For a sole trader writing several RAMS each month, compare the per-document total with The Site Book Pro at £39/month or £360/year. Starter is £0, Business is £199/month, and the optional setup service is a £249 one-off, not a subscription. Pro also covers RAMS, a CPP, COSHH and site inductions.
For a sole trader, compare document volume, billing period and included features. RapidRAMS lists RAMS at about £15 each: one costs £15 and two cost £30. The Site Book Pro is £39/month or £30/month when billed annually (£360/year). Two documents equal the annual monthly rate and cost less than monthly Pro; at three documents (£45), Pro costs less under either billing option. RAMs App lists RAMS, COSHH, toolbox talks and training features; CDM Wizard is a free learning starting point.
Competitor pricing and documentation were reviewed on 2026-05-06, with CDM Wizard positioning and plan-editing evidence refreshed on 2026-08-30. The Site Book facts were re-checked against the product repository on 2026-07-28.
Starter £0; Pro £39/mo or £360/yr; Business £199/mo
£15 per document, no subscription
From £20/mo single user; multi-user tiers available
Free
Microsoft 365 licence (£7.90+/mo per user) + your time
Team size
1 internal user on Pro; 10 management logins and 50 active site portal users on Business. Any invited seat can be a field-only Site Supervisor limited to assigned sites/projects. Worker document signing has no per-signature charge; Business can optionally require a 4-digit PIN for shared-link sign-off, and project workers count as active portal users while assigned
Solo / occasional
All contractors
Any -small/domestic jobs
Any
Best for
UK builders and principal contractors - from sole traders to builder-run firms of around 50 staff - who need CDM documents plus lightweight site H&S operations: RAMS, CPP, COSHH, inductions, toolbox talks, site attendance, site files, document review evidence, subcontractor evidence and worker/visitor portal access.
UK contractors needing occasional task-specific RAMS for routine, non-specialist work without a monthly subscription.
Contractors who need RAMS, COSHH, toolbox talks and training features, and do not require a full CDM suite.
Builders on small or domestic works who want a free tick-box questionnaire that drafts a CDM 2015 Construction Phase Plan for them to review and adapt.
Anyone willing to write each document by hand who already has Microsoft 365 and doesn't produce RAMS often.
Not ideal for
The Site Book launched in 2026.
At £15 per document, three RAMS cost £45 in a month; compare that total with the flat monthly or annual prices of subscription products.
The vendor lists an AI Generator, but its public page does not establish the workflow or output scope.
Scoped to a single CPP/action-plan workflow for small or domestic works — no RAMS, COSHH, method statements, inductions, permits or worker tracking.
Each RAMS is written by hand from a blank workbook — manual work that purpose-built tools can turn into first drafts for competent-person review.
RAMS
AI-generated, site-specific, edit in-browser.
Structured pay-as-you-go RAMS generator for routine, non-specialist work; payment is taken on submission and the RAMS PDF is emailed shortly afterwards.
Template-based library.
DIY -manual Word/Excel template, no substance database.
CPP
Full Construction Phase Plans - not just RAMS.
Questionnaire-driven Construction Phase Plan generator for small/domestic projects; emailable branded PDF.
COSHH
Standalone COSHH document + site-specific register, SDS upload with extraction, and construction-focused library entries that appear in search only after review.
COSHH assessments included.
Method statements
Template-based.
Manual Word template.
Site inductions
Workers sign from their phone - on Business, key H&S details are readable in 9 languages.
Multilingual inductions (9 languages)
On the Business plan, workers read and acknowledge key H&S details in 9 languages; the language used is recorded in the audit trail and translations are site-team reviewable.
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Worker cert tracking
Cert plus right-to-work evidence records, with expiry reminders.
Incident log
Permits to work
Site diary
Pro includes editable daily entries; owner/admin deletion is permanent, while a Business Site Supervisor's delete can be restored. Live entries and photo counts appear in the Audit Pack.
Subcontractor tracking
Toolbox talks
Vendor homepage lists a toolbox-talk library.
Site attendance
Business includes check-in/check-out and live H&S attendance.
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Site portal
Business includes up to 50 active site portal users.
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Site files
Drawings, plans, H&S docs, procedures, RAMS, CPP and emergency information.
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Document review
Business review status and history, plus optional named-approver routing (accept/reject each version with recorded reasons before issue) and client review via share links.
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Subcontractor evidence
Business evidence record, review and archive workflow.
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Site inspections
Business inspections with checklist items.
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Corrective actions
Business corrective actions with owner, due date and completion state.
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PCPP import
Upload an existing PCPP and reuse the structure.
Document checking
Data export
Includes the Audit Pack: one merged PDF covering documents, sign-offs, worker evidence, attendance, incidents, COSHH, permits and up to the latest 500 live Site Diary entries.
Excel exports natively.
AI chat
No conversational AI chat is documented; the vendor homepage separately lists an AI Generator.
RAMS / CPP / COSHH generation
The flagship: generates site-specific UK RAMS, CPP and COSHH from a plain-English brief.
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Right to work
Right-to-work evidence records with expiry reminders, alongside cert tracking.
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Mobile app
Workers sign and get inducted from their phone browser with nothing to install; a native builder app is in development, not yet in the public app stores.
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QR / mobile sign-in
Site Control (per-site tier) adds a permanent entrance QR for sign-in/out from the worker's phone.
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Contractor self-onboarding
Site Control (per-site tier) adds contractor self-join via the entrance QR with CSCS upload and approval.
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RFIs
Site Control (per-site tier) adds RFIs - create, attach, comment, answer and close.
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RAMS sign-off (per worker)
Per-worker RAMS sign-off is tracked on Business; an optional 4-digit PIN adds shared-link identity evidence, and Site Control can block check-in until the current version is signed.
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Live people-on-site
Business adds a live people-on-site H&S view plus evacuation and muster roll-call.
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Document-review evidence
Business keeps version history with a per-version record of review, issue and worker acknowledgement.
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Multi-site dashboard & exports
Unlimited projects with account-wide exports and the merged Audit Pack; no cross-site rollup dashboard below the Site Control tier.
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SSOW
Delivered as the method statement inside the RAMS rather than a separate safe-system-of-work document.
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Plant / asset management
Business and Site Control include spreadsheet import, project assignments, configured evidence, inspections, defects, quarantine, exports and Audit Pack history.
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Reading this table: a tick means supported, a dash means partly supported, and a cross means we checked and it is not supported. An em dash (—) means we have not verified that capability for that product either way — treat it as unknown, not as a missing feature, and check with the vendor.
Why this matters
A team of one has different economics from a ten-person firm, and the parent best-rams-software-uk roundup doesn't quite fit. For a sole trader, the question isn't which tool has the deepest template library or the most collaboration features - it's how many RAMS you actually write a month and whether you can self-serve sign up without a demo. This page re-ranks the same tools through that lens, with an explicit breakeven figure so you can pick on maths rather than marketing.
Who each tool is for
At-a-glance fit per product - pulled from the same data that drives the snapshot table.
The Site Book
Best for
UK builders and principal contractors - from sole traders to builder-run firms of around 50 staff - who need CDM documents plus lightweight site H&S operations: RAMS, CPP, COSHH, inductions, toolbox talks, site attendance, site files, document review evidence, subcontractor evidence and worker/visitor portal access.
Not ideal for
The Site Book launched in 2026.
Team size
1 internal user on Pro; 10 management logins and 50 active site portal users on Business. Any invited seat can be a field-only Site Supervisor limited to assigned sites/projects. Worker document signing has no per-signature charge; Business can optionally require a 4-digit PIN for shared-link sign-off, and project workers count as active portal users while assigned
RapidRAMS
Best for
UK contractors needing occasional task-specific RAMS for routine, non-specialist work without a monthly subscription.
Not ideal for
At £15 per document, three RAMS cost £45 in a month; compare that total with the flat monthly or annual prices of subscription products.
Team size
Solo / occasional
RAMs App
Best for
Contractors who need RAMS, COSHH, toolbox talks and training features, and do not require a full CDM suite.
Not ideal for
The vendor lists an AI Generator, but its public page does not establish the workflow or output scope.
Team size
All contractors
CDM Wizard
Best for
Builders on small or domestic works who want a free tick-box questionnaire that drafts a CDM 2015 Construction Phase Plan for them to review and adapt.
Not ideal for
Scoped to a single CPP/action-plan workflow for small or domestic works — no RAMS, COSHH, method statements, inductions, permits or worker tracking.
Team size
Any -small/domestic jobs
Excel templates
Best for
Anyone willing to write each document by hand who already has Microsoft 365 and doesn't produce RAMS often.
Not ideal for
Each RAMS is written by hand from a blank workbook — manual work that purpose-built tools can turn into first drafts for competent-person review.
Team size
Any
The bottom line
Pick the option that matches how your team actually works.
Choose RapidRAMS if…
At £15 per RAMS, one document costs £15 and two cost £30. That is below the £39 monthly Pro price; two documents equal its £360 annual price averaged across twelve months. Compare the billing period and any other features you need before choosing between pay-per-document and a subscription.
Recommended for: Occasional jobs - one or two RAMS a month
Choose The Site Book if…
At three RAMS a month, pay-per-document costs about £45. The Site Book Pro is £39/month or £30/month when billed annually (£360/year). It includes RAMS, CPP, COSHH, inductions and worker sign-off. Compare the billing period, document volume and features your work needs.
Recommended for: Regular work - more than two RAMS a month
Why switch to The Site Book
✓Self-serve signup with no demo gate - start writing RAMS on a Monday morning without booking a sales call first.
✓Starter is £0, Pro is £39/month or £360/year, Business is £199/month, and the optional setup service is £249 one-off.
✓Free first project lets a one-person team see real output - including a site-specific RAMS - before committing a card.
✓Mobile-first authoring and sign-off means the tool works from the cab of a van between jobs, not just from an office desk.
✓Per-worker sign-off, COSHH with Safety Data Sheet upload, and a one-click Audit Pack keep the evidence with the job when a principal contractor asks for your pack.
✓At two £15 documents, the £30 total equals The Site Book Pro's £360 annual price averaged monthly and is below its £39 monthly price; at three documents (£45), either Pro billing option costs less.
Full breakdown per product
Strengths, weaknesses, fit, and the sources every claim came from.
Starter £0; Pro £39/mo or £360/yr; Business £199/mo
Best for
UK builders and principal contractors - from sole traders to builder-run firms of around 50 staff - who need CDM documents plus lightweight site H&S operations: RAMS, CPP, COSHH, inductions, toolbox talks, site attendance, site files, document review evidence, subcontractor evidence and worker/visitor portal access.
Team size
1 internal user on Pro; 10 management logins and 50 active site portal users on Business. Any invited seat can be a field-only Site Supervisor limited to assigned sites/projects. Worker document signing has no per-signature charge; Business can optionally require a 4-digit PIN for shared-link sign-off, and project workers count as active portal users while assigned
Sweet spot
A builder-run principal contractor on a domestic or commercial project who needs ready-to-sign CDM documents, worker sign-off, a live people-on-site view, practical site files, subcontractor evidence records and lightweight inspections/actions - without a dedicated H&S department to run them.
Strengths
UK construction compliance tool that ships RAMS + CPP + COSHH + inductions (readable and acknowledgeable in 9 worker languages on Business, with the language audit-recorded) + worker sign-off, including optional 4-digit shared-link PIN evidence on Business, plus site attendance, portal users, site files, document reviews, subcontractor evidence and inspections/actions.
Generate a site-specific RAMS first draft from a natural-language brief, ready for competent-person review - not a template library you hand-fill.
Controlled document workflow without an enterprise contract: version history and a recorded issue confirmation before a document is shared with a client or downloaded in the app on every plan, re-sign on revision with superseded signatures preserved plus PCPP import, cert tracking and document checking from the £39/month Pro plan - and on Business, optional named-approver routing (a designated approver accepts or rejects each version, with recorded reasons, before it can be issued) plus client approve/reject/request-changes via share links.
Transparent pricing: Starter £0, Pro £39/month or £360/year, Business £199/month with 10 management logins and 50 active site portal users. Worker document signing has no per-signature charge; project workers count as active portal users while assigned.
Build RAMS for any trade - add your own work types and method statements alongside the built-in library, reusable across projects, including a ready-made Commercial Solar PV group. Save a finished job as a reusable project template, or clone it, so the next job of the same shape starts from your own setup.
COSHH goes deep: a standalone COSHH assessment document, upload-a-Safety-Data-Sheet extraction, a site-specific substance register and an expert-reviewed library - plus per-worker RAMS sign-off and a one-click Audit Pack covering documents, sign-offs, worker evidence, attendance, incidents, COSHH, permits and up to the latest 500 live Site Diary entries.
Weaknesses
The Site Book launched in 2026.
Procore integration is in final testing rather than publicly launched -until it ships, compliance docs export as PDFs rather than syncing into Procore. A public REST API and signed webhooks are live on the Site Control tier; Autodesk Construction Cloud is not integrated.
Site files are a practical portal for drawings, plans and procedures, not formal drawing revision control.
UK-focused content (CDM 2015, HSE guidance) -international contractors on non-UK projects would need to adapt the output.
Check the product detail
These maintained Help Centre guides show exactly how the controls behind this comparison work.
UK contractors needing occasional task-specific RAMS for routine, non-specialist work without a monthly subscription.
Team size
Solo / occasional
Sweet spot
A sole trader or small contractor who needs occasional pay-as-you-go RAMS and wants no subscription lock-in.
Strengths
Pay-per-document pricing is friction-free for builders who only need a RAMS occasionally -no monthly commitment.
Structured on-demand workflow for single RAMS documents, with adaptive logic rather than a static Word template.
Weaknesses
At £15 per document, three RAMS cost £45 in a month; compare that total with the flat monthly or annual prices of subscription products.
No CPP, COSHH, site inductions, or any site management tools -RAMS-only scope.
Narrow public scope: the homepage supports RAMS/method statement generation, but gives no evidence of CPP, COSHH, site inductions or broader site-management tools.
Builders on small or domestic works who want a free tick-box questionnaire that drafts a CDM 2015 Construction Phase Plan for them to review and adapt.
Team size
Any -small/domestic jobs
Sweet spot
A first-time principal contractor on a small or domestic job who needs a basic Construction Phase Plan from a questionnaire.
Strengths
Free official CITB tool that generates a CDM 2015 Construction Phase Plan via a tick-box questionnaire.
Cross-device account with company logo and signature on an emailable PDF output.
Weaknesses
Scoped to a single CPP/action-plan workflow for small or domestic works — no RAMS, COSHH, method statements, inductions, permits or worker tracking.
Short, straight answers - the same questions real builders ask.
How much does The Site Book cost for a sole trader?
Starter is £0 and lets you create your first project without a card. Pro is £39/month or £360/year and is the usual paid plan for regular RAMS, CPP, COSHH, inductions, and worker sign-off. Business is £199/month for larger teams. The optional setup service costs £249 once; it is not a monthly subscription.
What's the cheapest RAMS software for a sole trader?
At roughly £15 per RAMS, one costs £15 and two cost £30. The Site Book Pro is £39/month or £30/month when billed annually (£360/year). Pro also includes unlimited documents and the wider CDM suite: CPP, COSHH, inductions and worker sign-off. Compare the billing period and features you need for your work.
Do I need full RAMS software if I work alone?
CDM does not require you to buy software. Your duties depend on the work: construction work needs planning and risk controls, and a construction phase plan is required for every project, including domestic jobs. F10 notification thresholds are separate from those duties. A sole trader can use a suitable document format, provided it reflects the job, is kept current and is reviewed before work.
Can a sole trader legally produce their own RAMS?
Yes. There is no legal requirement to hold a specific qualification to produce a risk assessment or method statement. CDM 2015 requires that the person is competent - meaning experienced enough with the work and its hazards to assess them sensibly. A sole trader who knows their trade is typically competent to write their own RAMS, especially with software that structures hazards, controls, PPE, and emergency procedures for them.
What RAMS do I need for domestic work as a sole trader?
For domestic construction work, plan the work and manage its risks in a way that fits the job. CDM requires a construction phase plan for every construction project, including domestic projects; the plan can be proportionate to the work. F10 notification thresholds are separate. A suitable risk assessment or method statement depends on the hazards and work involved, rather than a blanket rule for every domestic task.
How we built this comparison
Competitor pricing and documentation were reviewed on 2026-05-06, with CDM Wizard positioning and plan-editing evidence refreshed on 2026-08-30. The Site Book facts were re-checked against the product repository on 2026-07-28.
Every pricing, feature, and fit claim in this comparison is checked against public vendor documentation and, where relevant, independent sources. The “source basis” footer on each product card lists the exact URLs and the date we fetched them. The internal freshness dashboard flags source evidence after 45 days; priority pricing is scheduled for monthly review and feature or ownership claims for quarterly review. Last reviewed on .
UK construction compliance tool that ships RAMS + CPP + COSHH + inductions (readable and acknowledgeable in 9 worker languages on Business, with the language audit-recorded) + worker sign-off, including optional 4-digit shared-link PIN evidence on Business, plus site attendance, portal users, site files, document reviews, subcontractor evidence and inspections/actions.
Generate a site-specific RAMS first draft from a natural-language brief, ready for competent-person review - not a template library you hand-fill.
Controlled document workflow without an enterprise contract: version history and a recorded issue confirmation before a document is shared with a client or downloaded in the app on every plan, re-sign on revision with superseded signatures preserved plus PCPP import, cert tracking and document checking from the £39/month Pro plan - and on Business, optional named-approver routing (a designated approver accepts or rejects each version, with recorded reasons, before it can be issued) plus client approve/reject/request-changes via share links.
Transparent pricing: Starter £0, Pro £39/month or £360/year, Business £199/month with 10 management logins and 50 active site portal users. Worker document signing has no per-signature charge; project workers count as active portal users while assigned.
Build RAMS for any trade - add your own work types and method statements alongside the built-in library, reusable across projects, including a ready-made Commercial Solar PV group. Save a finished job as a reusable project template, or clone it, so the next job of the same shape starts from your own setup.
COSHH goes deep: a standalone COSHH assessment document, upload-a-Safety-Data-Sheet extraction, a site-specific substance register and an expert-reviewed library - plus per-worker RAMS sign-off and a one-click Audit Pack covering documents, sign-offs, worker evidence, attendance, incidents, COSHH, permits and up to the latest 500 live Site Diary entries.
