Best RAMS Software UK: 7 Tools Compared

Best RAMS software UK: quick verdict

If you want the best RAMS software UK trades can actually use without turning the office into a paperwork department, start with the job you need done.

For a sole trader or a small firm, RAMS software should get you from job details to a review-ready PDF quickly. It should also handle the bits that usually sit around the RAMS: Construction Phase Plans, COSHH, inductions, site sign-off and records.

That is where the market splits. Some tools are RAMS-only. Some are template libraries. Some are wider health and safety platforms. The right choice depends on whether you only need the odd RAMS, or whether you need one place for your site paperwork.

This roundup compares seven UK-relevant options:

The Site Book
swiftRMS
HandsHQ
RAMS PRO
Evalu-8
HASpod
RapidRAMS

The Site Book is one of the tools in this comparison. We wrote this post, so take that disclosure seriously. The pricing and feature notes below were refreshed from public source pages on 2026-06-27.

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Checked on 2026-06-27:

Where a vendor does not publish a RAMS add-on price, we say so. Where a vendor prices per seat, per document or by quote, we do not convert that into a made-up monthly number.

What good RAMS software needs to do

RAMS stands for Risk Assessment and Method Statement. In construction, it is the document pack that explains the hazards, controls and safe sequence of work for a job.

Good software should help you produce a site-specific draft, not just swap the company name on a template. The person in charge still has to review it. They know the job, the team, the kit and the site conditions.

For small UK firms, the useful test is simple:

Can it build a site-specific RAMS quickly?
Does it cover CPP and COSHH when the job needs them?
Can workers or subbies sign the induction on their phone?
Does it help you keep site records, not just download one PDF?
Is the price sane for a 1-10 person firm?

If a tool is cheap but only does one document, you may still end up stitching together Word templates, spreadsheets and email chains. If a tool is powerful but built for a H&S department, it can be too heavy for a working director who is still on site.

1. The Site Book

Best for: sole traders and small firms that want RAMS, CPP, COSHH and site records in one place.

The Site Book is built for UK sole traders and small construction firms. You describe the job in plain English, then review the generated RAMS, CPP, induction and related site paperwork.

Pricing: Starter is GBP 0 for one project. Pro is GBP 39/month or GBP 360/year. Business is GBP 199/month and adds up to 5 internal team logins, up to 25 active site portal users, site attendance, site files and priority support.

Includes: RAMS, Construction Phase Plan, lightweight domestic CPP, COSHH records, site induction, method statements, emergency plan, toolbox talks, permits, incident and near-miss log, site diary, F10 notification, Google Drive, Xero and Zapier integrations.

Where it fits: a builder, electrician, plumber, roofer, groundworker or small principal contractor who needs CDM paperwork done from the van and then reviewed before it goes to the client or PC.

Watch-outs: it is not aimed at tier-1 contractors or enterprise H&S departments. Complex commercial projects may still need competent professional advice alongside the app.

2. swiftRMS

Best for: firms that want an AI RAMS-first workflow and are happy with a higher entry price than The Site Book.

swiftRMS is one of the clearest direct competitors. Its public pricing page lists Pro at GBP 49/month, Business at GBP 149/month and Enterprise at GBP 249/month. Pro covers unlimited RAMS plus COSHH, SSOW, manual handling, HAVs, toolbox talks, AI video hazard analysis and branded exports. Business adds team members, permits to work, approval workflows, roles, audit trail and projects.

swiftRMS also now includes Construction Phase Plan support. Do not treat it as a "no CPP" tool. Its public changelog and product positioning have moved on, and any comparison that says otherwise is stale.

Where The Site Book still wins for small firms: GBP 39/month instead of GBP 49/month, plus the broader small-site workflow around inductions, worker records, site diary, F10, PCPP import, document quality checking and the Business site portal layer.

Watch-outs: site inductions, worker cert tracking, site diary, F10 and deeper site-management features are still the comparison points to check carefully before switching.

3. HandsHQ

Best for: established contractors that want a mature RAMS and COSHH editor with integrations.

HandsHQ is the longest-established name in UK RAMS software. Its individual pricing page lists Basic from GBP 44/month with 1 RAMS per month, Advanced from GBP 99/month with 3 RAMS per month and unlimited COSHH, and Pro from GBP 190/month with up to 3 users and 6 RAMS per month. Teams and enterprise plans sit separately.

HandsHQ is more template-editor than AI generator. It is strong where a company wants a structured RAMS process, COSHH depth and integrations such as Procore or workflow automation.

Where The Site Book wins for small firms: the entry price is lower, documents are not capped at 1-6 RAMS per month, and the product includes site induction and broader site paperwork in the core workflow.

Watch-outs: the per-document limits matter. A small firm running several jobs can hit the individual-plan ceiling quickly.

4. RAMS PRO

Best for: solo users or small teams that want per-seat AI RAMS pricing.

RAMS PRO publishes a free tier and paid per-seat tiers. Public pricing shows Basic at GBP 15/seat/month, Pro at GBP 25/seat/month and Enterprise at GBP 45/seat/month. The free tier is useful if you only need a couple of RAMS documents a month.

RAMS PRO is strong on price for one person. For a single operator on the Pro tier, GBP 25/month is cheap. The maths changes once multiple office users need access, because each seat adds cost.

Where The Site Book wins for small firms: The Site Book is priced around the firm and project workflow, not every internal user on a per-seat ladder. It also covers CPP, F10, site diary, PCPP import, document quality checking and the wider site record.

Watch-outs: check CPP coverage before choosing it for Principal Contractor work. If your clients regularly ask for a Construction Phase Plan, a RAMS-only tool will not be enough.

5. Evalu-8

Best for: firms that want a broader EHS system, not just RAMS.

Evalu-8 is a wider environmental, health and safety platform. Public pricing starts with Core EHS at GBP 2.50 per licence per month with a 10-user minimum. RAMS appears as an EHS add-on, but the public pricing page does not give a clear standalone RAMS add-on price.

That makes Evalu-8 hard to compare for sole traders. It may be a good fit if you want training records, audits, inspections, incident management, contractor profiles and a wider H&S management system.

Where The Site Book wins for small firms: transparent pricing, RAMS and CDM paperwork at the centre of the workflow, and less enterprise admin around setup.

Watch-outs: if you only need RAMS, CPP, COSHH and induction paperwork, a full EHS platform may be more than you need.

6. HASpod

Best for: firms that want a template library and are happy editing documents themselves.

HASpod is not really RAMS software in the same sense as the AI tools above. The Documents Plan gives access to a large library of health and safety templates, including RAMS, method statements, COSHH and CDM templates.

That can work if you are confident editing templates properly. It is less useful if the real pain is turning each job into site-specific paperwork quickly.

Pricing: the Documents Plan is commonly positioned as the template-access tier. Treat it as annual template-library spend, not software that fills the document from a job brief.

Where The Site Book wins for small firms: The Site Book starts from the job details and builds a draft to review. HASpod starts from a library and leaves you to make the document site-specific.

Watch-outs: templates are only as good as the edits you make. A generic RAMS with the name changed is exactly what many clients and PCs push back on.

7. RapidRAMS

Best for: occasional pay-as-you-go RAMS.

RapidRAMS is a simple pay-per-document option. Its public page lists GBP 15 per document, with no subscription and no contract.

That is useful if you need the odd RAMS and do not want another monthly bill. It becomes less attractive once you need multiple documents, COSHH, CPPs, inductions or a record of who has seen what.

Where The Site Book wins for small firms: flat monthly pricing, broader CDM document coverage and site-management records.

Watch-outs: pay-per-document pricing can look cheap on one job and expensive across a busy month.

Entry-level fit by tool

Here is the comparison in plain English. It is easier to review in the Site Book admin app than a wide table, and it is better on a phone.

The Site Book

Pricing shape: Starter GBP 0, Pro GBP 39/month.
Covers: RAMS, CPP, COSHH, inductions and wider site records.
Best fit: sole traders and small firms that want the CDM paperwork and site record in one place.

swiftRMS

Pricing shape: from GBP 49/month.
Covers: RAMS, CPP, COSHH and a RAMS-first AI workflow. Check the induction and site-record fit before choosing.
Best fit: firms that want an AI RAMS-first product and are happy with a higher entry price.

HandsHQ

Pricing shape: from GBP 44/month on the individual RAMS page, with RAMS limits on the published tiers.
Covers: RAMS, COSHH and CPP. It does not sit in the same small-site induction and attendance lane as The Site Book.
Best fit: established contractors that want a mature RAMS and COSHH editor.

RAMS PRO

Pricing shape: per seat, from GBP 15/seat/month.
Covers: RAMS, with other document and workflow coverage depending on tier. Check CPP fit before using it for Principal Contractor work.
Best fit: solo users or per-seat teams that want a low starting price.

Evalu-8

Pricing shape: Core EHS from GBP 2.50/licence/month, with a 10-user minimum. RAMS is presented as an add-on rather than a clear standalone public RAMS price.
Covers: wider EHS workflows, with RAMS/COSHH fitting into that bigger system.
Best fit: firms that want a broader H&S management platform, not just RAMS.

HASpod

Pricing shape: annual template-library access.
Covers: templates for RAMS, method statements, COSHH and CDM paperwork.
Best fit: people who are confident editing templates themselves.

RapidRAMS

Pricing shape: GBP 15/document.
Covers: occasional RAMS.
Best fit: one-off RAMS jobs where a monthly tool would be overkill.

Which one should you pick?

If you are a sole trader

Use the simplest route that gives you a site-specific RAMS and the documents your client is actually asking for.

The Site Book Starter works if you want to try one project properly. RapidRAMS can work if you only need a single RAMS. HASpod can work if you are confident editing templates yourself.

If you are doing regular jobs, Pro at GBP 39/month is usually easier than paying per document or rewriting templates every Sunday night.

If you run a 2-10 person firm

Look beyond the RAMS document. You will need CPPs, COSHH, inductions, site files, sign-off records and sometimes attendance evidence.

This is where The Site Book Pro and Business make sense. Pro keeps the paperwork side cheap and broad. Business adds team logins, site portal users, attendance and site files when the admin load moves beyond one person.

swiftRMS is worth comparing if you want an AI RAMS-first tool and are happy with the higher entry price. HandsHQ is worth comparing if you already want the mature editor/integration ecosystem.

If you are acting as Principal Contractor

Do not pick a RAMS-only tool and then bolt the CPP together later. Principal Contractor jobs need a proper Construction Phase Plan, and the records around site induction and coordination matter.

Shortlist tools that cover CPP clearly. Then check whether they also handle site inductions, worker records, site diary, F10 and site files.

If you have a dedicated H&S department

Evalu-8, HandsHQ team plans or other EHS platforms may be better fits. The Site Book is not trying to be enterprise safety management software. It is built for builders and small firms that need the CDM paperwork done quickly and reviewed properly.

Final recommendation

For most small UK construction firms, the best RAMS software UK shortlist should start with three questions:

Do you only need one RAMS, or do you need the full CDM paperwork set?
Is the price still sensible when you have several jobs and more than one person involved?
Can the site team actually use it from their phone?

If the answer is "we need the whole paperwork set without enterprise faff", The Site Book is the strongest fit. It gives you RAMS, CPP, COSHH, inductions and site records from GBP 39/month, with Business at GBP 199/month when the team and site portal layer matters.

If you only need occasional one-off RAMS, look at RapidRAMS or a template option. If you want a mature RAMS editor with larger-contractor features, check HandsHQ. If you want an AI RAMS-first competitor with a higher entry price, check swiftRMS. If you want a full EHS platform, check Evalu-8.

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