Amperio vs PlanElec: which one to choose in 2026?
Looking for a PlanElec alternative? Here are the facts both vendors publish, checked on the same day, criterion by criterion, and the cases where PlanElec remains the better choice.
- PlanElec is a web app in early access, free today, that generates the diagram from the plan, publishes the detail of its 56 RGIE checks and offers a written AI assistant.
- Choose PlanElec if: you want a web tool that is free during early access, with detailed RGIE checks, a written AI assistant and team work, and you work with a connection.
- Choose Amperio if: you survey on site, on a tablet or phone, and want the diagram, plan, checks and job follow-up in one place.
- Over 12 months, excluding VAT: €290 for PlanElec, €374.40 for Amperio (cheapest plan for professional use; details in the table).
Amperio and PlanElec, criterion by criterion
| Criterion | Amperio | PlanElec |
|---|---|---|
| Runs on | browser: computer, tablet, phone, nothing to install | browser: computer and tablet, nothing to install |
| Languages | FR · NL · EN | NL · FR · DE · EN |
| Published price | Pro €39/month excl. VAT at the launch price, instead of €79, locked in while you stay subscribed; or €374.40/year excl. VAT. One free project for 7 days, no card. | free during early access; announced: Free €0, €15 per property, Pro €29/month or €290/year excl. VAT (3 seats) |
| 12-month cost excl. VAT | €374.40annual plan, launch price | €290announcedannual Pro announced, 3 seats included |
| Free plan | Partly1 project for 7 days | Yeseverything free during early access; Free announced afterwards, exports partly masked |
| Diagram and plan | Yeslinked, each component exists once | Yesdiagram generated from the plan |
| RGIE checks | YesBook 1 as you enter, rule cited | Yes56 published checks, 29 tied to an article, after every change |
| Voice input | Yesdictation room by room, diagram and plan | Not stated |
| AI assistant | Yesedits the diagram from one sentence, you approve | Yeswritten assistant, about 120 commands, 4 languages |
| Job (tasks, photos) | Yestasks, before and after photos, voice notes | Not stated |
| Team work | Yescolleagues invited into the organisation | Yesorganisations, roles, simultaneous editing |
| Offline | Partlyviewing, tasks, photos and voice without network; diagram and plan edited online | Partlyconnection required; changes made during an outage are kept |
| Importing existing work | Yesdiagram or plan from a PDF or photo | Yesplan from a PDF, scan or Trikker PDF export; panel from a photo |
- described on the vendor's site
- described, with a stated limit
- the site says “RGIE compliant” without describing an automatic check
- absent, according to the site or by nature (a Windows program does not run on an iPhone)
- not stated on the site: silence is not proof of absence
Prices as published; 12-month cost excluding VAT, cheapest plan for professional use. How it is calculated and what the icons mean: Our method.
Where PlanElec is stronger
- Written AI assistant, about 120 commands, in 4 languages
- RGIE self-check published in detail: 56 checks, 29 tied to an article
- Plans imported from a PDF, a scan or a Trikker PDF export
- Real-time team work, free during early access
- Cheaper over a year: €290 excl. VAT, against €374.40 for Amperio.
- Also available in DE.
Where Amperio is stronger
- Voice input: dictation room by room, diagram and plan; PlanElec: not stated.
- Job (tasks, photos): tasks, before and after photos, voice notes; PlanElec: not stated.
PlanElec and Amperio: two ways to use AI
PlanElec offers a written assistant: you type a request in plain language, it runs one of its roughly 120 commands across the project, asks for confirmation on sensitive actions and reruns the RGIE self-check after every change. Amperio starts from voice: you dictate what you see, room by room, and one sentence is enough to edit the diagram, which you then approve. Either way, the electrician stays in control.
What “early access” means
At PlanElec, everything is free today. Plans are announced (Free at €0, €15 per property, Pro at €29 a month or €290 a year excl. VAT, 3 seats included), with no launch date; early sign-ups get their first calendar month free. Amperio bills today: one free project for 7 days, then €39 a month excl. VAT at the launch price.
If PlanElec suits you
If you want a web tool that is free for now, with a self-check published in detail, real-time team work, solar, KNX and an interface in German too, and you work with a connection, PlanElec is a solid choice. Amperio focuses first on input on site, by hand or by voice, and on job follow-up in the same tool.
Moving from PlanElec to Amperio
Ongoing files: export the diagram from PlanElec as a PDF, then import it into Amperio. RCDs, breakers and circuits are rebuilt; you review the result before carrying on, and everything stays editable by hand. An existing plan, as a PDF or a photo, imports the same way.
Archives: nothing forces you to migrate them. Keep the old files in PlanElec and open new projects in Amperio.
One free project for 7 days in Amperio, no credit card.
Amperio in 30 seconds
Amperio is one of the 16. Here is what it does, as it appears on screen: the diagram drawn or dictated, the plan that follows, the RGIE file.
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One free project for 7 days, no credit card. Manual drawing is complete from day one; dictation comes on top.