Powerplay is one of India's most well-known construction management apps, especially popular with smaller residential builders. It has a strong mobile-first UX, a free tier for tiny teams, and a good reputation for daily site reporting. If you're a single-site builder just starting out, it's a fair pick.
Site Setu is built for Indian builders who have outgrown a single-site app — managing 3 to 50+ active sites, a back-office team, GST invoicing, BOQ-driven contractor billing, and a full client portal. We focus on the operational workflows that matter once your business is scaling: multi-site dashboards, mazdoor wage automation, RA bills, and analytics. Both are good products. The right choice depends on where your business actually is today. Below is the honest breakdown.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Site Setu | Powerplay |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Per user · custom quote on call | Per-user — free tier + paid plans |
| Built for | Indian SMB builders managing 3–50+ sites | Indian small builders, single-to-few sites |
| Hindi + English UI & support | ✓ English UI with Hindi labels + Hindi/English support | ✓ Hindi, English |
| GST-compliant billing | ✓ Built-in (Pro plan) | Limited / via integration |
| BOQ + RA bill generation | ✓ Built-in | Partial |
| Multi-site dashboard | ✓ Unlimited (Enterprise) / 10 (Pro) | Limited on lower tiers |
| Works on low bandwidth | ✓ Static assets cached for slow networks | ✓ Mobile-optimized |
| Mobile-responsive (any phone browser) | ✓ Yes, no app install | Native app |
| Mazdoor / labour attendance | ✓ Daily + wage auto-calc | ✓ Daily attendance |
| Material wastage tracking | ✓ With % thresholds | ✓ Basic |
| Contractor work-done % | ✓ Linked to RA bills | Manual |
| Custom branding on invoices & reports | ✓ Logo & signature uploads (Enterprise white-label) | Standard branding |
| Onboarding | 1:1 (Pro), in-person (Enterprise) | Self-serve mostly |
| Support timezone | India 9am–7pm IST + WhatsApp | India business hours |
| Free tier | 14-day trial | Free starter plan |
| Annual discount | Discussed on the discovery call | Varies |
✓ Choose Site Setu when…
- →You're managing 3+ active construction sites and need a single multi-site dashboard.
- →You raise BOQ-driven RA bills to contractors and need automated work-done % tracking.
- →You need GST-compliant client invoices with input tax credit handling.
- →Your team is scaling and you want a tailored per-user quote after a 30-minute discovery call, not a generic published rate card.
- →You want 1:1 onboarding in Hindi or English instead of self-serve.
→ Powerplay might fit better when…
- →You manage just 1–2 sites and want a free starter plan with no commitment.
- →You don't need GST billing or RA bills — just attendance, photos, daily reports.
We genuinely think Powerplay is a solid product for the right scenarios. Use what fits — that's the only honest recommendation.
We started on a free tool but once we crossed 4 sites and 12 team members, the pricing got expensive and we had no real RA-bill workflow. Switched to Site Setu's Professional plan — they put together a per-user quote on a 30-minute call, all modules unlocked, full BOQ + RA, and our supervisor pays mazdoors directly from the app. Saves us 6–8 hours of admin every week.