An "equal and approved" alternative to the downlight on your schedule — checked in minutes.
The specified downlight is out of stock, over budget or on a long lead time — and the consultant still wants a compliant swap. FixtureMatch checks each alternative against the cut-out, IP and fire rating on the drawing. Anything that will not fit is left out. Every remaining difference is stated in plain numbers.
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Sample result
BrightLine BL-160 does not fit
160 mm cut-out against a 150 mm opening
Start from the fitting, spend less time guessing at the catalogue.
Enter the fitting from your schedule
Cut-out, IP rating and fire rating — the numbers already on the drawing, not a product name.
Every alternative is checked against those numbers
Not browsed from a catalogue page. Each candidate is tested against the cut-out, IP and fire rating you entered.
See what fits, and the shortfall in plain numbers
A fitting that does not fit says why: the cut-out in millimetres, the IP rating, or the fire rating.
Start from the fitting on the schedule, not from a catalogue.
Most specification tools hand you a catalogue and ask you to browse. FixtureMatch starts with the downlight already on your schedule — its cut-out, its IP rating, its fire rating — and checks every possible alternative against those three numbers before it shows you anything.
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Cut-out diameter
Checked to the millimetre against the drawing, not the catalogue page.
IP rating
Never offered an alternative that lowers the rating on your schedule.
Fire rating
Checked in minutes against the figure already on the drawing.
A sample match for one downlight
Sample output only — illustrating how FixtureMatch states a shortfall rather than naming the fitting on your schedule.
schedule item: DL-150F — 150 mm cut-out, IP65, 30 min fire rating
LumaCore LC-150
150 mm cut-out · IP65 · 30 min fire rating
Fits the cut-out. Meets the IP and fire rating on the schedule.
BrightLine BL-160
160 mm cut-out · IP65 · 30 min fire rating
Does not fit the cut-out — 10 mm oversize against the 150 mm opening.
EcoDown ED-150S
150 mm cut-out · IP44 · 30 min fire rating
Lowers the IP rating — IP44 against the IP65 required.
Price
Two ways to search
A free tier for occasional checks, and a monthly plan for teams running searches every day.
Free
£0
3 searches a month.
Pro
£29/month
Unlimited searches and PDFs, billed monthly. No trial or yearly billing — the free tier is how you try it.