Solo
Independent assessor
£79 /month
1 assessor included
- 5 report credits per month
- Unwatermarked PDFs + AI drafting
- Action register + 1 free reviewer seat
How FRA Flow compares
Looking for a PocketSurvey alternative that does the report production work too?
PocketSurvey is a strong tablet-first capture tool. FRA Flow extends the same capture pattern into AI-assisted report drafting, a reviewer queue with sign-off discipline, and per-landlord branded outputs. For housing-focused teams whose pain is post-visit not on-site, the workflow extension is where the time lives.
No card. Two reports a month, free forever.
- Tablet-first capture kept
- Drafting + reviewer added
- BS 9792:2025 native
Where they differ
Capture is similar; what comes after is the difference.
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On-site capture
Both tools handle tablet-first capture with offline support. The patterns are similar enough that an assessor moving from PocketSurvey to FRA Flow gets oriented in a day.
02
Report drafting
PocketSurvey produces structured form output. FRA Flow generates narrative findings from your structured observations using AI drafting that traces back to the source.
03
Reviewer workflow
PocketSurvey leaves QA to whatever process the team has set up around it. FRA Flow includes a reviewer queue with exception-led sign-off as a first-class workflow surface.
04
Branded output
FRA Flow produces a BS 9792-shaped PDF with per-landlord branding configured once per client. No Word reformatting per landlord.
05
Audit trail
FRA Flow records every change, sign-off, and AI-drafted paragraph with content hash and timestamp. Defensibility under the Fire Safety Order 2005 is operationally enforced.
06
BS 9792 fit
FRA Flow is BS 9792:2025-shaped from the data model up. PocketSurvey's methodology fit varies with the form configuration the team set up.
When PocketSurvey is the right call
When the capture-tool model fits.
01
Your pain is genuinely on-site capture, and the post-visit drafting and reviewer process work well in your existing setup.02
You have a team trained on PocketSurvey specifically and a deeply embedded form library you would need to recreate.03
You operate across many non-housing building types and the housing focus of FRA Flow is too narrow.04
The PocketSurvey output integrates with existing report-generation workflows you do not want to change.When FRA Flow is the right call
When the workflow extension matters.
01
Your real pain is post-visit drafting, reviewer QA, and producing branded reports per landlord client.02
You want BS 9792:2025 as the default shape of every assessment, with the methodology baked into the data model.03
You operate a reviewer-first QA discipline and want the software to make sign-off the default expectation.04
You see value in evidence-linked AI drafting where every drafted line traces back to its source observation.05
Your housing focus is the core of your work and a housing-shaped tool fits better than a generalist capture tool.How to evaluate
A practical evaluation process.
The cleanest evaluation is to run a real assessment in both tools end to end on the same building. Capture in PocketSurvey, capture in FRA Flow. Then take each through to issued report. Compare the time taken, the audit trail produced, the report output, and the experience of the reviewer doing the QA. The differences show up at the workflow level, not at the capture-feature level.
For teams considering FRA Flow, we offer a demo on a real housing portfolio sized to your team. The demo covers the workflow specifically: capture, drafting, reviewer queue, issued output, audit trail. After the demo, a free trial period lets you run a real assessment without commitment.
Switching cost
What a PocketSurvey to FRA Flow transition actually looks like.
For housing-focused teams considering the switch, the transition is more straightforward than for some other comparisons. PocketSurvey is primarily a capture tool; the post-visit work has typically already lived outside it. Moving capture into FRA Flow brings the post-visit work into the same platform rather than displacing a separate system.
Historical PocketSurvey assessments stay where they are. New assessments go into FRA Flow from the start date. Most assessors moving from PocketSurvey to the FRA Flow tablet workflow need about a day of orientation; the patterns are similar enough that the learning curve is gentle.
The bigger change is downstream: drafting that the senior reviewer can verify by clicking footnotes, branded outputs configured once per landlord, and an audit trail that holds up to landlord push-back without separate evidence reconstruction.
Plans and pricing
Priced like a report production system.
Reviewer and admin seats are free on every paid tier. Report credits are pooled across the team so one busy assessor does not run out while another has spare capacity. Annual billing saves around 17 percent. See full tiers, including the free tier and Enterprise, on the [pricing page](/pricing/).
Practice
Small consultancies, 2–10 assessors
£249 /month
+ £49 /month
- 8 report credits per assessor
- Unlimited free reviewer + admin seats
- Client branding profiles + QA workflow
Consultancy
Multi-landlord teams, 10–25 assessors
£499 /month
+ £79 /month
- 15 report credits per assessor
- Per-landlord branding + multi-client dashboard
- Priority support + bulk report packs
Prices shown are monthly. Save around 17% by switching to annual at checkout. See full pricing details for overage rates and feature comparison.
25+ assessors, SSO, or a custom integration?
Enterprise plans start from £1,500 / month and include a named CSM, SLA, and custom domains.
FAQ
Questions buyers ask before they commit to a new workflow.
FAQ 01
How is FRA Flow different from PocketSurvey at the workflow level?
PocketSurvey is primarily an on-site capture tool. FRA Flow extends the same tablet-first capture pattern into AI-assisted report drafting, a reviewer queue with sign-off discipline, and per-landlord branded outputs. For housing-focused teams whose pain is post-visit, the extension is where the time lives. See the full workflow on the core software page.
FAQ 02
Can our assessors keep using PocketSurvey for non-housing while we use FRA Flow for housing?
Yes. Many teams operate dual-tool patterns where a focused product handles housing and a generalist tool handles other building types. The choice depends on whether the operational overhead of two tools is worth the methodological fit on each. For teams with a heavy housing concentration, the dual pattern often pays for itself.
FAQ 03
Is AI in fire safety reports a liability risk?
AI in FRA Flow accelerates drafting but never signs off. Every AI-generated paragraph is editable, auditable, and traceable to the photo, observation, or risk score that produced it. The competent person signs off the report, not the AI. The audit trail records who approved which version against which evidence, which strengthens defensibility under the Fire Safety Order 2005 rather than weakening it.
FAQ 04
Where is our customer data stored?
All customer data, including database, file storage, and AI inference, runs in UK or EU regions only. Nothing leaves the European Economic Area. Full security and data-handling details are on the security page.
FAQ 05
What does pricing actually cost a small consultancy?
A 5-assessor Practice team is £249 base plus 5 × £49 = £494 per month on monthly billing, or roughly £394 per month on annual. That includes 40 pooled report credits per month, free reviewer and admin seats, and per-landlord branding. Overage is £12 per report. Full breakdown on the pricing page.
FAQ 06
How long does the PocketSurvey-to-FRA-Flow transition take?
Most assessors moving from PocketSurvey need about a day of orientation; the on-site patterns are similar enough that the learning curve is gentle. The bigger change is downstream: drafting, reviewer queue, branded output. A multi-assessor team typically runs a one-block or two-block pilot before a full team rollout. Historical PocketSurvey assessments stay where they are.
See the workflow extension in a real housing FRA.
Book a demo on a portfolio sized like yours. Side-by-side comparison against PocketSurvey welcome.