Hardline vs Raken
Raken gives you a better daily report form. Hardline writes the daily report from the conversations you already had.
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Fill out the report vs the report writes itself
Raken is a daily reporting app built for construction. Crews fill in work logs, subcontractor info, safety observations, materials, notes, and photos, and they can dictate notes with voice-to-text. It integrates with Procore.
It still asks the super to stop, open the app, and enter the day. Hardline takes notes on the phone calls, site walks, and meetings that already happened, and drafts the daily log, RFIs, punch items, and tasks from them, synced to Procore, Autodesk Forma, and Fieldwire.
You make your calls like usual. The daily log is waiting at the end of the day.
- Who Hardline is for
- Superintendents, PMs, and foremen at GCs and trade contractors who owe a daily report every day and would rather spend the end of the day on the job than on the form.
- What Hardline creates
- Daily logs, RFIs, punch items, issues, observations, and tasks with owners and deadlines, plus meeting minutes and change orders, from calls, site walks, and meetings.
- Where it syncs
All field reporting syncs to Procore, Autodesk Forma, Fieldwire. Trimble: coming soon.- Audio
- No audio stored, on calls or site walks. Hardline transcribes, discards the audio, and keeps the written record.
Choose Hardline if
- You want the daily log written from the day's conversations, not typed at 6 pm
- Your decisions get made on phone calls with the sub, the supplier, and the architect
- You want RFIs, punch items, and tasks from the same conversations
- You want those outputs in Procore, Autodesk Forma, or Fieldwire
- You don't want call audio sitting on a server
- Your crew is never going to adopt another form
Choose Raken if
- You want a structured daily report form your crews fill out every day
- You want subs submitting their own daily reports into one master log
- Your crews are fine stopping to type or dictate the day
- The daily report is the main document you need, not RFIs or calls
Where each one actually fits
Real moments from a construction week, and what happens in each tool.
| Scenario | Hardline | Raken |
|---|---|---|
| End of day, the daily report is due | Drafted from the day's calls and walks; review and approve | Filled out in the app, typed or dictated |
| Supplier calls to push a delivery two days | Notes taken, schedule impact logged as a task, in the daily log | Not captured unless someone enters it into the report |
| Architect answers a question on a call that should become an RFI | RFI drafted from the conversation, synced to Procore | Not captured; the RFI is written by hand |
| Subs need to submit their own daily reports | Commitments from calls with subs land in the GC's record as tasks | Collaborator reports roll sub reports into the master daily log |
| Daily report needs to land in Procore | Daily logs, RFIs, and tasks sync to Procore | Raken integrates with Procore |
What one conversation turns into
01 · You
Talk.
Calls, site walks, meetings.
02 · Hardline
Structures.
Decisions, tasks, issues, commitments.
03 · Hardline
Closes the loop.
Reports drafted. Systems updated. Teams aligned.
See Hardline on a real jobsite
Documentation built for the way construction actually works: voice-first, integrated, and out of the way.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Hardline and Raken.
Is Hardline a Raken alternative for daily reports?
Yes, for teams that want the daily log drafted for them. Raken is a daily report form you fill out, by typing or dictating. Hardline drafts the daily log from the calls, site walks, and meetings that already happened, and your team reviews and approves it. Most teams do that in under 10 minutes.
Does Raken have voice-to-text?
Yes. Raken includes voice-to-text for dictating notes into reports. The difference is when it happens: with Raken, the super stops and dictates. Hardline takes notes on the conversations the super was already having, including phone calls, so there is nothing to dictate later.
Does Raken capture phone calls?
No. Raken is built around daily reports and safety entered in the app. Hardline takes notes on native phone calls on your existing number or a Hardline work number.
What does Hardline sync to Procore, Autodesk, and Fieldwire?
Any field reporting Hardline creates can sync to Procore, Autodesk Forma (formerly Autodesk Construction Cloud), and Fieldwire: daily logs, RFIs, issues, observations, punch items, tasks, and meeting minutes.
Does Hardline store audio recordings?
No. Hardline transcribes in real time, discards the audio, and keeps only the transcript and the documents it creates.
Key facts
No audio stored. Hardline does not store audio. On a call it transcribes in real time, discards the audio, and keeps only the transcript, the summary, and the documents it creates. On-site capture works the same way for site walks and in-person meetings: no audio is retained.
What syncs to Procore. Any field reporting Hardline creates can sync to Procore, Autodesk Forma (formerly Autodesk Construction Cloud), and Fieldwire: daily logs, RFIs, issues, observations, punch items, tasks, and meeting minutes. Outputs can also stay in the Hardline app.
Accuracy and human review. Hardline uses construction-trained AI that reaches roughly 98% accuracy based on customer usage data. What it creates is a draft your team reviews and edits; most teams review and approve in under 10 minutes.
Offline and field reality. Phone calls need cell signal like any call. On-site capture for walks and in-person meetings works offline: it runs on the device and generates the summary once you are back in range.