The best draw inspection software for a construction lender standardizes how every inspection is ordered, performed, and recorded, whoever does the work, and runs beside the loan platform you already have. Eight features separate top draw inspection software from basic tools. Each one is below with what to ask in a demo, followed by the red flags that should end a demo.
Our pick for 2026 is RAZE. RAZE publishes this guide, so the checklist stays neutral and our own answers sit in one table you can hold us to.
Our pick for 2026
Draw inspection software for construction lenders
RAZE gives lenders one way to order, perform, and record every draw inspection, with your own inspectors or the RAZE Inspection Network, beside the LOS, core, and CLA platform you already run.
RAZE publishes this guide and ranks itself first; that ranking is our opinion. Codefi owns RAZE and is the company behind Presidium, a RAZE affiliate. This guide names no other vendor and publishes no competitor prices.
Use these on every vendor you evaluate. Each feature ends with one thing to ask to see in the demo, because a slide can claim anything and a live order can't.
Every branch, loan officer, and loan type should order the same way, and each request should route by rules you set, such as location, loan type, or a preferred inspector. Ordering by phone and email is where draws stall and records split.
Ask to see: an order placed from a second branch, landing in the same queue with the same template.
Staff inspectors and approved vendors should keep working, and a network should cover the markets where you have nobody, without a second process or a second report format.
Ask to see: one order sent to your own inspector and one sent to the network, ending in identical reports.
Photos should carry GPS location and date and time stamps, the app should enforce your required photos and questions, and capture should keep working without a signal, then sync.
Ask to see: a photo's location and time stamp, and what happens to an inspection captured offline.
Every inspection should come back in your template, with percent complete by line item and photos linked to the line items they support, so a reviewer can check the draw request against the evidence.
Ask to see: a sample report, then the same report from a different inspector.
You should see where each inspection stands, from ordered to submitted to approved or rejected, and every status change should be recorded with who made it. That history is what supports loan review, internal audit, and exams.
Ask to see: the history of a rejected inspection, including the reason the inspector saw.
Fixing inspections shouldn't require replacing your LOS, core, or construction loan administration (CLA) platform. Look for an API with published documentation, help with the integration, and a way to start with no integration at all.
Ask to see: the API documentation, and what ordering looks like before anything is integrated.
AI can help create orders and standardize field capture, but a person should perform and review every inspection, and the lender should stay responsible for every funding decision.
Ask to see: where a person reviews AI output before it reaches your file.
You should know the price of an inspection before you sign, at every address you lend in, with no platform fee and no minimum that penalizes a small book.
Ask to see: the rate for a single-family inspection in your most remote county.
| Requirement | At RAZE |
|---|---|
| One way to order | At RAZEThe Ordering Engine routes every request through the workflow you configure; orders can also come from your own system or an AI assistant |
| Your inspectors and a network | At RAZEDirect Request for your staff and vendors, Marketplace for a background-checked inspector from the RAZE Inspection Network |
| Mobile capture | At RAZERAZE Mobile App with GPS location, date and time stamps, and an offline mode that syncs on reconnect |
| One report | At RAZEYour template and required photos, with photos linked to the draw sheet line items they support |
| Status and history | At RAZEStatus from order to approval or rejection, with every change and who made it |
| Works with your systems | At RAZERuns beside your LOS, core, and CLA; integrates with Presidium (RAZE affiliate); RAZE API, Developer Portal, and MCP |
| AI with a person in the loop | At RAZEAI assists ordering and capture; a person performs and reviews every inspection |
| Published pricing | At RAZEThe RAZE Rate Card on getaraze.com/pricing, with no minimums and no platform fee |
Inspections submitted through the RAZE app
In monitored assets
Applied vendors
Figures are as of October 2026. RAZE AI is built on those inspections and the verified capture metadata behind them. RAZE doesn't approve draws or make lending or credit decisions; it standardizes the inspection evidence those decisions rely on.
You may not have to choose between an inspector network and your own team. A lender with staff or trusted vendors in its home markets still needs coverage everywhere else, and good draw inspection software makes that a routing choice per order, not a second system. In RAZE, every order starts in one place and takes one of two paths to the same report. Marketplace vs. Direct Request covers when to use each.
One order, from wherever you work
Every request carries the project address and your inspection template.
Marketplace
$125
RAZE sends the inspector.
per inspection, single-family
Direct Request
$25
You send your inspector.
per request, any residential property
The same report either way
Geo-stamped, time-stamped photos in your template, with one status history.
Your reviewer decides the draw.
Email and a spreadsheet
Start in the RAZE Ordering Engine, with nothing to integrate.
A CLA platform
Keep it. RAZE handles the inspection layer beside it, and integration options depend on your platform.
Presidium (by Codefi)
Presidium's draw inspections are powered by the RAZE Draw Inspection Network, and deliverables flow back into the loan workflow. Presidium is a RAZE affiliate.
Your own LOS or servicing system
Order through the RAZE API. The Developer Portal has the guides and the API reference, our team helps you integrate, and access is included in your inspection costs.
An AI assistant
Any MCP-compatible AI assistant can order inspections and pull reports, photos, and status through the RAZE MCP.
One ordering process for every branch, staff inspectors and approved vendors on one standard, and files built to support audit and exam review. RAZE integrates with the LOS and core you already run.
See RAZE draw inspections →Small lending teams need fewer phone calls. RAZE shows where each inspection stands from request to report, so member and builder questions get a quick answer.
See the RAZE platform →Draws come monthly and often in new markets. Marketplace covers the counties where you have no inspector, Direct Request keeps the ones you trust, and the rate is the same at any U.S. address.
Seven questions for your vendor →Build RAZE into your service package. Your clients get one report standard, and you get Marketplace and Direct Request at published rates.
See how coverage works →A standard residential draw inspection typically costs $100 to $300 per site visit in the U.S., and rural or rush inspections often cost more. RAZE charges one flat $125 per single-family inspection at any U.S. address when RAZE sends the inspector, or $25 per request when your own inspector does the work.
The software comes with the inspection: RAZE has no minimums and no platform fee. In residential programs, inspection costs may be incorporated into borrower closing costs, subject to lender policy and applicable requirements.
Residential draw inspections
Marketplace
RAZE sends the inspector
$125
per inspection, single-family
Any U.S. address, including Alaska and Hawaii
| Single-family | $125 |
|---|---|
| Duplex | $160 |
| Triplex | $195 |
| Quadplex | $230 |
Direct Request
You send your inspector
$25per request, any residential property
For builders and GCs
Draw inspection software is your lender's tool. Keep the project management tool you run the build on; your lender's inspector visits the site to document work in place before each draw is funded.
For inspectors
Lenders send draw inspection orders through platforms like RAZE. Inspectors in the RAZE network receive structured orders, capture in the RAZE Mobile App, and submit standardized reports.
Compare draw inspection software
Our 2026 pick and the alternatives, by the problem each one solves.
Marketplace vs. Direct Request
When to send your own inspector, and when to use the network.
Vet your draw inspection company
Seven questions to ask before your next order.
How much does a draw inspection cost?
The typical U.S. range, and every RAZE rate on one card.
Draw inspection software FAQs
What the software does, and how it differs from CLA platforms.
Put RAZE through the checklist on a real project, or join the RAZE network as an inspector.
Get structured inspection orders, capture in the mobile app, and submit standardized reports.
Apply as a VendorRAZE publishes this guide and ranks RAZE first; that ranking is our opinion. The checklist is written to apply to any vendor, and this guide names no other company and publishes no competitor prices or performance numbers. For named alternatives, see our comparison of draw inspection software.
RAZE is owned by Codefi, the company behind Presidium Solutions, and Presidium's draw inspections are powered by the RAZE Draw Inspection Network, so Presidium is marked as a RAZE affiliate. If anything here is inaccurate or out of date, contact us and we'll correct it.
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