ALICE vs nPlan (2026)

Pricing, integrations, and who each is built for, from each vendor's own site. Updated 2026-10-19.

Both apply AI to construction schedules, but in different ways. ALICE generates and compares many possible construction sequences to find a faster or cheaper plan. nPlan forecasts risk on your schedule using a model trained on a large archive of past schedules.

Key differences

Method: ALICE simulates scenarios. nPlan forecasts from historical data (750,000+ past schedules, per its site).
Integrations: ALICE lists Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project. nPlan says it works with your existing schedules.
Pricing: neither publishes it.

Which to shortlist

Look at ALICE if you want to test alternative ways to build: sequencing, crews and recovery scenarios.
Look at nPlan if you want an outside-view forecast of how likely your schedule is to slip.

Side by side

	ALICE	nPlan
What it does	AI scheduling that generates and compares many construction sequences to find faster or cheaper plans.	Forecasts schedule risk on your project using a model trained on historical construction schedules.
Company	ALICE Technologies	nPlan
Listed pricing	Contact sales (not publicly listed) source	Contact sales (not publicly listed) source
Integrations (as stated)	Primavera P6, Microsoft Project	None stated
Built for (per vendor)	Testing alternative construction schedules and sequences	Forecasting schedule risk from historical project data
Peer rating	Opens as ratings come in	Opens as ratings come in

Sources: each vendor's own website, checked 2026-10-19. Pricing is as publicly listed and can change. Figures like customer counts or accuracy rates are the vendor's own claims, not ours. Peer data (who uses it, what they pay, hours saved) opens as ratings come in.

ALICE, from its own site

AI construction planning and scheduling that simulates many possible construction scenarios to find a more efficient plan. source
For contractors, owners and consultants, from bidding through execution; states it has been deployed on over $410 billion of projects (vendor figure). source

ALICE listing →

nPlan, from its own site

Says its AI is trained on 750,000+ historical schedules representing over $2 trillion of construction spend (vendor figure). source
Use cases include creating schedules from scope documents, checking schedule integrity, and forecasting uncertainty on every activity. source

nPlan listing →

FAQs

What's the difference between ALICE and nPlan?

Is ALICE or nPlan cheaper?

ALICE: Contact sales (not publicly listed). nPlan: Contact sales (not publicly listed). Both as listed on the vendors' own sites; neither publishes a full price list, so ask both for a quote on your volume.

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We don't know yet, and we won't guess. BuiltStack's peer data (who uses each tool, what they pay, hours saved) opens as ratings come in from practitioners.

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