OpenGround

Subscription Coordinate & Collaborate

Cloud-connected geotechnical data management and reporting platform for the full ground investigation lifecycle -- borehole logs, laboratory test data, field sensor readings, and AGS-compliant data exchange, with mobile data entry, configurable report templates, and secure cloud-based collaboration serving engineering consultants, departments of transportation, and federal agencies.

Made by Seequent, subsidiary; owned by Bentley Systems (BSY, $10.1B)

2.8 /5 composite score

Situational -- the leading cloud-native geotechnical data management platform (cloud-hosted on Bentley eStore, API integration with third-party systems) covering the borehole-to-report lifecycle with mobile field data collection, but pricing requires Bentley eStore quote (no public list prices), and the geotechnical-domain-specific CDE scope limits broader project-document applicability to firms without dedicated geotechnical groups.

Situational

Rubric Scorecard

How we grade →

Criterion	Score	Evidence
Value for the price	2/5	Subscription
Agent Friendliness	3/5	API: REST API for system integration (documented on Bentley Developer Network) Source →
Ease of adoption	3/5	--
Portability & lock-in	4/5	3 file formats
Interoperability	2/5	5 integrations

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Evidence

File formats

Format	Direction	Support
AGS	both	full -- AGS (Association of Geotechnical Agencies) data interchange format
CSV	both	full
PDF	export	full -- Report output

Integrations

Leapfrog Works PLAXIS GeoStudio AGS Bentley iTwin Platform

Sources

API docs

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