--- {"title": "Peak PTT vs TASSTA in 2026: Crane Crew Tools Compared", "description": "Compare Peak PTT radios, TASSTA's platform and OperatorLink for a crane crew: what each does, published prices, setup and how to choose.", "url": "https://2dig.com/peak-ptt-vs-tassta/", "date": "2026-10-18"} --- Compare Peak PTT radios, TASSTA's platform and OperatorLink for a crane crew: what each does, published prices, setup and how to choose. Peak PTT describes the PTT-84G radio as priced at $229, with a $19.95 activation fee and $24.95 per month for unlimited PTT, with no contracts [^1]. TASSTA's pages describe a platform for voice, video, messaging, a task manager and GPS [^2], offered on premise or in the cloud [^2]. OperatorLink shows STOP, HOLD and SLOW to a crane crew and passes button presses, chat and voice between phones in a browser [^3]. Which one fits depends on whether the crew needs dedicated radios, a platform across many devices, or on-screen signals. | Option | Own fee | Card fee | |---|---|---| | Peak PTT | PTT-84G radio: $229; $19.95 activation; $24.95/mo unlimited PTT; no contracts [^1]; core radio service: $24.95/mo per radio; dispatch seat: $12/mo per seat [^4] [^4] | not published | | TASSTA | not published | not published | | OperatorLink | Free to use; no paid plan built yet [^3] | not published | ## The short answer A crane crew member needs to get signals to the whole crew while the crane moves. Peak PTT is a push-to-talk radio service that supports multiple simultaneous talk groups [^1]. TASSTA's pages describe voice, video, messaging, a task manager and GPS [^2], offered on premise or in the cloud [^2]. Neither rival's cited sources say anything about signals such as STOP and HOLD, so a crew with that need should check it directly with each provider. OperatorLink shows STOP, HOLD and SLOW to the crew and passes button presses, chat and voice between phones in a browser [^3]. ## What Peak PTT, TASSTA is built for The facts gathered for this page describe Peak PTT and TASSTA only as their own pages say. Peak PTT supports multiple simultaneous talk groups on one platform [^1]. TASSTA describes real-time voice and video, messaging, a task manager, GPS and map tools [^2], and offers an on-premise solution or a cloud platform [^2]. Those facts do not describe how either tool passes crane signals such as STOP and HOLD, so this page does not say what they do for those jobs. A crew should check both directly for anything this page does not cover. ## What OperatorLink is built for OperatorLink is made by the team that publishes this site. For a crane crew member, it shows STOP, HOLD and SLOW to the jobsite crew, and passes button presses, chat and voice between phones in a browser [^3]. A STOP releases every held direction on every phone and shows a full-screen alert to everyone else [^3]. HOLD and SLOW stay on for everyone in the jobsite and are cleared when the last person leaves [^3]. Holding a move button keeps sending that move to the other phones, and if the move stops arriving for 2 seconds, the other phones drop it [^3]. One-tap messages such as Go Ahead, Copy That and All Clear are sent as chat [^3]. Anyone who joins can take part in a voice call run from the phone browser [^3]. ## Pricing and fees The PTT-84G radio is priced at $229, with a $19.95 activation fee and $24.95 per month for unlimited PTT, with no contracts [^1]. Peak PTT also states core radio service at $24.95 per month per radio and an optional dispatch seat at $12 per month per seat [^4] [^4]. TASSTA's gathered facts give no price, so its price is not published here. OperatorLink is currently free to use, and no paid plan is built yet [^3]. The card fee is not published for any option. A crew that expects to pay a card fee should ask each provider for it before choosing. ## Setting it up on a jobsite OperatorLink runs in a phone browser with no app install [^3]. The person who starts a jobsite shares a link or QR code, and the crew joins from it [^3]. Phones can add it to their home screen as a standalone app [^3]. A jobsite link stops working 12 hours after the first person joins [^3], and a jobsite with nobody in it is wiped after 3 idle hours [^3]. For Peak PTT, the cited facts describe the PTT-84G radio price, activation fee, unlimited PTT monthly fee and no contracts [^1] but not how a crew is added or how signals pass. TASSTA's page describes an on-premise or cloud platform [^2], and a crew should confirm how it is set up and how its tools start a shift directly with TASSTA. ## Things to check before you choose Does the crew need on-screen signals such as STOP, HOLD and SLOW, and would each tool pass them to everyone before a lift? For Peak PTT, ask how talk groups are set up and whether the radios need to be assigned to the crew before a shift. For TASSTA, ask which devices the crew would use and how the platform is installed on them. Will the crew's phones or radios meet the jobsite needs, and what happens when the crew needs more details about coverage? What will TASSTA cost, and what will Peak PTT cost in full once hardware, activation and the monthly service are counted [^1]? ## How to choose If the crew needs dedicated radios with a monthly service and no contracts, Peak PTT's pages describe that [^1]. If the crew needs several talk groups at once, Peak PTT's pages describe that too [^1]. If the crew carries phones and needs STOP, HOLD and SLOW on screen, OperatorLink's claims describe that [^3] [^3]. If the crew needs voice, video, messaging, a task manager, GPS and map tools, TASSTA's pages describe those [^2]. A crew that needs both dedicated radios and on-screen signals should check each option against both needs, because no single set of sources here covers both. ## Frequently asked questions ### How much does Peak PTT cost? The PTT-84G radio is priced at $229, with a $19.95 activation fee and $24.95 per month for unlimited PTT, with no contracts [^1]. Core service is $24.95 per month per radio, and an optional dispatch seat is $12 per month per seat [^4] [^4]. Those facts do not say whether the hardware can be leased or where to buy it, so the crew should confirm the full cost before ordering. ### Can Peak PTT carry several crews at once? Peak PTT supports multiple simultaneous talk groups on one platform [^1]. Can the crew use Peak PTT's simultaneous talk groups for the groups it needs? [^1] The cited sources do not say how many groups fit on one radio, so the crew should confirm that limit with Peak PTT before a shift. ### Is TASSTA free to use? The facts gathered for this page give no TASSTA price, so its price is not published here. TASSTA describes an on-premise solution or a cloud platform [^2]. A crew should ask TASSTA what a device or a site costs and which plan covers the tools it needs, because the sources for this page do not say. ### What does TASSTA do for a crew? TASSTA describes real-time voice and video, messaging, a task manager, GPS and map tools as its core capabilities [^2]. It offers an on-premise solution or a cloud platform [^2]. Those pages do not describe crane signals such as STOP, so a crew should ask how TASSTA would carry those signals before relying on it. ### How long does an OperatorLink jobsite link last? An OperatorLink jobsite link stops working 12 hours after the first person joins it [^3]. A jobsite with nobody in it is wiped after 3 idle hours [^3]. The person who starts a jobsite shares a link or QR code, and the crew joins from it [^3]. A crew whose shift runs past 12 hours should start a new jobsite with a fresh link. OperatorLink is currently free to use, and no paid plan is built yet. [^3] - [Visit OperatorLink](/go/start) ## Sources [^1]: Peak PTT, peakptt.com/pages/construction-companies, read 2026-10-08 (https://www.peakptt.com/pages/construction-companies) [^2]: TASSTA, tassta.com, read 2026-10-10 (https://tassta.com) [^3]: OperatorLink's own description of itself (the product of this site's publisher) (/go/start) [^4]: Peak PTT, peakptt.com/pages/peak-push-to-talk-pricing-matrix, read 2026-10-08 (https://www.peakptt.com/pages/peak-push-to-talk-pricing-matrix)