Comparison
GO! Site Approved vs Cm3
An Australian prequalification scheme rather than a site-readiness tool. Contracting companies build a Business Risk Profile and submit licences, insurances and worked examples of how they have managed similar hazards, and the depth of assessment scales with their risk.
Evidence-based contractor prequalification
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Who each one is for.
Who Cm3 was built for
Principals across property, facilities, retail, health and construction who need contracting companies assessed for capability before engagement. It is assessment as a service more than software you run.
Where the two genuinely overlap
At the company layer. Cm3 asks whether a business is fit to engage at all; we answer whether the specific people and machines arriving on Tuesday are cleared for the work.
At a glance
GO! Site Approved and Cm3, side by side
| GO! Site Approved | Cm3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned in | PIAGO — Australia (Brisbane) | Independent — Australia |
| Sold to | The mine or quarry operator | Principals engaging contracting companies across property and facilities |
| Company prequalification | Yes | Yes |
| Worker competency and ticketsUs | Yes | Not stated |
| Plant and equipment complianceUs | Yes | Not stated |
| Site accessUs | Yes | Not stated |
| Designed for Australian mining complianceUs | Yes | Not stated |
| Matched product for the other side of the gateUs | Yes | Not stated |
A tick means the vendor publicly offers it. A dash means they do not put it forward — not that it cannot be done. Ownership and product scope checked August 2026.
The honest split
Choose GO! Site Approved if
- You need to know what lapses next month, not what was assessed last year.
- You run plant on site and need it checked as well as the people.
- You are under Australian resources legislation.
- You need the evidence at the gate, not at contract award.
- You would rather deal with Carl, who owns and built it, than an account manager.
Choose Cm3 if
- You want a company assessed once before you engage it, not people checked continuously after you do.
The verdict
Cm3 tells you who is fit to engage. GO! Site Approved tells you who can actually work on Tuesday.
Cm3 does capability assessment well and it is a different layer from this one; plenty of operators hold both without conflict. What it will not do is tell you that somebody's coal mine workers' health assessment expires mid-shutdown, or that the excavator arriving on Thursday is overdue for a service, because it was never built to. Those are the failures that stop work on a mine site.
This comparison describes what each product is built for, drawn from how Cm3 describes itself publicly. We do not run their software and make no claims about what it cannot do. If you work at Cm3 and think this is unfair, tell us and we will fix it.
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Bring the other quotes. Carl will tell you where we lose — it is quicker than finding out in month three.