Asite

Asite is a common data environment for teams delivering capital projects across complex supply chains. It is most suitable for organisations that need formal information control, durable records and field coordination in one system. The broad workflow and integration set is persuasive, but per-user pricing and modular add-ons make careful scoping essential.

Overview

Founded in 2001 and headquartered in London’s Tech City, Asite centres collaboration on a standards-based Common Data Environment. Its workflows are aimed at controlling project information rather than simply sharing files, making it a stronger fit for multi-party projects with governance requirements than for casual document exchange. The platform combines active coordination with archival capabilities: documents can become read-only, searchable records while their original audit trail is retained.

Key features

Project controls and records

RFI and submittal management, drawing versioning and transmittals cover the recurring handoffs that can otherwise fragment project communication. In practice, that gives project administrators a consistent place to track formal information exchanges and revisions. The archive is particularly useful when a completed project still needs an auditable record, since searchable read-only data preserves historical context without leaving documents open to accidental alteration.

Field work

Asite Field extends project information to site teams with task management, drawing markups, action assignment and messaging. Offline project-data access is a practical advantage where connectivity is unreliable, but the amount retained offline depends on device storage. Teams should therefore account for handset capacity when planning field deployments rather than assuming every project dataset will fit.

Connections and data exchange

Integrations with Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Google Meet, Sage Intacct, Sage 300, Bluebeam, Acumatica, Dokobit and Autodesk Construction Cloud can reduce rekeying between collaboration, finance, design and signing tools. Support for EDI, XML, STEP, KML, CSV, Excel and MDB provides several import and exchange routes, while the Open Data API uses REST-based interfaces for custom connections.

Security and support

Asite describes static and dynamic code analysis, internal penetration testing before production and annual testing by CHECK- or CREST-certified ethical hackers. Its stated certifications include ISO 27001:2022 across business units and locations, UK Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus, Australia MoD DISP and UK MoD Secure by Design. Client data is used to provide contracted services and securely disposed of after the retention period. Support includes 24/7 helpdesks, call logging and reporting, plus online guides.

Pricing

Asite is paid software with entry pricing from $70/user. The published plans are structured around different project scopes and add-ons, so the headline rate does not represent every deployment.

• Asite 3D Repo: $50 per user, starting at, with SafetiBase as an add-on. This is the focused choice for teams needing the 3D Repo capability rather than the full common-data-environment package.
• Common Data Environment: $70 per user, starting at. Add-ons include Asite Field, Project Financials, Asite Playbook, Contract Management, 3D Repo Lite, aMail and aDrive. It is the logical core plan for organisations requiring controlled project information and the option to extend into field, financial and contract workflows; budgeting must include any modules actually required.
• Asite Marketplace: $850 per user, starting at, with suppliers free. Bid Management, Procure to Pay, Permits, Supplier Performance Management, Asite Sustainability and Product Catalog Hosting are add-ons. The much higher starting point targets procurement and supplier ecosystems, not a small team seeking only document control.

There is no free plan, so evaluation requires a paid commitment rather than a permanent no-cost tier.

Platforms

Asite supports Android, iOS, macOS, Windows, web and API access. aDrive Desktop and Asite Navigator have installers for Windows and Mac. Asite recommends Google Chrome for online services while supporting other popular browsers. Asite Field provides the mobile offline workflow, subject to device storage.

Who it's for

Asite fits capital-project owners, contractors and supply-chain participants that need governed information flows, revision control and an auditable archive across many stakeholders. It is also well matched to field organisations that need drawings, actions and messages away from a reliable connection. Smaller teams with simple file-sharing needs, or buyers seeking a free starting tier, should look elsewhere because every Asite route is paid and the useful capabilities are distributed across plans and add-ons.

Pros and cons

• Pro: Standards-based workflows, RFIs, submittals, versioning and transmittals address formal project coordination rather than just storage.
• Pro: Read-only searchable archiving with the original audit trail supports long-term accountability.
• Pro: Offline field access, markups, actions and messaging connect site work with the project record.
• Pro: Broad business-system integrations and a REST Open Data API provide practical integration paths.
• Con: The $70/user starting point excludes the free entry option some smaller teams need.
• Con: Core capabilities such as field, financial and contract functions can require separate add-ons, complicating total-cost planning.
• Con: Offline capacity is constrained by each device’s storage, which can limit large project datasets.

Alternatives

Construction Document Management Software is the broader category to browse when you want to compare document-focused products. Choose Dalux instead if a freemium route and a free punch-list tier with unlimited tasks and up to three active projects are priorities. ProjectTeam.com suits organisations that need invited contributors to access shared forms and files at no cost, with subscriber-dependent access. Trimble Viewpoint Vista is the alternative when you want cloud-hosted or on-premises ERP deployment. BIMcollab is worth considering for a lower-cost BIM collaboration entry, including its €12.50 per-user/month annual Basic plan with 10 GB per space. Newforma Project Center, Newforma ConstructEx, Newforma Konekt and Truvect are other construction-oriented alternatives with their own product scopes and pricing approaches.

Verdict

Choose Asite when a capital-project organisation needs controlled information workflows, an auditable archive and mobile field coordination connected to existing systems. Its main reason to look elsewhere is commercial complexity: there is no free plan, the starting per-user cost is significant, and important functions may require add-ons.