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.
Elecosoft has released Asta Powerproject 2026, rolling out a collection of planning, filtering and interface updates aimed at improving construction project workflows and collaboration. The update became available to current subscription users in July 2025 and includes multiple features requested by users to streamline routine tasks and reduce administrative overhead.
The 2026 release focuses on making planning tools more responsive to increasing project complexity while remaining intuitive for day-to-day use. The changes are intended to speed up scheduling, simplify how users locate and filter critical data, and refresh user interface elements to make common actions faster. The update is targeted at teams that need fewer clicks and less paperwork to keep schedules accurate and up to date.
The new version is available to all current subscription users as of July 2025. Additional modules and companion products are being distributed through Asta’s global reseller network.
Asta Development has also released the second version of Asta Powerproject BIM and is expanding its Site Progress Mobile web access beyond the U.K. and Ireland for the first time. The BIM update builds on 3D visualisation along a timeline and allows users to break down IFC models into smaller 3D elements, merge elements, split elements in three axes and assign build sequences to sub-sections. These changes improve planning accuracy and support more granular linking between model objects and programme tasks.
The BIM module supports locally-stored IFC files as well as files in the ELECO BIMCloud, adding offline capabilities and greater flexibility for users working where connectivity is limited. The BIM features are available as an add-on module in release 13.0.02 of Asta Powerproject and move the product further toward 5D planning by integrating cost data from the Bidcon BIM estimation tool.
Bidcon BIM, part of the broader Eleco group, allows take-off from IFC models and shares quantities and costs directly with Asta Powerproject BIM. When cost information from Bidcon is uploaded to the ELECO BIMCloud, it can be imported into an Asta project to automatically allocate consumable and permanent resources, keeping cost and schedule aligned.
Site Progress Mobile now includes a browser-based web application, making the tool accessible on PCs and laptops in addition to iOS, Android and Windows Mobile devices. The change enables secure access to Asta Powerproject files via the cloud and supports real-time site progress recording even when WiFi or mobile connectivity is variable.
The construction scheduling market is seeing more offshore and homegrown vendors try to gain traction in North America against Oracle Primavera P6. These vendors point to cloud computing and contractor dissatisfaction with large enterprise offerings as an opening to win seats. Asta Powerproject, from the U.K.-based Asta Development within the Eleco group, is presented as a user-friendly, construction-focused alternative offered at a lower price point than some enterprise packages.
Several smaller and newer companies have positioned cloud-native or browser-first schedulers to appeal to contractors who want the ability to access and update schedules from any device and browser. One California-based company ran more than a year of trials with a state transportation agency and planned to introduce a cloud scheduler after those tests. Their strategy emphasizes mobile and browser access and targeting contractors who feel enterprise tools moved away from their needs after acquisitions.
At the same time, full-enterprise vendors view these challengers as niche competitors. The enterprise positioning centers on large-scale deployment, advanced integration with corporate systems and functionality aimed at Fortune 500 project portfolios. The debate centers on price, licensing style and whether a product is optimized specifically for construction workflows or designed for broader enterprise project management.
In the U.S. market, a key distributor now handling Asta said a single named seat is priced at $1,449, which is presented as undercutting some top-tier Primavera offerings by about $1,000 per seat. A popular licensing option retained by Asta is concurrent licensing, which allows a pool of licenses to be shared among users so long as they are not logged on at the same time. That concurrent license option was cited at a price of $1,995 for a shared license pool.
The 2026 release is targeted at construction schedulers, site engineers, project controls teams and contractors who need a construction-centric scheduling tool with BIM linkage, browser and mobile access, and lower-cost licensing options. Users who rely on close coordination between model elements, quantities and cost plans will see the most direct benefit from the BIM and Bidcon integration. Cloud and offline flexibility in Site Progress Mobile aims to improve field-to-office reporting.
With its 2026 updates and broader reseller rollout for BIM and mobile modules, Asta is positioning itself as a practical alternative for teams that want construction-first features, flexible licensing and tighter integration between schedule, model and cost data. The coming months will show how widely contractors adopt these changes and whether cloud-first challengers will gain more share against long-established enterprise suites.
The release includes enhanced planning tools, improved filtering, interface updates, user-requested workflow improvements and new BIM and mobile integrations available via additional modules.
The 2026 release became available to current subscription users in July 2025.
BIM v2 improves 3D visualisation and scheduling integration. It allows breaking IFC models into smaller elements, merging elements, splitting in three axes, assigning build sequences to sub-sections and working with local IFC files as well as cloud-stored files for offline capability.
Bidcon BIM is a cost-planning tool that can export quantity and cost data to Asta Powerproject BIM via the ELECO BIMCloud. This enables closer 5D linking between cost and schedule and automatic resource allocations based on imported costs.
Site Progress Mobile added a web browser application so users can access site reporting from PCs and laptops as well as mobile devices, supporting real-time recording and cloud-secure file access even with limited site connectivity.
Asta is positioned as a construction-focused, lower-cost alternative with flexible licensing. Enterprise tools emphasize large-scale integrations and features for broad corporate project portfolios. Choice depends on company size, integration needs and licensing preferences.
| Feature | What it does | Who benefits |
|---|---|---|
| Asta Powerproject 2026 core | Planning, filtering and interface updates to speed routine tasks | Schedulers, project controls, planners |
| Asta Powerproject BIM v2 | 4D visualisation, element splitting/merging, build-sequence assignment, local IFC support | BIM coordinators, planners linking model-to-schedule |
| Bidcon BIM integration | Import costs and quantities from estimation tool into schedule; supports 5D workflows | Estimators, cost planners, project controllers |
| Site Progress Mobile (web) | Browser access on PC/laptop plus mobile apps; real-time and offline-capable reporting | Site teams, inspectors, field engineers |
| Licensing options | Named seats and concurrent licensing pool option for shared use | Small to mid-sized contractors and offices with variable user counts |
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