The ten criteria
1. The site team adopts it
A tool the foreman never opens is useless. You should be able to take a photo and put the phone away, with no form to fill in.
2. It works offline
Trenches, basements, valleys: the app must keep photos and tickets and send them later.
3. It knows Swiss rules
NPK/CAN catalogue, SIMAP tenders, LV95 coordinates, Swiss QR-bill, waste under the VVEA and VeVA/OMoD.
4. It speaks your languages
French, German, Italian: teams and sites are often mixed.
5. You know where the data is
Hosting, revFADP, and where AI analysis takes place: the answer should be set out in black and white.
6. Site and office talk to each other
What is entered on site should reach the office without being re-typed: hours, time-and-materials reports, tickets.
7. External parties join without friction
Site supervision, client, hauliers: simple access, without reconfiguring everything.
8. The price is clear
Per person or per seat, with or without a base fee, with or without commitment: compare over a year.
9. You can leave
Export your data in open formats (Excel, CSV, PDF): your sites belong to you.
10. It says what it does not do
Scheduling, general bookkeeping, 3D quantity take-off: better to know before than after.
Questions to ask during a demo
Ask to see what happens on site, not just the office screen: a photo taken offline, a disposal ticket photographed, hours logged by a worker. Ask where the data is hosted, and who else processes it. Ask how you export everything on the day you leave.
Trial it on a real site for two weeks, with the people who will use it: that is where the difference shows.
How Geovio meets these criteria
Field use and offline
Take a photo, put the phone away; everything is sent when the network returns.
Swiss rules
NPK/CAN, SIMAP, LV95, QR-bill, VVEA and VeVA/OMoD.
Data
Stored in Switzerland; AI analysis goes through Google Gemini, as stated in the privacy policy.
From site to office
Hours, time-and-materials reports and tickets reach the office, ready to invoice.
Price
Per person, with no base fee and no commitment.
What it does not do
It does quotes and invoices, but neither scheduling nor general accounting: that stays with your fiduciary, to whom everything exports.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best construction management software in Switzerland?
There is no one-size-fits-all: the right one is the software your site team uses, that knows Swiss rules (NPK/CAN, SIMAP, LV95, QR-bill), that hosts your data transparently and that lets you export. Compare on these criteria, then try it on a real site.
How much does construction software cost?
Pricing models vary: per person, per seat, with or without a base fee. Compare the cost over a year for your number of field and office users.
Do I need Swiss software?
It is not mandatory, but software designed for Switzerland knows the NPK/CAN catalogue, SIMAP, LV95 coordinates and the QR-bill, and states where data is hosted under the revFADP.