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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Arcoro HR

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/AArcoro 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

    FastPIPE

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AFastPIPE is a construction and estimation software offering from FastEST, Inc.N/A
    Pricing
    Arcoro HRFastPIPE
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Arcoro HRFastPIPE
    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
    Arcoro HRFastPIPE
    Considered Both Products
    Arcoro
    No answer on this topic
    FastEST, Inc.
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    88%
    Would buy again
    57 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    88%
    Delivers good value for the price
    49 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    82%
    Happy with the feature set
    53 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    81%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    39 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    78%
    Implementation went as expected
    40 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Arcoro HRFastPIPE
    Construction Project & Field Management
    Comparison of Construction Project & Field Management features of Arcoro HR and FastPIPE
    Feature
    Arcoro HR
    -
    Ratings
    FastPIPE
    8.5
    1 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Plan distribution & viewing00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Plan markups & sharing00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Document sharing00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    RFI tools00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Estimating
    Comparison of Estimating features of Arcoro HR and FastPIPE
    Feature
    Arcoro HR
    -
    Ratings
    FastPIPE
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    28% above category average
    Takeoff tools00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Job costing00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Cost databases00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Arcoro HRFastPIPE
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    Autodesk BIM Collaborate Pro
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
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    Autodesk Build
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    No answers on this topic
    Revit
    Score8.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Arcoro HRFastPIPE
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (67 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    4.5
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    6.8
    (63 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    5.5
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.5
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.6
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    6.2
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    3.5
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    3.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    5.9
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Arcoro HRFastPIPE
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Arcoro
    From sales to implementation, the process was a little oversold. We didn't know the right questions to ask - had we known what to ask, it would have been easier to embrace from the beginning. Once the training begins, it's comfortable with the tools and team. Our Project Manager had changed throughout the implementation process, but we didn't miss a beat. Arcoro takes care of us, and I would recommend them as a Sage partner.
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    FastEST, Inc.
    It's absolutely well suited to anyone needing accurate piping takeoff and laboring estimates, with great reporting and up to date pricing. I love that I didn't need to spend time trying to update the price logs. It's easy to learn, and works well in a large or small environment, and lends itself to more than just estimating, but becomes a good project management tool as well. Fantastic software.
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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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    FastEST, Inc.
    • FastPIPE was very fast to learn, very straight forward and user-friendly. It's easy to use and teach new interns and project engineers how to quickly takeoff sections to backup change orders or assist in heavy bid load.
    • It's fantastic at keeping up to date on price changes. I'd get updates often, and they were usually within 2-3% of our discount prices with local vendors. In the few instances it wasn't, FastPIPE was very easy to adjust or factor for project costs.
    • Is great at being able to pull up reports and graphs and track different materials and labor costs for factoring. We bid on a lot of high rise residential buildings, so we do takeoff by floor. It would give detailed reports per page as opposed to just a lump sum. Very detailed so it was easy to adjust per our project approach.
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    Cons
    Arcoro
    • Since we started using the HUB, I have things listed as jobsites that are not jobsites on Exaktime, I'd like them removed such as DO NOT SYNC, JBLMANG, JENSEN, 1 HOME OFFICE, 2 DM OFFICE I guess they are called "locations" but every once in a while one of our guys will clock into one of them by mistake.
    • When submitting a ticket, quicker response time would be appreciated. Arbaz is quick to respond but the tickets are not responded to very quickly. I think Arcoro HR is a great product but response time is important! Especially when you have a lot of employees counting on a paycheck every Friday.
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    FastEST, Inc.
    • It was a trick or two learning how to upload prints correctly, I think that interface could be a bit easier, but it's already better than most of the competition.
    • Might be nice to have easier labor factoring, in case we want to pre-load our own instead of MCA time factors for piping labor
    • It would auto update upon opening occasionally. It's fairly fast, but I prefer to OK that in case I just need to come up with something quickly and don't want to wait.
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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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    FastEST, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    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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    FastEST, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Reliability and Availability
    Arcoro
    No problems.
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    FastEST, Inc.
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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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    FastEST, Inc.
    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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    FastEST, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    In-Person Training
    Arcoro
    We did not do any in person training
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    FastEST, Inc.
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    Online Training
    Arcoro
    The training is provided well and recorded. Sometimes it was too fast to grasp, but the recordings make it easier to review at a later date.
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    FastEST, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    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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    FastEST, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    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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    FastEST, Inc.
    I've used the quote soft piping takeoff as well, and it's just not as easy to use or update. Basic methodology and interaface is similar, but it's more 'clunky' to use, is harder to keep updated and to upload PDF's for takeoff, and it's just not as streamlined or user friendly. Akin to comparing driving a truck to a sports car. The Fast Pipe is really smooth and easy to function in.
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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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    FastEST, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    Arcoro
    We can't seem to get the simple things fixed. I wouldn't trust it.
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    FastEST, Inc.
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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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    FastEST, Inc.
    • Best impact is time saved. It's so much faster to do bid takeoff and hit the ground running
    • Being able to 'draw in' on design-build and being able to print my takeoff has been helpful when turning the job over so the field install understands the approach taken to get the job.
    • Ease of use and learning has made it much more cost effective to bring new people up to speed.
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