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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ADP WorkForce Suite

    Score6 out of 10
    N/AThe WorkForce Suite, by WorkForce Software, is a mobile-first, cloud-based modern workforce management solution with integrated employee communications and collaboration capabilities. The WorkForce Suite aims to help global enterprise organizations optimize their labor, protect against compliance risks, and maximize productivity while building a highly engaged, resilient, and agile workforce.N/A

    BuildOps

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ABuildOps enables subcontractors to run their business on one software solution that manages their invoicing & billing, scheduling, estimates, proposals, payments, workflows, custom forms, and financial reporting. The cloud-based BuildOps has been designed and built by a team of subcontractors & engineers, at the company of the same name headquartered in Santa Monica.N/A

    Sage 100 Contractor

    Score5.2 out of 10
    N/ASage 100 Contractor is a construction accounting and project management software. It is intended to provide primary accounting and other management capabilities across a construction project lifecycle, including estimating, service management, and reporting.N/A
    Pricing
    ADP WorkForce SuiteBuildOpsSage 100 Contractor
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
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    Free Trial
    NoNoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    ADP WorkForce SuiteBuildOpsSage 100 Contractor
    Considered Multiple Products
    WorkForce Software An ADP Company
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    BuildOps
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    Sage
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    83%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    83%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    83%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    60%
    Implementation went as expected
    3 Answers
    Features
    ADP WorkForce SuiteBuildOpsSage 100 Contractor
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of ADP WorkForce Suite and BuildOps and Sage 100 Contractor
    Feature
    ADP WorkForce Suite
    -
    Ratings
    BuildOps
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    Ratings
    Sage 100 Contractor
    3.7
    4 Ratings
    62% below category average
    Employee demographic data00 Ratings00 Ratings2.73 Ratings
    Employment history00 Ratings00 Ratings3.04 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration00 Ratings00 Ratings4.54 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Organizational charting00 Ratings00 Ratings1.43 Ratings
    Organization and location management00 Ratings00 Ratings3.04 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings00 Ratings3.03 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of ADP WorkForce Suite and BuildOps and Sage 100 Contractor
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    Sage 100 Contractor
    5.8
    4 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings00 Ratings3.34 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings00 Ratings9.63 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings00 Ratings7.82 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings00 Ratings2.72 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings00 Ratings4.63 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings00 Ratings9.82 Ratings
    Reimbursement management00 Ratings00 Ratings2.73 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of ADP WorkForce Suite and BuildOps and Sage 100 Contractor
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    Sage 100 Contractor
    8.0
    2 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of ADP WorkForce Suite and BuildOps and Sage 100 Contractor
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    Sage 100 Contractor
    7.3
    5 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings00 Ratings6.95 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings00 Ratings8.35 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings00 Ratings4.75 Ratings
    Data exportability00 Ratings00 Ratings9.35 Ratings
    Construction Project & Field Management
    Comparison of Construction Project & Field Management features of ADP WorkForce Suite and BuildOps and Sage 100 Contractor
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    5.3
    7 Ratings
    36% below category average
    Plan distribution & viewing00 Ratings00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Plan markups & sharing00 Ratings00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Issue tracking & punchlists00 Ratings00 Ratings3.03 Ratings
    Jobsite reports00 Ratings00 Ratings4.36 Ratings
    Document sharing00 Ratings00 Ratings5.14 Ratings
    RFI tools00 Ratings00 Ratings3.03 Ratings
    Collaboration & approvals00 Ratings00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Mobile app00 Ratings00 Ratings1.42 Ratings
    Submittal design and management00 Ratings00 Ratings1.02 Ratings
    Checklists00 Ratings00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Meeting Minutes00 Ratings00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Specifications00 Ratings00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Change orders00 Ratings00 Ratings3.54 Ratings
    Estimating
    Comparison of Estimating features of ADP WorkForce Suite and BuildOps and Sage 100 Contractor
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    Sage 100 Contractor
    3.5
    5 Ratings
    73% below category average
    Takeoff tools00 Ratings00 Ratings1.22 Ratings
    Job costing00 Ratings00 Ratings3.35 Ratings
    Cost databases00 Ratings00 Ratings5.95 Ratings
    Cost calculator00 Ratings00 Ratings4.35 Ratings
    Bid creation00 Ratings00 Ratings2.52 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    ADP WorkForce SuiteBuildOpsSage 100 Contractor
    Likelihood to Recommend
    1.0
    (6 ratings)
    10.0
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    5.2
    (9 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.7
    (4 ratings)
    -
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    10.0
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    Usability
    -
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    3.2
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    3.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    ADP WorkForce SuiteBuildOpsSage 100 Contractor
    Likelihood to Recommend
    WorkForce Software An ADP Company
    EmpCenter is really well suited for companies with minimal variety in time keeping needs. Certainly somewhere that has fairly regular work schedules and operational needs the system would be programmed for and meet those needs quite well. I think they assert themselves as a product specifically for those more complex companies, and I believe it is one of a few products available for companies with many employee types and complex work schedule and pay needs, but because of those complexities each have their own specific customizations I feel it is difficult for the company to then manage the different products that end up existing. Each ends up being unique so applying large scale changes doesn't work well as something we may request and need if applied over EmpCenter in general may cause problems for another company. Therefore everything has to be done on an individual basis and is more time consuming and costly.
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    BuildOps
    BuildOps is well suited for any HVAC or commercial construction business there is no question about it. If you have teams of people in the field and you want to track them and the jobs and reduce the paperwork - think BuildOps. Their operations side functionality is strong too - quoting, invoicing, asset tracking, etc.
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    Sage
    If you want a SQL-based ERP, this is a great solution. You can host it locally or on a cloud-based SQL instance. If you want a more modern, browser and cloud-based system, Sage 100 Contractor will not work.
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    Pros
    WorkForce Software An ADP Company
    • A lot flexibility in configuration of the system
    • works well with other systems. We were able to collect data from another time system, Avaya phone systems and even a point of sale system with not a lot of difficulty.
    • They know their product and integration points. They were able to troubleshoot problems with hardware time collection devices quite quickly. We found the devices they sold to be quite durable.
    • Out of the box they have more reports than I would have anticipated. Creating new reports was sometimes a task if it was complex but there were usually similar reports you could use as a starter template
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    BuildOps
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    Sage
    • Sage integrates very well with our field time tracking software called Exaktime. We import the start/end time card data that includes job costs directly to the PR module which greatly reduces the time it takes to process payroll.
    • Sage 100 C payroll calculations and WC/GL overhead calculations are easy to use and understand. The WC/GL overhead calculations are posted to project costs in real-time allowing for accurate total cost reporting of the project.
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    Cons
    WorkForce Software An ADP Company
    • Difficult to use
    • Retroactive adjustments must be made by an administrator
    • Delegation of duties must be done by an adminstrator
    • Data must be exported and then imported into pay system, does not support interface
    • Product has not changed or been updated in 4+ years
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    BuildOps
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    Sage
    • Software maybe be too complicated for smaller contractors
    • The dashboard information my be a bit much for some users
    • Still an on premise software without a cloud option
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    WorkForce Software An ADP Company
    After spending close to 5 years to decide on which payroll product to acquire for our University, I cannot image we would switch now that we have it in use.
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    BuildOps
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    Sage
    The cost of Sage 100 Contractor software is relatively inexpensive compared to some higher-priced options like Foundation and Microsoft Dynamics GP. But more importantly, the cost of implementing new software is costly. Implementation costs include testing and training. There are also risks involved with switching software such as missing data after conversion. Plus, there are always some unknown downsides to switching that are not apparent until the switch is made such as perceived capabilities that really don't exist. For these reasons, we will likely stay with Sage 100 Contractor for a long time. If we grow (say double) in size, we would consider other options.
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    Usability
    WorkForce Software An ADP Company
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    BuildOps
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    Sage
    In the end there are tons of other products that are much better. Time cards don't work, we needed an external software to track this for employees. Estimation is cumbersome, we just used Excel. Payroll was ok, but didn't do employee taxes correctly when they make a certain amount for some reason. Overall, it's a bad product.
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    Support Rating
    WorkForce Software An ADP Company
    Extremely knowledgeable staff that truly care about our business processes
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    BuildOps
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    Sage
    If we ever have issues with Sage 100, the live chat is an awesome tool. However, most of our live chat inquiries are not because of the issues we have, but more for us to better understand how we are supposed to use the software. Sometimes we ask ourselves "what if we" and if we need guidance, the live chat will provide us with the answers or resources to figure out what we need. They always follow up to ensure the problems we encounter have been fixed. If our issue is an indicator of an upgrade that could be made, Sage 100 C offers a way to submit the idea for review and improvement of the software.
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    Alternatives Considered
    WorkForce Software An ADP Company
    EmpCenter is a new software to the company however, I only trained on the old software for a few months before EmpCenter was introduced. I think EmpCenter has a smoother data entry process and can run more in depth reports, but since this is the system I know best I cannot accurately compare it to previous software.
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    BuildOps
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    Sage
    I have use Sage 50, Sage 90, Peachtree Quantum, QuickBooks, Great Plains. They are all good for what they can do. Sage 100 Contractor is the best at what it does. It's a good fit.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    WorkForce Software An ADP Company
    • EmpCenter has reduced the amount of time administrators are spending on payroll. Certainly it has made our entry to our pay system more efficient since we can simply load the data from the time keeping system and we are not collecting actual physical signatures and paper timesheets that must be reviewed for accuracy and completeness. The system does this for us and some automatic calculating of certain pay due that we were hand adding. However the feedback I am getting is that the supervisors feel their work has been increased greatly. They are spending more time correcting and approving time. Essentially the work we were doing in our central offices to review and correct time the supervisor must now do as they approve the time. We have now asked them to be more responsible for proper reporting and use which requires they know more about the rules and many different aspects of pay than they had before. We have employees who are union represented and get some benefits from the contract others do not receive, contract employees who have certain pay aspects in their contracts that must be known, as well as temporary employees and students who get very different pay from the other employees. While some things have been programmed for the system to know and handle, some things must be added to the time sheet to pay properly or the way time is reported is different (some clock out for lunch some don't) supervisors must now know these differences while that used to be a role that was more mine as an administrator. Now I just help them and audit and review.
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    BuildOps
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    Sage
    • It has cut down on accounting personnel and made the cost more effective in that department.
    • It allows for more company wide visibility on all jobs.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    ADP WorkForce Suite Screenshots

    Screenshot of the WorkForce HUB dashboard, which provides an interactive control center for major actions and daily messages that matter most in a typical workday. It is available on any device.Screenshot of WorkForce Absence and Leave Management. This is used to manage employee absence and leave with a single source of record.Screenshot of WorkForce Time, an automated global compliance solution that provides real-time visibility into workplace operations.Screenshot of WorkForce Assistant, which identifies and prioritizes urgent matters, such as potential compliance risks or labor attendance issues, and triggers predictive and proactive notifications that alert stakeholders when action is required.Screenshot of WorkForce Experience, used to communicate through collaboration channels, feedback and in-the-moment information gathering, micro-training, self-service, and access to critical work resources.Screenshot of WorkForce Scheduling, which gives employees a voice in how they are scheduled while maintaining compliance and meeting the business needs for the employee population.