Trimble Connect

What Trimble Connect is

Trimble Connect is a paid collaboration product for multi-discipline projects, with cloud collaboration and IFC support. It includes clash detection, quantity takeoff, and API access. The listed platforms are web, Windows, iOS, and Android; mobile access is described as viewer access. Its plans range from monthly Business and Business Premium subscriptions to annual Pro and Innovate subscriptions, alongside a 30-day trial with access to all features.

Business costs $12.99 a month and includes unlimited projects and unlimited project data. Business Premium costs $23.95 a month and includes advanced BIM tools, enriched 3D workflows, Workflow Extensions access, and desktop and field applications. Pro costs $349 a year and includes 2D and 3D viewers, comments, tags, file sharing, property sets, mobile, desktop, and Mirror applications, plus Shared Object Model. Innovate costs $499 a year; it includes everything in Pro as well as data analysis tools, Visualizer, Revit Application, and Object Manager. Trimble was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, USA.

Who it suits

Trimble Connect suits multi-discipline project teams that need cloud collaboration, IFC support, or tools such as clash detection and quantity takeoff. Business covers unlimited projects and project data, while higher plans add BIM, workflow, analysis, and application features.

Limits

The free trial lasts 30 days. The lowest listed paid plan, Business at $12.99 a month, includes unlimited projects and unlimited project data.

Getting started

1. Visit the Trimble Connect website.
2. Choose web, Windows, iOS, or Android access.
3. Start the 30-day trial for access to all features, or select a plan.
4. Choose Business or Business Premium for monthly billing, or Pro or Innovate for annual billing.

Verdict

Choose Trimble Connect if your project work needs multi-discipline cloud collaboration, IFC support, or clash detection and quantity takeoff. Business is the lowest listed paid plan at $12.99 a month and includes unlimited projects and project data. Look to Business Premium, Pro, or Innovate if you need their additional listed tools and applications.