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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Buildertrend

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/ABuilderTrend is a construction management system. It includes functionality for pre-sale, project management, financial management, and customer management processes. It also provides mobile accessibility.N/A

    InEight

    Score7.4 out of 10
    N/AInEight's modular project controls software connects complex project data to improve visibility and delivery in capital construction.N/A
    Pricing
    BuildertrendInEight
    Editions & Modules
    Core Subscription
    Contact for quote
    per year
    Premium
    Contact for quote
    per month
    Premium
    Contact for quote
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BuildertrendInEight
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—InEight offers a modular, integrated project controls platform. Because the InEight platform covers the entire construction lifecycle, customers purchase the software based on their specific needs – purchasing stand-alone products, a bundle of products, or the entire platform. As a result, the pricing will vary depending on the specific product, number of users and length of contract. Once InEight has identified the highest impact areas, they offer potential customers a custom proposal. The options they consider include: Per user pricing: typically annual subscriptions. Revenue-based: using a percentage of the customer’s revenue. Project-based: software use dedicated to a specific project or program of work.
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    Community Pulse
    BuildertrendInEight
    Considered Both Products
    Buildertrend
    No answer on this topic
    InEight
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    86%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    96%
    Would buy again
    27 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    83%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
    22 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    26 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    57%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    4 Answers
    85%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    17 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    71%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    82%
    Implementation went as expected
    18 Answers
    Features
    BuildertrendInEight
    Construction Project & Field Management
    Comparison of Construction Project & Field Management features of Buildertrend and InEight
    Feature
    Buildertrend
    4.3
    8 Ratings
    56% below category average
    InEight
    6.6
    29 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Plan distribution & viewing1.06 Ratings6.524 Ratings
    Plan markups & sharing2.07 Ratings7.423 Ratings
    Issue tracking & punchlists2.28 Ratings7.123 Ratings
    Photo documentation6.18 Ratings6.323 Ratings
    Jobsite reports9.07 Ratings7.118 Ratings
    Document sharing2.38 Ratings6.629 Ratings
    RFI tools8.25 Ratings6.623 Ratings
    Collaboration & approvals4.07 Ratings6.827 Ratings
    As-built drawings8.74 Ratings6.924 Ratings
    Mobile app1.38 Ratings6.822 Ratings
    Submittal design and management3.06 Ratings6.321 Ratings
    Checklists00 Ratings6.521 Ratings
    Meeting Minutes00 Ratings6.119 Ratings
    Specifications00 Ratings6.120 Ratings
    Change orders00 Ratings6.521 Ratings
    Estimating
    Comparison of Estimating features of Buildertrend and InEight
    Feature
    Buildertrend
    1.2
    7 Ratings
    145% below category average
    InEight
    6.6
    24 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Takeoff tools1.05 Ratings6.111 Ratings
    Job costing1.06 Ratings6.722 Ratings
    Cost databases1.06 Ratings6.512 Ratings
    Cost calculator1.17 Ratings6.623 Ratings
    Bid creation2.07 Ratings7.122 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Buildertrend and InEight
    Feature
    Buildertrend
    -
    Ratings
    InEight
    7.0
    26 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings6.923 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings6.725 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings6.625 Ratings
    Data exportability00 Ratings7.825 Ratings
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    Score7.5 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
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    Score8.6 out of 10
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    Enterprises
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    Score8.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    BuildertrendInEight
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (11 ratings)
    9.6
    (39 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    9.7
    (4 ratings)
    7.9
    (5 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    6.1
    (35 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.6
    (3 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (10 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.1
    (23 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BuildertrendInEight
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Buildertrend
    Buildertrend was made for a specific industry (building) and so I would recommend it to anyone in that industry, with the exception of Sales and Marketing. But for everything else from the financing to the permitting to the construction and all else, Buildertrend is exactly what our team has used and will ALWAYS use. Even with our decision to use other systems for Sales and Marketing, we have never given one thought to taking Buildertrend out of our process. We will always be with Buildertrend.
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    InEight
    For engineering and constructions project, InEight Document is one of the best out there. It is flexible, end-user and admin friendly and has enough features for any size company. If you need to be able to track documentation and have good revision control, easy review workflows, and good transmittal workflows, InEight Document is great.
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    Pros
    Buildertrend
    • Manages in one place - crucial for organization.
    • Professional, across the board it provides companies with a seamlessly organized and flawless presentation - to subs/vendors/owners/etc.
    • Time Saver - you don't have to dig around through files/create templates/flip through your contact binder - it's all there.
    • Practical tools- designed for contractors. You get what you need - period.
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    InEight
    • Tagging segments of work.
    • User defined views and descriptions for all screens.
    • Customizable ribbons to provide an efficient use of the software.
    • Multiple layers/dependents to allow for an extreme drill down of the work and the ability to roll up to a more useful level for upper management review.
    • You can bid the work as you would build it, in detail.
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    Cons
    Buildertrend
    • Onsite consultants. There is a demand for this service that is great enough to allow outside BuilderTrend Super-Users like me to partner with BuilderTrend and make this a reality.
    • As their company grows, their support needs to grow as well.
    • Provide incentives for Super Users that are helping BuilderTrend acquire new business. Advocates should be their best friend.
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    InEight
    • Provide a simpler version (cliff notes) of the knowledge database
    • Offer versions of InEight for smaller companies, i.e. less than 20 emplyees, under $5M in revenue
    • When an estimate is complete, offer a dialog box to ask if the job was won, lost, or still in progress. We tend to leave most of our estimates in the bidding column. This is a user error, but the prompt would be helpful.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Buildertrend
    No answers on this topic
    InEight
    Some features with InEight's TeamBinder are worthy of single use, however the review feature and subsequent revision and version numbering could be improved. We will be aiming to roll out the package to encompass our internal documentation in the near future and will be in a better position to judge the usability after that point in time.
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    Usability
    Buildertrend
    Its simple to use and intuitive. The level of support that we have from online videos, to access to customer support, and the ability to call anyone at anytime on the main line has been invaluable to utilize and not get stuck on something you don't know yet. We've never not had anyone that couldn't respond in time for us.
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    InEight
    I would give it an 8 out of 10 because the software can be a bit cumbersome to new users. It also takes a long time to set up the library and input all of your companies needs so that the software will provide the level of service required to estimate projects. However, once the software is set up it is a powerful tool. We only use a portion of what the software is capable of delivering
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    Reliability and Availability
    Buildertrend
    No answers on this topic
    InEight
    It has never gone offline or became unavailable during our time with the system
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    Performance
    Buildertrend
    No answers on this topic
    InEight
    Sometimes the pages take a while to respond, specially when editing parameters.
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    Support Rating
    Buildertrend
    I highly recommend. The only suggestion I have would be to offer a free trial. They do offer a 30 day money back guarantee. The price point isn't daunting if you have had a 100 % no strings attached/no effort to cancel or try to remember to get your money back - no strings attached chance to try out the product. Especially for such a big purchase decision, I think Buildertrend would see an incredible increase in sales. They have the value and companies just need a chance to see it first hand.
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    InEight
    Why do we call support? Always because some things got broken, right? And when it happens, the likelihood of us getting in troubles waiting the support to fix it, it's tremendously high, almost certain. Through my experience with InEight, I'm really concerned whenever I see an update message in the screen, we got really used to see errors in reports right after an update is released. You can see by my tickets, that some of my issues last too long, as client perspective. We had to send messages to our clients excusing us for the weekly report that is being shared due to internal issues, not once, not twice.
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    In-Person Training
    Buildertrend
    No answers on this topic
    InEight
    The support we had was phenomenal and very detail oriented, which was a necessity during the implementation phase and level of complexity of the projects we had ongoing at that time.
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    Online Training
    Buildertrend
    No answers on this topic
    InEight
    We received the same level of quality, attention and dedication that was delivered during the in person training sessions.
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    Implementation Rating
    Buildertrend
    No answers on this topic
    InEight
    Since the original inception, I have been required to overhaul the system so that it is more user friendly and combines both aspects of our business, documentation and drawings. Being able to control revision and version numbering has been a key struggle that only staff training has been able to mark this as complete.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Buildertrend
    The program has outstanding customer service. With project scheduling, project management, financial management, customer management, and service management capabilities in a single suite, there's really not much this program can't do! Owners generally love the use of this software as well, giving them the ability to view daily logs, photos, schedules, etc.
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    InEight
    Both Sage Estimating and InEight programs have their unique capabilities. Sage Estimating is much more configured for use in detailed construction, the majority of which are for non-nuclear projects. InEight has so many more capabilities, especially in creating our own libraries of data, which are vital in creating an estimate. The ability to access historical data (pricing), is an outstanding feature of the program.
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    Scalability
    Buildertrend
    No answers on this topic
    InEight
    InEight is a good system that has scaled nicely as the company has grown. the tools are still readily available and applicable for our larger scope of work. It has kept up with the growth of the company very nicely
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    Return on Investment
    Buildertrend
    • The prior year cost me roughly $4300, which was barely reasonable for my volume. Some clients liked the format, some hated it and didn't participate. In my experience, few subcontractors or suppliers embraced the program, severely limiting the effectiveness.
    • For the coming year the fees would have exceeded $17,000, far too much for a program with limited client, employee, and subcontractor appeal with as small a volume as I have.
    • Honestly, for the last year, I feel they've been a burning tire hung around my neck and I regret not cancelling them in early 2019, I'd have $10,000 more in my pocket and no significant negative impact.
    • I did appreciate the daily log as a way to report on progress, but less than half my clients made use of this option.
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    InEight
    • the positive impact is that it has helped us better gauge staffing and staff jobs appropriately
    • negative impact is that it takes a lot of time for new users to learn the software
    • the positive impact is that many of our clients use it, making collaboration easier with them
    • positive impact is that we can see our percent complete easier
    • positive impact is that it is easier to share documents to our team internally
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    ScreenShots

    Buildertrend Screenshots

    Screenshot of the homeowner portalScreenshot of a summary pageScreenshot of the scheduling interface & Gantt chartScreenshot of photos

    InEight Screenshots

    Screenshot of InEight Estimate’s Benchmarking feature, which allows users to compare high, low, and average costs, as well as productivity rates from past projects, to visually assess whether current estimates fall within a realistic range. With historical performance data at their fingertips, estimators can bid more strategically and deliver more reliable, data-driven estimates.Screenshot of InEight Estimate’s CBS Register, which provides a user-specific view of an estimate, allowing users to create unlimited WBS structures and custom rollups. With parametric cost item assemblies, estimators can generate more accurate, reliable, and data-driven estimates.Screenshot of InEight Document’s Dashboard, that delivers a centralized, visual view of project information across all modules. Interactive dashboard tiles make it easy to track document activity and maintain visibility into project performance.Screenshot of InEight Document’s Gallery, which offers a comprehensive visual library of all project-related files—including drawings, photos, and documents—so teams can quickly access and manage the content they need from one intuitive location.Screenshot of InEight Schedule’s Risk Management feature, which enables project teams to evaluate schedules through a risk-adjusted lens. By visualizing scenarios with varying confidence levels, teams can anticipate potential impacts and plan with greater certainty.Screenshot of InEight Change’s PCO Summary dashboard that delivers a visual summary of all potential change orders. This helps project teams evaluate impacts, track approvals, and manage changes proactively for better cost and scope control.