Free gINT Alternative: Site Investigation Logs and Sections

gINT by Bentley is excellent software with a price to match, and plenty of people need only a slice of what it does. This page is the honest comparison: what the free tools on this site cover, and where the commercial package still earns its keep.

What the free tools cover

• Borehole logs with USCS soils, SPT values, and the water table.
• Correlated cross sections from up to four holes with vertical exaggeration.
• CPT interpretation with Robertson behavior types.
• Investigation planning for borehole counts, depths, and sampling.
• Report Studio to assemble it all into one PDF.

Everything runs in the browser with nothing installed and nothing uploaded: your data stays on your machine, results print to PDF, and every tool carries a Project bar that remembers your inputs and can assemble a report.

Where gINT still wins

gINT is a database first platform: lab integration, agency report templates, thousands of holes, and multi user workflows. Large consultancies will not replace it with browser tools.

The verdict

For the two to six hole investigations that dominate small projects, the free suite covers logging, correlation, interpretation, and reporting without a license server in sight. Start with the links above; if you outgrow them, you will know exactly what to buy and why.

Related Calculators and Reference

• USCS Soil Classification Tool, for the classification that ends up on every log.
• Sieve Analysis and Gradation Test, to get the gradation the classification runs on.
• Soil Description Generator, to write the description once the numbers are in.
• How to Plan a Site Investigation, for the planning stage before any of this gets logged.
• ASTM D2487, the standard practice these classifications follow.