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RAMS AI generates RAMS, CPPs, COSHH and inductions on pay-as-you-go credits from GBP29.97 per 300, with a Professional plan at GBP39.97/mo - a good fit for contractors who issue documents irregularly. The Site Book, at GBP39/mo or GBP360/yr flat, pairs the generated CDM pack with site operations: per-worker sign-off, attendance, certificate tracking and a one-click audit pack. Choose credits for occasional paperwork; choose The Site Book to run live sites week to week.
RAMS AI's pay-as-you-go credits suit contractors who issue documents irregularly; The Site Book wins when a builder needs the full CDM pack plus site operations, worker sign-off, and an audit pack on flat pricing.
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Based on publicly available vendor information reviewed on 2026-07-02.
Pricing, fit, and feature coverage side by side.
| Feature | The Site Book | RAMS AI |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Starter £0; Pro £39/mo or £360/yr; Business £199/mo | Pay-as-you-go from £29.97/300 credits; Professional £39.97/mo |
| Team size | 1 internal user on Pro; up to 5 internal logins and 25 active site portal users on Business | Sole trader to mid-sized |
| 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 contractors and subcontractors who want AI-generated Risk Assessments and Method Statements without a monthly commitment, paying per document via credits, with the option of a light Professional subscription for regular volume. |
| Not ideal for | New product (launched 2025) -smaller customer base and shorter track record than established tools like HandsHQ. | Very new vendor — United Applications Ltd was only registered in 2025 (Companies House 16955835), so there is little independent review evidence or track record yet. |
| RAMS | AI-generated, site-specific, edit in-browser. | AI 12-step wizard with a 100+ UK hazard library. |
| CPP | Full Construction Phase Plans - not just RAMS. | CDM 2015-aligned Construction Phase Plans. |
| COSHH | Standalone COSHH document + site-specific register, SDS upload with extraction, and an expert-reviewed substance library. | Hazardous-substance assessments. |
| Method statements | AI-generated from scope of works. | |
| Site inductions | Workers sign from their phone - key H&S details readable in 9 languages. | Covers 9 mandatory induction sections. |
| 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 | RIDDOR-aligned incident reporting. | |
| Permits to work | Smart permit suggestions (hot works, confined space); not a full permit-issue workflow. | |
| Site diary | — | |
| Subcontractor tracking | — | |
| Toolbox talks | Structured talks with digital attendance. | |
| Site attendance | Business includes check-in/check-out and live H&S attendance. | — |
| 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. | |
| Corrective actions | Business corrective actions with owner, due date and completion state. | — |
| PCPP import | Upload an existing PCPP and reuse the structure. | — |
| Document checking | AI consistency checker reviews docs for gaps/contradictions. | |
| Data export | Includes the Audit Pack: one merged, audit-ready compliance-evidence PDF. | Branded print-ready PDF export. |
| 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. | — |
| QR / mobile sign-in | Site Control (per-site tier) adds a permanent entrance QR for sign-in/out from the worker's phone. | — |
| Contractor self-onboarding | Site Control (per-site tier) adds contractor self-join via the entrance QR with CSCS upload and approval. | — |
| 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.
RAMS AI's pay-as-you-go credits suit contractors who issue documents irregularly; The Site Book wins when a builder needs the full CDM pack plus site operations, worker sign-off, and an audit pack on flat pricing.
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The Site Book Ltd
Starter £0; Pro £39/mo or £360/yr; Business £199/mo
United Applications Ltd
Pay-as-you-go from £29.97/300 credits; Professional £39.97/mo
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Short, straight answers - the same questions real builders ask.
It depends on how often you issue documents. RAMS AI uses pay-as-you-go credits from GBP29.97 per 300, with a Professional plan at GBP39.97 per month. If you write documents only occasionally, credits can cost less. The Site Book charges flat pricing from GBP39 per month or GBP360 per year, but bundles the whole CDM pack and site operations into that fee.
Choose RAMS AI if you produce Risk Assessments and Method Statements irregularly and prefer buying credits over a monthly commitment. Its pay-as-you-go model, broad AI document set covering CPP, COSHH, inductions and toolbox talks, plus a consistency checker and permit suggestions, genuinely suit occasional users. The Site Book fits better when the same project also needs worker sign-off, attendance and an audit pack.
RAMS AI generates site induction documents covering nine mandatory sections, which is useful. It does not, however, publicly offer worker certificate tracking, site attendance, or a live people-on-site view. The Site Book lets workers sign inductions and RAMS from their phone, tracks certificates and right-to-work evidence, records attendance, and merges everything into one audit-ready pack for inspectors.
Only if generating documents is all you need. RAMS AI is a strong document generator, producing RAMS, CPPs, COSHH and inductions with a consistency checker. For most CDM projects a principal contractor also needs worker sign-off records, certificate tracking, site attendance, subcontractor evidence and an audit pack. The Site Book is built as that wider compliance workspace, not just a document generator.
RAMS AI foregrounds pay-as-you-go: credits from GBP29.97 per 300 (GBP24.97 as a Professional top-up), roughly a few pence per document activation, with the first three sample activations free and building always free. The Site Book uses flat subscriptions from GBP39 per month or GBP360 per year, up to Business at GBP199 per month. Credits reward low volume; a flat fee rewards steady, everyday compliance work across a project.
Based on publicly available vendor information reviewed on 2026-07-02.
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