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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    AccuLynx

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AA production management software that helps roofing and exterior contractors manage their sales pipeline, create roofing estimates, schedules, oversee production, order materials and better understand the performance of their business. The roofing CRM specifically supports working in the Insurance Restoration, Retail Roofing, Residential Roofing, and Commercial Roofing industries. AccuLynx provides integrations with the most trusted names in the industry.N/A

    Newforma Project Center

    Score4.1 out of 10
    N/ANewforma Project Center is web-based construction project information management software for collaboration. Users can access a drag and drop interface, relate emails to documents, markup and review designs, track meeting minutes and action items, and search across projects. It has mobile accessibility.N/A
    Pricing
    AccuLynxNewforma Project Center
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AccuLynxNewforma Project Center
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    AccuLynxNewforma Project Center
    Considered Both Products
    AccuLynx
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    Newforma, Inc.
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    8 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    88%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    AccuLynxNewforma Project Center
    Construction Project & Field Management
    Comparison of Construction Project & Field Management features of AccuLynx and Newforma Project Center
    Feature
    AccuLynx
    7.3
    8 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Newforma Project Center
    7.8
    5 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Plan distribution & viewing6.75 Ratings9.05 Ratings
    Plan markups & sharing6.75 Ratings6.05 Ratings
    Photo documentation7.88 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Document sharing8.08 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Collaboration & approvals7.47 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Mobile app7.38 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Issue tracking & punchlists00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Jobsite reports00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    RFI tools00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    As-built drawings00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    Submittal design and management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Checklists00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Meeting Minutes00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Estimating
    Comparison of Estimating features of AccuLynx and Newforma Project Center
    Feature
    AccuLynx
    7.9
    8 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Newforma Project Center
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Takeoff tools7.97 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job costing8.07 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Cost calculator7.97 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bid creation00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of AccuLynx and Newforma Project Center
    Feature
    AccuLynx
    -
    Ratings
    Newforma Project Center
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Employment history00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of AccuLynx and Newforma Project Center
    Feature
    AccuLynx
    -
    Ratings
    Newforma Project Center
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of AccuLynx and Newforma Project Center
    Feature
    AccuLynx
    -
    Ratings
    Newforma Project Center
    7.5
    1 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    AccuLynxNewforma Project Center
    Small Businesses
    CMiC Construction Platform
    Score7.5 out of 10
    CMiC Construction Platform
    Score7.5 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Autodesk Build
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Autodesk Build
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Revit
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Revit
    Score8.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    AccuLynxNewforma Project Center
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (8 ratings)
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    AccuLynxNewforma Project Center
    Likelihood to Recommend
    AccuLynx
    When you want to track your quotes that have gone out to customers so that you can follow up on them, this system makes it way easier to do that. It also makes it way easier to track invoice dates. One area that it is less appropriate is for detailed big public bids where a traditional estimate template is not appropriate.
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    Newforma, Inc.
    Newforma is a great tool to collaborate with large teams and between firms. It allows for great documentation of transfers, activities, and other procedural aspects of projects that require collaboration between disciplines, for example, MEP, electrical, architectural and technology. For internal use, Newforma has been great for communications tracking and archival, as well as for record-keeping of all the users in a team or number of teams. Many great options are features are unused due to a lack of training or exposure to them, for example, the graphical viewers that can preview CAD, Revit, and other formats, or the markup tool available with the desktop client.
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    Pros
    AccuLynx
    • Estimating.
    • Customer Management.
    • Scheduling Material Delivery/Orders & Labor.
    • Tracking job profitability.
    • Invoicing.
    • Reporting.
    • Access everything from anywhere via app, etc. in real time.
    • Entire company can communicate with each other.
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    Newforma, Inc.
    • Newforma sits on top of our previous filing system (Windows Explorer). This was very important to us because we didn't have to change the project numbering system in order to fit Newforma's design. Also, if we were to decide we didn't like it, we could easily revert back to our previous methods.
    • Newforma does a great job of indexing information, making searches much easier by being able to use keywords instead of knowing the exact file location. No more traversing through countless folders before finding what you need.
    • Newforma keeps a read receipt for everything that you submit through it for issue tracking, and keeps an easy to read record of your workflow.
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    Cons
    AccuLynx
    • Pricing in the database for each item is done manually due to the merger of two large suppliers nationally who decided to write their own database and estimating program and disconnect themselves from AccuLynx that had the ability to automatically update pricing. I feel that was a huge mistake on the part of the supplier. AccuLynx is trying to rectify that relationship.
    • It's unfortunate that the only calendaring option is Google Calendar. We are very tied to Outlook which we feel is more user-friendly and we know it well.
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    Newforma, Inc.
    • I have found it difficult to locate audits.
    • Some users have issues while uploading project data.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    AccuLynx
    Until someone shows me something more efficient or has features that are more streamlined and time is saved by all then I am all ears and ready to listen to that presentation. I wouldn't care at this point if I had to abandon QB if the system had it's own integrated accounting system otherwise it has to be able to do all and more of the features of QB and the CRM side also has to have/do more than AccuLynx features.
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    Newforma, Inc.
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    Usability
    AccuLynx
    Very versatile and allows for other people to complete things and someone else to still look at and approve if needed. Great communication ability internally and with customers and with that being the case is a tremendous asset with documentation also. Really a well rounded tool that allows you to do everything needed for a job in one place and have the records to show what was done by whom and when.
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    Newforma, Inc.
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    Support Rating
    AccuLynx
    They can always improve and we are very successful when calling support. I would suggest they keep their support technicians available later for the west coast contractors who need help at the end of the day. We've come to know many of the techs because we call to offer suggestions but there's a process for us to follow for that.
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    Newforma, Inc.
    While I have never asked for support myself, a Newforma representative has been in the office annually to give training seminars and info sessions on how to fully use the product. I find this essential to keep the product relevant and make sure everyone knows its full capabilities and an important part of customer support.
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    Alternatives Considered
    AccuLynx
    AccuLynx has met our needs more than our previous CRM program. ALX is user-friendly which is super nice when training new employees, compared to our previous program which then seemed very outdated.
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    Newforma, Inc.
    A good competitor against other similar solutions and support is excellent.
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    Return on Investment
    AccuLynx
    • I am have had a hard time justifying AccuLynx since I am a small business. I hate all the add ons. I do not appreciate that all the good tools cost extra money on top of my monthly payment.
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    Newforma, Inc.
    • Newforma makes it easy to transfer, share, archive, and search extensive data sets in a single GUI
    • For it to be effective, all users in a team must receive a basic training and use it consistently
    • Adoption in the industry is good (A/E); many teams use it consistently. Learning to use it once produces time-saving in subsequent projects
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