduce duplicate schedule entry. An outbound API provides automated live data, while Power BI exports support portfolio-level reporting and resource planning.

Identity and security: Okta Workforce Identity, Google Workspace and Microsoft Entra ID are supported for SSO and MFA. The service is within Nialli’s ISO/IEC 27001-aligned ISMS, with 256-bit AES encryption at rest and TLS 1.2 or higher in transit.

Data residency: Azure SQL residency can be configured for the United States, Canada, Europe, the United Kingdom or Australia, depending on deployment.

One plan is capped at 25 activity lanes. Nialli recommends splitting large or complex projects across plans to improve loading and performance, which helps manage scale but can complicate work that teams want to keep together.

Pricing

Trial: free for 30 days, with full access and no credit card required. It is a time-limited way to evaluate the software, not an ongoing free plan.

Single-plan subscription: $1,400 a year, billed annually in USD. It includes one plan, any number of users and up to 25 activity lanes. This is the clearest fit for a team centered on one project; the lane cap matters for complex schedules.

Multiplan subscription: Custom pricing. It offers volume pricing for multiple plans and advanced features such as SSO and APIs, for organizations managing several plans or needing those integrations.

Subscriptions include initial license setup, a 30-minute introductory call, Knowledge Hub access and technical support by phone or email. There is no free plan.

Platforms

Nialli supports Android, iOS, macOS, web and Windows. Mobile apps are not offered; field access is through mobile and tablet browsers.

Who it's for

Construction teams using Last Planner workflows and coordinating schedules across roles are the strongest fit, especially when they need live collaboration, progress measures and links to existing Primavera P6, Asta Powerproject or Microsoft Project schedules. Organizations that need multiple plans, SSO or API access should consider the multiplan offering. A team whose work exceeds 25 lanes in a single plan should account for the need to split the project.

Pros and cons

Pros

One shared canvas covers milestone through weekly planning, with concurrent editing and no stated user limit.

Automatic Percent Plan Complete and variance data make plan progress measurable without treating the schedule as a static document.

Schedule imports, Power BI exports, an outbound API and named identity-provider integrations support connection to other planning and reporting workflows.

Browser-based field view includes progress tracking and photo capture without a mobile app download.

Cons

The 25-lane ceiling can force large or complex projects into multiple plans.

The single-plan subscription costs $1,400 a year, and there is no ongoing free tier.

Mobile use relies on browsers rather than dedicated apps; full support for the field view is specified for iOS and Android tablets.

Multiplan pricing is custom, so teams cannot compare its cost from a fixed price.

Alternatives

For a broader comparison, see Construction Scheduling Software.

usBIM.platform is worth considering if a free starting point matters: its basic configuration includes 10 GB of cloud storage and free online applications, with paid subscriptions for additional applications.

Open Planner Studio suits readers seeking free, open-source planning with Gantt charts, critical-path analysis and resource planning, rather than a paid construction-team subscription.

Trimble Quadri has a free read-only viewer for model viewing, comments and measurements; choose it if that viewing workflow is the priority.

Asta Powerproject is a direct schedule alternative at £695 a year for one user on a single Windows PC, with a concurrent licence also offered.

Birdog charges $150 a month per project license for the whole team, making it an alternative for buyers comparing project-based pricing.

Buildlr has no subscription or per-user charge; its value-based pricing is $0.36 a month, billed at 0.35% of each invoice sent through Buildlr, with charges billed weekly.

ConstructionOnline has an Enterprise plan starting at $36,840 a year, with price varying by product level and services offered.

GanttAI is an alternative to consider if its Portfolio Pro add-on, priced at $100 a month, is relevant to your needs.

Verdict

Choose Nialli Visual Planner if your construction team needs shared Last Planner workflows, measurable weekly progress and schedule exchange with established planning tools. Its unlimited stated users and field browser view support team-wide coordination, but the annual single-plan price and 25-lane cap make it a less natural fit for teams that need many complex plans or a free ongoing option.