Built by construction professionals, for construction professionals

Planaut is AI-native construction project management built from the ground up by people who have actually run construction projects. We read your documents, create your core work product, and support the downstream workflows that keep jobs on track.

Silverthorne, Colorado Founded 2025 9+ Years Construction PM Experience

Construction PM knowledge shouldn't walk out the door when people retire

The construction industry is facing a perfect storm. Experienced project managers are retiring in record numbers, taking decades of hard-won knowledge with them. At the same time, the industry needs hundreds of thousands of new workers just to keep up with demand.

We built Planaut because we believe AI can bridge this gap. Not by replacing project managers, but by giving every team access to the kind of expertise that used to take decades to develop. Upload your documents, and Planaut creates the scope, schedules, estimates, and budgets that would normally require years of experience to produce.

The result: contractors at every experience level can deliver projects with confidence.

41%
Workforce Retiring by 2031
Associated Builders and Contractors
499K
Workers Needed by 2027
Associated Builders and Contractors
35%
Time Lost to Admin Work
McKinsey & Company
80%
Time Saved on Estimates
Planaut user data

From documents to delivery, all in one system

Planaut doesn't just summarize documents. It creates and manages the work a project team uses from planning through closeout.

01

Read Inputs

Upload plans, specs, drawings, photos, invoices, and notes. Planaut processes 2,000+ page document sets and understands what's inside.

Capabilities:

  • PDF, image, and spreadsheet support
  • CSI MasterFormat classification
  • Scope extraction with source references
02

Build Plan

Generate complete scope breakdowns, CPM schedules, cost estimates, and budgets automatically. Schedules in minutes, not days.

Capabilities:

  • Trade-sequenced scheduling
  • Critical path analysis
  • Labor, material, and equipment estimates
  • One-click budget creation
03

Run the Project

Track progress, manage budgets, document daily activities, and get AI-powered guidance throughout construction.

Capabilities:

  • Progress tracking with alerts
  • Daily reports and time tracking
  • Budget vs. actual reporting
  • AI chat with page references
04

Coordinate + Close

Manage RFIs, submittals, change orders, and closeout documentation. Keep distributed teams aligned and moving forward.

Capabilities:

  • RFI, ASI, and submittal tracking
  • Change order workflows
  • Project directory
  • Closeout reporting

This isn't AI bolted onto legacy software

Planaut was built from the ground up with AI at its core. That makes a real difference in what the software can do for your team.

AI-Native Architecture

Most construction software adds AI as an afterthought. Planaut was designed around AI from day one. Our orchestration layer routes tasks to the best model for each job, so you always get the best results as AI technology improves.

Built by PMs, for PMs

Our founder managed $300M+ in construction projects over 9+ years. Planaut knows where document processing, scheduling, budgeting, and coordination workflows actually break because we've lived it.

Minutes to Value

No six-month implementations. No complex onboarding. Upload your documents and get a usable first draft of scope, schedule, and estimate in minutes. Everything is fully editable and under your control.

Works With Anything

Specs, drawings, photos, invoices, spreadsheets, notes. Planaut handles whatever you throw at it. No special file formats required, no BIM models needed. If your team uses it, Planaut can process it.

Your Data, Your Control

Every output Planaut generates is fully editable. We create the first draft; you make it yours. Your project data stays yours, and every AI suggestion includes source references so you can verify the work.

Accessible Pricing

Enterprise PM tools charge $500-2,000 per user and require months of implementation. Planaut starts at $49/month with no per-user pricing, making professional-grade PM tools accessible to teams of all sizes.

Founded on the jobsite, not in a lab

Charles Schnabel-Williams
Founder & CEO
Lake County, Colorado

Before building Planaut, Charles spent 9+ years in construction project management, overseeing $300M+ in projects. He's worked the full lifecycle: preconstruction through closeout, across commercial, residential, and specialty contracting.

That experience showed him exactly where the industry's tools fall short. Project managers are the highest-paid data entry clerks in the world, spending 35% of their time on administrative tasks that AI can handle in minutes. The knowledge gap left by retiring workers makes it worse every year.

Planaut exists because the founder understands the workflows, failure modes, and real-world needs of a construction team running a live project. That practical fluency shows up in every product decision.

9+ years construction PM
$300M+ projects managed
Full lifecycle experience
Colorado based

Trusted by contractors who build real projects

"This is exactly what we've been looking for. Our estimators spend days on what Planaut does in minutes."
Dan Trujillo
Project Director, KW Construction
"Finally, software built by someone who actually understands how construction projects work."
Patrick Shultz
Senior Superintendent, A.D. Miller

Ready to transform how you manage projects?

Start your free trial today. No credit card required. Upload your first project and see what Planaut can do in minutes.