Pull Planner vs. Touchplan
The enterprise platform, and the one you can start today.
Touchplan is the established lean-planning platform for large programs — deep analytics, dedicated success teams, and a custom enterprise rollout. Field Scribe's Pull Planner is the field-first pull planning tool you can start free in minutes. Here's an honest, side-by-side look at where each one wins.
- Free to get started
- Built for construction teams
THE VERDICT
Two ways to run a pull plan. Here's the honest cut.
Touchplan is the superior choice for large general contractors running a full enterprise lean program — deep analytics across a portfolio, master-schedule sync with P6 and MS Project, and a dedicated success team guiding a formal rollout. Field Scribe's Pull Planner excels as a field-first pull planning tool best suited for teams who want to coordinate trades now, particularly with a free start in minutes, not a sales cycle, a short learning curve for every trade, and live updates from any jobsite device.
Touchplan is best for
Large GCs and owners running a formal enterprise lean program who want portfolio analytics, master-schedule integration, and a dedicated success team — and can budget a custom enterprise quote and rollout.
Pull Planner is best for
Teams who want a live, collaborative pull plan their trades can start today — free, fast to learn, and without a custom quote or multi-week onboarding.
Comparing more than Touchplan? See the Pull Planner vs. Primavera P6 and vs. Excel breakdowns, or the full 4-way platform comparison.
SIDE BY SIDE
Pull Planner vs. Touchplan, feature by feature.
| Capability | Pull Planner | Touchplan |
|---|---|---|
| Free to get started | ✓ | — |
| Transparent, self-serve pricing | ✓ | — |
| Up and running in minutes | ✓ | — |
| Short learning curve for every trade | ✓ | — |
| Real-time updates from the field | ✓ | ✓ |
| Collaborative pull planning workflow | ✓ | ✓ |
| Works on any device on the jobsite | ✓ | ✓ |
| Native CPM scheduling engine | ✓ | — |
| DCMA 14-point schedule assessment | ✓ | — |
| Portfolio lean program analytics | — | ✓ |
| Dedicated customer success team | — | ✓ |
KEY STRENGTHS
What each tool does genuinely well.
Touchplan strengths
- Enterprise lean program: A decade-plus platform built for large GCs running formal lean planning across many projects and stakeholders.
- Deep analytics: Portfolio-level reporting, variance analysis, and PPC dashboards designed for program-level visibility.
- Master-schedule sync: Links pull plans to P6, Oracle Primavera Cloud, or Microsoft Project master schedules.
- Hands-on success: Dedicated customer success and training resources to guide a formal enterprise rollout.
Pull Planner strengths
- Free to get started: Begin today without a custom enterprise quote, sales cycle, or per-seat commitment, then scale as your crew adopts it.
- Field-first & real-time: Crews update progress from any device on site, so everyone works from one current plan instead of stale PDFs.
- Live in minutes: No multi-week implementation or specialist required — start a plan and invite your trades the same day.
- Short learning curve: Simple enough that subs and foremen can pick it up on the first session, not after a formal lean course.
FEATURE DEEP DIVE
Where they overlap, and where they don't.
Pricing & access
Touchplan is quote-based — pricing is custom per project with no free tier, so getting started means a sales conversation. Pull Planner is free to get started with transparent, self-serve access, so a foreman can be in a live plan today without procurement.
Time to value
Touchplan is a powerful platform with a real learning curve and a guided enterprise rollout. Pull Planner is built to be live in minutes, which makes it practical to roll out to subs and trade partners who would never sit through a formal onboarding.
Who it's built for
Touchplan targets large GCs and owners running formal lean programs across a portfolio. Pull Planner is built for the team that just needs the next few weeks of work coordinated well — without committing to an enterprise platform first.
Analytics depth
Touchplan's analytics center on lean production metrics — PPC trends and variance reporting across a portfolio, a mature strength for program-level lean teams. The broader Field Scribe platform adds CPM-grade analytics natively: DCMA 14-point schedule health, earned value, S-curve forecasting, and forensic delay analysis.
One platform vs. two
Touchplan is a production-planning layer that syncs out to a separate CPM tool like P6, Oracle Primavera Cloud, or MS Project for the master schedule. Field Scribe includes a native CPM scheduling engine, so the master schedule and the field pull plan live in one platform instead of two.
MORE THAN PULL PLANNING
Pull Planner is one tool in the full Field Scribe platform.
Touchplan is a collaborative pull-planning layer that syncs out to P6 for the heavy scheduling. Field Scribe gives you the Pull Planner today — and a complete construction scheduling platform underneath it as you grow.
CPM scheduling engine
Build the master schedule natively — typed FS, SS, FF, and SF dependencies with lag, an interactive Gantt with drag-and-drop rescheduling, and critical-path highlighting. No separate P6 license to sync to.
DCMA 14-point assessment
Score schedule health against the federal 14-point standard used on major programs — logic, float, hard constraints, CPLI, and BEI — plus a free public schedule health check for lead capture.
Earned value & cost loading
Budget cost per activity, auto-sum to parents, and track earned value with a live budget summary — the cost-loaded view Touchplan leaves to your CPM tool.
Forensic delay & time-impact analysis
Run fragnet-based time impact analysis and delay assessment to defend or evaluate schedule claims — capability that normally lives in specialist project-controls software.
Schedule versioning
Comprehensive version control for every schedule, so you can baseline, compare, and trace exactly how the plan changed over the life of the job.
CSI division field reporting
Daily reports organized by CSI division with PDF export, turning live field activity into a structured, defensible project record.
Safety & OSHA logging
Log and track safety incidents with OSHA-ready logs and automated classification, kept in the same platform as the schedule.
AI schedule intelligence
Predictive S-curve forecasting, semantic search across the project, and a project-aware AI chatbot built directly into the platform.
Open integrations & API
Export schedules to Primavera P6, Excel, and PDF, and connect through a REST API and MCP server — so your project data is never locked in.
WHICH ONE FITS
When to choose Touchplan, when to choose Pull Planner.
Choose Touchplan when
You want a decade-mature lean platform with hands-on coaching for a formal rollout.
- You want a dedicated success team coaching every user
- You're standardizing a formal lean program across many teams
- You value a long track record and large reference base
- You can budget a custom enterprise quote and onboarding
Choose Pull Planner when
You want field-first pull planning today, backed by a full scheduling platform.
- You want to start free, without a sales cycle or quote
- You need subs and foremen productive on the first session
- Your plan has to update live from any device on site
- You want native CPM, DCMA, and earned value as you scale
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Pull Planner vs. Touchplan, answered.
Is Pull Planner better than Touchplan?
They fit different teams. Touchplan is a decade-mature lean platform that pairs the software with hands-on coaching and a large reference base, which suits teams standardizing a formal lean program. Field Scribe's Pull Planner is better for teams who want a free, field-first pull plan they can start today — backed by a full native scheduling platform (CPM, DCMA, earned value). It can export to Primavera P6 when you need to, but it doesn't depend on a separate CPM tool the way Touchplan does.
What is the difference between Pull Planner and Touchplan?
Touchplan is a collaborative lean production-planning layer that syncs out to a CPM tool like P6 for the master schedule, sold through custom enterprise pricing with dedicated coaching. Field Scribe's Pull Planner is a free-to-start, field-first pull planning tool — and it sits inside a full Field Scribe platform that includes native CPM scheduling, DCMA assessment, and earned value, so the master schedule and pull plan live in one place.
Is Pull Planner cheaper than Touchplan?
Yes. Field Scribe's Pull Planner is free to get started with transparent, self-serve access, while Touchplan uses custom enterprise pricing with no free tier — getting started requires a quote and a sales conversation.
Can Pull Planner replace Touchplan?
Yes, for most teams. Field Scribe covers pull planning and field coordination, and the broader platform adds native CPM scheduling, DCMA 14-point health, earned value, and forensic delay analysis — so you don't need a separate P6 alongside it. Touchplan may still appeal to teams that specifically want its hands-on lean coaching and established program track record.
Is Touchplan hard to learn?
Touchplan is a capable platform, but reviewers commonly note a learning curve, especially for teams new to formal lean methods, which is part of why it pairs the software with training and a dedicated success team. Pull Planner is designed for a short learning curve so subs and foremen can be productive on the first session.
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