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ComplyFlow vs HammerTech

ComplyFlow vs HammerTech: What Each One Does Best.

HammerTech, founded in Melbourne in 2015, is a construction safety platform built around the principal contractor’s projects. ComplyFlow, Sydney-based since 2009, puts your contractors, Workers, and sites on one record across industries. Here is where each is stronger.

Checked against both vendors’ own pages, 2 and 5 October 2026

The Short Answer.

ComplyFlow runs prequalification, Workers, site access, permits, incidents, plant, and inspections on one record, with AI you set up to read a submission against your criteria before your own people approve. HammerTech runs a construction safety platform that groups its workflows under Mobilise, Coordinate, and Report, with Irongate gate hardware and an AI layer called HammerTech Intelligence.

A site foreman briefs a crew of six in a circle at the base of a half-built apartment building, a tablet in his hand

In Short

Who Is Stronger, and Where.

Where ComplyFlow Is Stronger

  • You can read the prices. HammerTech publishes no dollar figure, and says it is free for subcontractors with no per-seat fees. ComplyFlow publishes its prices and a free Starter plan, and quotes its Enterprise plans.
  • The contractor can fix the gaps first. HammerTech’s subcontractors upload their documents, and its AI checks a safety plan against your checklist after upload; none of its pages we read lets the subcontractor run that check first. A ComplyFlow contractor can run the same AI review before submitting, up to three times, and fix what it finds before your approver sees the file.
  • Your AI assistant works from the live record. None of the HammerTech pages we read describes an MCP server. ComplyFlow’s lets ChatGPT, Claude, or Copilot answer from your live data, read-only if you want it to be.
  • The alarm goes where the lone Worker goes. A ComplyFlow Worker sets an expected time on site, and the supervisor is alerted on an overrun, with an Emergency button on the Worker’s own phone on request. None of the HammerTech pages we read describes a lone-worker or duress feature.

Where HammerTech Is Stronger

  • The gate hardware. Its Irongate page describes facial recognition turnstiles with RFID, QR code, and PIN entry, and says Irongate can be purchased through HammerTech. ComplyFlow supplies no turnstiles or gate hardware; 3 access control systems connect natively, and 10 more can be connected through its open API.
  • Built for construction, with a live permit map. Its owner page describes safety traceability from construction through commissioning handover, and its permits page a live map of where permitted work is active and a board of work permitted in the next 24 hours. ComplyFlow serves construction as one of several industries.
  • AI at the point of capture. HammerTech’s AI page describes AI that fills in the record from a meeting, a photo, or a safety data sheet, and it checks an uploaded safety plan against your review checklist, with your team in control of every final action.
  • A SOC 2 Type 1 attestation. Its platform page lists SOC 2 Type 1 and ISO 9001:2015. ComplyFlow is not SOC 2; it is ISO 27001 certified, a different standard.
A site engineer on a scaffold lift photographs reinforcing bars with a phone

Side by Side

Where ComplyFlow Comes Out Ahead.

What a contractor program runs on, checked against both vendors’ own pages on 2 and 5 October 2026.

HammerTechRead from hammertech.com, 2 and 5 October 2026 ComplyFlowOne record, your standard
Subcontractor prequalification and documents Built in Your form, your criteria, your approvers, per category
Worker sign-in by QR code Built in Live Access, kiosk, QR, and visitor sign-in on one record
Digital permits to work Built in A reviewer per section, crews sign in to the active permit
Incident investigation and corrective actions Built in Notifiable incident records restricted, actions owned and dated
Offline inspections, with issues assigned to trades Built in Scheduled and mobile, offline, every failure an owned action
AI features built in Built in AI document review, AI SWMS review, AI prequalification agents, AI course creator, and AI assistants through MCP
The contractor can run the AI check before submitting Not there Where an AI agent is set on a question, the contractor sees the gaps before submitting
An MCP server for your AI assistant Not there ChatGPT, Claude, or Copilot; read-only if you want it to be
Lone Worker alerts on an overrun Not there Expected time on site, overrun alert, Emergency button on request
ISO 27001 certified Not there ISO 27001 certified
Prices listed on the website Not there AU$35* per Worker and AU$100 per company a year; Starter plan free; Enterprise quoted

Checked against hammertech.com on 2 and 5 October 2026, and against complyflow.com and the ComplyFlow Help Centre. A HammerTech tick is a capability its own pages describe; a cross means no page we read describes it. Where HammerTech is stronger is set out under In Short, above. Confirm with HammerTech before you decide.

Where Each One Wins

The Honest Version, Both Ways.

Choose ComplyFlow When the Contractor Should Fix the Gaps First.

HammerTech’s subcontractors upload their documents, and its check runs after upload. A ComplyFlow contractor can run the same review your approver will see before submitting, up to three times, and fix what it finds, so the file reaches your approver already fixed.

  • The contractor runs the review before submitting
  • Up to three tries, with the gaps listed each time
  • The file reaches your approver already fixed

And When You Compare Prices.

HammerTech’s pricing page says pricing depends on annual construction volume, company size, and the onboarding and support you need, and lists no prices; its FAQ says HammerTech is free for subcontractors, with no per-seat fees. ComplyFlow publishes its prices on its pricing page.

  • AU$35 a year* per Worker, valid with every Client
  • AU$100 a year per company, where a Client asks for an AI-reviewed prequalification
  • Enterprise plans quoted against your own numbers

Choose HammerTech When the Construction Site Is the Point.

If you are a principal contractor, project owner, or subcontractor running safety across construction projects, and want turnstiles with facial recognition at the gate, HammerTech is built for that. Its platform page lists SOC 2 Type 1 and ISO 9001:2015.

  • Irongate turnstiles with RFID, QR code, and PIN entry
  • A live map of permitted work, and a board of work permitted in the next 24 hours
  • AI that fills in the record from a meeting, a photo, or a safety data sheet
A worker in hi-vis taps a card on a reader beside a full-height turnstile in the hoarding of a city construction site

Ask for a Demonstration

Three Things to Ask HammerTech to Show You Live.

Ask both vendors to run these on screen. Each links to the ComplyFlow page or Help Centre article showing how ComplyFlow does it.

A Subcontractor, Approved

A Lapsed Worker at the Gate

Close-Out, From the Field

Use your own contractor, your own site, and a licence that lapses after the job is assigned.

Questions

Questions People Ask About HammerTech & ComplyFlow.

Is HammerTech an Australian company?

HammerTech’s About page says it was founded in Melbourne, Australia in 2015. ComplyFlow is Australian too, Sydney-based since 2009. Read 5 October 2026.

What is the difference between HammerTechGO, the Elliott Safety System, and the platform?

HammerTech’s platform page offers it as HammerTechGO, the Elliott Safety System, or a custom-configured platform. Ask which one a proposal includes, and which of the workflows you need sit in it.

How does HammerTech handle site access?

HammerTech’s platform menu lists a Site Access module, and its worker information page says workers scan jobsite QR codes to log hours and confirm who is onsite. Its access control page describes Irongate hardware that grants access only after HammerTech confirms credentials. Ask HammerTech to show a worker whose credentials have lapsed at the turnstile: which system holds the reason, who can override it, and where the override is recorded.

How does ComplyFlow connect a supplier, a Worker, and a work order?

Your maintenance or work-order system reads the supplier’s compliance through the API before it releases a job: cleared, and the Worker signs in to the order; not cleared, and your system holds it with the reason on the supplier’s record. The status is the same wherever it is read, and a Worker who is not cleared for the location will not be able to sign in until it is resolved, unless the site is set to allow Sign in Anyway, which notifies the client. The Inspection app records the work, and the open API reads and writes work orders and inspections.

Does HammerTech use AI?

Yes. HammerTech Intelligence is its AI capability, covering safety data sheet autofill, pre-task plan meeting capture, observation photo recognition, and site diary summaries. Its page says the AI drafts, suggests, and summarises, that every output is editable, and that your team stays in control of every final action. ComplyFlow’s AI reads a submitted answer or file, such as a SWMS, against your criteria and shows its reasons to the person who approves, and the contractor can run the same review before submitting, up to three times. A HammerTech post of 21 July 2026 says uploaded safety plans can now be checked against your review checklist automatically, with suggested responses and flags, and reviewers keep the approval decision.

Is ComplyFlow SOC 2 certified like HammerTech?

No. ComplyFlow is certified to ISO 27001, the international standard for information security management, and it is AWS Qualified Software since 2023. HammerTech’s platform page lists SOC 2 Type 1 and ISO 9001:2015, and its release of 31 July 2023 announces its SOC 2 Type I attestation. ISO 9001 is a quality management standard, not an information security one, so check which your own policy or procurement names.

What does HammerTech integrate with?

HammerTech’s integrations page describes an Open API and names Procore, Autodesk, MYOB, Orisent, Irongate, and Teletrac, with API details available through Customer Success for current customers. ComplyFlow’s open API reads every module and writes staff, sites, work orders, inspections, and competencies. Ask each vendor how a contractor’s status reaches the system that releases the job.

Can we run both?

You can. One shape is HammerTech running the construction site, with ComplyFlow carrying the contractors and Workers who also work your other sites. It is still two records for one contractor; ComplyFlow’s REST API and MCP access exist partly to make that cost smaller. Whatever you run, ask what happens between the systems: whether a work order can see the supplier’s status, and whether the gate checks it again when the Worker arrives.

Bring a Contractor You Already Assess. We Will Do It Live.

A 30-minute session on your own contractors: one category built, a document assessed against your criteria, and a Worker signed in. No slides.

  • ISO 27001
  • Hosted on AWS
  • Microsoft & Okta SSO
  • API & MCP
  • Data in Australia

Compliance you can prove, instantly.

Every capability on this page was read off HammerTech’s own live website and ComplyFlow’s on 2 and 5 October 2026. Neither vendor’s own performance statistics are repeated here, and no HammerTech price appears unless HammerTech publishes it. Software moves; confirm current detail with HammerTech before you decide.