Likelihood to Recommend In enterprises where another project is tailored to the needs of the client rather than using basic tools. And where the estimate requires comprehensive cost buckets for production operations. When there is a large amount of purchasing history to enter into AspenONE Engineering in order for it to provide reliable projections. Standard equipment manufacturing enterprises are not well suited. Also, because this instrument requires time, when there are time limitation and resource or human limitations.
Read full review Suitable for all organisations that are required to collate, store and generate borehole site logs in a timely and orderly fashion. Can also be used for the storage of .ags data if setup correctly. Handles multiple projects well but is not without hiccups when used regularly. I believe it is possible to draw section views however have not done so myself.
Read full review Pros Once an estimate is made, it can be simply copied and modified for another similar equipment estimate ACCE can be customized per the company's requirements Templates for each equipment style can be made and can be used repeatedly Very detailed reporting, of each cost segment like steel, electrical, civil, instruments is available for analysis Read full review Borehole logs Storage of geotech data. Customisable Read full review Cons The User Guide is far too large to browse and learn from. Documentation is detailed while also being complicated. Any modifications that need to be made will take a long time. Read full review Bugs bugs bugs. Confusing interface. Split-logs cumbersome to generate. Read full review Usability We began assessing several tools when we began estimating for a full process plant or various styles of equipment. We also investigated implementing an ERP system used by the sales and item engineering departments.
Read full review Support Rating The support team is always available for help. They are agile and cheerful.
Read full review Alternatives Considered Again answering from the ACCE perspective (Estimating tool) - Previously when we did estimates for simple equipment we had used excel estimates and lotus reporting. However, as we started estimating for an entire process plant or various style of equipment, we had started evaluating various tools. We had also considered using an ERP system that is utilized by Purchasing and Product Engineering teams, however, ACCE seemed a better fit for the amount of detailed estimating needed. And the robustness and various options available made us select this tool.
Read full review I find Holebase much more user-friendly and intuitive although have not used for as long as gINT. It seems to handle the data in a much more reliable way and I've yet to find pesky bugs. Whilst gINT feels like a polished interface to what is in essence a simple database, Holebase feels like a bespoke piece of software.
Read full review Return on Investment Investment apart from the cost of tool, is time - It is very time taking to obtain the results required We are being trained by a professional consultant on ACCE, and yet to see the ROI Detailed estimates as needed by Product Engineering is a plus Read full review Central piece of software for collation and storage of all site data. Storage and checker of ags data. Professional looking logs. Read full review ScreenShots