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    Bentley Navigator

    Score7 out of 10
    N/ABentley Navigator is a BIM model review and collaboration software for managing the project lifecycle of construction/design projects. In addition to accessing drawings, documents, and 3D models, Navigator allows users to create visual reports, query model information, resolve issues and conduct coordination reviews. It connects to ProjectWise (also from Bentley systems) and other document repositories. A mobile app version of Navigator is also available.N/A

    Knowify

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AKnowify in New York offers their construction management software solution to small household services companies (e.g. plumbing, HVAC, painters, etc.) and features project management type capabilities, along with integrations with popular services (e.g. Quickbooks).

    $149

    per month

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    Bentley NavigatorKnowify
    Editions & Modules
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    Essentials
    $149
    per month *186 if paid monthly
    Advanced
    $249
    per month *311 if paid monthly
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    Bentley NavigatorKnowify
    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    Bentley NavigatorKnowify
    Construction Project & Field Management
    Comparison of Construction Project & Field Management features of Bentley Navigator and Knowify
    Feature
    Bentley Navigator
    8.2
    1 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Knowify
    -
    Ratings
    Plan distribution & viewing7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plan markups & sharing7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Issue tracking & punchlists9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Photo documentation8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Jobsite reports10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document sharing9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    RFI tools8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Collaboration & approvals7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    As-built drawings9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile app8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Bentley NavigatorKnowify
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    Score8.6 out of 10
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    Revit
    Score8.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Bentley NavigatorKnowify
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    6.0
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    User Testimonials
    Bentley NavigatorKnowify
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Bentley Systems
    I think the complexity and cost of the program make it particularly useful, in situations where: the project is relatively large, with a wide variety of specialties that interact and depend on one another, and with specialists who are not physically together and whose communication and understanding is vital for the proper development of the project. If the project does not meet these characteristics, it is preferable to use less complex tools, cheaper, and that require less effort training the staff to use the software in question.
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    Knowify
    This is great if only used for job costing.
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    Pros
    Bentley Systems
    • It allows the different specialists or users, to make virtual and quick analyzes that have been translated into the rapid resolution of problems.
    • Bentley Navigator allowed me to incorporate and manage important amounts of information that were key in the design phase, and that being inputs for different areas could be a source of conflict. The conflicts that have been generated are much smaller than those seen in similar projects previously carried out without the help of this tool.
    • Allowing the visualization of the information in 3D models, added to its capacity to export 3D models as PD files, has allowed to increase the fluidity and communication of information with the client, which has translated into a reduction of the hours invested by the technical manager in that activity.
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    Knowify
    • Job costing.
    • Job tracking.
    • Progressive invoicing.
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    Cons
    Bentley Systems
    • It could give alert messages warning that the information that is of shared use, has the latest version, with all the updated modifications.
    • The information contained in the visual reports currently generated by the software could be expanded.
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    Knowify
    • Syncing with QuickBooks could be a little better, only syncs to main customer and not projects.
    • Does not have the ability to be used in the field.
    • Cannot collect payment or invoice from the field, only office staff can do this which makes for a lot of missed money collection.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Bentley Systems
    The tools and functionalities that have been used previously, are not commercial software, they have been software developed internally, of course much simpler and less functional than commercial software such as Bentley and its competition. This fact clearly obeyed a guideline of the organization that aimed to minimize the costs associated with the acquisition of software such as the Bentley.
    As you learn from the experience and mistakes, once you lost a lot of time and money because you did not have the necessary tools to guarantee the timely flow of information, between personnel who were physically distant from each other but who needed of a very high technical interaction. As a result of this fact, the use of tools such as this was proposed as a test, in order to evaluate its real usefulness over time.
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    Knowify
    Knowify does job costing which HouseCall Pro does not, it syncs with QuickBooks a little better than HouseCall Pro but does not allow our technicians to invoice from the field which is crucial.
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    Return on Investment
    Bentley Systems
    • The frequency and quality of information flow between field and office staff has improved.
    • The costs for cellular use concepts associated with the sharing of information associated with the projects where the software has been used have been reduced compared to projects where more traditional control tools have been used.
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    Knowify
    • Keeps good track of all bills and expenses.
    • It would be nice to be able to see a list of all bills and not have to look under each project/job.
    • Allows us to see if a job is headed south and quickly correct it.
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