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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    AceProject

    Score7.4 out of 10
    N/AAceProject is a project management solution built around features such as central dashboards and task management.

    $24

    per month 10 active users

    Atlassian Jira

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AAtlassian Jira is a project management tool, featuring an interactive timeline for mapping work items, dependencies, and releases, Scrum boards for agile teams, and out-of-the-box reports and dashboards.

    $9

    per month per user

    eSUB Construction Software

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AeSUB is a SaaS platform for commercial subcontractors running large, complex, long duration projects to proactively track and manage their costs, deadlines, deliverables and correspondence; the vendor says this can result in operational efficiencies and improved profits. eSUB is a cloud and mobile-based solution enabling real-time field updates from connected smartphones, tables and mobile PC users.

    $39

    per month per user

    Pricing
    AceProjectAtlassian JiraeSUB Construction Software
    Editions & Modules
    Standard
    $24
    per month 10 active users
    Advanced
    $49
    per month 30 active users
    Silver
    $99
    per month 100 active users
    Gold
    $199
    per month Unlimited users
    Basic
    Free
    Standard
    $9
    per month per user
    Premium
    $17
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    Contact Sales
    per year
    Base
    $39
    per month (annually) per user
    Advanced
    $59
    per month (annually) per user
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    Pricing Offerings
    AceProjectAtlassian JiraeSUB Construction Software
    Free Trial
    NoYesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Higher volume teams may qualify buyers for a discount.—
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    96%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    94%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    71 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    AceProjectAtlassian JiraeSUB Construction Software
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of AceProject and Atlassian Jira and eSUB Construction Software
    Feature
    AceProject
    3.2
    1 Ratings
    82% below category average
    Atlassian Jira
    7.8
    66 Ratings
    2% above category average
    eSUB Construction Software
    -
    Ratings
    Task Management5.01 Ratings8.765 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resource Management6.01 Ratings7.963 Ratings00 Ratings
    Gantt Charts3.01 Ratings7.149 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scheduling4.01 Ratings7.858 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow Automation1.01 Ratings7.861 Ratings00 Ratings
    Team Collaboration5.01 Ratings8.564 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology1.01 Ratings8.765 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology1.01 Ratings7.950 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document Management1.01 Ratings6.954 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email integration2.01 Ratings7.855 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Access1.01 Ratings7.044 Ratings00 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking8.01 Ratings7.744 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management4.01 Ratings8.149 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management3.01 Ratings7.136 Ratings00 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of AceProject and Atlassian Jira and eSUB Construction Software
    Feature
    AceProject
    2.0
    1 Ratings
    117% below category average
    Atlassian Jira
    7.7
    40 Ratings
    0% above category average
    eSUB Construction Software
    -
    Ratings
    Project & financial reporting2.01 Ratings7.436 Ratings00 Ratings
    Quotes/estimates00 Ratings7.732 Ratings00 Ratings
    Invoicing00 Ratings8.125 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software00 Ratings7.427 Ratings00 Ratings
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of AceProject and Atlassian Jira and eSUB Construction Software
    Feature
    AceProject
    -
    Ratings
    Atlassian Jira
    -
    Ratings
    eSUB Construction Software
    1.0
    1 Ratings
    150% below category average
    Employee demographic data00 Ratings00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Employment history00 Ratings00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration00 Ratings00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Organizational charting00 Ratings00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Organization and location management00 Ratings00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of AceProject and Atlassian Jira and eSUB Construction Software
    Feature
    AceProject
    -
    Ratings
    Atlassian Jira
    -
    Ratings
    eSUB Construction Software
    1.0
    1 Ratings
    149% below category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Reimbursement management00 Ratings00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of AceProject and Atlassian Jira and eSUB Construction Software
    Feature
    AceProject
    -
    Ratings
    Atlassian Jira
    -
    Ratings
    eSUB Construction Software
    1.0
    1 Ratings
    149% below category average
    Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of AceProject and Atlassian Jira and eSUB Construction Software
    Feature
    AceProject
    -
    Ratings
    Atlassian Jira
    -
    Ratings
    eSUB Construction Software
    2.5
    1 Ratings
    102% below category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Data exportability00 Ratings00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Construction Project & Field Management
    Comparison of Construction Project & Field Management features of AceProject and Atlassian Jira and eSUB Construction Software
    Feature
    AceProject
    -
    Ratings
    Atlassian Jira
    -
    Ratings
    eSUB Construction Software
    3.5
    2 Ratings
    74% below category average
    Plan distribution & viewing00 Ratings00 Ratings1.02 Ratings
    Plan markups & sharing00 Ratings00 Ratings1.02 Ratings
    Issue tracking & punchlists00 Ratings00 Ratings1.02 Ratings
    Photo documentation00 Ratings00 Ratings1.02 Ratings
    Jobsite reports00 Ratings00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Document sharing00 Ratings00 Ratings1.02 Ratings
    RFI tools00 Ratings00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Collaboration & approvals00 Ratings00 Ratings1.02 Ratings
    As-built drawings00 Ratings00 Ratings1.02 Ratings
    Mobile app00 Ratings00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    Submittal design and management00 Ratings00 Ratings4.02 Ratings
    Checklists00 Ratings00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Meeting Minutes00 Ratings00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Specifications00 Ratings00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Change orders00 Ratings00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Estimating
    Comparison of Estimating features of AceProject and Atlassian Jira and eSUB Construction Software
    Feature
    AceProject
    -
    Ratings
    Atlassian Jira
    -
    Ratings
    eSUB Construction Software
    2.4
    2 Ratings
    104% below category average
    Takeoff tools00 Ratings00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Job costing00 Ratings00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Cost databases00 Ratings00 Ratings2.02 Ratings
    Cost calculator00 Ratings00 Ratings1.02 Ratings
    Bid creation00 Ratings00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    AceProjectAtlassian JiraeSUB Construction Software
    Likelihood to Recommend
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.3
    (254 ratings)
    2.0
    (3 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.6
    (37 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.8
    (79 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (24 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (9 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    AceProjectAtlassian JiraeSUB Construction Software
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Websystems Inc.
    It is well suited if you have a specific work force or are working in a production or an assembly line style environment. It is also well suited if you have small teams that have to get out a certain amount of product in set periods of time. AceProjects is great for monitoring how long each individual spent on their specific task and subsequently how long the team took to complete their work.
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    Atlassian
    Jira facilitates software development, bug tracking, and sprints. It's ideal for structured workflows, issue management, and customer communication. However, more straightforward tools might be more efficient for highly creative, unstructured tasks or tiny, agile teams with quick visual overviews. Jira's complexity can be overkill for basic task lists.
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    eSUB Construction Software
    If you are doing any sort of new construction, eSUB is a budget friendly option for managing the process. It's helpful for keeping track of submittals, RFI's and for foreman doing Daily Work Reports. It is not suited really well for plan management and scheduling. The modules for these are not well thought through. Also if you specialize in service work or projects that have short durations (i.e. 1-2 weeks or less), eSUB isn't the best option for you. It would take too long to set up a job vs the time it takes to do the job.
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    Pros
    Websystems Inc.
    • Time Tracking
    • Resource allocation
    • Easy to implement, small adoption curve.
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    Atlassian
    • Integration of tools like Bitbucket, Github, etc., has made it easier to track the code changes, pull requests, and branches linked to the respective ticket.
    • The detailed tracking system in JIRA has helped the teams prioritize and understand the project tasks and issues.
    • JIRA's project tracking board helps you keep track of the project, its flow, and expectations in a structured format.
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    eSUB Construction Software
    • It is built with subcontractors in mind. There are many PM software available but this one aims at the commercial subcontractor.
    • It does a great job covering the basics of typical commercial work. There are areas that allow you to customize such as adding reservations of rights to documents.
    • It can integrate with Microsoft quite a bit, we use this in our work every day and being able to export or sync data/calendars has been helpful.
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    Cons
    Websystems Inc.
    • Expand on data tracking
    • Improve report generation
    • Break out from just being a time clock manager.
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    Atlassian
    • The interface is not intuitive to learn for new users
    • JQL is similarly challenging for newbies
    • It's possible to accidentally move issues from one sprint to another without realizing your mistake
    • Certain issue attributes aren't available in certain view (e.g. story points from the epic overview)
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    eSUB Construction Software
    • I have no suggestions at the moment and if I ever do have a question, concern or suggestion, a quick email to eSUB gets a quick response.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Websystems Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Atlassian
    This is because Jira Software generates a huge profit for an affordable price. Having a tool that makes team management transparent and effective is very valuable.
    In addition, the renewal of Jira Software and all Atlassian tools is predictable and clear, as the prices are published on the Atlassian website and there is no pyramid of intermediaries.
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    eSUB Construction Software
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Websystems Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Atlassian
    The interface is simple and easy to use if you have some experience with it. Configuration is also logical most of the time. However, less experienced users tend to find themselves lost in some tasks - usually complex project configuration- but sometimes simple things, such as seeing why a user can't move issues in a workflow. Jira configuration requires a good amount of experience - and even experienced users often resort to documentation. It's a tool that's easy to use if you know what you're doing and where to find the proper documentation, but novice users tend to find it challenging.
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    eSUB Construction Software
    No answers on this topic
    Reliability and Availability
    Websystems Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Atlassian
    Did not face any issues and whenever they plan maintanance they update all of us very well in advance also so in that view we are good with the product stability.
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    eSUB Construction Software
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Websystems Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Atlassian
    Performance is really good though it holds lot of data it loads quickly especially search operation also get the results very quickly as needed hence its good
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    eSUB Construction Software
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Websystems Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Atlassian
    I have not had a chance to contact JIRA's customer support. It does offer extensive documentation, although it often feels too technical for me. There is also a JIRA training app that lets you take little lessons and quizzes on different areas (e.g., JIRA basics, agile). I did find it a helpful way to teach myself.
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    eSUB Construction Software
    It has been helpful whenever I've called. They have been able to walk me through solutions and even direct me to the right answer. There was only 1hr difference between time zones so this was manageable. If we experienced bugs, their IT department was helpful at remedying and they were always rolling out updates.
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    In-Person Training
    Websystems Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Atlassian
    Had received training from our own internal user so it was good and also very easy to understand topics and many tasks in the UI are self explanatory and we can do by our own
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    eSUB Construction Software
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    Online Training
    Websystems Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Atlassian
    One of their strong points i stheir documentation. Almost all of the basic set up needed within JIRA is available online through atlassian and its easy to find and very precise. The more critical issues need to be addressed as well and hence the rating of 8 instead of a 9.
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    eSUB Construction Software
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    Implementation Rating
    Websystems Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Atlassian
    Take your time implementing Jira. Make sure you understand how you want to handle your projects and workflows. Investing more time in the implementation can pay off in a long run. It basically took us 5 days to define and implement correctly, but that meant smooth sailing later on.
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    eSUB Construction Software
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    Alternatives Considered
    Websystems Inc.
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    Atlassian
    monday.com cannot be integrated with CI/CD tools, whereas Atlassian Jira integrates with CI/CD tools seamlessly. Atlassian Jira has strong Agile and Scrum support. Coming to monday.com, it has basic agile functionality. But Atlassian Jira has a complex UI, and monday.com has an intuitive, drag-and-drop interface. Overall, Atlassian Jira provides features like Agile project management, DevOps integration, and customizable workflows.
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    eSUB Construction Software
    eSUB is not even close when it comes to the offerings that the others have. eSUB is a happy medium for the functionality it provides and is at an affordable price point that it doesn't break the bank. Other solutions are a lot more integrated into the company processes and procedures, which means more upfront investment to get the platform to go live. eSUB's simplicity makes it easier to roll out because it doesn't integrate with as many aspects of the business.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Websystems Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Atlassian
    Product is rellay good but pricing part I am not aware
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    eSUB Construction Software
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    Scalability
    Websystems Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Atlassian
    Atlassian Jira is highly stable and good with its performance and its has all the required scalability features as business needs
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    eSUB Construction Software
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    Return on Investment
    Websystems Inc.
    • We were able to track our production teams work and refine our methods to improve deliverable dates.
    • Once our staff reached a certain size the capability of the software began to lag. Diminishing returns.
    • The lack of reporting features made data regression and extrapolation difficult.
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    Atlassian
    • For our marketing team, Jira Work Management caused us to lose valuable work time due to manual updates that could have been automated.
    • Due to lack of creative review tools within Jira Work Management, our team had to pursue other tools that do not integrate with Jira Work Management, thus creating additional OpEx.
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    eSUB Construction Software
    • eSUB saves time as you don't have to type, print and send documents.
    • I like to call it "set it up once, use it a million times" as once you set up a customer, vendor etc... you can use them across multiple platforms.
    • It saves money as you don't need a pool of resources to manage a project due to its ease of use.
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