A Glenigan alternative you can start today
Glenigan is one of the established UK construction intelligence platforms, with a large research team behind its data. PlanFalcon is smaller and narrower on purpose. It ranks planning applications and public tenders for civils, groundworks, drainage and highways businesses, at a published price you can start on today without a call.
Free plan, plus a 14-day trial of the paid features. No card required.
Glenigan
A large UK and Ireland construction project database, researched by phone, priced by quote.
PlanFalcon
A self-serve planning-led sales tool for civils and groundworks, with published prices and a free plan.
Glenigan vs PlanFalcon, side by side
| Glenigan | PlanFalcon | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Not published: tiered and quoted to your requirements | Free plan; Pro £29/month; Max £59/month |
| How you start | Book a demo or request a call | Sign up and start; 14-day trial with no card |
| Users | Five user logins as standard | One user on Pro and Max; 3 to 5 on agency plans |
| Research | 160 researchers, over 1 million calls to project stakeholders a year | Public registers and notices only, read and scored automatically |
| Coverage | Every planning application in the UK and Ireland | UK planning authorities |
| Project stages | Early planning, plans approved, pre-tender, tenders, contract awarded | Planning applications, open tenders and contract awards |
| AI | Glenigan Rise: predictive analytics, sales coach, chat assistant, project recommendations | Plain-English summaries, relevance reasons and outreach drafts |
| Built for | Main contractors, subcontractors, consultants, manufacturers and more | Civils, groundworks, drainage and highways firms, and their suppliers |
| Site constraints | Not listed on the pages we read | Flood zone, conservation area, listed building and more (England) |
Glenigan details are from their public website, checked 3 November 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we will fix it.
Choose Glenigan if…
- You need researched project data and contacts, checked by phone, across the whole market.
- You cover the UK and Ireland, or need projects tracked through to construction.
- You have a team of five or more working the same data, and budget for an enterprise subscription.
Choose PlanFalcon if…
- You are a civils, groundworks, drainage or highways firm, or a supplier to them, and want only the schemes that carry your scope.
- You want a published price and to start today, without a demo or a sales call.
- You are a smaller team for whom an enterprise database is more data and cost than you need.
- You want site constraints and the reasons a lead matched on every scheme.
Bigger is not the same as better for you
Glenigan holds far more project data than PlanFalcon and has a research team calling project stakeholders. If you need that depth across every sector, it is the stronger product, and we would rather say so than pretend otherwise.
Most twelve-person groundworks firms do not need every project in the UK and Ireland. They need the dozen schemes in their patch this month that carry earthworks, drainage or a new road, and enough context to decide whether to call. PlanFalcon is built for that job alone.
How you buy it
Glenigan's pricing page says its tiered model makes it "difficult to quote exact numbers", so you start with a call. PlanFalcon publishes its prices: a free plan for one area, Pro at £29 a month and Max at £59. You can try the paid features for 14 days without a card and cancel any month.
Questions
- What is a cheaper alternative to Glenigan?
- For civils, groundworks, drainage and highways firms, PlanFalcon starts free, with paid plans from £29 a month. Planning Pipe and Strukta also publish prices. Barbour ABI, like Glenigan, quotes on request.
- How much does Glenigan cost?
- Glenigan does not publish prices. Its pricing page describes a tiered model quoted to what you need, with five user logins as standard. You need to contact Glenigan for a figure.
- Does PlanFalcon have as much data as Glenigan?
- No. Glenigan researches projects by phone and covers the UK and Ireland across all sectors. PlanFalcon reads public planning registers and procurement notices and is selective on purpose, scoring for the schemes that create civils and groundworks work.
- Can I try PlanFalcon without talking to sales?
- Yes. Sign up, choose your area and services, and see ranked leads straight away. The free plan has no time limit, and the paid features have a 14-day trial with no card needed.
Compare them on your own patch
The fairest test is the same area in both tools for a week. PlanFalcon’s free plan lets you start without a card or a call.