Autodesk Forma Schedule vs Open Planner Studio
Autodesk Forma Schedule
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Open Planner Studio
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| Figure | Autodesk Forma Schedule | Open Planner Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $66.67/mo | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 5 | 2 |
| Spec score · Gantt Chart Software | 8.8 (#2) | 7.7 (#30) |
| Spec score · Construction Scheduling Software | 8.8 (#3) | 7.8 (#11) |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States | Dordrecht, Netherlands |
| Intended users | Autodesk describes construction project management software as used by owners, general contractors, specialty contractors, and other construction professionals. | The maker invites work planners, schedulers, project leads and BIM coordinators to test the product and provide feedback. |
| Purpose | Schedule centralizes construction project schedules and digital work plans so teams can collaborate and share schedule information with the project team. | Open Planner Studio is an open source construction planning tool for buildings, infrastructure and civil works. |
| Support | Autodesk’s pricing page says its expert support team is available 24 hours a day Monday through Friday and offers free five-minute training videos. | The app includes an offline manual in fourteen languages, with a quick start, practical guides, reference pages and sample projects. |
Plans
Autodesk Forma Schedule
- Forma Build Essentials$100 a month
- Forma Build$175 a month
- Forma Build Essentials$800 a year
- Forma Build$1,400 a year
- Autodesk Forma Build (includes Schedule)Priced on request
In their own words
Autodesk Forma Schedule
Autodesk Forma Schedule has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Open Planner Studio
Open Planner Studio is an open-source construction planning tool for buildings, infrastructure and civil works. It provides Gantt charts, automatic critical-path calculation, resource histograms and automatic levelling when resources are overallocated. Schedules use native IFC 4.3; the app imports and exports IFC, CSV, MS Project XML and Primavera P6 XML, and opens MS Project MPP files. Construction calendars can account for holidays, recesses, frost delays, inspections and phasing, with task durations entered in days or hours. Reports export as PDFs at approximately 220 DPI, on paper sizes up to A2, with baseline overlays and status or progress lines. A built-in MCP server allows compatible AI clients to read and edit schedules, with pause, read-only mode, backups and an activity panel. Schedules are stored as IFC files rather than a proprietary closed format. Crash recovery is available, alongside optional periodic saving to a writable project file. The app is marked Available Beta and includes an offline manual in fourteen languages. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows and the web.