CMiC Construction Platform vs. KanbanFlow

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
CMiC Construction Platform
Score 7.8 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
CMiC Project Management is a construction project collaboration and management solution. It centralizes project-related communications and documents onto one platform, and connects the job site with the back-end office.N/A
KanbanFlow
Score 9.4 out of 10
N/A
CodeKick AB headquartered in Swedenoffers KanbanFlow, a kanban organized project management and collaboration workspace.N/A
Pricing
CMiC Construction PlatformKanbanFlow
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
CMiC Construction PlatformKanbanFlow
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
CMiC Construction PlatformKanbanFlow
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
CMiC Construction PlatformKanbanFlow
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
CMiC Construction Platform
5.9
29 Ratings
22% below category average
KanbanFlow
-
Ratings
Employee demographic data5.119 Ratings00 Ratings
Employment history6.523 Ratings00 Ratings
Job profiles and administration7.019 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.6.318 Ratings00 Ratings
Organizational charting5.613 Ratings00 Ratings
Organization and location management6.113 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)4.818 Ratings00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
CMiC Construction Platform
6.2
23 Ratings
15% below category average
KanbanFlow
-
Ratings
Pay calculation6.623 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors5.114 Ratings00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment7.014 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration5.816 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct deposit files6.920 Ratings00 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management6.719 Ratings00 Ratings
Reimbursement management4.914 Ratings00 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
CMiC Construction Platform
4.8
18 Ratings
44% below category average
KanbanFlow
-
Ratings
Tracking of all physical assets4.818 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
CMiC Construction Platform
7.1
54 Ratings
15% below category average
KanbanFlow
-
Ratings
Dashboards7.441 Ratings00 Ratings
Standard reports6.553 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom reports6.844 Ratings00 Ratings
Data exportability7.851 Ratings00 Ratings
Construction Project & Field Management
Comparison of Construction Project & Field Management features of Product A and Product B
CMiC Construction Platform
6.3
104 Ratings
19% below category average
KanbanFlow
-
Ratings
Plan distribution & viewing6.065 Ratings00 Ratings
Plan markups & sharing5.161 Ratings00 Ratings
Issue tracking & punchlists5.679 Ratings00 Ratings
Photo documentation5.775 Ratings00 Ratings
Jobsite reports5.986 Ratings00 Ratings
Document sharing5.887 Ratings00 Ratings
RFI tools7.888 Ratings00 Ratings
Collaboration & approvals7.193 Ratings00 Ratings
As-built drawings5.252 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile app7.162 Ratings00 Ratings
Submittal design and management7.383 Ratings00 Ratings
Checklists5.745 Ratings00 Ratings
Meeting Minutes6.649 Ratings00 Ratings
Specifications5.937 Ratings00 Ratings
Change orders8.058 Ratings00 Ratings
Estimating
Comparison of Estimating features of Product A and Product B
CMiC Construction Platform
6.3
55 Ratings
23% below category average
KanbanFlow
-
Ratings
Takeoff tools4.520 Ratings00 Ratings
Job costing7.751 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost databases8.042 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost calculator7.329 Ratings00 Ratings
Bid creation4.128 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
CMiC Construction Platform
-
Ratings
KanbanFlow
8.4
4 Ratings
10% above category average
Task Management00 Ratings7.84 Ratings
Resource Management00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Gantt Charts00 Ratings6.33 Ratings
Scheduling00 Ratings4.84 Ratings
Workflow Automation00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Team Collaboration00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology00 Ratings3.34 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Document Management00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Email integration00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Mobile Access00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Change request and Case Management00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
CMiC Construction Platform
-
Ratings
KanbanFlow
9.7
3 Ratings
26% above category average
Quotes/estimates00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Invoicing00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Project & financial reporting00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Integration with accounting software00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
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User Ratings
CMiC Construction PlatformKanbanFlow
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(113 ratings)
7.0
(4 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.6
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
6.5
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
7.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
5.3
(96 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
In-Person Training
7.5
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.7
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
CMiC Construction PlatformKanbanFlow
Likelihood to Recommend
CMiC
  • The platform is well suited for tracking project financials. The direct tie between the project budgets and costs on the accounting side makes this platform extremely valuable as we have real time cost data to make decisions from.
  • The platform is great in that it integrates the majority of our major processes. We can track a pursuit in Opportunity Management and push that information directly to a project. We hire people through the system and they are available to input on a project. We track time and pay people through CMiC and even manage our equipment fleet. This one platform satisfies a lot of our business needs, which makes our technology stack a bit easier to manage.
  • The platform as it stands today is not well suited for mobile consumption. We have users not use the mobile platform due to issues with losing data when not in wifi and issues with not understanding how to use the system.
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CodeKick AB
Most of the project management software in existence today is focused on agile/sprint based processes. If your team happens to use Kanban instead, KanbanFlow is one of the best options for tracking work. It's quick to get started and learn and has a manageable feature set that won't overwhelm anyone.
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Pros
CMiC
  • The user interface is similar to that of other project management software applications so folks in our company that had previously used other applications have been able to switch over fairly easily.
  • I really like the software and it was much less expensive than other applications.
  • I like the mobile application so that our superintendents can view the documentation on their phones.
  • I really like the punch list capability mobile field, however, we have a hard time getting our superintendents to use it for some reason.
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CodeKick AB
  • Project monitoring with detailed management reports.
  • Keep the team organized, focused on projects and demonstrate your goals in the tool.
  • Simultaneous collaboration of the team in activities.
  • Intuitive and user-friendly interface to use. Ease of learning how to use the tool.
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Cons
CMiC
  • Entering a code of the vendor instead of the company name while recording an invoice takes time and seems counter intuitive
  • Editing an invoice created through Image Management on the AP side is limited to description and address field. When changing the rest (invoice# or a date or an amount) - the whole trace of who entered/submitted/approved disappears. The way it works now is: deleting an invoice from the batch, locating it through Registry/invoice search, unsubmitting it, making changes, submitting, adding back to batch - time consuming
  • In Multiple distribution pop up window, when entering a new invoice, I'd make the field "Company" to be autofilled once "Job" is entered. It takes time to memorize what job number belongs to what company.
  • There is only web version available and it is limited compare to a desktop client. For instance I can only make one change at a time and save it. Multiple changes don't get saved in one click
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CodeKick AB
  • I'm not sure if it has this or not because I've only been using it for about 6 months but we haven't quite figured out how to archive things. We have lots of data on that main page from Q3 and Q4 of last year but we need to figure out how to get it away from our main page so we can focus on new things this quarter
  • I know when I was first added there were a few things the admin had to do in order to do that. All I remember is that it wasn't simple for them to get me hooked up. They had to do a few steps and then I was granted access. I don't know what exactly but I had to wait.
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Likelihood to Renew
CMiC
This is a platform that would continue to be in the best interest for our company. I just hope that CMiC support removes the gaps between the enhancements that they create to better the system to what they currently have
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CodeKick AB
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Usability
CMiC
I believe it isn't easy to use and is unintuitive. Undecipherable error messages appear throughout the application without indicating what is wrong or how to correct it, in my experience. The terminology on the screens is specific to Canada, which adds to the confusion.
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CodeKick AB
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Reliability and Availability
CMiC
Sometimes since this is a cloud based product the system can become slow but we haven’t had any issues of availability without CMiC first letting us know it would be down
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CodeKick AB
No answers on this topic
Performance
CMiC
Reports are pretty shown to run but general pages typically load pretty quick.
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CodeKick AB
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
CMiC
The support team [has] been in touch with our deployment team and has given them effective guidance up to completion. It has helped us in [the] best methods of resource allocation and secure record-keeping process. We have tracked all our billing information and made the right payments with documentation and avoided [unnecessary losses]. [The] support team has [to] lead our teams to the right channels and empowering our team with the right skills for maximum production.
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CodeKick AB
No answers on this topic
In-Person Training
CMiC
The training was on system functions and not really how best to use it for our business. It would have been nice to be provided recommendations for use rather than just a blank slate of functionality.
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CodeKick AB
No answers on this topic
Online Training
CMiC
I felt the training was good and the trainers knew the software.
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CodeKick AB
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
CMiC
Lots of confusion between sales and implementation regarding what was included and not included...the security encountered a "bug" and made it extremely difficult to set up roles and individual responsibilities
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CodeKick AB
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Alternatives Considered
CMiC
CMiC Construction Platform is the best price point in the market. Others are revenue-based billings, and the annual fees reflect as such. CMiC Construction Platform support staff is generally amazing and offers real-time support on critical issues. The imaging and workflow functions are real-time savers. CMiC Construction Platform is generally a smaller and in touch organization that treats your team like their own and stays with you after the purchase.
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CodeKick AB
I really like the simplicity and the subtasks found in KanbanFlow. It seems to be the easiest tool to get clients not using another method to use this without any challenges on their part. Trello has card dependencies, which is a nice touch. Trello also has a lot of add-ons, but I find them to be a little glitchy. Kanban Tool has really nice reporting and analytics.
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Scalability
CMiC
CMiC has several key features that can either work together or independently depending on your companies needs.
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CodeKick AB
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Return on Investment
CMiC
  • Better project visibility, surely. I can step into a former project and see how well/poorly it was run.
  • Forecasting underway - nearly complete with year 2.
  • Cost status tracking - this has been valuable, especially when figuring out how much of a liquid budget is left over.
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CodeKick AB
  • Creating visibility of the status of all open work items
  • Allowed for self-service ownership of projects by stakeholders
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CMiC Construction Platform Screenshots

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