Which is better, Fieldshare or Siteview?

Fieldshare VS SiteView

If you work in the Oil & Gas industry and are looking for software to manage wellsites, you've likely heard of SiteView and Fieldshare. Both offer robust feature sets (more on these below) and can be set up quickly using pre-existing workflows to manage wellsite work and data. But from there, they diverge significantly. Siteview has been around for over 20 years, while Fieldshare is a relative newcomer as of 2017.

The biggest difference between SiteView and Fieldshare is the ability to edit fields and workflows yourself. Fieldshare offers all the tools you need to manage wells, facilities, and jobsites, and stays flexible over time. Instead of charging you for each system change, Fieldshare provides user-friendly drag-and-drop tools to modify workflows yourself. Critically, this allows for rapid prototyping where you can test and refine what you need over time to stay ready for change.

Is Fieldshare a good alternative to Siteview?

If SiteView isn't working out for your team, or you need more flexibility from your platform, Fieldshare is an excellent option. The company has a sizeable list of customers who manage Oil and Gas data, from producers like PETRONAS Energy Canada, to consultants like Summit Liability Solutions, to regulators like the BC Oil and Gas Commission. Fieldshare offers modern oil and gas data management tools and person-to-person customer support to help with onboarding, data architecture, user training, and ongoing success.

See below for some of Fieldshare's most popular features.

Why do departments switch from SiteView to Fieldshare?

Fieldshare is easier to use

Perhaps the biggest reason people switch from SiteView to Fieldshare is that it’s easy to use. Fieldshare doesn’t just make it easy to enter data, Fieldshare makes it easy to find what you’re looking for. And if you find yourself looking for the same information over and over again, you can save live filters and workflows for future use. Many clients find previously tedious tasks reduced to a single click.

Furthermore, to support different workflows Fieldshare offers many different ways to access your data. You can use tables, maps, and custom filters and reports that cover your whole portfolio, or drill down into single sites to explore history. All these views offer two-way editing, so you never have to navigate to a different window to make changes. In short, enormous attention has been paid to helping you find what you’re looking for in Fieldshare, and oil and gas professionals who manage large numbers of sites love the results.

Fieldshare is more flexible

Many people switch from SiteView to Fieldshare because things are changing and they need to stay flexible for tomorrow.

Fieldshare comes with user-friendly drag and drop tools to change how data is collected and stored. That means you don’t have to involve a third party or pay anything extra to make changes to your setup. You can test changes for a few weeks or months, learning and adjusting as you go. As a result, when you tailor what kind of data collection is needed for each project type, managers and contractors both save time and frustration on data entry. This kind of rapid workflow prototyping has brought many new users to Fieldshare and made the transition smoother.

It’s not always possible to see what you need until you've tried a system out first, and in Fieldshare you test quickly, refine, and can adjust until it’s just right.

Unlimited user seats

Last but not least, Fieldshare’s pricing structure generally allows organizations to save money when switching from other platforms. Additionally, by offering unlimited users, you get greater accountability and transparency across internal and external users, because nobody needs to share a login. Fieldshare can automatically track who entered data and when.

Fieldshare or Siteview?

If you’re looking for something other than SiteView, or a software better than SiteView, to manage oil and gas data, wellsites, and facilities, Fieldshare is a great option. The company is well-established in the energy industry and has been gaining ground since 2017. Key attractions are the robust oil and gas data governance tools, customizable workflows, and industry-specific templates.

Ultimately, the choice of which software is right for your team comes down to your specific needs. Talk to the sales team for each to get an in-depth understanding of what each these platforms have to offer, and see what lines up with your projects and budget.