Honest comparison
RAMSGen writes trade-aware, site-specific RAMS across 15+ trades with an HSE/CDM 2015 compliance review, QR sign-on, Word export and Procore integration, on flat tiers from GBP59 to GBP299 per month. The Site Book, from GBP39/mo or GBP360/yr, covers the wider CDM pack - CPP, COSHH, inductions, toolbox talks - plus worker sign-off, site operations and a one-click audit pack. Choose RAMSGen for PM-integrated RAMS depth; choose The Site Book for the whole pack.
RAMSGen's trade-aware RAMS and Procore integration fit larger, PM-integrated teams; The Site Book wins when a builder needs the full CDM pack and site operations beyond RAMS and COSHH.
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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 | RAMSGen |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Starter £0; Pro £39/mo or £360/yr; Business £199/mo | Starter £59/mo (5 RAMS); Professional £129/mo (unlimited); Teams £299/mo (5 users) |
| Team size | 1 internal user on Pro; up to 5 internal logins and 25 active site portal users on Business | Individual contractor to principal-contractor teams |
| 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 construction contractors of all sizes who want site-specific, trade-aware AI RAMS (not generic templates) with a built-in HSE/CDM compliance check, and light distribution touches like eSignatures, QR worker sign-on and Procore export. |
| Not ideal for | New product (launched 2025) -smaller customer base and shorter track record than established tools like HandsHQ. | New vendor — RAMSGen Ltd was registered in 2025 (Companies House 16458298, Cardiff), so there is little independent review evidence yet. |
| RAMS | AI-generated, site-specific, edit in-browser. | Site-specific AI RAMS across 15+ trades; not generic templates. |
| CPP | Full Construction Phase Plans - not just RAMS. | |
| COSHH | Standalone COSHH document + site-specific register, SDS upload with extraction, and an expert-reviewed substance library. | COSHH assessment produced alongside the RAMS. |
| Method statements | Method statement is a core output. | |
| Site inductions | Workers sign from their phone - key H&S details readable in 9 languages. | |
| 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 | ||
| Permits to work | ||
| Site diary | — | |
| Subcontractor tracking | — | |
| Toolbox talks | ||
| 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 | Built-in review checks 100% of docs against HSE/CDM 2015 before export. | |
| Data export | Includes the Audit Pack: one merged, audit-ready compliance-evidence PDF. | Word export; reusable company templates; Procore integration. |
| 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.
RAMSGen's trade-aware RAMS and Procore integration fit larger, PM-integrated teams; The Site Book wins when a builder needs the full CDM pack and site operations beyond RAMS and COSHH.
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The Site Book Ltd
Starter £0; Pro £39/mo or £360/yr; Business £199/mo
RAMSGen Ltd
Starter £59/mo (5 RAMS); Professional £129/mo (unlimited); Teams £299/mo (5 users)
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Short, straight answers - the same questions real builders ask.
The two overlap on price rather than one being clearly cheaper. RAMSGen runs flat monthly tiers from GBP59 for five RAMS, GBP129 unlimited, up to GBP299 for five users. The Site Book starts from GBP39 per month or GBP360 per year, rising to GBP199 for Business. Compare on scope: RAMSGen focuses on RAMS and COSHH, while The Site Book bundles the wider CDM pack.
Choose RAMSGen if you write RAMS across many trades and want a compliance-reviewed, site-specific first draft rather than generic templates. Its trade-aware generation across fifteen-plus trades, built-in HSE and CDM 2015 review, QR worker sign-on, Word export and Procore integration genuinely fit larger or project-manager-integrated teams. The Site Book suits builders who also need CPPs, inductions, toolbox talks and worker sign-off.
No. RAMSGen's public feature set centres on RAMS with a COSHH assessment and a method statement; it does not surface a Construction Phase Plan, site inductions, toolbox talks or permits. The Site Book generates full CPPs, not just RAMS, plus site inductions workers sign from their phone, toolbox talks, and per-worker RAMS sign-off, all tied to the project record and audit pack.
Yes. RAMSGen offers a Procore integration alongside Word export and reusable company templates, which is a real advantage for teams already running Procore as their project-management stack. The Site Book does not yet integrate with Procore or Autodesk Construction Cloud; its compliance documents live inside The Site Book and export as PDFs, including a merged audit-ready pack, rather than syncing into a wider PM tool.
Only if your paperwork is RAMS and COSHH focused. RAMSGen produces strong trade-specific RAMS with a compliance review before export. Most CDM projects also need a Construction Phase Plan, site inductions, worker sign-off records, certificate tracking, attendance and an audit pack. The Site Book covers that wider CDM surface plus site operations, whereas RAMSGen is deliberately RAMS-centric with light distribution touches.
Based on publicly available vendor information reviewed on 2026-07-01.
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