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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Autodesk Construction Cloud

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AThe Autodesk Construction Cloud provides a bundle of construction management products to suite various use cases. Current bundles include Construction Operations, Preconstruction, as well as Virtual Design and Construction.N/A

    Contractor Foreman

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AContractor Foreman is an online construction management software for contractors and boasts users among contractors in more than 75 countries.

    $588

    per year

    Pricing
    Autodesk Construction CloudContractor Foreman
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Basic
    $588
    per year
    Standard
    $948
    per year
    Plus
    $1,497
    per year
    Pro
    $1,990
    per year
    Unlimited
    $2,988
    per year
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Autodesk Construction CloudContractor Foreman
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Plans are based on features and licenses needed. Plus, Pro, and Unlimited plans include a 100-day money back guarantee.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Autodesk Construction CloudContractor Foreman
    Considered Both Products
    Autodesk
    No answer on this topic
    Contractor Foreman
    Chose Contractor Foreman
    Contractor Foreman is much easier to use than the other softwares demo'd. Ultimately we got stuck while exploring other softwares and found them a bit difficult to navigate. Contractor Foreman was also available at a fraction of the cost. While the other big name competitors …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    8 Answers
    97%
    Would buy again
    98 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    88%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    96 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    75%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    97 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    67%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    4 Answers
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    80 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    83%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    83 Answers
    Features
    Autodesk Construction CloudContractor Foreman
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Autodesk Construction Cloud and Contractor Foreman
    Feature
    Autodesk Construction Cloud
    4.6
    4 Ratings
    40% below category average
    Contractor Foreman
    7.6
    74 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Employee demographic data3.73 Ratings7.33 Ratings
    Employment history3.03 Ratings8.962 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration5.14 Ratings9.171 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.3.83 Ratings7.83 Ratings
    Organizational charting4.73 Ratings7.33 Ratings
    Organization and location management5.73 Ratings8.43 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)5.93 Ratings4.55 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Autodesk Construction Cloud and Contractor Foreman
    Feature
    Autodesk Construction Cloud
    3.6
    3 Ratings
    59% below category average
    Contractor Foreman
    5.9
    4 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Pay calculation3.43 Ratings4.53 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors3.53 Ratings3.64 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment3.13 Ratings4.51 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration3.53 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Direct deposit files3.83 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management3.83 Ratings6.43 Ratings
    Reimbursement management3.83 Ratings6.52 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of Autodesk Construction Cloud and Contractor Foreman
    Feature
    Autodesk Construction Cloud
    5.4
    4 Ratings
    24% below category average
    Contractor Foreman
    7.5
    2 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Tracking of all physical assets5.44 Ratings7.52 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Autodesk Construction Cloud and Contractor Foreman
    Feature
    Autodesk Construction Cloud
    6.9
    5 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Contractor Foreman
    9.2
    96 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Dashboards6.75 Ratings9.294 Ratings
    Standard reports7.15 Ratings9.290 Ratings
    Custom reports7.05 Ratings9.485 Ratings
    Data exportability6.95 Ratings8.983 Ratings
    Construction Project & Field Management
    Comparison of Construction Project & Field Management features of Autodesk Construction Cloud and Contractor Foreman
    Feature
    Autodesk Construction Cloud
    7.5
    8 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Contractor Foreman
    8.2
    100 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Plan distribution & viewing7.57 Ratings5.55 Ratings
    Plan markups & sharing6.98 Ratings7.265 Ratings
    Issue tracking & punchlists7.88 Ratings8.886 Ratings
    Photo documentation7.27 Ratings8.698 Ratings
    Jobsite reports7.46 Ratings9.089 Ratings
    Document sharing8.58 Ratings9.194 Ratings
    RFI tools8.07 Ratings8.475 Ratings
    Collaboration & approvals8.57 Ratings9.086 Ratings
    As-built drawings6.26 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile app6.26 Ratings8.898 Ratings
    Submittal design and management7.78 Ratings8.373 Ratings
    Checklists7.67 Ratings8.984 Ratings
    Meeting Minutes8.26 Ratings8.13 Ratings
    Specifications7.07 Ratings5.54 Ratings
    Change orders7.06 Ratings9.288 Ratings
    Estimating
    Comparison of Estimating features of Autodesk Construction Cloud and Contractor Foreman
    Feature
    Autodesk Construction Cloud
    5.5
    3 Ratings
    31% below category average
    Contractor Foreman
    8.5
    93 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Takeoff tools5.73 Ratings7.52 Ratings
    Job costing5.03 Ratings8.486 Ratings
    Cost databases5.03 Ratings8.681 Ratings
    Cost calculator5.43 Ratings8.881 Ratings
    Bid creation6.53 Ratings8.984 Ratings
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    Autodesk BIM Collaborate Pro
    Score8.2 out of 10
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    Score8.2 out of 10
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    Autodesk Build
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Autodesk Build
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Revit
    Score8.9 out of 10
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    Score8.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Autodesk Construction CloudContractor Foreman
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (8 ratings)
    9.0
    (102 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    8.8
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    8.9
    (8 ratings)
    8.9
    (74 ratings)
    Availability
    1.8
    (1 ratings)
    1.8
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (6 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    5.5
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.9
    (2 ratings)
    Configurability
    4.5
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    2.7
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    2.7
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Autodesk Construction CloudContractor Foreman
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Autodesk
    Well Suited: Autodesk Construction Cloud is cost effective, user friendly, and robust. They aren't nickel and diming you for use of each module. Once users are on-board with the system it creates an ecosystem that all users "go to first" for an answer. Less Appropriate: As a Developer, there are some hiccups as it is designed more for the GC (general contractor). A template option that is Developer forward would an improvement.
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    Contractor Foreman
    As the name suggests, Contractor Foreman is GREAT for general contractors. However, being a consultant, I feel as though if upper management within the company I serve were more tech-savvy, they could accomplish much of the same tasks on other platforms that could give more advanced metrics. I also feel that the platform may feel outdated on purpose to ensure that those general contractors who aren't as tech savvy can understand the platform more.
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    Pros
    Autodesk
    • Meeting Minutes: Simple to use and adapt from Agenda to Minutes, attach reference documents efficiently, and assign accountability to attendees.
    • Budget/Cost Reporting: There is a learning curve, but the visibility of budgets and costs from inception to closeout is beneficial for the user and makes reporting to investors simple and consistent.
    • Document Management: The version history on drawings "sheets" is very helpful when managing a project through design and construction. Issuing addenda, drawings, or tracking down a change in design is simple.
    • Pay Applications/Change Order Workflow: the customizable workflows along with time stamps of reviews and response makes tracking down status and bottlenecks very easy.
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    Contractor Foreman
    • Their customer service is next to none. They always have someone available to help
    • The interface i completely customizable so that there is not more information than necessary
    • They way the cost items get tracked within a project that allows for every penny to be accounted for
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    Cons
    Autodesk
    • Managing Data
    • The footprint large projects leave within Desktop Connector and Mitigating that data
    • REMOVE "add up to 80 projects" from the Desktop Connector Select Projects Screen! It is better to cycle the project data in/out for syncing latest greatest rather than have users load up their desktop connector full of projects and let data stagnate/have to be racked to update.
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    Contractor Foreman
    • Timecards in rural areas are really difficult to handle. I know CF just released an offline timecard beta, which is a step in the right direction, but it would be nice to have offline data in the app and to have all timecards be offline until clockout, when they try to sync back to the server. The current beta doesn't work for us because it creates multiple timecards when the guys are in and out of signal.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Autodesk
    I don't make these decisions and its what the company wants
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    Contractor Foreman
    We have compiled so much information on CF it would be counterproductive to move to another software. We have also sold a lot of clients on the client portal feature. It is crucial for our communication between customers. The only reason we wouldn't renew the service is if somewhere offered the exact same service but at a lower cost
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    Usability
    Autodesk
    It is overall a very great product in terms of usability. Some features need some work like RFI tools and contruction administration tools. As the product develops I imagine these becoming more important and easier to use
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    Contractor Foreman
    Overall, Contractor Foreman is a great product, and I’m sure we’ve only scratched the surface of everything it has to offer. It can be a little quirky at times, occasionally displaying a 'Bad Gateway' message, but we haven’t experienced any timeout issues in the past few months. As we continue to use it, I’m confident we’ll uncover even more ways to streamline our workflow
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    Reliability and Availability
    Autodesk
    5 major outages in the last year, some on days of major deliverables or deadlines... dependent upon AWS
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    Contractor Foreman
    Availability was good, FUNCTIONAL availability was more spotty
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    Performance
    Autodesk
    The data mitigation is complete garbage. Any cloud collaborated model takes 2x to load in the Autodesk Construction Cloud environment that if it was saved locally or to on prem servers. We had our systems and bandwidth all evaluated to be applicable but the data downloads and sequencing through Desktop Connector leaves much to be desired.
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    Contractor Foreman
    Many times we had issues that turned out to be errors and bugs. At first, we would be told forcefully that there were no bugs, then we would document them, and we would get an acknowledgement but no apology for essentially either gaslighting us or being ignorant of their system
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    Support Rating
    Autodesk
    Autodesk staff intervention often required to support IT when normal installs and direction was erroneous
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    Contractor Foreman
    Absolutely top notch! They were always there to help and immediately. Very happy with the communication they provided and the knowledge they had of their product. I would venture to say that they are one of the best in terms of support in their space.
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    In-Person Training
    Autodesk
    Great to have hands on folks to answer questions. Live training worked better for real time scenarios.
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    Contractor Foreman
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    Autodesk
    Good as any other online content, not incredible. There was a cost associated with this training
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    Contractor Foreman
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Autodesk
    Be prepared for nothing to work originally, and support staff to fight change and be cumbersome at properly learning how to use in my opinion.
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    Contractor Foreman
    The team that does your implementation is amazing. They're skillful, kind, they will take as much time as you need, and they have a sense of urgency
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    Alternatives Considered
    Autodesk
    Procore's user interface is not as user-friendly. Next steps are not as obvious and the overall graphic design is more old-school. I do however like how Procore lists the specific issues that you are assigned on the home page. Procore can be more difficult to navigate and it's hard to find attachments.
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    Contractor Foreman
    Contractor Foreman’s pricing is much more cost-effective for small to mid-sized construction businesses, making it a better fit for my company’s budget. It offers an intuitive interface with pre-built construction templates, minimizing setup time and making it easier at least for my team to adopt and start using. The platform’s focus on project tracking, financial management, and nice integrations that makes it highly efficient for tracking project progress, staying on budget, and managing subcontractors/bills. These factors combined made it the ideal choice for meeting my company's specific needs efficiently and cost-effectively.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Autodesk
    Required yearly upgrades and contracts a opposed to one-time purchases
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    Contractor Foreman
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    Autodesk
    Not applicable/harder to implement across larger workforces or large-scale projects
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    Contractor Foreman
    We had just 2 users
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    Professional Services
    Autodesk
    They were attentive and thorough when their software releases caused errors
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    Contractor Foreman
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Autodesk
    • Make us easier to manage files
    • Coordination model more easier
    • Keep internal file secret to external by managing access to our Autodesk Construction Cloud system
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    Contractor Foreman
    • Positive return for invoice/change order tracking
    • Great price
    • Prior to using Contractor Foreman we had to wait until the end to capture all change orders in one summary. Now, with the client portal, we can capture in real time and the client has visibility.
    • We have been trying to reduce administration time in tracking field expenses and with Contractor Foreman our field crew can uplaod reciepts and track expenses right from their mobile phones.
    • Punchlist - the punch list and To Do features are so robust we have drastically improved getting punchlists and small tasks completed in single trips without the wasted time and travel of multiple trips due to missed/forgotten items.
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    ScreenShots

    Contractor Foreman Screenshots

    Screenshot of The client portal that lets customers to stay in the loop and know what is going on during all phases of the project.Screenshot of The custom dashboard which allows users to see the data that matters most to them.Screenshot of Stats that keep users informed to help them make use of data.Screenshot of The lead manager, that helps close deals without letting leads fall through the cracks.Screenshot of the Files & Photos screen, where making up plans can be done with Contractor Foreman.Screenshot of Time Cards, that display who is where and what they are doing.