Building Sauce vs Dodge Construction Network
Written by Building Sauce research desk, updated .
Dodge is the biggest name in construction project intelligence, built for firms that chase projects nationally and want to see them early in planning. Building Sauce is one city, one trade at a time, built around a legal deadline on an existing building.
| Building Sauce | Dodge Construction Network | |
|---|---|---|
| What it sells | A weekly list of NYC buildings with a dated public filing that calls for work, plus the registered owner entity and managing agent | Pre-bid construction project intelligence, forecasts and analyticssource, checked Nov 7, 2026 |
| Triggers | FISP Unsafe and SWARMP filings, sidewalk sheds with no repair permit, Local Law 126 garage conditions (next), Local Law 152 due lists (2027) | Projects tracked from planning through bidding and awardsource, checked Nov 7, 2026 |
| Contact type | Registered owner entity, managing agent and head officer from the HPD registration, accepted only when it post-dates the last deed. Office lines only | Project participants as tracked by Dodge researcherssource, checked Nov 7, 2026 |
| Price model | $400 a month per feed, month to month. First 5 firms pay $300 for as long as they stay | Quote on requestsource, checked Nov 7, 2026 |
| Contract terms | None. Cancel by replying to any invoice | Not published; typically an annual subscriptionsource, checked Nov 7, 2026 |
| Coverage | New York City, all five boroughs. Florida condos planned | United States and Canadasource, checked Nov 7, 2026 |
| Delivery | Email, CSV and a web page every Monday at 7am Eastern. No portal | Web platform, alerts, analyticssource, checked Nov 7, 2026 |
Where Dodge Construction Network is the better choice
- You are a larger firm with a bid desk that needs national project visibility and forecasting.
- You want research-verified project data with a sales team behind it.
- Budget is not the constraint, coverage is.
Where Building Sauce is the better choice
- You are a 5 to 50 person NYC contractor without a bid desk.
- You want a known monthly price and no sales call to get it.
- You sell repairs that start with a filing, not projects that start with an architect.
Fair questions
Questions
Is this comparison independent?
No. Building Sauce wrote it. Every competitor fact links to the competitor's own page with the date we checked it. If something has changed, email hello@buildingsauce.com and we will correct it.
Can I use both?
Often, yes. Most services here sell a different kind of lead. A permit or bid feed and a compliance-trigger feed cover different stages of the same job.
Sources
- Dodge Construction Network website checked Nov 7, 2026