CMiC Construction Platform vs. Planview AgilePlace

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
CMiC Construction Platform
Score 7.6 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
Planview AgilePlace
Score 9.3 out of 10
N/A
AgilePlace is a project management solution built around flexibility, data-driven analytics, and workflow automation. The software was acquired by Planview in December 2017 to expand that company's capabilities.
$19
per user, per month
Pricing
CMiC Construction PlatformPlanview AgilePlace
Editions & Modules
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Teams
$19
per user, per month
Scaled Teams
$29
per user, per month
Custom
Contact Sales for Quote
per user, per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
CMiC Construction PlatformPlanview AgilePlace
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsAll editions include unlimited boards.
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Community Pulse
CMiC Construction PlatformPlanview AgilePlace
Top Pros

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Top Cons

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Features
CMiC Construction PlatformPlanview AgilePlace
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
CMiC Construction Platform
6.3
29 Ratings
20% below category average
Planview AgilePlace
-
Ratings
Employee demographic data4.219 Ratings00 Ratings
Employment history7.023 Ratings00 Ratings
Job profiles and administration8.019 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.418 Ratings00 Ratings
Organizational charting5.613 Ratings00 Ratings
Organization and location management8.013 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)4.118 Ratings00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
CMiC Construction Platform
6.5
23 Ratings
15% below category average
Planview AgilePlace
-
Ratings
Pay calculation7.323 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors3.914 Ratings00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment7.814 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration7.416 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct deposit files7.720 Ratings00 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management7.619 Ratings00 Ratings
Reimbursement management3.914 Ratings00 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
CMiC Construction Platform
4.4
18 Ratings
48% below category average
Planview AgilePlace
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Ratings
Tracking of all physical assets4.418 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
CMiC Construction Platform
7.6
55 Ratings
4% below category average
Planview AgilePlace
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Ratings
Dashboards8.042 Ratings00 Ratings
Standard reports6.854 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom reports7.045 Ratings00 Ratings
Data exportability8.652 Ratings00 Ratings
Construction Project & Field Management
Comparison of Construction Project & Field Management features of Product A and Product B
CMiC Construction Platform
6.4
105 Ratings
17% below category average
Planview AgilePlace
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Ratings
Plan distribution & viewing6.166 Ratings00 Ratings
Plan markups & sharing5.162 Ratings00 Ratings
Issue tracking & punchlists5.580 Ratings00 Ratings
Photo documentation5.576 Ratings00 Ratings
Jobsite reports6.087 Ratings00 Ratings
Document sharing6.288 Ratings00 Ratings
RFI tools7.889 Ratings00 Ratings
Collaboration & approvals7.694 Ratings00 Ratings
As-built drawings5.453 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile app8.163 Ratings00 Ratings
Submittal design and management7.684 Ratings00 Ratings
Checklists5.246 Ratings00 Ratings
Meeting Minutes6.450 Ratings00 Ratings
Specifications5.738 Ratings00 Ratings
Change orders8.259 Ratings00 Ratings
Estimating
Comparison of Estimating features of Product A and Product B
CMiC Construction Platform
5.9
55 Ratings
33% below category average
Planview AgilePlace
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Ratings
Takeoff tools4.120 Ratings00 Ratings
Job costing8.051 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost databases7.542 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost calculator6.629 Ratings00 Ratings
Bid creation3.228 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
CMiC Construction Platform
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Ratings
Planview AgilePlace
7.4
25 Ratings
3% below category average
Task Management00 Ratings9.925 Ratings
Resource Management00 Ratings9.821 Ratings
Gantt Charts00 Ratings9.814 Ratings
Scheduling00 Ratings9.819 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology00 Ratings9.020 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology00 Ratings4.114 Ratings
Document Management00 Ratings6.57 Ratings
Email integration00 Ratings7.519 Ratings
Mobile Access00 Ratings2.214 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking00 Ratings6.44 Ratings
Change request and Case Management00 Ratings6.89 Ratings
Visual planning tools00 Ratings7.79 Ratings
Agile Development
Comparison of Agile Development features of Product A and Product B
CMiC Construction Platform
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Ratings
Planview AgilePlace
8.1
8 Ratings
3% above category average
DevOps Tool Integrations00 Ratings7.75 Ratings
Dependencies and Blockers00 Ratings8.48 Ratings
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User Ratings
CMiC Construction PlatformPlanview AgilePlace
Likelihood to Recommend
7.7
(114 ratings)
9.9
(31 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.8
(7 ratings)
8.6
(5 ratings)
Usability
5.5
(6 ratings)
8.2
(5 ratings)
Availability
9.0
(1 ratings)
8.3
(2 ratings)
Performance
7.0
(1 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
4.5
(96 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
In-Person Training
7.5
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.1
(5 ratings)
7.7
(3 ratings)
Configurability
8.0
(1 ratings)
7.0
(2 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.0
(1 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.0
(1 ratings)
9.3
(2 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.0
(1 ratings)
9.3
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
CMiC Construction PlatformPlanview AgilePlace
Likelihood to Recommend
CMiC
CMiC is a robust platform best suited for large companies with resources for implementation and management of the program. One analogy is CMiC is like a droid phone where the user must decide how to use all the features of the program (as opposed to an iPhone where most configuration decisions are made for the user). Smaller companies with limited resources can struggle with CMiC both with the expense and configuration.
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Planview
This tool enables the visual management needed in many offshore teams to easily and quickly see the pending work, work in progress and completed work.For teams that work with a waterfall methodology and do not have AGILE internalized, I believe there are other solutions from Planview or other providers.
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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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Planview
  • Visual kanban board that is easy to customize as the team's needs change
  • Real time collaboration allowing teams working remotely to stay up to date on current status
  • Allows versatility for how a team needs to capture details on the work at hand by utilizing card icons, card types and custom data points
  • Card scoring is easy to setup and provides the team the ability to set values to better prioritize their backlog
  • Ability to add card automation to take out some of the repetitive manual actions
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Cons
CMiC
  • Needs to be more user friendly on the mobile side of the platform. Ease of use is key here.
  • There is not much instruction or support in standing up some programs like deploying ECM for outlook, making Collaboration Gateway work, or setting up the system for getting Plans available on the mobile devices.
  • Security configuration is extremely detailed and spread throughout the system. It is extremely hard to make adjustments to a person's security unless you know exactly where to look, which requires years of experience but shouldn't.
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Planview
  • Ability to add more than 1 visual cue to the card. We use custom icons and sometimes more than 1 is appropriate but you have to choose which is most important since only 1 can be applied.
  • Better visibility to board access from the user administration screens. Currently have to run 1-2 reports to see this information. Would like to be able to click on a user within Configure Users and see what boards they have access to quickly.
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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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Planview
we are happy with the tool and the service and continuos improvement of the tool so there is no need yet to change to another one.
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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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Planview
LeanKit isn't the best designed Kanban system I've seen, but overall it's pretty usable. The boards I've used are pretty complex, so it can be difficult to find things. I found that searching and filtering for specific cards was somewhat of a challenge. Dragging a card from one lane to another is kind of a fun way to get things done though.
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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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Planview
Not experienced any outage
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Performance
CMiC
Reports are pretty shown to run but general pages typically load pretty quick.
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Planview
Larger boards take longer to load
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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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Planview
Every time I have reached out to the AgilePlace support team I have received a timely response in addition to professional & personal feedback. Their consultants are knowledgeable and the management team is happy to jump in and help when needed.
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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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Planview
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Online Training
CMiC
I felt the training was good and the trainers knew the software.
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Planview
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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Planview
Very easy.
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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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Planview
Originally, we had evaluated two other tools next to Planview LeanKit: Kanbantool and Kanbanflow. The latter was a close contestant for productive use, as it was also very customizable and a joy to work with and look at. It also had lower user fees and a mobile integration. In the end, we picked Planview LeanKit because of several reasons: Aesthetics: The look was much more clean and professional. Reporting: It was obvious from the start that we could use Planview LeanKit as a tool for improvement. API: We needed to integrate the Kanban into our central systems and Planview LeanKit API was (and still is) a way to do it. Card Headers: This sounds like a simple thing, but the headers above the titles fit our work perfectly and looked perfect, which helped the decision.
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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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Planview
Good use cases for small/large teams
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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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Planview
  • LeanKit has made it easier for new employees to understand other employees' roles in the company by seeing their workload.
  • It makes it clear who is responsible for what project so that there is more accountability at our company.
  • It helps our project manager schedule new projects in a way that we all can see.
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ScreenShots

CMiC Construction Platform Screenshots

Screenshot of CMiC FIELDScreenshot of CMiC AnalyticsScreenshot of CMiC Drawing ManagementScreenshot of CMiC FIELD

Planview AgilePlace Screenshots

Screenshot of Real-Time Analytics: Utilize board health metrics involving bottlenecks, WIP, and throughput to guide the optimization of workflows, improve velocity, and better prioritize efforts for more predictable delivery. Lean and Agile metrics can be used to assess team performance and promote continuous improvement.Screenshot of PI Planning: Offers enterprise Kanban boards to visualize the work of teams regardless of the methodologies they apply or workflows they follow, and insights into progress and create opportunities for better alignment.Screenshot of Dependency Visualization and Management: Surfaces risks to plans resulting from cross-team dependency conflicts, blockers, and capacity constraints, and helps drive proactive measures to enable teams to deliver on time.Screenshot of Team Planning and Coordination: Boards can be used to breakdown work, build and manage plans, and execute against strategy to deliver more value to customers, faster.