Honest comparison
HazardCo bundles site-specific RAMS, a Construction Phase Plan, QR Hazard Board inductions and an unlimited human health and safety advice line into a low flat annual fee of GBP468-GBP828, backed by its FMB partnership. The Site Book, from GBP39/mo or GBP360/yr, adds AI generation of the wider CDM set - COSHH, permits, certificate tracking - plus deeper site operations, a worker portal and a one-click audit pack. Choose hand-holding with HazardCo or wider coverage with The Site Book.
HazardCo's human advice line, FMB backing and low flat annual fee suit a small builder wanting hand-holding; The Site Book wins on AI generation of the wider CDM document set plus deeper site operations, portal and audit pack.
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Based on publicly available vendor information reviewed on 2026-07-01.
Pricing, fit, and feature coverage side by side.
| Feature | The Site Book | HazardCo |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Starter £0; Pro £39/mo or £360/yr; Business £199/mo | Annual membership: Foundation £468/yr (≤9 team), Complete £828/yr (unlimited); projects from £40 each |
| Team size | 1 internal user on Pro; up to 5 internal logins and 25 active site portal users on Business | Sole trader to small/mid building companies (Foundation ≤9, Complete unlimited) |
| Best for | Small UK builders 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 builders, renovators and trade businesses who want guided, simple site safety — site-specific RAMS, a CPP generator, QR inductions and a human advice line — rather than a configurable enterprise platform. |
| Not ideal for | New product (launched 2025) -smaller customer base and shorter track record than established tools like HandsHQ. | Gaps versus a full UK CDM suite — no visible COSHH, CSCS/worker-cert tracking, right-to-work or permit-to-work features. |
| RAMS | AI-generated, site-specific, edit in-browser. | Guided site-specific RAMS built on the phone; branded, emailable PDF. |
| CPP | Full Construction Phase Plans - not just RAMS. | Construction Phase Plan generator from a short questionnaire. |
| COSHH | Standalone COSHH document + site-specific register, SDS upload with extraction, and an expert-reviewed substance library. | |
| Method statements | Method steps captured as part of the RAMS flow. | |
| Site inductions | Workers sign from their phone - key H&S details readable in 9 languages. | QR Hazard Board inductions; workers confirm they have read the plan. |
| Multilingual inductions (9 languages) | 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. | — |
| Worker cert tracking | Cert plus right-to-work evidence records, with expiry reminders. | — |
| Incident log | Report incident/near-miss in-app; the advisory team guides next steps. | |
| Permits to work | ||
| Site diary | — | |
| Subcontractor tracking | — | |
| Toolbox talks | Toolbox meetings delivered and recorded on site. | |
| Site attendance | Business includes check-in/check-out and live H&S attendance. | Daily scan-in creates attendance records and live who-is-on-site. |
| Site portal | Business includes up to 25 active site portal users. | — |
| Site files | Drawings, plans, H&S docs, procedures, RAMS, CPP and emergency information. | — |
| Document review | Business document status, reviewer notes and review history. | — |
| Subcontractor evidence | Business evidence record, review and archive workflow. | — |
| Site inspections | Business inspections with checklist items. | Site Review with photos, comments and a PDF report. |
| Corrective actions | Business corrective actions with owner, due date and completion state. | — |
| PCPP import | Upload an existing PCPP and reuse the structure. | — |
| Document checking | — | |
| Data export | Includes the Audit Pack: one merged, audit-ready compliance-evidence PDF. | Auto-generated PDF reports stored in the Hub and emailed; no bulk/CSV export evidenced. |
| AI chat | — | |
| RAMS / CPP / COSHH generation | The flagship: generates site-specific UK RAMS, CPP and COSHH from a plain-English brief. | — |
| Right to work | Right-to-work evidence records with expiry reminders, alongside cert tracking. | — |
| 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. | Free iOS and Android app — the primary product surface. |
| QR / mobile sign-in | Site Control (per-site tier) adds a permanent entrance QR for sign-in/out from the worker's phone. | QR Hazard Board scan-in/out via the free app. |
| Contractor self-onboarding | Site Control (per-site tier) adds contractor self-join via the entrance QR with CSCS upload and approval. | Contractor pre-qualification questionnaires and insurance reminders. |
| RFIs | Site Control (per-site tier) adds RFIs - create, attach, comment, answer and close. | — |
At-a-glance fit per product - pulled from the same data that drives the snapshot table.
Pick the option that matches how your team actually works.
HazardCo's human advice line, FMB backing and low flat annual fee suit a small builder wanting hand-holding; The Site Book wins on AI generation of the wider CDM document set plus deeper site operations, portal and audit pack.
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Starter £0; Pro £39/mo or £360/yr; Business £199/mo
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Annual membership: Foundation £468/yr (≤9 team), Complete £828/yr (unlimited); projects from £40 each
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Short, straight answers - the same questions real builders ask.
For a simple annual membership, HazardCo can be cheaper: Foundation is GBP468 per year and Complete GBP828 per year, though projects add from GBP40 each. The Site Book charges from GBP39 per month or GBP360 per year up to GBP199 for Business. Which is cheaper depends on project volume; HazardCo's per-project add-ons make heavy-project years less predictable than a flat subscription.
Choose HazardCo if you are a small builder who wants safety made simple with human hand-holding. Its unlimited H&S advice line, guided incident response, FMB partnership and a mature, proven product at scale are real strengths, alongside a QR Hazard Board for one-tap induction and daily sign-in. The Site Book suits builders wanting AI-generated documents and deeper self-serve site operations.
HazardCo generates site-specific RAMS and a Construction Phase Plan, plus QR inductions, toolbox meetings and incident reporting, but it does not publicly offer COSHH assessments, certificate or right-to-work tracking, or permits to work. The Site Book adds a standalone COSHH document with Safety Data Sheet upload, certificate and right-to-work evidence, permits, and AI generation of that wider CDM document set.
Yes, and it is a genuine strength. HazardCo bundles an unlimited human H&S advice line and guided incident response into its annual fee, a service layer that pure-software tools lack, backed by its FMB partnership. The Site Book does not offer a human advice line; instead it provides AI-generated documents, an AI chat surface, and deeper self-serve site operations, portal access and audit tooling.
It can for a builder wanting guided, simple safety with advice on tap. HazardCo covers RAMS, a CPP, QR inductions, attendance and incident reporting well. The Site Book goes further on the document set and site operations: COSHH, permits, certificate and right-to-work tracking, subcontractor evidence, site files, inspections and a one-click audit pack that merges every compliance record into a single PDF.
Based on publicly available vendor information reviewed on 2026-07-01.
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