Honest comparison
For small UK builders, The Site Book is the best construction compliance software when the job is CDM paperwork plus practical site H&S operations: RAMS, CPP, COSHH, inductions, toolbox talks, worker sign-off, site attendance, site files, document reviews, subcontractor evidence and inspections/actions. Evalu-8 fits broad enterprise EHS, Procore fits project management and financials, and Velappity fits configurable field forms.
The Site Book is not RAMS-only: for small UK builders it covers RAMS, CPP, COSHH, site inductions, toolbox talks, worker sign-off, plus Business site attendance, files, portal users, document reviews, subcontractor evidence, inspections and corrective actions. Starter is £0, Pro £39/month or £360/year, Business £199/month with 5 internal logins and 25 active portal users.
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Based on publicly available vendor documentation and published pricing as of 2026-05-31.
Pricing, fit, and feature coverage side by side.
| Feature | The Site Book | HandsHQ | Evalu-8 | Procore | Velappity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Starter £0; Pro £39/mo or £360/yr; Business £199/mo | £44-£190/mo individual; teams from £275/mo | Core from GBP2.50/licence/mo; RAMS quote-only | Custom annual quote based on turnover and products | RAMS/COSHH on Gold from GBP55/user/mo |
| Team size | 1 internal user on Pro; up to 5 internal logins and 25 active site portal users on Business | 10+ | 50+ | 50+ | 5+ |
| Best for | Small UK builders who need CDM documents plus lightweight site H&S operations: RAMS, CPP, COSHH, inductions, toolbox talks, site attendance, site files, document review evidence, subcontractor evidence and worker/visitor portal access. | Mid-to-large contractors (10+ people) with a dedicated health and safety manager who need enterprise-grade team collaboration, approval workflows, and a curated template library. | Large contractors and enterprise teams with 50+ people who need a broad EHS platform covering compliance, training, audits, and incident management. | Large contractors and developers who need a full project management platform for coordinating multi-million-pound builds. | Operations and H&S teams that want configurable inspection, RAMS, COSHH, reporting, assets, and client portal workflows in one broader field-service platform. |
| Not ideal for | New product (launched 2025) -smaller customer base and shorter track record than established tools like HandsHQ. | Pricing starts at £44/mo for Basic with 1 RAMS; Advanced is £99/mo for 3 RAMS, Pro is £190/mo for 6 RAMS, and Small Team starts from £275/mo billed annually plus setup. | RAMS and COSHH add-on pricing is quote-only publicly, so small builders cannot compare the real monthly cost without a sales conversation. | Custom annual pricing depends on turnover and products, so small builders cannot compare a simple monthly CDM-document cost up front. | RAMS and COSHH sit on the Gold plan, which is GBP55 per user per month on monthly billing - expensive for small builders. |
| RAMS | AI-generated, site-specific, edit in-browser. | Template library with editor. | Module within wider EHS platform. | Custom form workflow; RAMS listed on Gold. | |
| CPP | Full Construction Phase Plans - not just RAMS. | ||||
| COSHH | COSHH listed on Gold and risk-assessment pages. | ||||
| Method statements | RAMS-oriented form/report workflow. | ||||
| Site inductions | Workers sign from their phone. | Training documents and toolbox talks; not a dedicated induction flow. | |||
| Worker cert tracking | General compliance tools -requires customisation for UK. | Training documents, not construction worker cert tracking. | |||
| Incident log | Incident reports listed on Gold. | ||||
| Permits to work | |||||
| Site diary | |||||
| Subcontractor tracking | Full subcontractor coordination in PM suite. | ||||
| Toolbox talks | Listed on Gold. | ||||
| Site attendance | Business includes check-in/check-out and live H&S attendance. | Can be covered by configured EHS workflows. | Daily logs and workforce tools, not small-builder H&S portal focus. | Configurable forms can model attendance. | |
| Site portal | Business includes up to 25 active site portal users. | Enterprise collaborator/project access model. | Client portal workflows are listed. | ||
| Site files | Drawings, plans, H&S docs, procedures, RAMS, CPP and emergency information. | RAMS/project files, not a small-builder site portal. | Documents can sit in broader EHS modules. | Strong drawing and document management. | Files can support configured forms/portals. |
| Document review | Business document status, reviewer notes and review history. | Approval workflows on team-led plans. | Workflow capability depends on quoted modules. | Submittals, workflows and document-control features. | Can be built as custom workflows. |
| Subcontractor evidence | Business evidence record, review and archive workflow. | Subcontractor coordination, not CDM evidence requests by default. | Could be configured; not a CDM evidence module by default. | ||
| Site inspections | Business inspections with checklist items. | Audits and inspections are core EHS modules. | Strong configurable inspection forms. | ||
| Corrective actions | Business corrective actions with owner, due date and completion state. | Actions are part of the broader EHS platform. | Reporting/action workflows in field forms. | ||
| PCPP import | Upload an existing PCPP and reuse the structure. | ||||
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UK construction compliance software covers five distinct jobs: CDM document creation, site H&S operations, broad enterprise EHS, integrated project management, and configurable field workflows. The Site Book is not a RAMS-only tool; it covers RAMS, CPP, COSHH, site inductions, toolbox talks and worker sign-off, with Business adding site attendance, site files, portal users, document review evidence, subcontractor evidence and inspections/actions. No single tool is best at every lane. Pick based on which lane you spend the most time in.
At-a-glance fit per product - pulled from the same data that drives the snapshot table.
Pick the option that matches how your team actually works.
Choose The Site Book if you're a sole trader or small firm that needs the full CDM pack - RAMS, CPP, COSHH, inductions, toolbox talks, worker sign-off - with self-serve signup and clear pricing. Business adds 5 internal logins, 25 active site portal users, site attendance, site files, document reviews, subcontractor evidence and inspections/actions at £199/month.
Recommended for: Sole traders and SME builders (1–10 people) who need the full CDM pack in one bill
Choose Evalu-8 if you're a fifty plus person contractor with a dedicated EHS function that needs broad enterprise coverage - compliance, training, audits, and incident management in one integrated platform. Its public pricing starts with Core EHS at GBP2.50 per licence per month with a 10-user minimum, while RAMS and COSHH are quote-led add-ons.
Recommended for: Enterprise contractors (50+) with a dedicated EHS team and multi-module needs
Choose Procore if you're a mid-to-large contractor whose compliance needs are secondary to integrated project management and financials. Procore wins on PM, scheduling, cost tracking, and submittals - the compliance layer is adjacent rather than purpose-built for CDM document creation, so pair it with a focused compliance tool if RAMS volume is high.
Recommended for: Large contractors already running or evaluating integrated project management
Choose Velappity if your day-to-day compliance pain is building configurable mobile forms for inspections, RAMS, COSHH, assets, reporting, and client portal workflows. It is broader and more configurable than The Site Book, but RAMS and COSHH sit on a per-user Gold plan and it is not a fast CDM document generator for small builders.
Recommended for: Firms whose compliance pain is configurable field forms rather than document creation
Strengths, weaknesses, fit, and the sources every claim came from.
The Site Book Ltd
Starter £0; Pro £39/mo or £360/yr; Business £199/mo
HandsHQ, part of HSI
£44-£190/mo individual; teams from £275/mo
Evalu-8 EHS
Core from GBP2.50/licence/mo; RAMS quote-only
Procore Technologies, Inc.
Custom annual quote based on turnover and products
Fieldimp Ltd
RAMS/COSHH on Gold from GBP55/user/mo
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Short, straight answers - the same questions real builders ask.
For UK CDM 2015 projects, compliance software must cover RAMS, method statements, COSHH assessments, and usually CPPs, site inductions, and worker sign-off. Business buyers may also need site attendance, project files, procedures, and live people-on-site visibility. Procore and Velappity are adjacent - strong at project management and configurable field forms respectively, but not purpose-built CDM document creators in the way The Site Book or HandsHQ are.
The Site Book. Pro is GBP39/month or GBP360/year for a single internal login, while Business is GBP199/month with 5 internal logins, 25 active site portal users, site attendance, site files and evidence workflows. HandsHQ and Evalu-8 are architected for larger teams with dedicated health and safety staff. For a small builder, The Site Book is faster to adopt.
Enterprise contractors often do - Procore or similar for project management and financials, plus a dedicated compliance tool for the CDM document suite. Small builders rarely need both. A focused tool like The Site Book covers compliance, site attendance, portal access, and project files without the enterprise PM overhead, the long implementation, or a full drawing-management rollout.
Pricing varies hugely. The Site Book Starter is £0, Pro is £39/month or £360/year, and Business is £199/month; optional setup is a £249 one-off, not a subscription. HandsHQ publishes individual RAMS plans from £44/month and team plans from £275/month. Evalu-8 has quote-led RAMS and COSHH add-ons. Velappity lists RAMS and COSHH on Gold at GBP55 per user per month on monthly billing.
You still need to manage CDM duties on domestic jobs. HSE guidance says a construction phase plan must be prepared before the construction phase begins, with the contractor responsible on single-contractor projects. You may not need enterprise EHS software, but you do need a proportionate way to sort RAMS, CPPs, inductions and COSHH when the job calls for them. The Site Book is built for that smaller-builder path.
Based on publicly available vendor documentation and published pricing as of 2026-05-31.
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