# Layer Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra

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 Layer Software Review 2026: Features, Integrations, Pros & Cons

Last updated on August 24, 2025

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[Description](#description)[Use cases](#use-cases)[Alternatives](#alternatives)[Features](#features)[Pricing](#pricing)[Support](#support)[Reviews](#reviews)

Layer

## What is Layer?

The average employee wastes 6 hours a week searching for data. Don’t be average. Try Layer, the flexible database that connects real world project data like photos, cut sheets, and markups to BIM. We also help AECO teams collaborate and work more efficiently by connecting everyone to BIM, even if they don't have or know it. Made for Mac | PC | iOS | Android | Revit Add-in. Free Trial & Free Project Set-up.

## What is Layer used for?

[Architecture](https://www.capterra.com/architecture-software/)

Overall rating

Based on 7 user reviews

Reviews sentiment

Positive

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Neutral

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Negative

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Starting price

$39

Per User, Per Month

Free trial  
available

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## Compare with a popular alternative

Capterra selects software alternatives based on relevant features, verified user reviews and user interactions. Placement may be influenced by client status.

### Layer

4.9 (7)

VS.

[4.5 (94)](https://www.capterra.com/p/267349/SpecLink/reviews/)

Starting Price

$39

Per User, Per Month

Starting Price

Contact vendor

Free Trial

Free Version

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

Ease Of Use

4.6 (7)

Ease Of Use

4.4 (354)

Value For Money

4.7 (7)

Value For Money

4.3 (320)

Customer Service

5.0 (7)

Customer Service

4.5 (321)

## Layer alternatives

Highest Rated

[4.8 (73)](https://www.capterra.com/p/248518/Programa/reviews/)

Starting price

Contact vendor for pricing

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

100%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[4.4 (72)](https://www.capterra.com/p/207052/Enscape/reviews/)

Starting price

$52.90

Per User, Per Month

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

90%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[4.5 (2,655)](https://www.capterra.com/p/56250/Procore/reviews/)

Starting price

Contact vendor for pricing

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

94%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[4.4 (26)](https://www.capterra.com/p/215288/ConDoc/reviews/)

Starting price

$50.00

Per User, Per Month

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

96%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[View all alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/233361/Layer/alternatives/)

## Features

Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically.

Document Management

4.8 (4)

75.00% of 4 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Store, manage, and track all electronic documents in a centralized location

For AEC Industry

5.0 (4)

100.00% of 4 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Primarily serving architecture, engineering, and construction industry professionals

Project Management

4.5 (4)

100.00% of 4 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Plan and coordinate all the resources, costs and time needed to execute assignments

3D Imaging

4.7 (3)

100.00% of 3 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Representation of any object in 3D

Contact Management

3.5 (2)

50.00% of 2 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Manage, organize, and store contact information

Presentation Tools

4.5 (2)

50.00% of 2 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Share and present designs

Layer 28 features

Representation of any object in 3D

Leave comments and notes on documents for others to view

Manage and track all internal and external communication conducted via calls, email, text, or chat

Manage, organize, and store contact information

Alter the layout and content of reports

Pre-designed layouts that can be customized to match preferences and requirements

Import and export data to and from software applications

Collaborate on creating a product by sharing and adjusting designs through a shared portal

Store, manage, and track all electronic documents in a centralized location

Store and organize documents in a centralized system

Assemble applications and processes by dragging over and arranging pre-built components

Primarily serving architecture, engineering, and construction industry professionals

Access software remotely via mobile devices

Ability to handle several projects simultaneously

Share and present designs

Plan and coordinate all the resources, costs and time needed to execute assignments

Organize and schedule projects

Create, manage, or update project workflows.

Receive data and information in real time

Notifications that are delivered to users as soon as an event occurs

Set & manage permission levels based on user roles and restrict access to only authorized individuals

Search and filter data across systems to locate required information by entering keywords or certain criteria

Securely stores data to prevent data loss or breaches

Track the status over time for a request, process, asset, or transaction

Create, manage and track all task activities and progression

Track the status and progress of tasks

Track and manage the scheduling of tasks

Create, save, and re-purpose templates for emails, forms, etc.

Features

4.7 (7)

4.7

Based on 7 reviews

## Pricing

Value for money

4.7 (7)

Free Trial

Basic

$39.00

Per User,Per Month

Value for money

4.7 (7)

4.7

Based on 7 reviews

## Support, customer service and training options

Customer Service

5.0 (7)

Support

-   Email/Help Desk
-   FAQs/Forum
-   Knowledge Base
-   Phone Support
-   24/7 (Live rep)
-   Chat

Training

-   In Person
-   Live Online
-   Webinars
-   Documentation
-   Videos

Deployment

-   Web
-   Android
-   iPhone/iPad

Typical users

-   Freelancers
-   Small businesses
-   Mid size businesses
-   Enterprises

Customer Service

5.0 (7)

5.0

Based on 7 reviews

## User reviews

Overall rating

4.9

Based on 7 reviews

Filter by rating

5(6)

4(1)

3(0)

2(0)

1(0)

Mentioned topic

Sorted by most recent

Craig U.

Project Manager

Architecture & Planning

### "Layer Your Data"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

November 15, 2023

Overall, great experience with the software and their support team.

Pros

I come from a BIM manager background, so I love the ease of use and flexibility to compose your data how you need it. Adding PowerBi over the top of this data should be icing on the cake. Their support has been fantasic as well.

Cons

I would really like to see a smooth export...edit...import process with excel. I have this in Revit with DiRoots, AVAIL, and other "spreadsheet link" add-ons.

Switched from

[Airtable](https://www.capterra.com/p/146652/Airtable/)

Airtable had an error while transferring data and it corrupted our data. Their support was completely unresponsive. Sales also said their hands where tied and could not help us.

Alternatives considered

[Procore](https://www.capterra.com/p/56250/Procore/)

[Airtable](https://www.capterra.com/p/146652/Airtable/)

[Newforma Project Center](https://www.capterra.com/p/213641/ConstructEx/)

[monday.com](https://www.capterra.com/p/147657/monday-com/)

[ProjectReady](https://www.capterra.com/p/265723/ProjectReady/)

Reasons for choosing Layer

Cost, flexibility, and ease of use are the big factors that we considered when evaluating this software for our needs. Smaller firms need to get creative with their dollar usage on software and I think Layer is a good fit for many firms.

Review source

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PD

Padraic D.

Project Manager

Real Estate

### "Layer Review"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

9/10

June 20, 2023

Pros

One central location for our design standardsRegular roll out of new featuresCustomisable to our needsExcellent support from the Layer teamIntegration with other softwareProject Inventory

Cons

More dynamic control of document view would be good

Review source

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PJ

Pieter Jan V.

Technical draftsman

Architecture & Planning

### "You will love it"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

June 16, 2023

The implementation in our office went very smoothly. It felt very intuitive for everyone. It was the perfect solution.

Pros

Previously, we had to utilize multiple software tools to achieve the desired outcome. Excel lacked visual clarity due to the absence of images, and transferring data to InDesign required an excessive number of steps.Layer is the solution for this.

Cons

Cheaper version for people who are not using revit.

Switched from

[Adobe InDesign](https://www.capterra.com/p/233314/Adobe-InDesign/)

[Microsoft Excel](https://www.capterra.com/p/176574/Excel/)

It couldn't be that we were the only ones with this problem, so we started searching and luckily we found the perfect solution.

Review source

Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

JS

Jacob S.

Electrical Project Engineer

Construction

### "Layer Review"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

8/10

June 14, 2023

Without Layer, the data collection process for our project would have drastically increased. Layer kept our photos and PDFs all in one place, making for a much simpler process in generating deliverable reports.

Pros

Customer service was very responsive and receptive. The PDFs we imported allowed us to link photos to specific locations, cutting down on time spent trying to identify location of photos across team members. The fields are very customizable, allowing for a variety of different types of projects. The report function was easy to use and customize. All files are located in one project.

Cons

As the project progressed, speed of the website dipped with more and more files being added. However, customer service was quick to provide solutions. Saving backup files required us to have the team at Layer archive it for us. Layer limits the number of photos per element to 12. Some instances may require more.

Review source

Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

JM

Julia M.

Associate Principal

Architecture & Planning

### "Saves me hours"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

July 7, 2022

Customer support has been wonderful and responsive. The programming team has been responsive to suggestions to improve the application.

Pros

The ability to customize forms and build out data collection in a way that suits a project's needs.

Cons

Depending on how much data (in my case PHOTOS) you collect you may need product support to run a backup and download the data.

Switched from

[OneDrive](https://www.capterra.com/p/161304/OneDrive/)

[Newforma Project Center](https://www.capterra.com/p/213641/ConstructEx/)

I've not found an application that supports the collection of information and photos in a fully integrated and coordinated manner. The integration and the ability to download information in multiple formats save time formating and analyzing field information. And the bonus is that the information can be imported into Revit, which saves tedious and time-consuming data entry of field information.

Review source

Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

BB

Brad B.

Principal

Architecture & Planning

### "My layer review"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

9/10

September 9, 2021

Pros

The integration with Revit is most useful along with the ability to quickly take notes and have them available to the project team.

Cons

It is setting up projects with our firm's standard Layer tools is not user friendly as best as I can tell so far. The lack of notifications of project updates, tasks due, etc. is a drawback for our use. The lack of a dedicated chat or communication function is missing also.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

LC

Louise C.

Director

Furniture

### "Layer - 1 year road test"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

August 2, 2021

Without Layer, my company would not be able to produce the highly accurate models and reports needed and allow for the company to maximise working efficiencies.

Pros

It’s ease of access, it’s functionality, it’s a reliable tool that doesn’t crash and such a positive team of developers who are always looking to improve Layer based on customer feedback

Cons

There isn’t anything particularly negative - any gremlins (when found) are quickly dealt with. Some features aren’t fully available yet - which can be mildly frustrating, but we know that they are being worked on and when available will add to the positive experience of being a Layer user.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

[View all Reviews](https://www.capterra.com/p/233361/Layer/reviews/)

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