The biggest difference between the two software's is that GroundControl is 100% cloud-based, while Discus is on-premises software. What does this mean? In the past, on-premises software offered greater security, as data did not leave the client's servers. However, that comes at the cost of requiring IT resources to help setup the software and any necessary databases, as well as provide ongoing maintenance and upgrades.

GroundControl requires no IT setup, meaning you can literally get going in less than 5 minutes! In addition, we push weekly updates to ensure a bug-free experience that consistently gets better over time. That being said, we take security seriously.

An accurate FAI report is absolutely critical to preventing delays and keeping customer satisfaction high. GroundControl has the most accurate OCR (optical character recognition) on the market, meaning we recognize what is written on drawing PDFs more accurately than Discus. This is not to say that Discus is bad, by any means. What we did to separate ourselves was add a logic layer. This logic layer is a custom AI model which looks at the parsed text and thinks about whether that text actually makes sense and the meaning as it relates to your quality reporting.

For example, if the OCR detects "all h0les thru", the logic layer will recognize the word is likely holes, not h0les. This can prevent unnecessary rejections from source inspectors.