Layer

quote-only Coordinate & Collaborate

Revit-integrated field-data platform that captures photos, forms, punch lists, FF&E, and room-data sheets on mobile/web/desktop, syncs them two-way to live Revit elements via a dedicated plugin, and generates PDF reports and schedules -- with a documented REST API (full read/write, self-serve token auth) for AI-agent and custom integration access.

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3.4 /5 composite score
Actively shipping (monthly releases through June 2026) Revit-integrated field-data platform with a documented REST API (full read/write, self-serve token) and Excel/PowerBI/Google Sheets connectors -- strong agent-access signal for this catalog -- but quote-only pricing (no public tiers; Request Quote only as of 2026-09-02 re-verification).
Solid

Rubric Scorecard

How we grade →

Criterion Score Evidence
Value for the price 2/5 quote-only Source →
Agent Friendliness 4/5 API: Public REST API at api.layer.team, full GET/POST/PATCH/DELETE (read AND write), self-serve Personal API Token auth; documented projects/categories/elements resources; extended (Nov 2025) to cover relationship/formula fields and automation triggers. Source: https://layer-api.readme.io/reference/getting-started-with-your-api, read-write Source →
Ease of adoption 2/5 hybrid Source →
Portability & lock-in 4/5 3 file formats, export: api
Interoperability 5/5 4 integrations

Pricing

Modelquote-only
Free tierno
Trialno
Billing unitper-seat
TiersEnterprise Teams
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Published by buildingtech.pro. How we verified this: we checked Layer against its live site and an independent source — capterra.com. Nothing on this page is listed from memory. See how we grade. Verified 2026-09-02.

Evidence

File formats

FormatDirectionSupport
RVT (via plugin) both partial -- Two-way data sync via a dedicated Revit plugin; data-only publishing added Oct 2025.
XLSX both full
CSV both full

Integrations

Autodesk Revit (native) Microsoft PowerBI Microsoft Excel Google Sheets

Adoption

Deploymenthybrid
Implementation requiredvendor-led

Data export

Export mechanismapi
Export scopeall-data

Ecosystem

Plugin marketplaceno

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