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Piloti or BauKI?

Piloti is built for Austrian projects: the state building code from RIS, the OIB guidelines in the state’s edition, drawings read as images, work inside the project. BauKI is a self-serve tool for building regulations in Germany. Here is the comparison.

This means BauKI (bauki.eu) by Plandirekt24 UG from Mölln, Germany. BauKI details as stated on bauki.eu.

In short

For planning offices in Austria, Piloti is the better choice: it works with the state building code and the OIB guidelines, checks by building class with a source on every row and turns a question into tasks, reports and approvals in the project. BauKI targets German building laws.

Try it with a real questionChecked: September 2026

Where Piloti is ahead

  • Austrian state law from RIS and the OIB guidelines in the edition that applies in the state, cited the way an official decision cites them.
  • Checks by building class as tables, with source and result per row (“2 met · 1 open”).
  • Drawings and photos are read as images, plus IFC preview and model area.
  • Work, not just chat: tasks due Friday, recurring checks, findings as open points in the project memory.
  • Office approval: a document written by Piloti only becomes a citable source once the office approves and publishes it.

What BauKI is good for

  • Planning in Germany, with sections from German building laws and KfW and BAFA programmes.
  • Signing up yourself and starting on a monthly plan.
  • A ready-made inspection report with logo and signature field, plus Google Drive sync.

In detail

In detail
PilotiBauKI
MarketAustriaGermany; “choose a state” refers to German states
RegulationsThe nine state building codes and further state law from RIS, OIB guidelines, register of standards, federal law“125+ building laws, KfW and BAFA programmes”, examples from German law such as BauGB; Austria and the OIB guidelines not listed as covered
EvidenceCitation down to section or clause, checked against the source text before it is shown“Every answer backed by a § source from the law”; law library with PDF viewer and section search
Own documentsOffice archive and project documents as sources; upload of PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, CSV, images and foldersUploaded files as a permanent knowledge base; Google Drive sync
Drawings & modelsDrawings and photos are looked at as images; IFC preview and model areaIFC viewer
OutputFile note, minutes, checklist; in-depth research report as PDF or Word; approval in the officeWord, PDF and Excel, including an “inspection report with logo … and signature field”
Project workProjects with versions, approval, tasks, recurring checks and project memoryProjects bundle chats, documents and notes

BauKI details as stated on bauki.eu, read in September 2026. If something has changed, write to us and we will correct it.

Which country does it answer for?

For German projects BauKI offers a lot: a law library, section references, a knowledge base of your own, an IFC viewer and reports ready to sign.

For a project in Salzburg or Linz, though, the first question is which law applies. BauKI’s “state” selection means German states. A section of the BauGB does not help with a submission in Austria, and the OIB guidelines are not listed among the covered sources on bauki.eu. Piloti cites the state building code the way an official decision cites it, opens the RIS passage inside the tool and files the result in the project as a report or an open point.

Good to know

Piloti is built for Austrian law; German building law and funding programmes such as KfW or BAFA are not part of it. Responsibility for the design stays with the office: Piloti names the source of every answer and asks when the building class, the state or the type of project is missing.

Questions

Does BauKI work for Austria?

bauki.eu names German building laws such as the BauGB, plus KfW and BAFA programmes; Austria and the OIB guidelines are not listed as covered (as of September 2026). Piloti is built for projects in Austria, with the nine state building codes from RIS.

What does BauKI cost?

BauKI lists €23.00 and €49.00 per month plus VAT, cancellable monthly, and 5 days free. Piloti is in its pilot phase with selected offices: pilot offices agree terms directly with us, the founders.

Can Piloti produce an inspection report?

Piloti writes file notes, minutes and checklists and files an in-depth research report with verdict and findings matrix in the project, as PDF or Word. A document written by Piloti only becomes a citable source once the office approves and publishes it.

What happens to my office’s data?

Piloti does not train models on your office’s data, drawings remain the office’s property, and no other office sees your office archive. The details are in the privacy policy.

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