Layer

tiered subscription with published self-serve volume pricing; enterprise teams quote-based Coordinate & Collaborate

Revit-integrated field-data and BIM-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 API and an MCP server for AI-agent access.

4.0 /5 composite score
Actively shipping (monthly releases through June 2026) Revit-integrated field-data platform with a documented API, Excel/PowerBI/Google Sheets connectors, and a dedicated MCP server for Claude -- among the most agent-friendly tools in the catalog -- with published per-user Starter/Team/Growth pricing and quote-based enterprise plans.
Worth it

Rubric Scorecard

How we grade →

Criterion Score Evidence
Value for the price 4/5 tiered subscription with published self-serve volume pricing; enterprise teams quote-based, from $75 Source →
Agent Friendliness 5/5 MCP, API: Documented REST-style API with Personal API Tokens for PowerBI, Excel, Google Sheets, and custom integrations; extended (Nov 2025) to cover relationship/formula fields and automation triggers, read-write Source →
Ease of adoption 2/5 hybrid Source →
Portability & lock-in 4/5 3 file formats, export: api
Interoperability 5/5 5 integrations

Pricing

Modeltiered subscription with published self-serve volume pricing; enterprise teams quote-based
Entry price$75
Free tierno
Trialno
Billing unitper-seat
Hidden costsNo free trial; FAQ says Layer offers free onboarding/training and a 30-day refund for Growth, Starter, or Team plans.
TiersStarter ($75), Team ($68), Growth ($60), Enterprise Teams
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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 2026-07-07.

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 Claude (MCP) (native)

Adoption

Deploymenthybrid
Implementation requiredvendor-led

Data export

Export mechanismapi
Export scopeall-data

Ecosystem

Plugin marketplaceno

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