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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Autodesk Build

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AAutodesk Build, based on the former PlanGrid, is construction productivity software. It includes tools to collaborate, collect, and manage project information throughout the project’s construction and operations lifespan. It enables document centralization and tracking.

    $39

    user per month

    Premier Construction Software

    Score8.9 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Premier is a financial and project management construction software for General Contractors, Developers, Homebuilders, and Specialty Contractors, providing the integration of accounting and project management in real-time. Tailored to the construction industry, the cloud ERP construction management platform helps to ensure financial control, operational excellence and collaboration connecting every process and stakeholder. Premier supports efficiency by streamlining the…

    $15,000

    (minimum implementation)

    Pricing
    Autodesk BuildPremier Construction Software
    Editions & Modules
    Nailgun
    $39
    user per month
    Dozer
    $59
    user per month
    Crane
    $139
    user per month
    Enterprise
    $249
    per month (billed annually) per user (starting at $50,000 implementation fee)
    Premium
    $299
    per month (billed annually) per user (starting at $25,000 implementation fee)
    Starter
    $349
    per month (billed annually) per user (starting at $15,000 implementation fee)
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Autodesk BuildPremier Construction Software
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$15,000 one-time fee
    Additional Details—Mobile App: $50 /user/month
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    Features
    Autodesk BuildPremier Construction Software
    Construction Project & Field Management
    Comparison of Construction Project & Field Management features of Autodesk Build and Premier Construction Software
    Feature
    Autodesk Build
    6.5
    58 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Premier Construction Software
    -
    Ratings
    Plan distribution & viewing7.057 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plan markups & sharing6.057 Ratings00 Ratings
    Issue tracking & punchlists5.052 Ratings00 Ratings
    Photo documentation9.049 Ratings00 Ratings
    Jobsite reports9.037 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document sharing8.056 Ratings00 Ratings
    RFI tools5.039 Ratings00 Ratings
    Collaboration & approvals8.043 Ratings00 Ratings
    As-built drawings5.043 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile app3.055 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Autodesk BuildPremier Construction Software
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    Score7.5 out of 10
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    Score8.9 out of 10
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    Enterprises
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    Score8.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Autodesk BuildPremier Construction Software
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (70 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    5.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (52 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Autodesk BuildPremier Construction Software
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Autodesk
    PlanGrid performs really well in all aspects of construction from the general to the sub/trade. The platform distributes and communicates project documentation in an extremely user-friendly manner. As with most software, it is cheaper the larger the scale of the project. In situations where the project is relatively small, and the trade contracts are also of relatively low dollar value, the product can be cost-prohibitive.
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    Premier Construction Software
    Jonas is well suited for the construction industry and for trades that work in construction. The functionality and features are set up to streamline the processes that take place daily, weekly, and monthly. You are also able to manage the big picture and track your company's information for multiple years, making it a scalable software. Our administration and project managers can streamline work from the field to the office through Jonas and we feel that is one of the biggest benefits to Jonas
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    Pros
    Autodesk
    • Plangrid is the best SaaS I have seen for ease of uploading construction plans and automated organization of those plans.
    • For companies that are not using other products for mobile access, the Plangrid mobile apps are perfect to allow people on and off site to share and collaborate in many phases of construction project documentation.
    • Plangrid has a very responsive technical support team (although it is pretty much email only).
    • Plangrid's website layout is easy to use and understand and allows new users to jump right in and do basic to moderate tasks without little training.
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    Premier Construction Software
    • Job Dashboard gives you a great summary of that job at a glance. I can even pull direct reports based on the fact that there are drill-downs.
    • I can go right to the receipt with the GL report drill-down capabilities.
    • Workflows make the product accessible from anywhere for approval when I have people on the road.
    • Dragging and dropping reports to in AP will then go to documents under the job it is attached to.
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    Cons
    Autodesk
    • The photo attachment process is a bit complicated. In ProCore (another similar software I've used), you can upload photos directly into RFIs for your reference, or into e-mails. For PlanGrid, you have to first upload the photo into the documents tab, then link them into the RFI. It's not intuitive and can add confusion to the documents tab.
    • Photos can't be directly uploaded. Between different devices and colleagues, it's possible you'll get an important photo outside of the PlanGrid photo capture feature within its app. Again, it's complicated for users to use.
    • In their new drawings viewer, the icons for actions do not have icons available. I had to use them all in order to understand what they meant, and I'm fairly tech savvy. I'm not sure if a new person to PlanGrid will pick up on each icon's abilities very easily.
    • There's no all-in-one solution in CM, but PlanGrid is fairly barebones, and I don't believe it has any ability to connect to other software. There's no ability to take meeting munites; you can hack the field reports feature to accomplish this, but it's clear that was not the intent of the designers.
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    Premier Construction Software
    • Workflows could be more customized
    • Invoice and Subcontractor portals could be easier to use
    • Blanket changes across jobs when a policy/template is changed
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Autodesk
    We are at the point where we have shown our teams what is possible with this software. We cannot take it away and go back to the way we used to do things. I think that they would push back on us to give them access to something electronic. It is a good program that we will continue to use
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    Premier Construction Software
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Autodesk
    Hard to get the hang of this software, but with time it become very repetitive and easier to navigate. I have used this software for over a year now and the constant updates by Autodesk have made the software better and better to use at work. This allows me to use this tool more effectively
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    Premier Construction Software
    Using Premier Construction Software is intuitive. Most of the modules work the same way, so once you learn to use one, the others come easily.
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    Support Rating
    Autodesk
    Online chat during business hours is extremely helpful. The Plangrid staff has gone above and beyond many times to help us. One time they even offered to completely rebuild our 900+ sheet project so I could slip sheet a few old drawing revisions! This undoubtedly would have taken hours on Plangrid's end. They are always responsive and are continually improving, listening to user feedback.
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    Premier Construction Software
    Jonas Premier has some of the best support we've received in this business. Whenever there is an issue or question, we receive a response in a timely manner and get follow up as well. We have never had an issue getting something resolved and our feedback is always taken into account
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    Alternatives Considered
    Autodesk
    Plangrid, while not serving the external document distribution function, is unrivaled for internal document distribution and sharing in the construction industry. The speed at which documents are navigatable, the ability to download your projects for viewing without an internet connection, and the document mark-up and photo tools place it head and shoulders above the competition.
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    Premier Construction Software
    We came away from Sage 100. We looked at Computerease and Foundation among a few others. These two were looked at most seriously.
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    Return on Investment
    Autodesk
    • It helped us "wow" a joint commission survey in 2016 and have a successful survey because he loved how we could access plans on an iPad, check suite sizes, and didn't have to carry around huge, heavy sets of life safety plans.
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    Premier Construction Software
    • Jonas has positively impacted our Accounts Payable and Receivable department by making tracking and processing organized and streamlined. Previously we were having to track invoices and payments through emails and various formats. We are now able to connect each AP or AR invoice to the job and subcontractor, keep track of the billing due dates, and have all the paperwork generated from Jonas.
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    ScreenShots

    Autodesk Build Screenshots

    Screenshot of No confusing folders - all your plans at your fingertips.Screenshot of Easy overlay to visually detect changes or clashes.Screenshot of Track issues directly on the plan, including descriptions, photos, cost, and schedule impacts.Screenshot of Mark up plans for instant communication between field and office.Screenshot of Attach any kind of construction documents to your plans, including 360 photos.Screenshot of Track, review, and submit all your field reports on a mobile device.

    Premier Construction Software Screenshots

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