SYNCHRO 4D review
A model-driven scheduling tool for teams coordinating complex construction projects.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
SYNCHRO 4D is Bentley’s desktop software for construction planning, scheduling, and virtual construction. It links project schedules with 3D models to create time-based 4D construction models. Construction teams can simulate sequences, compare planned and actual schedules, track progress and costs, detect clashes, break design models into constructible components, and coordinate stakeholders through visual plans. It is best suited to contractors, planners, and project teams that already work with BIM data and need schedule-driven model visualization.
The published plan is SYNCHRO 4D at $4,980 per license per year, billed annually. The plan includes 4D model-based scheduling and workflow optimization, construction sequence and what-if visualization, progress, cost, and schedule performance analysis, baseline-versus-actual comparison, and stakeholder collaboration through visual plans. A 14-day free trial is available. Enterprise and other licensing options require contacting Bentley, so this pricing is clearest for organizations evaluating the listed annual license rather than larger licensing arrangements.
Its strongest fit is the connection between scheduling and model-based coordination. SYNCHRO 4D supports integrations with Primavera P6 and Asta Powerproject, interoperability with IFC and more than 50 CAD applications, Power BI, and Bentley Infrastructure Cloud sharing. Teams can visualize critical-path tasks, optimize resources, perform BIM clash detection, aggregate models, and produce model-based quantity takeoffs with cost and work breakdown structures. That breadth makes it appropriate for BIM-integrated planning and complex sequencing. Teams seeking a primarily mobile scheduling workflow, or a simpler schedule-only tool, should consider alternatives better aligned with those needs.
SYNCHRO 4D pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Links schedules with 3D models for 4D construction simulations
- Supports CPM visualization, resource planning, and progress analysis
- Connects with P6, Asta Powerproject, IFC, and 50+ CAD applications
- Where it doesn't
- Annual pricing starts at $4,980 per license
- Windows is the primary platform
- Enterprise and other licensing options require contacting Bentley
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