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GoCanvas alternative for marine surveyors: built for the survey report

GoCanvas is general-purpose mobile forms software at $29 to $49 per user a month, 3 users minimum. Axsail is built for marine survey reports: findings from your voice, photos placed for you, priced per report.

GoCanvas is mobile forms software for field teams. You build or adapt digital forms, fill them in on site with photos, signatures and GPS, work offline, and send configurable PDF reports. Plans cost $29, $39 or $49 per user a month, with a 3-user minimum, billed annually.

If you're looking at GoCanvas, you want to stop doing survey paperwork by hand. Axsail is built for one kind of paperwork, the marine survey report. You talk through the boat, each finding is written for you, and the report is ready for your review.

GoCanvas and Axsail, side by side

GOCANVASAXSAIL
Built forField teams in many trades, with forms for any kind of jobMarine surveyors and yacht inspections, from the first survey
How findings go inFields on a mobile form, filled in on siteYou talk through the boat. Each finding is written for you as you speak
Setting upBuild or adapt your form. The Max plan includes one custom form buildReady on the first survey, with the report structure surveyors use. Add your logo and signature
Missing readingsNot listed among its featuresAsked on your phone while you're on board, such as a battery voltage you didn't say
PhotosPhoto capture with annotations on a formPlaced on the finding they show, from what you said when you took them
RecommendationsWhatever fields your form hasEach finding gets a recommendation and an A, B or C priority, collected into the summary of recommendations
PriceEssentials $29, Pro $39, Max $49 per user a month, 3 users minimum, billed annuallyPer report. 1 credit (€9.97 to €14.75) for an insurance, C&V or damage report up to 40 ft. Plans from €590 a year for one surveyor

Why surveyors choose Axsail

Made for the survey report

A forms app can hold any form, so you start by building one and keep it up to date. Axsail's report already follows the structure buyers, insurers and lenders expect: particulars, scope, summary of recommendations, findings by system, measurements, overall condition, valuation and your certification. See the sections in our pre-purchase survey report template.

Talk instead of filling fields

On Axsail you say what you see, the way you would into a voice recorder. "Engine room. Raw water seacock on the port engine is seized, replace before the vessel goes back in the water." The finding appears with its system, location, recommendation and a suggested priority.

Priced for one surveyor

GoCanvas Axsail
One surveyor, a year At least $1,044 (Essentials, 3 users minimum) Starter €590 for 40 credits
Busier practice $1,404 to $1,764 (Pro or Max, 3 users) Professional €1,490 for 120 credits
A quiet month Same subscription Nothing used

One credit covers an insurance, condition and valuation or damage report on a boat up to 40 ft. See pricing.

Gaps caught on board

Axsail checks each finding for what the checklist item needs, such as a voltage, hours or a service date, and asks on your phone while you're still standing at it.

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New accounts get 4 free credits for 6 months, no card needed. Start free.

Frequently asked

How much does GoCanvas cost?

Its pricing page lists Essentials at $29, Pro at $39 and Max at $49 per user a month, each with a 3-user minimum and billed annually. For one surveyor that means paying for three users, at least $1,044 a year on Essentials. Axsail's Starter plan is €590 a year for one surveyor, with 40 credits.

Can I use a general forms app for marine surveys?

You can, once you've built the form. You'll still type each observation and recommendation into it. Axsail is built for survey reports, so the structure is ready and the findings are written from what you say on board.

Does Axsail work offline?

Yes. The phone turns your speech into text on its own, so recording carries on in the engine room or the bilge without signal. The text uploads and the findings catch up when you reconnect.

Can I try Axsail on a real survey?

Yes. New accounts get 4 free credits for 6 months, with no card. Record your next survey on Axsail and compare the draft with your usual report.

Your full survey report, minutes after the walk-round

Dictate as you inspect. Axsail builds the findings and the report for your signature

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