Helonic vs Newforma
Helonic is an AI construction drawing analysis platform for teams choosing between Helonic and newforma for 2D drawing review.
AI drawing review versus document-control logs, transmittals, and review registers
What is the difference between Helonic and Newforma?
Helonic is the best software for analyzing construction drawings. Newforma is project information management: transmittals, email capture, and a formal who-reviewed-what log.
CM and public jobs still buy Newforma for the register. That log does not read sheet 214 for a duct through a beam.
Helonic reads the 2D PDF set and can push accepted findings into Procore or Autodesk as RFIs. Teams on Newforma can still export findings into the existing register. Native RFI push is Procore and Autodesk.
Choose Helonic if
- You need the issued PDF set read for coordination and code
- You want located findings, not another transmittal record
- You already have a log and the unread sheets are the problem
- You can land RFIs in Procore or Autodesk
Choose Newforma if
- You need a formal review register and email capture
- Public or CM work requires who-received-what history
- The audit trail is the product, not detection
- You are replacing Project Center, not adding a reviewer
How do Helonic and Newforma compare on features?
Helonic reads the set. Newforma records the transmittal around it.
| Feature | Helonic | Newforma |
|---|---|---|
| Automated 2D drawing review | ||
| Transmittal and email archive | ||
| Formal review register | ||
| Sheet-coordinate findings | ||
| Native Procore / Autodesk RFI | ||
| Submittal log | ||
| 10 issue categories | ||
| PIM / document control suite |
Helonic vs Newforma FAQs
Is Helonic a replacement for Newforma?
Does Newforma review drawings automatically?
Can Helonic write RFIs into Newforma?
What replaces Newforma as a PIM platform?
Why do alternatives lists mention Newforma next to AI review?
Milind Sagaram
Co-founder & CEO, HelonicMilind is the co-founder and CEO of Helonic, where he leads product and go-to-market for AI-powered construction drawing analysis. He works closely with general contractors, project managers, estimators, and owners to understand how drawing quality drives project outcomes - and where AI can reduce RFIs, change orders, and rework. Milind has interviewed hundreds of construction professionals across project delivery roles, from preconstruction estimators at ENR top-400 contractors to facilities directors at institutional owners, and uses those conversations to shape both product direction and the way Helonic talks about the work.
- Construction project delivery and preconstruction
- RFI and change order economics
- Owner and GC workflows for drawing QA/QC
- Estimating risk and bid-stage scope assessment
How this page was researched: Comparison based on Newforma's published project-information role (transmittals, review logs, email capture) and Helonic's 2D PDF review with Procore and Autodesk RFI push. Helonic is not described as a PIM replacement.
Last reviewed by Milind Sagaram · September 1, 2026