BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product vs FotoNotes

Likelihood to Recommend

BuildingConnected is a great tool for construction managers and general contractors working over a wide area that rely on collecting multiple bids. BuildingConnected does a great job at presenting new contractors that may fit the bill for who you need to look at and price a job. Its simple interface allows you to easily see who the main point of contact is at a company, and place comments for your team to review after corresponding with these companies.

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Project Manager in Engineering

Construction Company, 201-500 employees

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Any scenario where you are managing off-site work tasks, especially if those work tasks involve virtual verification and media.

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Mitch Davidson

Chief Operating Officer

Purdy Enterprise, LLCFacilities Services, 11-50 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product

FotoNotes

Plan distribution & viewing

Plan markups & sharing

Issue tracking & punchlists

Photo documentation

Jobsite reports

Document sharing

RFI tools

Collaboration & approvals

As-built drawings

Mobile app

Submittal design and management

BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product

FotoNotes

Takeoff tools

Job costing

Cost databases

Cost calculator

Bid creation

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

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Matthew Smith

Estimator and Project Manager

Century Exteriors Inc.Construction, 11-50 employees

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Creating products that are highly configurable for the user.
Creating API integrations.
Understanding and adapting to mobile user needs.

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Mitch Davidson

Chief Operating Officer

Purdy Enterprise, LLCFacilities Services, 11-50 employees

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Cons

There was a previous glitch where bid forms have been updated by subcontractors that have accessed a former version are not able to access the updated/new bid form.
I would like to see the ability for BuildingConnected to automatically send a bid reminder to bidders at a set amount of time prior to the bid date.

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Melanie Dodson

Preconstruction Manager

NOVO ConstructionConstruction, 1001-5000 employees

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Industry/market specification.
Expansion and scale.
Look and design.

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Mitch Davidson

Chief Operating Officer

Purdy Enterprise, LLCFacilities Services, 11-50 employees

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Usability

BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product 10.0

Based on 1 answer

Very easy to use.

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Diane Coughlin

Office Manager and PM Assist

SD Clifton Construction, Inc.Construction, 11-50 employees

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No score

No answers yet

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Support Rating

BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product 8.9

Based on 14 answers

They are constantly reaching out to see if there is anything they can teach us. It can be a bit aggravating when it is constant, but I know that they have our best interest at heart. They also had all of us do multiple Skype meetings with a support rep to make sure we understood the software.

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Verified User

Analyst in Other

Construction Company, 201-500 employees

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No score

No answers yet

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Implementation Rating

BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product 10.0

Based on 2 answers

Quick and easy. Pretty much menu-driven

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Diane Coughlin

Office Manager and PM Assist

SD Clifton Construction, Inc.Construction, 11-50 employees

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No score

No answers yet

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Alternatives Considered

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 proposals, and the engagement manager was not flexible in resolving the problem!

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Marcel Cicort

Estimator

Davaco LPConstruction, 1001-5000 employees

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Return on Investment

Allows our company to accurately estimate the cost of a project.
Helps us to reach out to qualified subcontractors based on past experience and history with our company.
Contains bid leveling capabilities to ensure that all proposals cover a full scope of work.

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Verified User

Employee in Professional Services

Construction Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Reduced our labor spend due to integration and automation.
Reduced subcontracting burdens due to advanced mobile features (i.e., eliminated the need for homework, uploading, and transcription after job completion).

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Mitch Davidson

Chief Operating Officer

Purdy Enterprise, LLCFacilities Services, 11-50 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product Editions & Modules

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Additional Pricing Details

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General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

Optional

FotoNotes Editions & Modules

Edition

FotoNotes	$200.00¹

Per Month

Additional Pricing Details

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Rating Summary

BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product

FotoNotes

BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product

FotoNotes

BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product

FotoNotes

BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product

FotoNotes

BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product

FotoNotes

Likelihood to Recommend