The Site Book vs Haspod — UK CDM Compliance Compared
For UK builders who want paperwork built for their job rather than a general template library, The Site Book is the closest alternative to Haspod. A plain-English brief becomes a site-specific RAMS, CPP, COSHH assessment, induction and toolbox talk; workers sign off from their phones; and Business adds site attendance, site files, portal users, document reviews and subcontractor evidence. Pricing is self-serve: Starter £0, Pro £39/month or £360/year, Business £199/month, plus optional £249 one-off setup.
The Site Book wins for builder-run UK firms - sole traders up to around 50 staff - that want CDM documents plus site operations in one self-serve subscription with monthly or yearly billing: RAMS, CPP, COSHH, inductions, toolbox talks, worker sign-off, and Business site attendance, files, portal users, document reviews, subcontractor evidence and inspections/actions. Haspod remains the right call for teams that prefer browsing an 810+ template library and are comfortable with annual-upfront subscriptions.
Haspod membership pricing (Documents £799/yr, Training £499/yr, Talks £99/yr, Pro £997/yr; annual upfront; 10 users included) re-verified against haspod.com/membership/pricing on 2026-07-28. The Site Book facts checked against the product repository on 2026-07-28.
Starter £0; Pro £39/mo or £360/yr; Business £199/mo
£799/yr (annual upfront)
Team size
1 internal user on Pro; 10 management logins and 50 active site portal users on Business. Any invited seat can be a field-only Site Supervisor limited to assigned sites/projects. Worker document signing has no per-signature charge; Business can optionally require a 4-digit PIN for shared-link sign-off, and project workers count as active portal users while assigned
1–50
Best for
UK builders and principal contractors - from sole traders to builder-run firms of around 50 staff - 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.
Small-to-mid UK businesses (sole trader up to ~50 users) that prefer browsing an 810+ template library and customising by hand, and are comfortable with annual-only upfront commitments. Documents / Training / Talks are sold as separate annual subscriptions or bundled in the Pro Plan.
Not ideal for
New product (launched 2026) -smaller customer base and shorter track record than established tools like HandsHQ.
Annual-only billing with no monthly option and no automatic renewal -every plan requires a £799+VAT upfront commitment for 12 months, which is a heavy lift for sole traders testing the product.
RAMS
AI-generated, site-specific, edit in-browser.
Via template library
CPP
Full Construction Phase Plans - not just RAMS.
Template
COSHH
Standalone COSHH document + site-specific register, SDS upload with extraction, and construction-focused library entries that appear in search only after review.
Template
Method statements
Template library
Site inductions
Workers sign from their phone - on Business, key H&S details are readable in 9 languages.
Training Plan add-on
Multilingual inductions (9 languages)
On the Business plan, workers read and acknowledge key H&S details in 9 languages; the language used is recorded in the audit trail and translations are site-team reviewable.
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Worker cert tracking
Cert plus right-to-work evidence records, with expiry reminders.
Incident log
Permits to work
Template only
Site diary
Pro includes editable daily entries; owner/admin deletion is permanent, while a Business Site Supervisor's delete can be restored. Live entries and photo counts appear in the Audit Pack.
Subcontractor tracking
Toolbox talks
Talks Plan add-on
Site attendance
Business includes check-in/check-out and live H&S attendance.
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Site portal
Business includes up to 50 active site portal users.
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Site files
Drawings, plans, H&S docs, procedures, RAMS, CPP and emergency information.
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Document review
Business review status and history, plus optional named-approver routing (accept/reject each version with recorded reasons before issue) and client review via share links.
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Subcontractor evidence
Business evidence record, review and archive workflow.
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Site inspections
Business inspections with checklist items.
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Corrective actions
Business corrective actions with owner, due date and completion state.
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PCPP import
Upload an existing PCPP and reuse the structure.
Document checking
Data export
Includes the Audit Pack: one merged PDF covering documents, sign-offs, worker evidence, attendance, incidents, COSHH, permits and up to the latest 500 live Site Diary entries.
PDF/DOC download
AI chat
RAMS / CPP / COSHH generation
The flagship: generates site-specific UK RAMS, CPP and COSHH from a plain-English brief.
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Right to work
Right-to-work evidence records with expiry reminders, alongside cert tracking.
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Mobile app
Workers sign and get inducted from their phone browser with nothing to install; a native builder app is in development, not yet in the public app stores.
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QR / mobile sign-in
Site Control (per-site tier) adds a permanent entrance QR for sign-in/out from the worker's phone.
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Contractor self-onboarding
Site Control (per-site tier) adds contractor self-join via the entrance QR with CSCS upload and approval.
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RFIs
Site Control (per-site tier) adds RFIs - create, attach, comment, answer and close.
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RAMS sign-off (per worker)
Per-worker RAMS sign-off is tracked on Business; an optional 4-digit PIN adds shared-link identity evidence, and Site Control can block check-in until the current version is signed.
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Live people-on-site
Business adds a live people-on-site H&S view plus evacuation and muster roll-call.
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Document-review evidence
Business keeps version history with a per-version record of review, issue and worker acknowledgement.
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Multi-site dashboard & exports
Unlimited projects with account-wide exports and the merged Audit Pack; no cross-site rollup dashboard below the Site Control tier.
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SSOW
Delivered as the method statement inside the RAMS rather than a separate safe-system-of-work document.
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Reading this table: a tick means supported, a dash means partly supported, and a cross means we checked and it is not supported. An em dash (—) means we have not verified that capability for that product either way — treat it as unknown, not as a missing feature, and check with the vendor.
Why this matters
Haspod has been running a 20,000+ user template library for years - it's a serious product for builders who want to browse, download, and hand-edit their own compliance documents. The Site Book takes the opposite bet: instead of a library you customize every time, a plain-English brief becomes a site-specific RAMS, CPP, COSHH assessment, and induction pack in minutes. Both tools work - but The Site Book now also runs the Business site layer (attendance, files, portal users, document reviews, subcontractor evidence), so the choice is template library versus working site record, with different cash-flow models: haspod's annual-upfront commitment is a heavy lift for a sole trader testing the product.
Who each tool is for
At-a-glance fit per product - pulled from the same data that drives the snapshot table.
The Site Book
Best for
UK builders and principal contractors - from sole traders to builder-run firms of around 50 staff - 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.
Not ideal for
New product (launched 2026) -smaller customer base and shorter track record than established tools like HandsHQ.
Team size
1 internal user on Pro; 10 management logins and 50 active site portal users on Business. Any invited seat can be a field-only Site Supervisor limited to assigned sites/projects. Worker document signing has no per-signature charge; Business can optionally require a 4-digit PIN for shared-link sign-off, and project workers count as active portal users while assigned
Haspod
Best for
Small-to-mid UK businesses (sole trader up to ~50 users) that prefer browsing an 810+ template library and customising by hand, and are comfortable with annual-only upfront commitments. Documents / Training / Talks are sold as separate annual subscriptions or bundled in the Pro Plan.
Not ideal for
Annual-only billing with no monthly option and no automatic renewal -every plan requires a £799+VAT upfront commitment for 12 months, which is a heavy lift for sole traders testing the product.
Team size
1–50
The bottom line
Pick the option that matches how your team actually works.
Choose The Site Book if…
Choose The Site Book if you want complete end-to-end CDM coverage - RAMS, CPP, COSHH, site inductions, toolbox talks, worker sign-off and certificate tracking - in one self-serve subscription billed monthly or yearly. A plain-English brief becomes a site-specific first draft ready for competent-person review, and the flat rate is far cheaper than stacking haspod's separate Documents + Training + Talks annual subscriptions.
Recommended for: You want end-to-end CDM coverage in one bill
Choose Haspod if…
Choose Haspod if you prefer browsing an 810+ template library and hand-customising RAMS and method statements yourself, are happy to commit to annual upfront billing, and want to add training courses and toolbox talks as separate subscriptions rather than one bundled plan.
Recommended for: You prefer a template library and annual billing
Choose The Site Book if…
Choose The Site Book Business at £199/month if you're a builder-run firm of ten to fifty people. It adds 10 management logins, 50 active site portal users, site attendance, site files, document reviews with optional named-approver routing, subcontractor evidence and inspections/actions - a working site record rather than a document library. Worker document signing has no per-signature charge; project workers count as active portal users while assigned.
Recommended for: 10-50 person builder-run firms outgrowing a template library
Why switch to The Site Book
✓One subscription covers RAMS + CPP + COSHH + site inductions + toolbox talks + worker sign-off, instead of Haspod's stacked Documents + Training + Talks annual plans.
✓Monthly billing option at GBP39/mo, or GBP360/yr annually, vs Haspod's annual-upfront-only commitment - start testing without a 12-month lock-in.
✓Generate a site-specific RAMS first draft from a plain-English brief in under five minutes, ready for competent-person review.
✓Digital site inductions with phone sign-off - on Business, key H&S details are readable in 9 languages, with the language recorded in the audit trail.
✓Business adds 10 management logins, 50 active site portal users, site attendance, site files, document reviews, subcontractor evidence and inspections/actions at £199/month.
✓Per-worker RAMS sign-off plus a one-click Audit Pack that merges the project's compliance records into one audit-ready PDF.
Full breakdown per product
Strengths, weaknesses, fit, and the sources every claim came from.
Starter £0; Pro £39/mo or £360/yr; Business £199/mo
Best for
UK builders and principal contractors - from sole traders to builder-run firms of around 50 staff - 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.
Team size
1 internal user on Pro; 10 management logins and 50 active site portal users on Business. Any invited seat can be a field-only Site Supervisor limited to assigned sites/projects. Worker document signing has no per-signature charge; Business can optionally require a 4-digit PIN for shared-link sign-off, and project workers count as active portal users while assigned
Sweet spot
A builder-run principal contractor on a domestic or commercial project who needs ready-to-sign CDM documents, worker sign-off, a live people-on-site view, practical site files, subcontractor evidence records and lightweight inspections/actions - without a dedicated H&S department to run them.
Strengths
UK construction compliance tool that ships RAMS + CPP + COSHH + inductions (readable and acknowledgeable in 9 worker languages on Business, with the language audit-recorded) + worker sign-off, including optional 4-digit shared-link PIN evidence on Business, plus site attendance, portal users, site files, document reviews, subcontractor evidence and inspections/actions.
Generate a site-specific RAMS first draft from a natural-language brief in under five minutes, ready for competent-person review - not a template library you hand-fill.
Controlled document workflow without an enterprise contract: version history and a recorded issue confirmation before a document is shared with a client or downloaded in the app on every plan, re-sign on revision with superseded signatures preserved plus PCPP import, cert tracking and document checking from the £39/month Pro plan - and on Business, optional named-approver routing (a designated approver accepts or rejects each version, with recorded reasons, before it can be issued) plus client approve/reject/request-changes via share links.
Transparent pricing: Starter £0, Pro £39/month or £360/year, Business £199/month with 10 management logins and 50 active site portal users. Worker document signing has no per-signature charge; project workers count as active portal users while assigned.
Build RAMS for any trade - add your own work types and method statements alongside the built-in library, reusable across projects, including a ready-made Commercial Solar PV group. Save a finished job as a reusable project template, or clone it, so the next job of the same shape starts from your own setup.
COSHH goes deep: a standalone COSHH assessment document, upload-a-Safety-Data-Sheet extraction, a site-specific substance register and an expert-reviewed library - plus per-worker RAMS sign-off and a one-click Audit Pack covering documents, sign-offs, worker evidence, attendance, incidents, COSHH, permits and up to the latest 500 live Site Diary entries.
Weaknesses
New product (launched 2026) -smaller customer base and shorter track record than established tools like HandsHQ.
Procore integration is in final testing rather than publicly launched -until it ships, compliance docs export as PDFs rather than syncing into Procore. A public REST API and signed webhooks are live on the Site Control tier; Autodesk Construction Cloud is not integrated.
Site files are a practical portal for drawings, plans and procedures, not formal drawing revision control.
UK-focused content (CDM 2015, HSE guidance) -international contractors on non-UK projects would need to adapt the output.
Check the product detail
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Small-to-mid UK businesses (sole trader up to ~50 users) that prefer browsing an 810+ template library and customising by hand, and are comfortable with annual-only upfront commitments. Documents / Training / Talks are sold as separate annual subscriptions or bundled in the Pro Plan.
Team size
1–50
Sweet spot
SME builders and sole traders who want a template library they can browse, download, and hand-edit -not an AI document generator -and who are willing to commit to 12-month upfront billing.
Strengths
Mature 20,000+ user membership with an 810+ template library covering RAMS, method statements, CDM templates, COSHH, and forms -the broadest out-of-the-box template catalogue in UK CDM compliance.
Pro Plan bundles Documents + Training + Talks for £997/yr with a ~28% bundle discount -cheaper than buying all three as separate annual subscriptions.
SME-friendly pricing tiers mean a sole trader can start on the Talks Plan (£99/yr) for toolbox content and scale to Documents (£799/yr) as volume grows.
Each membership plan includes 10 users before extra-user pricing applies.
Weaknesses
Annual-only billing with no monthly option and no automatic renewal -every plan requires a £799+VAT upfront commitment for 12 months, which is a heavy lift for sole traders testing the product.
Documents, Training, and Talks are separate subscriptions unless you step up to the £997/yr Pro Plan -costs stack fast if you want the full CDM suite and toolbox content together.
Extra users add annual cost: Documents and Training list £30+VAT/year each, Talks lists £15+VAT/year, and Pro lists £45+VAT/year.
No AI document generation -every template must be hand-customized for each site, which keeps RAMS production slow compared with AI-assisted generators.
No worker certificate tracking, incident log, permit system, or site diary -the library covers documents but not the ongoing site-operations layer.
Short, straight answers - the same questions real builders ask.
Is there a Haspod alternative built specifically for builders?
Yes. The Site Book is aimed at UK builders rather than offering a general template library to hand-edit. You write a plain-English brief, and the AI drafts a site-specific RAMS, CPP, COSHH assessment, induction and toolbox talk for competent-person review. Workers sign off from their phones, and Business adds site attendance, site files and portal users. Pricing is Starter £0, Pro £39 a month or £360 a year, and Business £199 a month.
How does Haspod pricing compare to The Site Book?
Haspod charges annually upfront with no monthly option - the Documents Plan is seven hundred and ninety nine pounds a year, the Pro bundle is nine hundred and ninety seven pounds. The Site Book Pro is GBP39 per month or GBP360 per year, and the first project is free. For a sole trader testing a compliance tool, the monthly path removes a twelve month commitment and cuts the upfront risk to under fifty pounds.
Does Haspod include RAMS templates?
Yes. Haspod's Documents Plan is an 810-plus template library that covers RAMS, method statements, COSHH, CDM forms, and more. You browse the catalogue and customise a template for your site by hand each time. The Site Book works the other way round - you write a short brief about the job, and the AI generates a site-specific RAMS first draft in minutes for competent-person review. Pick based on how much time you have per job.
Does Haspod cover the whole CDM suite or just documents?
Haspod splits the CDM suite across three annual plans. Documents covers RAMS and method statements. Training covers inductions and courses. Talks covers toolbox content. You either stack all three (around fourteen hundred pounds a year) or take the Pro bundle for nine hundred and ninety seven. The Site Book ships the whole CDM suite in one subscription at GBP39 per month or GBP360 per year, with worker sign off and certificate tracking built in.
Can I switch from Haspod to The Site Book?
Yes. The Site Book has a free tier so you can create your first project and generate real documents before your Haspod renewal comes up. Most teams run both in parallel for a few weeks, then drop Haspod at the annual renewal point rather than losing the pro-rated balance. Existing Haspod templates can be pasted into a Site Book brief as context, and the AI uses them as extra signal when drafting your first site specific RAMS.
Can The Site Book replace Haspod for a 10 to 50 person firm?
Yes, and this is where the two products separate. Haspod's membership plans cover documents, training and talks. The Site Book Business at £199 per month adds the site-operations layer: 10 management logins, 50 active site portal users, site attendance, site files, document reviews with optional named-approver routing, subcontractor evidence and inspections/actions. Worker document signing has no per-signature charge, and project workers count as active portal users while assigned.
What about the £195 Principal Contractor Pack?
Haspod also sells a one off one hundred and ninety five pound Principal Contractor Pack - a seventeen document bundle separate from the membership subscriptions. It is a template pack, not a software subscription, and does not include RAMS, method statements, or worker sign off. It is a different product category and is not part of this comparison; we focus on the membership plans because that is the closest match to The Site Book's subscription model.
How we built this comparison
Haspod membership pricing (Documents £799/yr, Training £499/yr, Talks £99/yr, Pro £997/yr; annual upfront; 10 users included) re-verified against haspod.com/membership/pricing on 2026-07-28. The Site Book facts checked against the product repository on 2026-07-28.
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UK construction compliance tool that ships RAMS + CPP + COSHH + inductions (readable and acknowledgeable in 9 worker languages on Business, with the language audit-recorded) + worker sign-off, including optional 4-digit shared-link PIN evidence on Business, plus site attendance, portal users, site files, document reviews, subcontractor evidence and inspections/actions.
Generate a site-specific RAMS first draft from a natural-language brief in under five minutes, ready for competent-person review - not a template library you hand-fill.
Controlled document workflow without an enterprise contract: version history and a recorded issue confirmation before a document is shared with a client or downloaded in the app on every plan, re-sign on revision with superseded signatures preserved plus PCPP import, cert tracking and document checking from the £39/month Pro plan - and on Business, optional named-approver routing (a designated approver accepts or rejects each version, with recorded reasons, before it can be issued) plus client approve/reject/request-changes via share links.
Transparent pricing: Starter £0, Pro £39/month or £360/year, Business £199/month with 10 management logins and 50 active site portal users. Worker document signing has no per-signature charge; project workers count as active portal users while assigned.
Build RAMS for any trade - add your own work types and method statements alongside the built-in library, reusable across projects, including a ready-made Commercial Solar PV group. Save a finished job as a reusable project template, or clone it, so the next job of the same shape starts from your own setup.
COSHH goes deep: a standalone COSHH assessment document, upload-a-Safety-Data-Sheet extraction, a site-specific substance register and an expert-reviewed library - plus per-worker RAMS sign-off and a one-click Audit Pack covering documents, sign-offs, worker evidence, attendance, incidents, COSHH, permits and up to the latest 500 live Site Diary entries.
