BIM-enhanced scheduling and mobile site reporting displayed across laptop, tablet and smartphone.
United Kingdom, August 19, 2025
Asta Development has rolled out a major update to Asta Powerproject, delivering planning, filtering and interface improvements aimed at speeding scheduling and reducing administrative overhead for construction teams. The release also introduces Asta Powerproject BIM v2 — adding 3D visualisation, element splitting/merging, build-sequence assignment and offline IFC support — plus expanded Site Progress Mobile web access for browser-based field reporting. Integration with Bidcon BIM enables importing quantities and costs for closer 5D planning. Available to current subscribers and distributed via Asta’s reseller network, the update targets schedulers, BIM coordinators and contractors seeking mobile access, tighter model-to-schedule links and flexible licensing.
Asta Powerproject 2026 has been released, bringing a range of planning, filtering and interface updates intended to streamline construction scheduling and collaboration. The update is available to all current subscription users as of July 2025. Elecosoft positions the release as focused on improving workflows, lowering administrative burden and responding to feature requests from real-world users.
The 2026 edition emphasizes more flexible planning tools, enhanced filtering for faster navigation of complex schedules and interface refinements to make everyday tasks faster. The vendor frames these changes as responses to the increasing complexity of construction projects and the need for software to remain intuitive and adaptable. Several additions are specifically described as user-requested features meant to cut administrative overhead and support team collaboration.
Current subscription customers receive the 2026 update beginning July 2025. Asta is offered both as individual seats and with a concurrent licensing option. One U.S. distributor lists a single-seat price at $1,449 and a concurrent license option at $1,995, which the distributor says makes the product comparatively less expensive than certain competing enterprise schedulers.
The release arrives amid increased activity by smaller and cloud-focused scheduling vendors in North America seeking share from established enterprise packages. Vendors entering the market highlight cloud access and contractor dissatisfaction with legacy tools as reasons for opportunity. One new U.S. cloud scheduler emerged after trials with a state transportation agency and several contractors, aiming to deliver browser-based access and mobile sync. That vendor targets contractors who feel larger enterprise suites shifted focus toward Fortune 500 customers.
From the established vendor side, representatives characterize Asta and similar tools as different in scale and focus from enterprise desktop solutions, noting a distinction between broad enterprise project-management suites and tools purpose-built for construction scheduling. The market dynamic includes resellers and support firms positioning Asta as a construction-focused, cost-competitive alternative to enterprise offerings.
Alongside the core 2026 release, the vendor is rolling out several related product enhancements and modules. Asta Powerproject BIM version 2 expands 4D planning by enabling finer control of IFC model elements. Users can break 3D objects into smaller elements to associate them with distinct tasks, split elements across three axes, merge IFC elements into single objects for unified task control, and assign build sequences to subsections for more accurate sequencing.
The BIM update also supports working with locally stored IFC files as well as files in the vendor’s cloud environment, adding offline capability together with existing cloud sharing. These BIM enhancements are being presented as a move toward 5D functionality by enabling linkage to an integrated estimation tool within the vendor group, which has a long regional history and is now packaged as a cost-planning module.
The estimation tool uses a SQL database and provides templates, dynamic reports and an IFC-based take-off workflow that shares quantities and costs with the BIM planning module. Where cost data from the estimation tool is uploaded to the vendor cloud, those costs can be imported directly into a project schedule and used to auto-populate consumable and permanent resource allocations so cost and programme stay synchronized.
The mobile site-reporting app has been updated to include a web-browser interface, extending access beyond tablets and smartphones to PCs and laptops. The browser addition is intended to let teams access secure project files and record site progress in real time regardless of local WiFi or mobile data, increasing reporting timeliness and visibility. Previously, the BIM and mobile modules were primarily available in the U.K. and Ireland; the current releases are being extended internationally through the vendor’s global reseller network.
For contractors seeking a construction-focused scheduler with integrated BIM and estimation links, the 2026 release amplifies options for 4D/5D planning, offline IFC workflows and cloud synchronization. For organizations evaluating enterprise platforms, the new Asta release highlights the continuing market split between enterprise, multi-industry project suites and lighter, construction-centric tools that emphasize usability and lower per-seat costs.
Yes. The 2026 release is available to current subscription users as of July 2025.
Key improvements focus on planning flexibility, enhanced filtering, interface refinements for faster workflows, and user-requested tools that reduce administrative tasks.
Yes. Asta Powerproject BIM version 2 adds finer IFC element control, build-sequence assignment for sub-sections, offline IFC file support, and direct integration with the Bidcon BIM estimation tool to enable 5D-style cost linking.
The Site Progress Mobile app gains web-browser access, enabling use on PCs and laptops in addition to iOS, Android and Windows Mobile devices. This supports real-time site reporting and cloud-backed file access.
One U.S. distributor lists a single-seat price at $1,449 and a concurrent license option at $1,995. Concurrent licensing allows shared seats so long as users are not logged in simultaneously. These price points are marketed as lower-cost alternatives to some enterprise offerings.
Not necessarily. The vendor ecosystem shows a split: enterprise suites remain focused on large, multi-industry customers while construction-focused tools emphasize usability, cost and industry-specific features. Organizations should choose based on scale, integration needs and license strategy.
| Feature | Description | Availability |
|---|---|---|
| Core 2026 planning updates | Enhanced planning tools, smarter filtering and refreshed interface to speed workflows and reduce admin. | Released July 2025 for subscribers |
| Asta Powerproject BIM v2 | 4D planning with finer IFC element control, split/merge of elements, subsequence build assignment, offline IFC file support. | Module in release 13.0.02; rolled out via global reseller network |
| Bidcon BIM integration | 5D linkage between IFC-based cost take-offs and schedule resource/cost allocations via cloud import. | Available as integrated estimation tool; SQL-based |
| Site Progress Mobile – Web access | Browser access for PC and laptop in addition to mobile devices; enables real-time, cloud-backed site reporting. | Web access added from 1st June (prior year rollout note); extended internationally |
| Licensing options | Single-seat or concurrent licensing to suit contractors and smaller teams with cost-focused options. | Available now; listed seat price cited at $1,449, concurrent license at $1,995 |
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