Beam AI vs. Autodesk Forma (formerly Autodesk Construction Cloud)
A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.
| Metric | Beam AI | Autodesk Forma (formerly Autodesk Construction Cloud) |
|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 4.9 | 4.4 |
| Review count | 41 | 5,667 |
| Ease of use | 9.9 | 8.4 |
| Ease of setup | 9.9 | 8.2 |
| Quality of support | 10.0 | 8.3 |
| Meets requirements | 9.7 | 8.5 |
| NPS | 92.682927 | 59.612219 |
| Small Business | 75.6% | 23.5% |
| Mid-Market | 24.4% | 45.5% |
| Enterprise | 0.0% | 31.0% |
| Total page views | 1,025 | 7,582 |
| Total LLM citations | 5,545 | 32,703 |
Beam AI
Beam AI automates the construction takeoff process for general contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers. It reads site plans and spec sheets to deliver accurate material quantities—without manual tracing. Beam AI Takeoff Software scans entire plan sets, extracts relevant quantities, and flags changes across addendums. Estimators simply need to upload PDFs and define the scope—Beam AI processes the takeoff and an expert estimator reviews the output to ensure accuracy.
- Customer Support
- Ease of Use
- Implementation Ease
- Simple
- Integrations
- Intuitive
Autodesk Forma (formerly Autodesk Construction Cloud)
Autodesk Forma (formerly Autodesk Construction Cloud) connects workflows, teams and data at every stage of construction to reduce risk, maximize efficiency, and increase profits. Autodesk Build is part of Autodesk Forma (formerly Autodesk Construction Cloud)'s newest set of products that further connect data, workflows, and teams throughout the entire building lifecycle. Build delivers a broad, deep, and connected set of field execution and project management tools for builders in a single software platform that is easy to deploy, adopt and use.
- Ease of Use
- Collaboration
- Team Collaboration
- Sharing
- Document Management
- Easy Access