BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product vs. Cx Observer

BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product

Cx Observer

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
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
Cx Observer	Score 0.0 out of 10	N/A	Cx Observer is a project commissioning software and collaboration platform that handles processes including asset progress, issues, documentation, commissioning reports, reviews, inspections and meetings. While every user updates his own work, the Cx Observer takes care of presenting the full commissioning process progress.	N/A

Pricing

BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product

Cx Observer

Editions & Modules

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Offerings

Pricing Offerings
BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product	Cx Observer
Free Trial
No	No
Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

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Community Pulse
	BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product	Cx Observer
Considered Both Products	BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product Verified User Anonymous Chose BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product PlanHub, iSqFt, SmartBid and Procore Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product Very similar but BuildingConnected, an Autodesk is easier to use. The projects available are easier to locate and the user friendly screens allow for deciding which projects to bid. Incentivized Helpful? David Noah Controls Engineer Chose BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product We also use AutoCad so it was easy for us to look at BuildingConnected first since they are by the same company. We had found out while interfacing with our customers that some other platforms (like procore) were hard to use and find information on, so we did not give them … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product BuildingConnected is one of my favorite bid management softwares because of its ease of use and simple interface. At a quick glance you can easily see where your project is, who is planning on bidding, and what values submitted bids equal out to. BuildingConnected makes it … Incentivized Helpful? DC Diane Coughlin Office Manager and PM Assist Chose BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product Procore has excellent project management, but the bidding side is the worst I have ever used. Planhub is easy to use and lets me put as many jobs as possible online. Incentivized Helpful? MD Melanie Dodson Preconstruction Manager Chose BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product BuildingConnected is 100x better than Smart Bid!! Much more flexibility and options! Incentivized Helpful? Marcel Cicort Estimator Chose BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product 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 … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product I'd say that BuildingConnected is by far the best software I've used in the industry. It's much more aesthetically pleasing, user-friendly, and just a better overall product than ProCore, iSqFt, & SmartBid. Those sites all seem to be lacking in at least one of those categories … Incentivized Helpful? Matthew Smith Estimator and Project Manager Chose BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product SmartBid is very similar to BuildingConnected. In our case it just depends which general contractor has BuildingConnected vs SmartBid. I can say that building connected has brought us more/new estimating opportunities by updating our profile - indicating what division we … Incentivized Helpful? SJ Spencer Jabbia Project Manager Chose BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product iSqft cannot stack up against BuildingConnected. The ease of use and intuitiveness of the software is lightyears ahead of iSqft. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product BuildingConnected is user-friendly and easy to understand. One of the key successes for communication within the bidding process is for a dialogue not only from within our company, but also with the subcontractors that we are reaching out to. Nearly all subcontractors we have … Incentivized Helpful? SC Steve Cole Contract Manager / Job Developement Chose BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product I have used various products to do my job and by far BuildingConnected is the best. I wish all construction companies used this program. They are easy to use and does most of the work for me. I like the way they call or text me and ask for my opinion on their product and if … Incentivized Helpful? SG Sarah Garrett Executive Assistant Chose BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product I like the look of BuildingConnected the best between the 3 of these products. Isqft to me has an outdated look and isn't super easy to navigate like BuildingConnected. I like the the visual look of BuildingConnected its very easy on the eyes and draws your eye to where you … Incentivized Helpful? Stephen Fontana Estimator Chose BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product Some of these other products are feature-rich but lack user-friendly features. BuildingConnected, what it lacks in some deeper features, it makes up for in Customer Service and User Friendliness. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product We use BuildingConnected for our bidding process mainly because of their database feature. Procore does not offer a database outside of using your own. Plangrid, Dodge & PanTerra have databases, but they don't seem to be as broad as BuildingConnected. SmartBid actually has some … Incentivized Helpful?	Cx Observer No answer on this topic

Features

BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product

Cx Observer

Human Resource Management

Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
	BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product 8.0 Ratings 13% above category average	Cx Observer - Ratings
Job profiles and administration	8.00 Ratings	00 Ratings

Reporting & Analytics

Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
	BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product 1.2 Ratings 147% below category average	Cx Observer - Ratings
Dashboards	1.10 Ratings	00 Ratings
Standard reports	1.20 Ratings	00 Ratings
Custom reports	1.20 Ratings	00 Ratings
Data exportability	1.10 Ratings	00 Ratings

Construction Project & Field Management

Comparison of Construction Project & Field Management features of Product A and Product B
	BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product 3.6 Ratings 69% below category average	Cx Observer - Ratings
Plan distribution & viewing	1.30 Ratings	00 Ratings
Plan markups & sharing	1.30 Ratings	00 Ratings
Issue tracking & punchlists	8.00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Photo documentation	7.00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Jobsite reports	6.10 Ratings	00 Ratings
Document sharing	1.30 Ratings	00 Ratings
RFI tools	1.20 Ratings	00 Ratings
Collaboration & approvals	1.20 Ratings	00 Ratings
As-built drawings	1.20 Ratings	00 Ratings
Mobile app	1.00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Submittal design and management	1.20 Ratings	00 Ratings
Checklists	1.20 Ratings	00 Ratings
Meeting Minutes	6.00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Specifications	8.90 Ratings	00 Ratings
Change orders	6.90 Ratings	00 Ratings

Estimating

Comparison of Estimating features of Product A and Product B
	BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product 6.2 Ratings 20% below category average	Cx Observer - Ratings
Takeoff tools	1.20 Ratings	00 Ratings
Job costing	7.00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Cost databases	6.00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Cost calculator	8.00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Bid creation	8.90 Ratings	00 Ratings

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User Ratings
	BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product	Cx Observer
Likelihood to Recommend	1.3 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	9.0 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Usability	10.0 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Support Rating	8.9 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Implementation Rating	10.0 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product	Cx Observer
Likelihood to Recommend	It is perfect for anyone in construction - whether you're an estimator or project manager. BuildingConnected is the go-to resource to help you stay on top of your projects. It is not as appropriate for people that are not in the construction field. I would highly recommend it to anyone looking to be more organized. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	No answers on this topic
Pros	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 Incentivized Matthew Smith Estimator and Project Manager Read full review	No answers on this topic
Cons	Stronger Sub search for situations in which we are not creating and publishing a project within BuildingConnected. In many instances, we simply need to find a trade subcontractor immediately. We cannot waste time in creating, publishing a project, documentation, files, etc., etc.. We should have an excellent advanced search window for this purpose. Incentivized Marcel Cicort Estimator Read full review	No answers on this topic
Usability	Very easy to use. Incentivized DC Diane Coughlin Office Manager and PM Assist Read full review	No answers on this topic
Support Rating	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. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating	Quick and easy. Pretty much menu-driven Incentivized DC Diane Coughlin Office Manager and PM Assist Read full review	No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered	BuildingConnected is one of my favorite bid management softwares because of its ease of use and simple interface. At a quick glance you can easily see where your project is, who is planning on bidding, and what values submitted bids equal out to. BuildingConnected makes it really easy to find and engage new subcontractors, and is very easy to use as a team. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	No answers on this topic
Return on Investment	Our company is able to view the number of bid responses and award percentages for each subcontractor. We save a considerable amount of admin time by utilizing BuildingConnected. Correspondence to all subcontractors can be concurrent rather than individually where a general note must be distributed. Incentivized MD Melanie Dodson Preconstruction Manager Read full review	No answers on this topic
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