BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product
19 Ratings
ProContractor
13 Ratings

BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product

19 Ratings
<a href='https://www.trustradius.com/static/about-trustradius-scoring' target='_blank' rel='nofollow noopener'>trScore algorithm: Learn more.</a>
Score 8.8 out of 100

Based on 19 reviews and ratings

ProContractor

13 Ratings
<a href='https://www.trustradius.com/static/about-trustradius-scoring' target='_blank' rel='nofollow noopener'>trScore algorithm: Learn more.</a>
Score 7.2 out of 100

Based on 13 reviews and ratings

Feature Set Ratings

  • BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product ranks higher in 4 feature sets: Human Resource Management, Reporting & Analytics, Construction Project & Field Management, Estimating

Human Resource Management

8.0

BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product

80%
5.0

ProContractor

50%
ViewPoint ProContractor ranks higher in 2/3 features
ViewPoint ProContractor ranks higher in 2/3 features

Job profiles and administration

8.0
80%
1 Rating
N/A
0 Ratings

Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.

N/A
0 Ratings
5.0
50%
1 Rating

Organization and location management

N/A
0 Ratings
5.0
50%
1 Rating

Reporting & Analytics

7.0

BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product

70%
3.8

ProContractor

38%
BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product ranks higher in 3/4 features
BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product ranks higher in 3/4 features

Standard reports

8.0
80%
1 Rating
8.0
80%
1 Rating

Custom reports

8.0
80%
1 Rating
3.0
30%
1 Rating

Data exportability

5.0
50%
1 Rating
1.0
10%
1 Rating

Dashboards

N/A
0 Ratings
3.0
30%
1 Rating

Construction Project & Field Management

7.8

BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product

78%
3.3

ProContractor

33%
BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product ranks higher in 14/15 features
BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product ranks higher in 14/15 features

Plan distribution & viewing

8.2
82%
13 Ratings
4.0
40%
1 Rating

Plan markups & sharing

7.9
79%
9 Ratings
4.0
40%
1 Rating

Issue tracking & punchlists

8.1
81%
6 Ratings
3.5
35%
2 Ratings

Photo documentation

7.4
74%
8 Ratings
2.7
27%
2 Ratings

Jobsite reports

7.1
71%
2 Ratings
3.7
37%
2 Ratings

Document sharing

8.4
84%
14 Ratings
2.5
25%
2 Ratings

RFI tools

7.2
72%
6 Ratings
3.7
37%
2 Ratings

Collaboration & approvals

8.2
82%
4 Ratings
1.0
10%
1 Rating

As-built drawings

8.0
80%
4 Ratings
1.0
10%
1 Rating

Mobile app

10.0
100%
2 Ratings
3.3
33%
2 Ratings

Submittal design and management

8.0
80%
3 Ratings
3.2
32%
2 Ratings

Checklists

8.0
80%
1 Rating
N/A
0 Ratings

Meeting Minutes

6.0
60%
1 Rating
N/A
0 Ratings

Specifications

8.0
80%
1 Rating
N/A
0 Ratings

Change orders

6.0
60%
1 Rating
7.0
70%
1 Rating

Estimating

8.6

BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product

86%
7.9

ProContractor

79%
BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product ranks higher in 4/5 features
BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product ranks higher in 4/5 features

Takeoff tools

8.9
89%
3 Ratings
8.0
80%
1 Rating

Job costing

8.9
89%
5 Ratings
6.8
68%
2 Ratings

Cost databases

7.6
76%
3 Ratings
6.8
68%
2 Ratings

Cost calculator

9.3
93%
4 Ratings
9.0
90%
1 Rating

Bid creation

8.3
83%
11 Ratings
9.0
90%
1 Rating

Payroll Management

BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product

Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
7.5

ProContractor

75%
ViewPoint ProContractor ranks higher in 6/6 features
ViewPoint ProContractor ranks higher in 6/6 features

Pay calculation

N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
1 Rating

Off-cycle/On-Demand payment

N/A
0 Ratings
5.0
50%
1 Rating

Benefit plan administration

N/A
0 Ratings
5.0
50%
1 Rating

Direct deposit files

N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
90%
1 Rating

Salary revision and increment management

N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
90%
1 Rating

Reimbursement management

N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
90%
1 Rating

Asset Management

BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product

Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
5.0

ProContractor

50%
ViewPoint ProContractor ranks higher in 1/1 features
ViewPoint ProContractor ranks higher in 1/1 features

Tracking of all physical assets

N/A
0 Ratings
5.0
50%
1 Rating

Attribute Ratings

  • BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product is rated higher in 2 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Support Rating

Likelihood to Recommend

8.4

BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product

84%
14 Ratings
5.2

ProContractor

52%
4 Ratings

Likelihood to Renew

9.0

BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product

90%
1 Rating

ProContractor

N/A
0 Ratings

Usability

10.0

BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product

100%
1 Rating

ProContractor

N/A
0 Ratings

Support Rating

8.9

BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product

89%
14 Ratings
6.1

ProContractor

61%
5 Ratings

Implementation Rating

10.0

BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product

100%
2 Ratings

ProContractor

N/A
0 Ratings

Likelihood to Recommend

BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product

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.

Read full review

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Verified User
View all 14 answers on this topic

ProContractor

ProContractor is a great fit if you are looking to make the jump to an ERP (accounting) system that offers a higher level of complexity and controls than what QuickBooks or Xero have to offer. However, some of those increased features of accounting controls, vendor compliance management, project contracting and documentation, come at the cost of lost integrations. ProContractor is completely siloed and does not openly communicate with other platforms (project management, bank accounts, etc).

Read full review

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Verified User
View all 4 answers on this topic

Pros

BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product

  • 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

Read full review

Matthew Smith | TrustRadius Reviewer
Matthew Smith
View all 14 answers on this topic

ProContractor

  • Lots of reports available to generate

Read full review

Ben Morey | TrustRadius Reviewer
Ben Morey
View all 4 answers on this topic

Cons

BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product

  • 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.

Read full review

Melanie Dodson | TrustRadius Reviewer
Melanie Dodson
View all 14 answers on this topic

ProContractor

  • More of a project management "vibe".
  • Less spreadsheet and complex processes to do things.

Read full review

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Verified User
View all 4 answers on this topic

Pricing Details

BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product

General

Free Trial
—
Free/Freemium Version
—
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—
Entry-level set up fee?
No

Starting Price

—

ProContractor

General

Free Trial
—
Free/Freemium Version
—
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—
Entry-level set up fee?
No

Starting Price

—

Usability

BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product

BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product 10.0
Based on 1 answer
Very easy to use.

Read full review

Diane Coughlin | TrustRadius Reviewer
Diane Coughlin
View all 1 answers on this topic

ProContractor

No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic

Support Rating

BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product

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.

Read full review

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Verified User
View all 14 answers on this topic

ProContractor

ProContractor 6.1
Based on 5 answers
ProContractor support has gone through good times and bad times. However, now that ViewPoint is owned by Trimble the support has been great and stable. Support is good to respond on average urgency tickets. The only complaint is that for urgent tickets communication can be slow even though the support team is working on the issue.

Read full review

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Verified User
View all 5 answers on this topic

Implementation Rating

BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product

BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product 10.0
Based on 2 answers
Quick and easy. Pretty much menu-driven

Read full review

Diane Coughlin | TrustRadius Reviewer
Diane Coughlin
View all 2 answers on this topic

ProContractor

No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic

Alternatives Considered

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

Read full review

Marcel Cicort | TrustRadius Reviewer
Marcel Cicort
View all 14 answers on this topic

ProContractor

Procore beats Viewpoint hands down but can integrate well with Viewpoint Vista accounting software. I think that if the Viewpoint software was more flexible if they were more interested in patches, updates, and hearing customer feedback in the way the Procore does, that they would actually have the opportunity to corner the market.

Read full review

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Verified User
View all 4 answers on this topic

Return on Investment

BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product

  • 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.

Read full review

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Verified User
View all 14 answers on this topic

ProContractor

  • Procontractor allows our company to visualize the site and figure out the problematic areas that can't be seen just from plans.

Read full review

Matt Snow | TrustRadius Reviewer
Matt Snow
View all 4 answers on this topic

Add comparison