Walkthru vs Fieldwire
Fieldwire is a strong field app for commercial crews working off drawings. Walkthru is a punch list for houses, priced per company, not per person.
Short version: Fieldwire is a good product with a real free tier, and if your work is drawing-centric (pins on plans, specialty contractors with crews) it fits. For a home builder, per-user pricing adds up fast once supers, PMs and the office are on it, and subs still need accounts to see their work. Walkthru is per company, subs get a link, and it costs $39/month flat.
Pricing
| Fieldwire | Walkthru | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes: up to 3 projects, 100 sheets, 5 users | Yes: 1 active job, unlimited users |
| Paid | Pro $54, Business $79, Business Plus $104 per user per month (monthly billing); annual billing is lower | $39 per month per company, unlimited users and jobs |
| Five-person team, paid tier | From about $270/month (Pro, monthly) | $39/month |
Fieldwire prices from Fieldwire's help center; check their site for current terms.
Punch list, feature by feature
| Need | Fieldwire | Walkthru |
|---|---|---|
| Items with photos | Yes, task-based, with plan pins | Yes, room-based (houses don't need sheet pins) |
| Drawing viewer and markup | Core feature | No |
| Sub sees their items | Sub needs a Fieldwire account (counts as a user on paid plans) | Link by text; no account |
| Sub reports fixed | Changes task status in app | Mark fixed on the link; you confirm |
| Scheduling, forms, reports | Yes | No |
| AI assistant (MCP / API) | API on higher tiers; no MCP | Both, all plans |
Who should pick which
- Fieldwire: specialty contractors and commercial GCs who live on drawings and want tasks pinned to them.
- Walkthru: residential builders who want a punch list the whole team can use for one flat price, and whose subs will never download an app.
Questions
Does Fieldwire have a free plan?
Yes, limited to 3 projects, 100 sheets and 5 users. Paid plans are per user per month. Walkthru's free plan allows 1 active job with unlimited users.
Can subs use Walkthru without an account?
Yes. Each sub gets a read-only link with their open items and photos and can mark items fixed without signing in.
Start free on your next walk
14 days of Pro, then free for one job. No card.