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SurveyOS alternative: talk through the boat, hands free

SurveyOS is a tablet app with a structured finding editor, from $79 a month. Axsail writes findings from your voice on a phone in your pocket, places your photos and asks for missing readings on board.

SurveyOS is field inspection software for marine surveyors and mechanics. It runs on a tablet, with a structured finding editor, photos attached inline and offline capture that syncs later. It produces pre-purchase, insurance and mechanic reports, and costs from $79 a month for one surveyor and 20 inspections a month.

If you're looking at SurveyOS, you want findings captured on board, not typed up at the desk. Axsail captures them without a tablet or a keyboard: you say what you see, and each finding is written for you.

SurveyOS and Axsail, side by side

SURVEYOSAXSAIL
How findings go inA structured finding editor on a tablet, with large tap targetsYou talk through the boat. Each finding is written for you as you speak
Your handsOne hand holds the tabletThe phone stays in your pocket. You take it out for photos
Missing readingsNot listed among its featuresAsked on your phone while you're on board
PhotosAttached inline to findingsPlaced on the finding they show, from what you said when you took them
DeviceA tabletThe phone you already carry, iPhone or Android. Review on any computer
Without signalOffline by default, syncs when you're back in signalRecords and transcribes on the phone, uploads when you reconnect
PriceSolo $79 a month for 20 inspections a month; Practice $249; Firm $599Per report. 1 credit (€9.97 to €14.75) for an insurance, C&V or damage report up to 40 ft
Free to try14-day trial4 free credits for 6 months, no card

Why surveyors choose Axsail

Talking is faster than tapping

A structured editor still needs you to enter each finding: pick the system, type the observation, choose the recommendation. On Axsail you say it once, 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, component, location, recommendation and a suggested grade.

Both hands free

In a bilge, an engine room or up the mast, a tablet needs a hand and a dry place to put it down. With Axsail the phone records in your pocket, and photos are the only time you take it out.

Gaps are caught before you leave

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. The report doesn't go home with holes in it.

Pay per report, from the first one

Credits are used when you finalise a report, by survey type and boat length. Recording, drafts and amendments are free. There are no seats or monthly inspection limits to track. See pricing.

Try it on your next survey

New accounts get 4 free credits for 6 months, no card needed. Record your next survey on Axsail and compare the draft with the report you'd normally write. Start free.

Frequently asked

How much does SurveyOS cost?

Its pricing page lists Solo at $79 a month ($790 a year) with 20 inspections a month, Practice at $249 a month for up to 5 seats and 100 inspections, and Firm at $599 a month for 20 seats, each with a 14-day trial. Axsail charges per finalised report, from €9.97 per credit, with 4 free credits that last 6 months.

Does Axsail need a tablet?

No. Axsail records on the iPhone or Android phone you already carry, in your hand or in your pocket. You review and finalise the report in a browser on any computer.

Does Axsail work offline like SurveyOS?

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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