Arcoro HR vs. BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Arcoro HR
Score 7.4 out of 10
N/A
Arcoro is an HR technology company focused on the construction industry, offering solutions to help companies hire, manage and grow their back office, professional and skilled trade workforce.N/A
BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
BuildingConnected is an online preconstruction platform supporting communication and collaboration with contractors, subcontractors, and real estate owners. The platform supports bid management with cost tracking and analytics, relationship tracking, alerting, and unlimited bid invitations. BuildingConnected was acquired by Autodesk in 2018.N/A
Pricing
Arcoro HRBuildingConnected, an Autodesk product
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Arcoro HRBuildingConnected, an Autodesk product
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Arcoro HRBuildingConnected, an Autodesk product
Features
Arcoro HRBuildingConnected, an Autodesk product
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Arcoro HR
-
Ratings
BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product
8.0
1 Ratings
13% above category average
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Arcoro HR
-
Ratings
BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product
1.2
3 Ratings
147% below category average
Dashboards00 Ratings1.12 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings1.23 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings1.23 Ratings
Data exportability00 Ratings1.13 Ratings
Construction Project & Field Management
Comparison of Construction Project & Field Management features of Product A and Product B
Arcoro HR
-
Ratings
BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product
3.6
16 Ratings
69% below category average
Plan distribution & viewing00 Ratings1.315 Ratings
Plan markups & sharing00 Ratings1.311 Ratings
Issue tracking & punchlists00 Ratings8.06 Ratings
Photo documentation00 Ratings7.08 Ratings
Jobsite reports00 Ratings6.13 Ratings
Document sharing00 Ratings1.316 Ratings
RFI tools00 Ratings1.28 Ratings
Collaboration & approvals00 Ratings1.26 Ratings
As-built drawings00 Ratings1.26 Ratings
Mobile app00 Ratings1.03 Ratings
Submittal design and management00 Ratings1.25 Ratings
Checklists00 Ratings1.23 Ratings
Meeting Minutes00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Specifications00 Ratings8.92 Ratings
Change orders00 Ratings6.92 Ratings
Estimating
Comparison of Estimating features of Product A and Product B
Arcoro HR
-
Ratings
BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product
6.2
13 Ratings
20% below category average
Takeoff tools00 Ratings1.25 Ratings
Job costing00 Ratings7.06 Ratings
Cost databases00 Ratings6.04 Ratings
Cost calculator00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Bid creation00 Ratings8.912 Ratings
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User Ratings
Arcoro HRBuildingConnected, an Autodesk product
Likelihood to Recommend
7.3
(66 ratings)
1.3
(16 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
5.4
(6 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
7.1
(62 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Availability
8.2
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
5.5
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
6.7
(4 ratings)
8.9
(7 ratings)
In-Person Training
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
8.2
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
6.3
(3 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Configurability
3.6
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
3.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
5.9
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
8.2
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
8.2
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Arcoro HRBuildingConnected, an Autodesk product
Likelihood to Recommend
Arcoro
Arcoro HR is a terrific product when it is flowing the way you need it to! It has a lot to offer but it just takes time to learn all that it has to offer and then we throw the ever-changing world into the mix. I appreciate the webinars you put out and the quick Open Office Hours have been awesome too! Your people like Arbaz Khan, Max Clement, and Shannon Baquar have been very helpful to me!
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Autodesk
When receiving RFQ's from companies within a manageable distant from our location, it has been very helpfull. Receiving RFQ's for projects outside of our work area, it is just a waste of time. The projects available are well organized and give date due of proposal.
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Pros
Arcoro
  • Open Enrollment - this is an AWESOME feature. We have over 900 employees and we wouldn't dream of doing this by hand again! Everything legible and every required field filled out.
  • Electronic feeds to the insurance carriers/benefit vendors - this is seamless and we have more issues with the vendors than with Arcoro HR!
  • ACA reporting is something that they handle and it is one less headache that we have to deal with!
  • Applicant tracking that flows into onboarding then into the benefits module!
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Autodesk
  • Helps keep track of multiple jobs at once
  • Helps sort your bid invites into won/lost/pending/archived etc.
  • It is a central location where general contractors can put all their updated files and addendum
  • Lets you see which contractors are bidding the same job so you can coordinate your estimating
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Cons
Arcoro
  • EmpTrust has been combative in its approach to working with us to address issues. A new E-Verify partner would be greatly appreciated.
  • Federal and State update forms are delayed in being available within the platform. This causes questions and confusion at onboarding until they're available. Sooner availability would keep the process efficient and reduce data-entry errors that require later changes.
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Autodesk
  • There was a previous glitch where bid forms have been updated by subcontractors that have accessed a former version are not able to access the updated/new bid form.
  • I would like to see the ability for BuildingConnected to automatically send a bid reminder to bidders at a set amount of time prior to the bid date.
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Likelihood to Renew
Arcoro
It is easer to keep someing going then change things out. Our employees have taken 6 months to learn this one, I do not want to reinvent the wheel. Just this week I have seen inprovment as they now know they do not get paid if they do not clock in and back out every day.
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Autodesk
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Usability
Arcoro
Very user friendly. Nothing's perfect but ExakTime is pretty close! Employees are diligent about clocking in and out in order to get paid! I love that we can customize reports to get exactly the info that we need. It's also very helpful to provide documentation of hours worked for our customers.
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Autodesk
Very easy to use.
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Reliability and Availability
Arcoro
No problems.
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Autodesk
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Performance
Arcoro
Pages do not load quickly. It's difficult to build custom reports. Again, you need to HR people develop your system and make is user friendly.
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Autodesk
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Arcoro
I have not had to use support other then as we got started
and had a few hick ups but they were great.
They answered all our questions even if some of them were no the program
does not do that. I guess the best support is one that is not needed because
the product works great and does its job right
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Autodesk
Though I haven't had to utilize any live support at BuildingConnected, I know others at my company have and have had good success with them. They seem to be very responsive and since the software is so simple, there are not that many pitfalls or hurdles that you need to work through to accomplish your task.
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In-Person Training
Arcoro
We did not do any in person training
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Autodesk
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Online Training
Arcoro
Online training is good because it's at our own pace.
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Autodesk
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Implementation Rating
Arcoro
Gave a notice to all
employees to come to work 15 min early on the day planned to implement the
program. I had Spanish and English signs
on how to down load the program and log in I showed them ALL how to log in and
out and explained that they are responsible for reporting accurate time. I had them all sign a policy that lunch
breaks were mandatory for all employees
at least 30 min per day. This ensures
safety on the roofs. We had a few people
who did not have passwords to the app store and we had a few problems with
android phones but most of them were on their way quickly. Most not happy about the change but I hope
they see the benefit of it now.
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Autodesk
Quick and easy. Pretty much menu-driven
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Alternatives Considered
Arcoro
We still use Sage, and ExakTime is compatible with it, which is why we went with ExakTime. So technically we use both at this time. ExakTime is a great pairing with Sage since Sage does not have any applications that let employees clock in and out. So we use ExakTime for that and then transfer the information to Sage for the reporting and issuing of deposits/checks, etc.
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Autodesk
Have used BlueBook Construction, which has a smooth, quick search for local contractors. Still, they don't allow us the client project creation. I even had issues with them displaying proper project descriptions based upon was receiving inadequate and or erroneous bid proposals, and the engagement manager was not flexible in resolving the problem!
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Arcoro
I think it is priced a little high, but no time to look for other options at this time.
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Autodesk
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Scalability
Arcoro
No problems with them.
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Autodesk
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Return on Investment
Arcoro
  • Payroll Accuracy - Hours used to be manually calculated here. Depending on the person it was almost never accurate resulting in employees being under paid or the company losing money.
  • Time - To calculate 30+ employees hours, including overtime was a nightmare and took an entire day. I now do minor changes day of payroll to fix up things and ask questions and I am no more than 20 minutes. That is a huge time and money saver.
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Autodesk
  • Allows our company to accurately estimate the cost of a project.
  • Helps us to reach out to qualified subcontractors based on past experience and history with our company.
  • Contains bid leveling capabilities to ensure that all proposals cover a full scope of work.
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