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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

    iTWO costX

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ACostX is a construction and estimation software offering from Exactal Technologies Pty Ltd.N/A
    Pricing
    Arcoro HRiTWO costX
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Arcoro HRiTWO costX
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Pricing is determined by a number of factors. For example, would you want to use BIM or just 2D? Do you need estimating spreadsheets and report generation? Would you want to buy 100 copies or just one? If you send in a sales enquiry to sales.int@rib-software.com, we’ll be able to send you through a quote that will meet your requirements.
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    Community Pulse
    Arcoro HRiTWO costX
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    88%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    88%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    82%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    81%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    78%
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    Features
    Arcoro HRiTWO costX
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Arcoro HR and iTWO costX
    Feature
    Arcoro HR
    -
    Ratings
    iTWO costX
    8.7
    1 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Standard reports00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Data exportability00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Construction Project & Field Management
    Comparison of Construction Project & Field Management features of Arcoro HR and iTWO costX
    Feature
    Arcoro HR
    -
    Ratings
    iTWO costX
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Plan distribution & viewing00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Plan markups & sharing00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Issue tracking & punchlists00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Estimating
    Comparison of Estimating features of Arcoro HR and iTWO costX
    Feature
    Arcoro HR
    -
    Ratings
    iTWO costX
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Takeoff tools00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Job costing00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Cost calculator00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Bid creation00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
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    Arcoro HRiTWO costX
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    CMiC Construction Platform
    Score7.5 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
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    Autodesk Build
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Revit
    Score8.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Arcoro HRiTWO costX
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.1
    (67 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    4.8
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    6.9
    (63 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    5.5
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.3
    (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)
    -
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    Configurability
    3.6
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    3.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    5.9
    (2 ratings)
    -
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    Vendor post-sale
    8.1
    (2 ratings)
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    Vendor pre-sale
    8.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    Arcoro HRiTWO costX
    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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    RIB Software SE
    Easy to use, one-stop for all construction-related tasks. The best thing is the split-screen, during the Bill of Quantity verification users can see for what part of the design Bill of Quantity is generated. Auto-updating of Design is another good feature.
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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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    RIB Software SE
    • Allows multiple users to work on the same estimate at once. This is huge!! Not only can we team up on a project that has a quick deadline but we can also simultaneously collaborate on database updates.
    • Performs your takeoff on CAD drawings or vector PDFs. Your typical takeoff software does takeoff on an unintelligent PDF. I say unintelligent because the process you go through is simply to trace the boundaries of your shape. This is time-consuming and can lead to mistakes. With CostX your cursor will stick to the line lines and takeoff the exact measurement. This has cut our takeoff time by 75%. The best part is that this is done in the same software as your estimating software. There are a few software's that have takeoff and estimating in one but CostX is the only one the provides CAD smart takeoff.
    • CostX is a lot like Excel. You have the flexibility to set up your workbooks the way your project team thinks. For example, ours is set up to evaluate labor in two ways; productivity (man-hours per widget) or crew hours (3 guys for two days for a given activity).
    • Reports are very flexible and the report writers is much easier than Crystal reports.
    • If you subscribe to the full version of CostX this provides the most powerful feature of them all......Auto-Revisioning. This function will compare two sets of drawings, identify the changes on a color coded drawing, ask for you to approve the changes and then update your estimate and takeoff. You can even use this to produce custom print outs for RFI's show your design team what changed.
    • Your estimating workbooks are live-linked to your takeoff. As you make adjustments to your takeoff your estimate updates accordingly. The workbook has color coded text to hep your team understand whats behind your estimate; Black = manually input, Blue = rates linked to database, and Green = quantity linked to take-off.
    • Full integrated subcontractor comparison. We use to do this in excel to compare multiple bidders across every division.
    • This is also color coded for a streamlined review process; green = quote, blue = estimate, purple = plug, and orange = other.
    • Built in error checking notifies you if you forgot to normalize an item on your subcontractor comparison.
    • In the near future the software will be available online allowing you to use remotely.
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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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    RIB Software SE
    • iTwo Costx has 3D features that may require enhancement in terms of Look and feel perspective.
    • The eye Function section view feature may require enhancement. But I am not sure how much more we can bring it to scale
    • Not seen Cloud base service. So that easy to use from any where.
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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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    RIB Software SE
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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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    RIB Software SE
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    Reliability and Availability
    Arcoro
    No problems.
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    RIB Software SE
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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.
    Incentivized
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    RIB Software SE
    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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    RIB Software SE
    No answers on this topic
    In-Person Training
    Arcoro
    We did not do any in person training
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    RIB Software SE
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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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    RIB Software SE
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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.
    Incentivized
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    RIB Software SE
    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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    RIB Software SE
    We are not aware of another software that has fully integrated take-off, subcontractor comparison, estimating and reporting besides CostX.
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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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    RIB Software SE
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    Arcoro
    We can't seem to get the simple things fixed. I wouldn't trust it.
    Incentivized
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    RIB Software SE
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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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    RIB Software SE
    • Easy to Collaborate Between the Team members. Saves a lot of work
    • Integrate with multiple types of data drawing which saves efforts in converting the design.
    • Bill of Quantity export can be done based on the Design section and can share with contractors for Quotes. Instead of just downloading the whole report and then editing for the required pack.
    Incentivized
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    iTWO costX Screenshots

    Screenshot of BIM takeoff in iTWO costXScreenshot of A modern and user-friendly interface.Screenshot of Live-linked workbooks in iTWO costXScreenshot of 2D takeoff in iTWO costXScreenshot of Customizable report writer in iTWO costXScreenshot of Interoperable with many platforms and file types