Honest comparison
Shovel Radar vs Dodge Construction Network
Dodge is the long-standing enterprise project-intelligence platform with reporters, plan rooms, and bid history. Shovel Radar is a self-serve trade-routed Excel feed that ships in days, not weeks.
TL;DR
Use Dodge if you have a sales team of 10+, you need pre-bid project intelligence with reporter-written summaries, and your annual data budget is $20k+.
Use Shovel Radar if you're a solo sales rep or 1-5 person sales team, you want post-permit / pre-construction signals (not pre-design), and you'd rather pay $79–$399/mo for an Excel than seat-licence a platform.
Side-by-side
| Dimension | Shovel Radar | Dodge |
|---|---|---|
| Buyer fit | Solo + small sales teams | Enterprise GCs, suppliers |
| Pricing | $29–$399/mo self-serve | Annual contract, $1k+/mo typical |
| Project lifecycle focus | Permit → pre-construction (post-permit) | Pre-design → bid-day (early stage) |
| Trade routing | Pre-segmented per trade | CRM-style filtering |
| Reporter-written summaries | No (data is open-source-sourced) | Yes (Dodge reporters) |
| Plan room | Not in scope | Yes |
| Onboarding | Same week, Excel arrives Monday | Sales call + multi-week onboarding |
| Free sample | 5 rows of any product, no card | Demo only |
* Dodge Construction Network pricing based on publicly available information as of May 2026; enterprise seat licensing varies significantly. Contact Dodge for current rates.
When Dodge is the right fit
- You're an enterprise GC, supplier, or manufacturer with 10+ reps tracking pre-bid pipelines.
- You need reporter-written summaries of major projects 6-18 months out.
- You want plan-room access for active bid leveling.
- Annual contract + multi-seat onboarding is normal for you.
When Shovel Radar is the right fit
- You're a sub-trade, broker, lender, or specialty vendor selling into Canada.
- Your sales motion fires on permit issue, not on design announcement.
- Solo or 1-5 person sales team — Excel-by-email is your workflow.
- You want to start under $100/mo and see if it works before committing.
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