Project Estimator vs OmniFocus

Likelihood to Recommend

If you are considering purchasing this (very expensive) software, there is a 100% chance you are doing so because you have been awarded a Government contract that dictates you use 4Clicks Project Estimator. There are plenty of easier to use estimating packages out in the world, but you can't use any of them if you have a contract that requires 4Clicks.

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Tim Corbett

General Manager

Infinite Energy Construction, incConstruction, 51-200 employees

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OmniFocus is great for a single user setting. If you'd like to organize your work and home life, you won't find anything better. It can track projects by step, date, subject, context, category (home, work, hobby). It's not suited for team use if you need to collaborate on specific projects together, however, for the solo worker or a person that manages a project and doles out the tasks, it's quite powerful.

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Shirin Elkoshairi

Co-founder & Systems Engineer

ColoAdvisorInformation Technology and Services, 1-10 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

Project Estimator

5.2

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1.0

Project Estimator

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OmniFocus

2.7

Quotes/estimates

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7.0

Invoicing

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1.0

Project & financial reporting

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2.0

Integration with accounting software

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1.0

Pros

The estimates it produces are simple and easy to follow. The formatting is good.
The tech support provided is very attentive.

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Tim Corbett

General Manager

Infinite Energy Construction, incConstruction, 51-200 employees

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Easy task list creation using keyboard shortcuts
Great at-a-glance look at weekly due dates
Tasks can be organized within projects

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Verified User

Director in Marketing

Wholesale Company, 51-200 employees

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Cons

The software feels 20 years old. It has not kept up with modern times, and practically functions like an old DOS program.
Clunky interface, arcane commands.
Even their training info focuses on hotkeys like this is 1995. Even though I am of an age to remember computers in 1995, the younger generations of managers/estimators are not. It is time to bring the software into the new century!

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Tim Corbett

General Manager

Infinite Energy Construction, incConstruction, 51-200 employees

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It would be great to see a dark mode in OmniFocus
Their upgrade strategy involves having to purchase new versions when they are released
It would be good to have a quarterly view of tasks and due dates.

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Verified User

Director in Marketing

Wholesale Company, 51-200 employees

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OmniFocus 10.0

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Over the past 4 years of use I still haven't found any product that comes close in terms of capability

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Ash Sharma

Director

ERP Solution Advisors LtdManagement Consulting, 1-10 employees

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Alternatives Considered

WinEst uses much the same database (RS Means/Gordion type) and has a similar interface. It is a bit cheaper.

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Tim Corbett

General Manager

Infinite Energy Construction, incConstruction, 51-200 employees

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I have used Wunderlist and Trello but OmniFocus is my go to tool. Wunderlist is a bit too simple for my tastes; it's fine for things like shopping lists but wasn't well suited to more complex projects. And it takes time to use, since there are fewer keyboard shortcuts. Trello works well for simple projects that require team collaboration, but it's not well suited to task management. I actually use Trello and OmniFocus together, just for different purposes.

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John Rougeux

VP Marketing, North America

SkyfiiComputer Software, 11-50 employees

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Return on Investment

As stated before, if you are buying this software, it is because you have a contract forcing you to. While it does work, it is clunky, awkward, and very expensive.
The price of the software and databases has always been high, but with the fairly recent acquisition of 4Clicks by Gordion (who also bought RS Means for their databases), there is literally no competition. Prices will continue to be very high, with no check on how high they can go.
Again, can't fault 4Clicks tech support, as I think it is the best in the industry. They know their product and they respond to issues immediately. Considering what we spend a year for this product, however, you would expect nothing less.

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Tim Corbett

General Manager

Infinite Energy Construction, incConstruction, 51-200 employees

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Save times, probably 15-20 minutes a day of organizing my work.
Helps me avoid missing projects I may have overlooked.
Reminds me to stay on track of projects that have stalled.

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John Rougeux

VP Marketing, North America

SkyfiiComputer Software, 11-50 employees

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