CleanRun IQ vs Aconex
Aconex is enterprise document control. CleanRun IQ is the field defect and handover tool that helps produce the records you may later file into a formal document system.
Choose Aconex when the project requires formal document control, correspondence, workflows, transmittals and audit trails across many organisations. Choose CleanRun IQ when the problem is capturing site defects, assigning trades and producing handover reports without turning every issue into a document-control process.
Pick CleanRun IQ when
- You are managing live defects on site
- You need photos, comments, status and trade responsibility in one place
- You want clean handover reports
- You need a field-friendly system for site managers and subcontractors
- You do not need enterprise document control
Pick Aconex when
- The project requires formal document control
- The client or principal mandates Aconex
- You need transmittals, correspondence, document workflows and controlled records
- You are working on a tier-one or major infrastructure project
Run your next defect walk in CleanRun IQ.
What each tool actually is.
CleanRun IQ
A focused web and mobile app for the defect close-out workflow: capture issues on site, assign them to trades, track rectification, collect photo evidence, close items properly and export a clean handover report. It is deliberately not a full construction management suite.
Aconex
An enterprise document and correspondence platform for major projects — controlled documents, transmittals, workflows and audit trails across many organisations.
Head to head.
| Dimension | CleanRun IQ | Aconex |
|---|---|---|
| Product shape | Focused defect & handover tool | Enterprise document control |
| Best buyer | Builders, site teams & subbies | Tier-1 / principal-led projects |
| Defect capture | Core | Depends on setup |
| Subcontractor assignment | Core | Depends on setup |
| Photo evidence | Core | Available |
| Close-out workflow | Core | Not the focus |
| Handover reports | Core | Available |
| Full project management suite | Out of scope | Available |
| RFIs / submittals / cost control | Out of scope | Available |
| Document control | Out of scope | Core |
| Pricing style | Simple, focused, lower-cost | Enterprise / on enquiry |
| Time to value | Days | Weeks to months |
Based on each product's public positioning. Always confirm current features and plans with the vendor — software changes.
How the two are priced.
Aconex is enterprise software, usually priced on enquiry at a project or program level. CleanRun IQ is a focused, lower-cost tool for the defect and handover workflow specifically.
Start on one project, add more as it fits. Priced in AUD, no long lock-in.
Common questions.
No. Aconex is a formal project document and correspondence platform. CleanRun IQ is focused on the field defect and handover workflow.
Yes. CleanRun IQ reports are clean exportable records that can be uploaded into Aconex or another document-control system.
On its own, usually not — major projects often mandate formal document control. CleanRun IQ can still run the day-to-day defect workflow on site and feed records into the formal system.
CleanRun IQ. It is built for site managers and subcontractors to capture and close defects quickly, rather than to manage controlled documents.
Try CleanRun IQ on your next defect walk.
Capture defects, assign trades and export a clean handover report without rebuilding your whole construction software stack.
No credit card. No hard sell. Just a practical walkthrough.