An architect conducts a site visit for a snagging inspection. They walk through the rooms, note non-conformities, take photos and need to hand over a signed report to the client before leaving the site. With Archipad, they annotate floor plans on iPad, pinpoint snags on the drawing — the PDF report is generated after synchronisation, structured around the project plan. With EasyReportGen, they fill in a field report template — the signed PDF with annotated photos, compliance statuses and professional layout is ready in one tap, on any device. Two different approaches: one centred on the plan, the other centred on the document.
Competitor analysis
Archipad is a French company founded in 2012, based in Paris. Over more than a decade, it has built a reference position in architectural site monitoring on iPad. Recognising its strengths helps understand who it is designed for — and who it is not.
Structural limitation
Archipad's strengths are tied to its architecture: the floor plan is the central object. For teams whose needs go beyond architectural monitoring, or who do not work exclusively on iPad, this architecture imposes structural constraints.
Archipad is designed for iPad. The optimal experience — plan annotation, touch navigation, photo capture — is tailored for the Apple tablet. Technicians equipped with Android smartphones, Samsung tablets or laptops are excluded from the main workflow. This dependency on a single hardware ecosystem limits deployment in mixed-device teams.
Archipad covers snagging lists, site visit reports and construction monitoring. But industrial maintenance, QHSE audits, property diagnostics, safety inspections and intervention reports do not fit within this scope. A multi-activity company must use a different tool for each line of business.
Archipad charges per user, between 25 and 45 € per month depending on the plan. Enterprise offers are priced on request. For a team of 10, the monthly cost ranges from 250 to 450 €. The budget scales linearly with every new user added to the team.
Architectural approach
Archipad and EasyReportGen start from two different objects. This architectural distinction determines what each tool can produce — and what it cannot.
Archipad starts from the architectural floor plan. Every snag, every observation is positioned on the plan. The report is a synthesis of the plan's annotations. This is powerful for architects who think in plans — but it assumes the deliverable is a document derived from the plan, not one designed independently.
EasyReportGen starts from the document. The report template defines the structure of the deliverable: sections, modules, layout, branding. The field data-entry interface flows from that. The report is not a by-product of annotations — it is the primary object, designed in a visual Studio and filled in directly on-site.
This is not a question of superiority. It is a question of what drives the workflow. If the plan drives everything, Archipad is coherent. If the document drives everything — intervention reports, audit records, property inventories, signed site reports — then the document-first approach is structurally more direct.
EasyReportGen approach
EasyReportGen is not limited to a single sector or device. It produces professional reports from any field location, on any device, for any profession.
PWA running on iPad, Android, smartphone, PC, tablet — any device with a browser. No dependency on a hardware ecosystem. The team does not need to be equipped with iPads to use the tool. A technician on an Android smartphone produces the same report as an architect on an iPad Pro.
The visual editor (Studio) lets you design the final report: sections, modules, 43 field types, branding, logo. The template defines both the deliverable and the field data-entry interface. No need to draw on a plan — the report is designed as a professional document, not derived from annotations.
99 €/month for the Team plan, all features included. No per-user surcharge, no features locked behind higher tiers. The budget stays predictable regardless of team size. For 10 people, that is 99 € versus 250 to 450 € with Archipad.
Verified capabilities
Data verified from the source code. No "coming soon" features.
Included in all plans, at no extra cost: electronic signature (inspector + client), automatic GPS geolocation, photo annotations (markers, arrows, circles, text, measurements), template creation Studio, PDF/Word/Excel/CSV export, QR codes, European data hosting.
Operational comparison
This table compares what each tool actually enables — not the features listed on a marketing page.
| Operational criterion | EasyReportGen | Archipad |
|---|---|---|
| Compatible devices | Any device with a browser: iPad, Android, smartphone, PC, tablet | Optimised for iPad — web application available but secondary experience |
| Sectors covered | Construction, maintenance, audit, property, QHSE, energy, industry, transport and more | Architectural construction: snagging lists, site visit reports, construction monitoring |
| Report design | Visual Studio: logo, sections, modules, branding, 43 field types | Report derived from plan annotations — format tied to project structure |
| Offline PDF generation | PDF generated locally on the device — even without a network connection | Offline data entry possible — full PDF after server synchronisation |
| Report delivered to client | On-site, immediately after signing — even offline | After synchronisation and server generation, via email or sharing |
| Industry templates | 92 ready-to-use templates across 13 sector categories | Templates limited to construction/architecture scope |
| Cost for 10 users | 99 €/month (Team plan) — all features included | 250 to 450 €/month (25–45 €/user) — enterprise pricing on request |
| Multi-format export | PDF, Word, Excel, CSV — all included in every plan | Primarily PDF — additional exports depending on plan |
| Interface languages | FR, EN, DE, ES — multilingual interface and reports | Primarily French — English interface available |
| Plan annotation | Annotated photos (markers, arrows, circles, text, measurements) — no architectural floor plan overlay | Direct annotation on architectural floor plans — native core strength |
| Data hosting | Europe | Europe (French company) |
Decision analysis
The decision does not depend on feature lists. It depends on the profession, the equipment and the deliverable expected at the end of each visit.
Conclusion
Archipad is a solid tool for architects and project managers handling snagging lists on iPad. Over a decade of presence in the French architectural market, deep knowledge of construction requirements, proven plan annotation. If the need is to pin snags on a floor plan and track their resolution within an iPad ecosystem, Archipad does the job.
But if the field team must produce professional signed reports on any device, across multiple sectors, with a predictable budget — then the document-first, multi-platform, multi-sector approach is structurally better suited. The technician leaves with a delivered report, whatever device is in their pocket.
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