Comparison
Capmo alternative: why Open Experience is the better choice for the construction phase
Capmo puts its weight on AI in the project office and charges by construction volume. Open Experience puts it on the construction site, publishes its prices and brings its own cameras. Here the two stand side by side, with sources and the retrieval date.
Information from capmo.com, retrieved on 25 October 2026.
What is the difference between Capmo and Open Experience?
Capmo is construction project management software from Munich that describes itself as a project assistant for site management, with AI for reviewing change orders and searching documents. Pricing is based on the contract volume of the projects, with an unlimited number of users; according to Capmo, the entry packages are in the mid four-figure range. Open Experience, based in Karlsruhe, is the specialist for the construction phase, publishes its prices per user and brings its own hardware: the DIGIBAU 360 helmet camera and the construction site webcam. That makes Open Experience the better choice for site walks, defects, deadlines, acceptance and warranty.
Legal framework: Germany (Civil Code BGB, construction contract rules VOB/B, fee schedule HOAI). Other countries have different rules, and contractual agreements take precedence over the standard periods named here.
The comparison at a glance
| Criterion | Open Experience | Capmo |
|---|---|---|
| Headquarters | Karlsruhe, since 2009 | Munich |
| Target group according to the vendor | Site supervision, general contractors, project managers, housing companies | General and managing contractors, clients and project developers, planners |
| Pricing model | Per user, public, €58 (Standard) or €99 (Premium) per month with 10 licenses and 12 months | By the contract volume of the projects, on request; entry packages “in the mid four-figure range” |
| Users | Per license; contractors free | Unlimited internal and external users |
| Trying it out | Demo on your own project or four-week trial for €395 | Guided pilot project |
| Servers | Germany | Germany (Frankfurt, AWS), ISO 27001 |
| Defects | Capture with photo and plan position, defect notice and report at the push of a button, up to three escalation levels | Capture by voice, photo and location on the plan |
| Warranty | Dedicated module, deadlines per contractor extended after a defect notice, tenants report defects by QR code | As the use case “warranty management” (Gewährleistungsmanagement) |
| Site diary | Construction Diary with weather data from its own construction site weather station | Yes, by voice or photo |
| AI | Defect detection in photos, automatic pixelation of people, reports by voice input | Change-order review, finding information, decision papers, dictation |
| Change orders and plan approval workflows | Not included | Yes (AI change-order review, plan server with plan approval workflows) |
| Own cameras | DIGIBAU 360 helmet camera (360°) and Construction Webcam | Not mentioned |
| Offline | Yes | Yes |
Source: capmo.com (pricing with FAQ, defects, construction documentation, artificial intelligence, plan server, data protection, legal notice), retrieved on 25 October 2026.
Three differences that matter day to day
You know the cost up front
Our packages are listed publicly on the pricing page, with a calculator and the answer to what subcontractors cost: nothing. With a model based on contract volume, you learn the price in a conversation.
See pricingThe documentation creates itself
Capmo's AI helps the project office process documents. Our cameras make sure that the documentation is created on the construction site in the first place, on every site walk and around the clock.
Cameras for construction site documentationThe language of site supervision
Formal acceptance under the VOB (German construction contract procedures), the site diary required by the HOAI (the German fee and service structure for architects and engineers), limitation periods: Open Experience is built around these obligations, through to supervising defect remediation during the warranty period.
Software for site supervisionThe price is clear before you call
Capmo bases its price on the contract volume of the projects and quotes it in a conversation. At Open Experience you pay per license, and the prices are on the website.
- Bigger projects cost no moreThe price depends only on your own licenses. With the same number of licenses, a project with a construction volume of €50 million costs the same as one with €5 million.
- Many sites, one small teamIf a team looks after many construction sites, it pays only for its own licenses. Contractors use the software free of charge, and the number of projects makes no difference.
- HardwareAt Open Experience, the helmet camera, webcam and weather station are usually rented per construction site. Capmo's website does not mention any hardware.
When Open Experience is the better choice
According to its own website, Capmo's strength lies in the project office: reviewing change orders, searching documents, plan approval workflows. Where the work happens on the construction site, Open Experience is the better choice.
- You provide site supervisionSite diary, defects, acceptance and warranty follow the basic services of service phase 8 and sit in one project file.
- The warranty period runs for yearsOpen Experience manages the limitation periods per contractor, extends them after a defect notice and takes reports from tenants by QR code. Capmo lists warranty as a use case; its website does not describe deadline management.
- The documentation should create itselfHelmet camera, webcam and weather station record the construction site without any extra work. Capmo's website does not mention any hardware of its own.
- You want to know the price up frontThe packages are listed on the pricing page, with a calculator. With Capmo, you learn the price in a conversation.
In 45 minutes we show you this on your own plans: defect, deadline, site diary and warranty, in the real workflow.
Frequently asked questions
Is Open Experience better than Capmo?
For work on the construction site, yes. Open Experience manages warranty deadlines per contractor, brings its own helmet camera and webcam, and publishes its prices. Capmo concentrates on AI in the project office, for example when reviewing change orders.
What does Capmo cost compared with Open Experience?
Capmo bases its price on the contract volume of the projects and puts its entry packages in the mid four-figure range. Open Experience costs €58 (Standard) or €99 (Premium) per user per month with 10 licenses and 12 months, plus a one-time setup fee.
Is Capmo free?
The Capmo website does not mention a version that is free with no time limit (as of 25 October 2026). What is offered is a pilot project; a note in the page code mentions a 14-day trial, and its link leads to a product tour with a consultation appointment. Customers invite partners, subcontractors, designers and building owners free of charge. At Open Experience, contractors likewise work along free of charge.
What can Capmo do?
According to its own website: record defects by voice, photo and location on the plan, close the day's events as a site diary, manage defects through the warranty phase, distribute plans via a plan server and document on the move with the AI dictation device, offline too. Users are unlimited, and billing is by contract volume.
Why do you call Capmo's “no. 1” a claim of its own?
Because the Capmo website cites no external source for it (as of 25 October 2026). We only use figures we can back up, and that applies to our own as well.
Does Open Experience have AI too?
Yes, where it helps on the construction site: defect detection in photos, automatic pixelation of people and daily reports by voice input. Defect detection and pixelation were developed in the ESKIMO research project.
Can an unlimited number of users work along?
Subcontractors: yes, free and unlimited. Internal users each need a license; the prices are on the pricing page.
Where is the data stored?
With both, in Germany. Capmo states servers in Frankfurt at Amazon Web Services and ISO 27001.
Is there a comparison with other vendors?
Yes: head-to-head comparisons with PlanRadar and Dalux, plus three market comparisons of ten vendors each, for defect management software, site diary apps and construction documentation software.
Sources and legal basis
The legal statements in this article are based on the primary sources listed below. The article is not a substitute for legal advice in an individual case.
- Capmo: pricing and FAQ (pricing model, servers, users, offline) Retrieved on 25 October 2026. The competitor's product and pricing details change; please check with the vendor before deciding.
- Capmo: defect management and warranty management Retrieved on 25 October 2026
- Capmo: construction documentation and site diary Retrieved on 25 October 2026
- Capmo: artificial intelligence Retrieved on 25 October 2026
- Capmo: plan server Retrieved on 25 October 2026
- HOAI, Annex 10: the wording of service phase 8 (site supervision)
The most honest comparison is the one on your own project.
A 45-minute demo with your own plans, or a four-week trial on a real construction site.