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The Site Book wins as soon as you need more than two documents a month or the wider CDM suite; RapidRAMS suits one-off pay-per-document needs where a monthly subscription is unjustified.
For occasional one-off RAMS, RapidRAMS can make sense at about £15 per document. For regular small builders, The Site Book is broader and usually cheaper: Starter £0, Pro £39/month or £360/year, Business £199/month, and optional setup is £249 one-off, not a subscription. It covers RAMS, CPP, COSHH, inductions, toolbox talks, site diary and wider CDM paperwork.
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Based on publicly available vendor documentation and published pricing as of 2026-05-22.
Pricing, fit, and feature coverage side by side.
| Feature | The Site Book | RapidRAMS |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Starter £0; Pro £39/mo or £360/yr; Business £199/mo | £15 per document, no subscription |
| Team size | 1 internal user on Pro; up to 5 internal logins and 25 active site portal users on Business | Solo / occasional |
| 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. | Builders needing occasional RAMS on an ad-hoc basis who don't want a monthly subscription. |
| Not ideal for | New product (launched 2025) -smaller customer base and shorter track record than established tools like HandsHQ. | £15 per document becomes expensive fast once you need more than two RAMS a month -flat-rate tools pay for themselves quickly. |
| RAMS | AI-generated, site-specific, edit in-browser. | Template-based, per document. |
| CPP | Full Construction Phase Plans - not just RAMS. | |
| COSHH | ||
| Method statements | ||
| Site inductions | Workers sign from their phone. | |
| Worker cert tracking | ||
| Incident log | ||
| Permits to work | ||
| Site diary | ||
| Subcontractor tracking | ||
| Toolbox talks | ||
| Site attendance | Business includes check-in/check-out and live H&S attendance. | |
| Site portal | Business includes up to 25 active site portal users. | |
| Site files | Drawings, plans, H&S docs, procedures, RAMS, CPP and emergency information. | |
| Document review | Business document status, reviewer notes and review history. | |
| Subcontractor evidence | Business evidence record, review and archive workflow. | |
| Site inspections | Business inspections with checklist items. | |
| Corrective actions | Business corrective actions with owner, due date and completion state. | |
| PCPP import | Upload an existing PCPP and reuse the structure. | |
| Document checking | ||
| Data export | ||
| AI chat |
RapidRAMS keeps it simple: fifteen pounds each time you need a RAMS document, no subscription, no account to manage, no features you do not use. If you only need a RAMS once in a while, that simplicity has genuine appeal. The trade-off is that the cost adds up fast once you are doing regular work. At three jobs a month RapidRAMS is forty-five pounds for the RAMS alone, while The Site Book Pro is £39/month or £360/year and includes CPPs, COSHH assessments, site inductions, worker cert tracking, permits to work, and site diary. Starter is £0, Business is £199/month, and optional setup is £249 one-off for one job's Site Book paperwork, not a subscription.
At-a-glance fit per product - pulled from the same data that drives the snapshot table.
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The Site Book wins as soon as you need more than two documents a month or the wider CDM suite; RapidRAMS suits one-off pay-per-document needs where a monthly subscription is unjustified.
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Starter £0; Pro £39/mo or £360/yr; Business £199/mo
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£15 per document, no subscription
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Short, straight answers - the same questions real builders ask.
RapidRAMS charges around fifteen pounds per document with no subscription, which suits very occasional use. As soon as you write more than two RAMS in a month, The Site Book Pro at £39/month or £360/year covers unlimited documents plus the wider CDM suite. Starter is £0 and Business is £199/month, so regular builders have clearer upgrade points.
The Site Book was built from the ground up with AI at its core, which means it generates site-specific documents in seconds rather than requiring manual template filling for every job. Lower operational cost means lower price, without compromising on quality or compliance, and the flat-rate plan covers an unlimited number of RAMS, CPPs, COSHH assessments, and site inductions in one subscription.
No. RapidRAMS focuses narrowly on pay-per-document RAMS for one-off needs. It does not cover Construction Phase Plans, COSHH assessments, site inductions, worker certificate tracking, or permits to work. The Site Book bundles all of these in a single flat-rate subscription, so the same tool handles every part of a CDM 2015 duty rather than just the RAMS sheet.
Yes. The Site Book Starter is £0 and lets you create your first project and generate real documents - your CPP, RAMS, and site induction - without entering a credit card. RapidRAMS only commits you to a single document at a time. If you want a free hands-on test of the full CDM suite before paying, The Site Book is the lower-friction option.
No. The optional setup service is £249 one-off, covers the Site Book paperwork for one job, and is not a subscription. It sits separately from Starter, Pro, and Business plans. Builders who want the software only can start on Starter at £0, upgrade to Pro at £39/month or £360/year, or choose Business at £199/month.
Yes. The Site Book accepts PCPP uploads and reuses the structure, so any documents you have already paid for in RapidRAMS give you a head start on your first project. Day-to-day authoring then moves into the natural-language brief, which cuts a typical RAMS from about two hours to under five minutes once you stop paying per document and switch to the flat-rate plan.
Based on publicly available vendor documentation and published pricing as of 2026-05-22.
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